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In its recently released February 2014 issue, Chicago Magazine named Replay Beer & Bourbon one of the Best New Bars in Chicago.
Jonathan Johnson, executive vice chairman of the online retailer Overstock.com, said it's shocking to him that some people think churches don't need protection, according to Deseret News.
Fans of North Halsted nightlife will soon have a shiny new venue to burn the midnight oil in as owners of Hydrate Nightclub say they're spending twice as much as they initially anticipated to completely renovate the Boys
Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted will remain open Monday serving as a warming center for those who need a place to seek shelter from the sub-zero temperatures.
Boystown hotspot Hydrate Nightclub, 3458 North Halsted, is preparing to close Sunday, Jan. 5 for a major remodeling project.
Hamburger Mary's, the popular Chicago-based hamburger restaurant, with its flagship location now anchored in Andersonville, plans to open a franchise in Oak Park next summer that also will operate as a microbrewery.
Chicago Filmmakers announced Dec. 12 that it is the finalist to take over and renovate an unused City firehouse at 5714 N. Ridge Ave.
A record number of American companies are championing LGBT rights, according to a new report released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBT rights group.
Chicago's progressive talk radio station will be adding a new LBGT-themed radio program in January.
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (ALCC) is pleased to announce the addition Jena Levin to the Board of Directors. Levin is currently an associate at Foley and Lardner LLP and member of the Business Litigation and Dispute Re
Walmart says it's dismissed an employee for asking a gay couple to leave a store in Oklahoma.
ALCC's long-time Executive Director, Ann Hilton Fisher, was honored on November 7, 2013, at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's (AFC) Annual Meeting with the Impact Award.
The dining scene on North Halsted is about to get beefed up.
The former owner of Velvet Rope Ultra Lounge, which was destroyed by a fire last year, has been charged with two counts of arson and one count of insurance fraud.
Nearly half of gay and lesbian adults would consider changing jobs if their employer required them to transfer to a state where same-sex marriages were not recognized, according to a Harris poll released today and commis
Sports clothing manufacturer Adidas has backed a proposed initiative that seeks to repeal Oregon's 2004 gay marriage ban and legalize such unions in the state.
The walls of Julio Mendez' new Wax Man Spa are painted a shade of blue called "serene" and the Chicago native playfully chose a grey titled "anonymous" to adorn the walls of the intimate rooms where his new boutique spa
After an intense ten-day "rehab and refresh" of the space previously operated as Hunters, PhoenixBar "rises" and opens this Wednesday at 1932 East Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village.
A Caribou Coffee location in Northbrook is under fire after employees washed off the windows that had been painted to promote the Glenbrook North chapter of the Gay/Straight Alliance.
Last week Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) rejected the most recent design proposal for the OUT Chicago, Parkview Developers' proposed $30 million "straight-friendly" boutique hotel to be built above Minibar in Boystown.
Sometime in early to mid October, a familiar home for thousands of Chicago area gays will get a new look and a new name, when the real estate and assets of the legendary Hunter's Nightclub in suburban Elk Grove Village w
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was in Chicago Thursday to unveil a new digital and print campaign designed to draw same-sex couples from Chicago to Minneapolis where they can get legally married.
Responding to a recently announced advertising campaign by the City of Minneapolis aimed at attracting same-sex Chicago couples seeking the freedom to marry, political leaders and tourism officials today urged the Illino
Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Company, also known as P&G, on Thursday endorsed passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which seeks to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and