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Downtown Springfield Planter Gets Decorated CORAL Style for the Holidays
Springfield, IL (November 24, 2024) The City of Springfield have resumed their annual contest for area organizations and businesses to...


CORAL Comes Together to Give Thanks
Springfield, IL (November 23, 2024) Celebrating for over 40 years, CORAL’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Lincoln Park Pavilion on...


Logan County Pride Teaches "Privileges Have A Price"
November 14, 2024 (Lincoln, IL) A few members of CORAL attended “Safe Zone” training conducted by Logan County Pride at the Heartland...


What the Election Means to Me and Why You Should Know the Fear of It
I was recently having a conversation with a member of my family and was surprised when the question was posed, “Why should you...


CORAL's First Barn Dance Revival Was a Night of Stars
October 12, 2024 (Springfield, IL) In an attempt to revive the good old days of SALO’s barn dances, CORAL put out the spread to entice...


CORAL Alleviates Boredom for the LGBTQ+ Community
Springfield, IL (October 12, 2024) For those who say “There’s nothing to do around here” or “How do I meet people like me in Central...


CORAL "Shows Up" for Fifth Street Renaissance/SARA Center Camp Out 4 Homeless Veterans
Springfield, IL (October 5, 2024) Fifth Street Renaissance/SARA Center held their 7th annual Camp Out 4 Homeless Veterans on October...


Out of Darkness Walk Storms Forward
Springfield, IL (September 21, 2024) American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) scheduled their annual Out of Darkness Walk for...


Decatur Pridefest Sees Beautiful Day and Plenty for Everyone to Do
Decatur, IL (September 14, 2024) Decatur Illinois Pride celebrated yet another Pridefest on Saturday, September 14th from 11:00 a.m. to...


CORAL Paints Its Mark on the Street
Springfield IL (June 29, 2024) CORAL joined over 250 other organizations, businesses and individuals at Springfield Art Association’s...


CORAL Joins Broadgauge for Petersburg’s 2nd Annual Pridefest
Petersburg, IL (June 22, 2024) CORAL was proud to repeat their visit to Broadgauge’s Pridefest in Petersburg on Saturday evening, June...


CORAL Stands Proudly with Juneteenth
Springfield, IL (June 15, 2024) CORAL has traditionally walked in the Juneteenth parade yearly to show support for the recognized date...


Logan County Pridefest Sees More Vendors & Attendees for 2024
Lincoln, IL (June 8, 2024) With double the number of vendor booths and attendees to match, Logan County Pridefest saw a much better...


CORAL Sees a Win with Pride Night
Springfield, IL (June 4, 2024) CORAL celebrated its third annual Pride Night with the Lucky Horseshoes on a warm June 4th at the Robin...


CORAL Joins Jacksonville Pride for Second Annual Pridefest
Jacksonville, Illinois (June 1, 2024) In only their second year, Jacksonville Pride held their annual Pridefest on the first day of Pride...


CORAL Elections Coming
Springfield, IL (March, 16, 2024) CORAL, still reeling from the success of their annual Ritz event, will be holding their annual...


CORAL On Journey to Celebrate Another Great Ritz
Springfield, IL (2/23/2024) With only 30 more days until CORAL’s annual Ritz event on March 23rd, work is ramping up for another...


CORAL and Illinois Eagle Join the SJR to discuss Living LGBTQ in Illinois
Springfield, IL (December 28,2023) This is a reprint of an State Journal Register feature article that was published this day. For those...


CORAL Celebrates Thanksgiving with Many Friends
Springfield, IL (November 18, 2023) CORAL had the pleasure of nearly 70 guests on Saturday evening as we joined together to celebrate the...


CORAL Walks for Suicide Prevention
Springfield, IL (October 14, 2023) In our third year of participating in the event, CORAL finished 10th out of 42 teams in raising funds...
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