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The writer, artist, philanthropist, and activist leaves a lasting legacy in Chicago's theater and LGBTQ+ communities.

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A regular at Saint Hyacinth Basilica in Avondale, Godawiec demonstrates great style daily—even at the 6 AM masses she often ...

Bodock's “dark if by day” draws viewers into a ceremony of wayfinding, collapsing past and present in an otherworldly ...