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The venture capital arm of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, said Friday that it would avoid investing in North Carolina over a recently approved anti-gay bill.
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is issuing an executive order banning official city travel to North Carolina.
Minibar, a popular bar for more than 10 years on North Halsted Street in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood, is changing ownership and management, effective April 1.
Under increasing pressure from major corporations that do business in Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal announced plans to veto House Bill 757, known by its critics as the "anti-LGBT" bill.
Disney, AMC and Marvel joined the growing chorus of companies calling on Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to veto an anti-gay bill approved by lawmakers.
Two business school professors recently studied what impact Apple CEO Tim Cook's support for LGBT rights had on the company's bottom line and concluded that it helped.
Sidetrack long had many of the same special nights. For years – for many successful years – it was show tunes on Mondays, country & western on Tuesdays, 1950s on Wednesdays, and comedy on Thursdays.
Jacob Leatherman is in a dire situation to maintain his dream business: BLOWN by bocaj, a premier blowdry beauty bar.
After working the past eight years at two bigger hair salons in Chicago, stylist Adam Bogucki has ventured out on his own. On Feb 1, he opened Lumination Salon in West Lakeview, at the corner of Lincoln and Roscoe.
Julie List left Chicago for San Francisco last year to complete her final year of doctoral training in clinical psychology with a focus on forensics.
Pass the nachos and raise that chilled glass, filled with a Killer Margarita – it's time to toast Cesar's, the family-owned restaurant with two Chicago locations.
Chicago's daily entertainment and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community website, ChicagoPride.com, has teamed up with online LGBT-Friendly personal trainer and fitness finder, Right Fit for You to launc
When Sidetrack opened in 1982, it quickly became common practice among bartenders that, if they found money at the bar, it would be collected in a jar – and they eventually would use those funds for a nice staff dinner.
A telecom company is threatening to relocate after Georgia lawmakers approved a bill that protects opponents of marriage equality.
Saq Nadeem, 38, who lives in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood with his partner, Daniel, and their five furry children (three cats and two dogs), is the founder and CEO of Paradise 4 Paws.
In what appears to be an exact repeat of Circuit Nightclub's turmoil in 2012, owner Mike Macharello is retracting a very public statement after an attempt to shame his landlord following Circuit's closure earlier this mo
In the long and seemingly unending saga of Circuit Nightclub's turmoil, the Boystown bar is closed once again, and this time may be permanent.
Fans of Halsted's Bar and Grill in Boystown have one week to say farewell as owners plan to close the neighborhood staple and reconcept the space.
Walmart said Friday it plans to shutter 269 stores this year, including the small-format Express stores in Lakeview and River North.
Appearing Sunday on 60 Minutes, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained why he thinks being gay is a "gift."
A holiday ad from luxury retailer Nordstrom features a gay male couple.
The night before Thanksgiving is unofficially considered the busiest night of the year for bars and taverns, so much so that the night is often referred to as Black Wednesday.
Chicago's Proudest Neighborhood is encouraging the community to shop local this holiday season with the debut of its new Proud Purchase Card, a program that rewards buyers for shopping in Boystown.
The number of companies earning top marks for how they treat their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees has hit a record high, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), th