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The last hits, runs and errors of the local softball season will be in November, though the chilly temperatures mean players often are bundled up in layers as they wrap up the annual Women's Fall Softball League, played
Eleven individuals and one organization will be inducted 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, and tr
The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee (EQIL PAC) will host a conversation on November 17 with renowned political strategist David Axelrod about the stakes and opportunities for Illinoisans in the 2016 election
Dumblonde, the independent alternative Dance/Pop duo created by singer/songwriters Aubrey O'Day and Shannon Bex formerly of the multi-platinum, international, chart topping female group Danity Kane, be performing live at
It was a wet, dreary Halloween for many on Saturday, but the rain failed to dampen the spirits in Boystown as many dressed up and paraded down North Halsted for the 17th annual Northalsted Halloween Parade.
The legendary Halloween Parade on Northalsted, where flocks of costumed people proudly march down the streets of Boystown, returns this Saturday, October 31.
Positively Aware, the HIV/AIDS-focused publication of Chicago-based Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) is now in its 25th year, and will celebrate that milestone downtown on Oct. 29.
Neverland invites all species to "Alien Invasion," the Halloween edition of their popular series of high-concept theme parties this Saturday, Oct. 24 at Circuit Night Club in Boystown.
Equality Illinois' expanded statewide strategy takes shape this week with the appointment of Peoria native Marcus Fogliano as the organization's Central Illinois-based field fellow and the opening of the new Equality Ill
Jude Hansen has dual motivation for the annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which he is running on Sunday, Oct. 11, along with about 40,000 other participants.
LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons.
The multiple Grammy Music Award and Latin Grammy winner Ricky Martin along with International Urban artist Wisin as his special guests for his acclaimed "One World Tour" produced by Live Nation will hit Chicago on Sunday
Windy City Times, Chicago's only LGBT newspaper, marked its 30th anniversary with a community celebration at Sidetrack on Sunday, Sept. 27.
Howard Brown Health Center has announced plans to open a medical clinic in the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives location in Rogers Park by the end of 2015. The new clinic is one of the new opportunities resulting from Ho
More than 2,500 runners, walkers, volunteers raised over $377,000 for 36 organizations that support people living with HIV/AIDS as part of the 14th annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago.
The Windy City Times is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week – with a glitzy, 88-page retrospective walk into the past now available around the city, suburbs and online, plus a Sunday afternoon party at Sidetrack i
Care to see some of the most outrageous and extravagant Halloween costumes Chicago has to offer? Then mark your calendars for the annual Northalsted Halloween Parade, where flocks of costumed freaks proudly march down th
Chicago House and Social Service Agency CEO Rev. Stan Sloan has confirmed he will be leaving his post as of June 30, 2016.
The Human Rights Campaign today announced that Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff of the U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, will deliver a speech
After much buzz and anticipation, two Boystown staples have officially opened sister locations in the heart Andersonville Tuesday, adding new features to the already established locations in Lakeview.
Bijou Theater, 1349 N. Wells St., will close Sept. 30.
The 33rd installment of Reeling, the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and a beloved Chicago cultural institution for more than 30 years, kicks off Thursday, Sept. 17 at Music Box Theatre with the Chicago p
On one day, Tuesday, Sept. 22, Positively Aware and TPAN are inviting everyone, regardless of HIV status, to get in the picture and participate in A Day with HIV, the magazine's sixth annual anti-stigma photo campaign.
The Chicago-area HIV legal services organization, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, is changing its name to Legal Council for Health Justice.