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Johnathan Wenske was working at Progress Bar and when he got off work one day, he went to Hydrate Nightclub with some coworkers. He was standing near the front restrooms when Gabe Espinosa Martinez came over and asked if
The Chicago White Sox will hold their first LGBTQ Pride Night on August 31, which includes a pregame parade, giveaways and fireworks. A portion of the ticket sales will benefit the You Can Play Project, an organization t
Edwin Martinez had just quit his healthcare job the week prior and CircuitMOM was assistant-less. CircuitMOM's alter-ego, Matthew Harvat, explained all the things he did and Martinez replied that he didn't know how to do
Northalsted Market Days, the Midwest's largest outdoor street fest, kicked off Saturday in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood. The two-day festival continues Sunday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Nearly 200,000 people from across the country will converge on North Halsted St. throughout the weekend for the 2018 Northalsted Market Days, the largest two-day outdoor street festival in the Midwest, which opens Saturd
The Midwest's largest street festival is back as Northalsted Market Days 2018 takes over Boystown with some of the biggest parties and performances in Chicago this weekend.
It didn't take much to convince Ty Herndon to perform at the annual Northalsted Market Days, the popular two-day event that is the Midwest's largest street festival, attracting more than 200,000 from around the world.
Actors Laverne Cox, Chaz Bono and Alexandra Billings cover Variety's Trans Hollywood issue.
DJ Mohammad makes his Chicago debut during one of the biggest LGBT weekends anywhere in the nation: Market Days.
The Midwest's largest street festival is back as Northalsted Market Days 2018 takes over Chicago's Boystown neighborhood with some of the biggest parties and a bevy of entertainment options this weekend.
Joe Fiore has been to Chicago each of the past five years, in late-May, for Furball IML.
Neverland Events offers a doubleheader of debauchery during Market Days, with two high-energy dance parties scheduled.
SKIN Productions brings a high-energy dance party into Boystown during Market Days, with its Saturday night SKIN Market Days Party, set to begin at 11:30 p.m. at Fantasy Nightclub (3641 N. Halsted Street).
Matthew Harvat has been involved with Northalsted Market Days since 1992 when he was working at Roscoe's, and he has watched the annual summertime street festival evolve and grow into, "a national phenomenon."
Chicago's monthly evening of LGBTQ storytelling – known as OUTspoken! - returns Aug. 7 with an exciting line-up of featured storytellers.
Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill into law Friday that makes the former president's birthday, Aug. 4, "Barack Obama Day" in Illinois.
Jessica Newham, better known as Betty Who, is beyond excited perform Market Days on Aug. 12.
In 2010, a 17-year old Maxwell Schneider made headlines working as a model while posing with Madonna for a Dolce & Gabbana campaign.
Black Girl Magic has been a club concert since November 2016, and just continues to grow.
Grammy-nominated singer Ty Herndon brings his message of love and acceptance - especially for LGBTQ youth - to the Market Days stage on Aug. 11.
Plans have begun for the inaugural Buffalo Grove Pride Parade next June – thanks to a dedicated, motivated, openly-lesbian 12 year-old.
Major League Baseball (MLB) won't suspend Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader over old homophobic and racist tweets that resurfaced this week.
A diverse lineup of entertainers are pegged to take the stages at Market Days 2018 as organizers release the entertainment line-up for the popular two-day street festival in Boystown this August.
Jesus Miranda has worked for Bon Appetite, located at the Art Institute of Chicago, for about five years, highlighted by a brush with President Obama, who was there for a dinner/interview.