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The military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” banning openly gay and lesbian people from serving in our country’s armed forces is coming to an end. Join us as we discuss what this means to the LGBT communities around the globe and how it impacts Chicago, the U.S., and the world.

John M. Hagedorn is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Illinois and a subject matter expert on contemporary inner-city street gangs.

Arthur Bilek is the Executive Director of the Chicago Crime Commission, a civilian “watchdog” agency that has monitored organized crime activity in Chicago since 1919. Art served under Cook County Sheriff Richard B.

Leigh Bienen, senior lecturer in the School of Law at Northwestern University, is the director of the Chicago Historical Homicide Project. Working with her research team, Ms.

The Chicago History Museum is pleased to be the host site for the 2011 Annual Lincoln Colloquium.

We are a little more than one year out from the 2012 national elections. The nation is mired in an economic moat, our troops are still at war, and Washington is in gridlock. At a time when we should be coming together, why is the nation in such a deep divide?

Throughout the Midwest, one finds numerous ethnicities and creeds, each of which has contributed much to the amalgam that has become “the Heartland.” Jewish immigrants from all over Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America who settled here added their unique heritage foods and recipes to t