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Few events in Illinois can attract leaders from both political parties, incumbents and challengers, as well as business executives and community activists among the 1,200 participants.
Northwestern University Athletics is calling on Chicago's LGBT community to cheer on the Wildcats as the men's basketball team hosts its first-ever "Pride Day."
Ride-sharing service Uber says it's introducing a "panic button" in its ride-hailing app that allows riders to notify the police in case of an emergency.
Windy City Times, Chicago's LGBT weekly newspaper, has released its ratings of mayoral and aldermanic candidates in the Feb. 24 elections.
A new feature film, THE WAREHOUSE, will celebrate the Godfather of House Music, GRAMMY Award-winning Frankie Knuckles (1955-2014) and Chicago's legendary Warehouseafterhours club, where the internationally recognized Hou
The management team behind the successful Boystown bars Hydrate, Elixir, Replay and Halsted's announces the addition of two new Andersonville locations slated to open this summer.
Early voting begins Monday for Chicago's municipal election, including the mayor's race.
Mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, among the challengers looking to unseat incumbent Rahm Emanuel in the Feb 24 election, released an extensive platform documenting his positions on LGBT issues on Feb. 9.
Revolution Chicago and CircuitMOM Productions, Inc. present the revival of "Fireball", the historic dance party making its triumphant return on Valentine's Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, at the House of Blues Chicago.
After nearly three decades in Boystown, Roscoe's Tavern is undergoing a renovation with construction crews already working to update key features at the bar and nightclub.
Building on the success of last year's Winter Fest, the Northalsted Business Alliance (NHBA) announced plans for a weeklong schedule of chill events celebrating all things cool in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood.
In an interview with Gregg Shapiro, Steve Grand tells ChicagoPride.com his full-length debut album, the aptly named All American Boy is being released this spring.
Chicago Cubs icon and Hall of Fame shortstop Ernie Banks, known simply as "Mr. Cub", passed away Friday night at age 83.
After a year of heavy construction and intense planning, Dive Bar is officially open for business, bringing the beach to Boystown.
By a unanimous vote January 21, the Chicago City Council approved the expansion of an existing city ordinance prohibiting police profiling based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability, military discharge,
A well-known Chicago DJ has been charged in a fatal crash where his car veered off Lake Shore Drive early Monday, crashing and flipping on a frozen pond in Lincoln Park leaving one dead.
Charges are pending for a well-known Chicago DJ after veering his car off Lake Shore Drive early Monday, crashing and flipping the vehicle on a frozen pond in Lincoln Park leaving one dead.
An UberX Chicago driver is accused of choking and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old man who hailed the driver in Boystown last summer, prosecutors said Wednesday.
A walk down Halsted is enough to illustrate how central music and dancing are in the LGBT community and this Saturday, Jan. 17, an event returns to Logan Square that celebrates with a style of dancing you're more likely
As Bruce Rauner takes the helm of the state Monday afternoon, Equality Illinois extends its hand in cooperation but promises to remain an ever-vigilant voice and force representing the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual and
The Illinois health insurance marketplace has released a commercial featuring a gay couple.
Michael Ziri, a veteran in legislative affairs and a Springfield elected official, is the new Director of Public Policy at Equality Illinois, the state's oldest and largest advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexua
Indiana lawmakers are expected to debate a bill which could allow business owners to refuse to serve the LGBT community based on their religious beliefs.
In a Dec. 29 letter to members and partners, the Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce announced the resignation of its president and CEO, Christina Pinson, effective Dec. 31.