# Event Details - **Event Name**: Barilla presents Tracy Baim - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 22 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am – Mon, 22 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: Please join VOCE, Barilla's LGBTQ+ ERG, as we celebrate Pride Month with special guest Tracy Baim.About this EventBarilla is hosting an event on June 22 at 11am and we would like we invite 15 external guests. Here are the details:Join Barilla in celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a special moderated conversation featuring Tracy Baim, a Chicago-based LGBTQ+ journalist, editor, author, and filmmaker. This session will explore storytelling, advocacy, and the impact of LGBTQ+ voices in media and community.About the SpeakerTracy Baim is executive director of Press Forward Chicago, a pooled fund for community journalism based at The Chicago Community Trust. Baim is co-founder and owner of Windy City Times. She is the former publisher of the Chicago Reader newspaper. Baim has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Chicago Headline Club (2013) and the Chicago Journalists Association (2022). In 2014, she was inducted into the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Association for Women Journalists-Chicago Chapter Hall of Fame in 2018. She is also in the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. She has won numerous LGBTQ community and journalism honors, including the Community Media Workshop’s Studs Terkel Award in 2005 and the Lambda Legal Bon Foster Award in 2023. Baim has written and/or edited 14 books, her newest a biography of Howard Brown Health.Lunch will follow at 12pm. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/a1a19f20-66df-11f1-9578-a1beb0c0b8c8-rimg-w740-h740-dc1c1b62-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/a1d33670-66df-11f1-9578-a1beb0c0b8c8-rimg-w1200-h629-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/northbrook/barilla-presents-tracy-baim/100001991477952164 - **Event Categories**: lgbt-pride, workshops, health-wellness, art, literary-art, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Northbrook - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Barilla America - **lat**: 42.136778 - **long**: -87.78898260000001 - **full address**: Barilla America, 885 Sunset Ridge Road, Northbrook, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Barilla presents Tracy Baim - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/597171d105e4d712e60c0e62ab1629b1b7305a1927305aac551846afae3626de-rimg-w1200-h480-dcba1e30-gmir.png?v=1781324642 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Barilla presents Tracy Baim being held? - **A:** Barilla presents Tracy Baim takes place on Mon, 22 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am to Mon, 22 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Barilla America, 885 Sunset Ridge Road, Northbrook, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Barilla presents Tracy Baim? - **A:** Barilla presents Tracy Baim is organized by Citywide Pride. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Barilla presents Tracy Baim is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Northbrook, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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