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Many factors go into creating a state's business environment. Perhaps most important is a state's ability to attract top talent from around the world. Since human capital drives innovation and growth, a state must foster
Mark Hundahl, a co-owner of gay alternative Frontiers, died on Thursday after losing a battle with cancer. He was 61.
Now you can celebrate the holidays with some fun new cocktails and give back to LGBT causes all at the same time.
Atmosphere Bar, located at 5355 N Clark St in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, reopened on November 30 as Atmosphere 2.0.
Jean Leigh of the Leigh Gallery has joined with Northalsted businesses for the Better by the Dozen fundraising drive to raise money for the Ali Forney Center (AFC), a vital services organization for homeless LGBT youth i
It may not be Macy's, but it's how Northalsted does festive and fabulous. The Northalsted Window Walk will be unveiled this Saturday, Dec. 8 in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood.
Saturday, November 24, 2012 is Small Business Saturday, a day created to help small businesses gain exposure during the busy holiday season.
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.
Twelve individuals and three organizations were inducted Nov. 12 into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, the country's only known government-sponsored hall of fame that honors members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual
The UPS Foundation on Monday announced it would no longer fund organizations which discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Prominent Chicago photographer and author Steve Starr passed away on Monday.
Circuit nightclub owner Mike Macharello has announced that the business will not reopen, after an apparent split between management and financial troubles.
If you've ever walked around Boystown in the Lakeview neighborhood, you have certainly happened upon Elaine Street which is flanked by two polished giraffe sculptures and a goat made from chrome bumpers. On Sunday, those
Circuit Nightclub, 3641 N. Halsted St., is temporarily closed over an apparent dispute between co-owners Mike Macharello and Patrick Harms.
Circuit Nightclub, 3641 N. Halsted St., is closed until further notice according to a statement from owner Mike Macharello.
Designer and social activist Kenneth Cole will be the featured speaker at Chicago House's 4th Annual Speaker Series Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 2.
Incorporated in 2011, Hesperidian is in a phase of major transition and development, having already established itself with the production of two short films, a fashion webseries and several events in Chicago, and big pl
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have donated $500,000 to Washington United for Marriage, the coalition of groups working to approve Referendum 74, which asks voters to uphold – or reject – a gay ma
Halloween 2012 is just around the corner and queer Chicagoans can look forward to a weekend full of fun local events as well as some major changes taking place to the 16th Annual Halloween on Halsted Parade, presented by
Microsoft, Amazon, Costco and Nordstrom are among the companies behind an ad endorsing passage of Referendum 74, the November 6 referendum which asks voters to uphold – or reject – a gay marriage law approved by lawmaker
The buzz that one of West Hollywood's most iconic gay nightspots could locate in Boystown faded in July after owners of The Abbey backed away from locating on North Halsted, but the broker for the deal says there still c
First Ward Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno came out firing Sunday morning following statements made to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee by Dan Cathy, COO of Chick-fil-A, contradictory to what was thought to be
