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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were among the leaders honored Sunday for their work on a gay marriage law.
It's frequently said that dog is a man's best friend -- next Saturday, June 14, Fred Says is celebrating that special bond with "When Dogs Heal," an event at Progress Bar for pooches and their owners that seeks to highli
PrideFest Milwaukee, the nation's largest showcase of national, regional and local LGBT talent, returns Sunday, June 8 at noon.
The Chicago District will hold a local dedication of the new Harvey Milk Forever stamp, prior to the "State of the LGBTQ Union Forum" at the Center on Halsted.
Gerber Hart Library and Archives will host a Pride Month Open House and Public Meeting on Wednesday, June 18 at 7 p.m.
This weekend marks the kickoff of the inaugural Pride & Produce Community Market, and organizers behind the new event have officially released the first round of vendors local shoppers can expect to see.
Bestselling cookbook authors and farmers Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge arrive in Chicago this weekend to promote and sign their new cookbook.
Midsommarfest returns to Andersonville for its 49th year this weekend, bringing with it two days and three nights of music and shopping, food and drink to help kick off the Chicago summer neighborhood street festival sea
The first annual Pride 5K Run/Walk Race takes place at 7:30 p.m. on June 26.
Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Monday that his office has issued nearly 1,800 marriage licenses to same-sex couples since Feb 21.
Forty couples, both straight and same-sex, walked down the aisle as part of a historic group wedding ceremony in Chicago Sunday to honor marriage equality in Illinois.
As Illinois celebrates the official commencement of marriage equality today, dozens of LGBT leaders and allies called out Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner for his public opposition to marriage equality.
Our Destination Full of Hope: Marriage Equality in Illinois, a statement on marriage equality by Gov. Pat Quinn.
For the first time in Illinois, same-sex couples across the state will be able to marry.
When marriage equality goes into effect statewide on June 1, at least 39 couples will be walking down the aisle as part of a group-marriage event at Unity in Chicago, a non-denominational and all-inclusive church in the
The National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame Board has announced their choices for the second induction class.
Fans of Boystown nightlife will soon see more officers on North Halsted Street as Chicago police partner with area business owners to invest more manpower on the popular party corridor.
While marriage equality has been the law of the land in Illinois for several months now, thanks to a federal court case that said the state's marriage ban was unconstitutional, June 1 is the first day that SB10, the Reli
Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Wednesday that his office has issued nearly 1,600 marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the last three months. The rest of Illinois will now begin implementing marriage equality o
Chicago's LGBT- friendly Field Museum is hosting a celebration today in honor of Illinois' marriage equality legislation which will go into effect statewide on June 1. The event will mark the the start of a new partnersh
After abruptly closing on Memorial Day, Spin Nightclub is set to become two new concept clubs.
Boystown's Spin Nightclub, 800 W. Belmont Avenue, has closed effective immediately, ChicagoPride.com confirmed Monday.
Ramien Pierre, Mr. DC Eagle 2014, was named International Mr. Leather 2014 at the 36th annual IML Competition in Chicago Sunday, May 25.
The City of Chicago will pay tribute to legendary DJ, record producer and remixer Frankie Knuckles, known globally as the Godfather of House Music, with a dance party in Millennium Park next month.