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The countdown for PrideFest Milwaukee 2017 is on. Over the years, the three-day all-LGBT festival has become a must-attend Midwest event and this year is positioned to shatter last year's all-time attendance record 33,43
Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted in 2013 of illegally disclosing classified government information, was released from military prison early Wednesday morning.
After graduating from Eastern Illinois University in 2011 with a BA in art history and gender studies, William Patrick was working at a publishing company and, admittedly, was not too happy.
Barry Manilow has canceled two concerts in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Andersonville Midsommarfest kicks off the busy summer street festival season with three days of energetic entertainment, shopping, international food and drink from Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 11.
Axel Ballesteros recalls the first time he went to a club: the Fort Lauderdale venue was filled with "vibrant energy and (memorable) interactions between the staff and its patrons." He was instantly hooked on the atmosph
About $2,000 was raised to benefit The Legacy Project Chicago on Monday, May 8, during A SEASON OF LOVE BENEFIT CONCERT, held at Sidetrack.
After over two years since leaving office, former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has finally unveiled his official portrait.
With his "near-encyclopedic knowledge of musicals" (NewCity Stage), Jeff Award-nominee and HIV+ director/producer Christopher Pazdernik brings back his annual birthday benefit concert, a benefit for Howard Brown Health.
Tracy Baim, publisher and executive editor at Windy City Times, has been recognized among the most powerful women in Chicago journalism by longtime media reporter Robert Feder.
Explore the triumphs of the nation's first officially recognized gay village and examine the neighborhood's underlying social tensions at the Chicago History Museum's Out at CHM program, "From New Town to Boystown to Lak
Chicago House presented its 31st Annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show in the sun-soaked Garden Ballroom atop the Harold Washington Library on Sunday, May 7.
Chicago-area residents will band together for equity and justice for individuals living with and vulnerable to HIV at the 16th annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 1. The event will start and finish at Soldier
Chicago Pride Fest 2017 is less than two months away, and today, organizers are kicking off the annual buzz leading up to the festivities by announcing the entertainment acts pegged to take the stage.
Ayrton Kasemets is taking his Speedo on the international stage.
As organizers are planning two separate memorials for Chuck Hyde in mid-May, a push is underway to raise funds for his Hyde's husband, Randy D'Agostino.
He was 29 and his 7-year relationship was coming to an end in late-2006. Matt Liberatore received one last Christmas present from his former partner: a volunteer trip to Guatemala, for a home-build through Habitat For Hu
Two dozen independent bookstores in the greater Chicago area—from Winnetka to Hyde Park, from Naperville to Northbrook—are collaborating to make this year's Independent Bookstore Day an event that celebrates the incredib
If a new Thai-themed, gay-run restaurant opens in Chicago later this year or in 2018, John Dalton likely will be behind it.
The legacy of Chuck Hyde will be remembered in South Florida and Chicago in mid-May, when two separate ceremonies will be held to honor the former longtime manager of Sidetrack in Boystown who had been living and working
The monthly Octane Party from SKIN Productions, held March 11 at Fantasy Nightclub in Boystown, was an energy-filled dance party that rocked well into Sunday morning. Daylight savings didn't affect the powerful atmospher
There's a sugary buzz buzzing about in Boystown and Wrigleyville, all thanks to the delightful Jennivee's Bakery at 3301 N. Sheffield Ave, which opened in early February of this year. The bakery is a first for Chicago in
