Chicago has no shortage of professional women’s sports teams in 2026. It’s an embarrassment of riches. Soccer, basketball, football, rugby, and even a women-centric sports bar to catch all the games, means all the opportunities to lock in for the season. Plus, with a historic collective bargaining agreement, endorsements, and community-backed support, these leagues are […]
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‘Stand Up, Fight Back’: Crowds Mark Trans Day of Visibility in Chicago
Amid chants of “Trans Power” and “Visibility is Resistance,” a spirited crowd marked Trans Day of Visibility in Chicago Sunday with a rain-and-shine rally at Federal Plaza and a march down Dearborn and around the Loop. Trans Up Front Illinois and Indivisible Chicago hosted the event and were joined by a coalition of more than […]
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Chicago ‘DEI Hire’ Directory
Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ folks and people with disabilities built this country, and we’re keeping it running today. We own and operate businesses, support and lead organizations and produce the art that both mirrors the world back to us and makes it more beautiful. This Chicago DEI Hire Directory — that name is meant to […]
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Art & Culture Grow with Chicagoland’s Spring Shows
Rebellious echos the Christina Rossetti quote: “Spring is when life’s alive in everything” — especially the visual and performing arts on display in Chicago-area museums, galleries and theaters this April and May. VISUAL ARTS Beginning on May 17, five large sculptures of animals vital to the Illinois ecosystem can be seen in Vivid Creatures: Colorful […]
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The Uphill Battle to Bring Women into Construction Jobs Could be Lost Under Trump
This story was originally reported by Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Jessica and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. For decades, women have worked diligently to carve out a space in the construction workforce, where discrimination and sexual harassment have kept the predominantly male industry, well, male. Across the country, […]
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Help Rebellious Magazine Reach 50% of Our Lucky 13 Fundraising Goal
Hello friends, Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our Lucky 13 Fundraising Campaign! As I write this, we are dangerously close to raising 50 percent of our $13,000 goal. Can you help us get there before the end of Women’s History Month? Lucky 13, to mark our 13th birthday, is our most ambitious […]
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‘We Need Your Voices’: Rep. Robin Kelly Assures a Town Hall that Democrats are Fighting Back
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly spent an hour fielding questions from a friendly — if frustrated — group of constituents Wednesday night in Chicago’s south suburbs. Kelly, a Democrat representing the 2nd Congressional District, said the town hall at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights was the first of many “A Conversation with Robin” […]
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#WeDone: Black Women Don’t Need Permission to Flourish
Black people, and women in particular, get the message loud and clear. The hostile actions of the current regime have exhibited downright hatred toward almost everyone who doesn’t look, talk, act, think, worship and live like them. Since D-Day of January 20 there has been a chainsaw approach by the foreign-born non-melanated, unelected multi-billionaire along […]
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Photos: Mary J. Blige, Mario & Ne-Yo Celebrate Fans at the United Center in Chicago
Mary J. Blige has made no secret of the fact that she loves her fans. And, in turn, fans have shared their appreciation for the Grammy Award-winning “No More Drama” singer throughout her storied career. During the March 14 For My Fans Tour stop at Chicago’s United Center – which also featured outstanding performances from […]