Bughouse Square News Today

Richmond Public Library staff explores the fast-paced mystery of Naomi Hirahara's Clark and Division.

CHICAGO -- There is no shortage of used books in this city. You can find them in informal little libraries in neighborhood parks, and in community libraries requiring library cards, and in overstuffed storefronts filled with yellowing pages lacking dust covers, smelling of attics, wrapped in the plastic jackets of far-away suburban libraries. But since 1985, the Newberry Library’s annual book ...

There is no shortage of used books in this city. You can find them in informal little libraries in neighborhood parks, and in community libraries requiring library cards, and in overstuffed storefronts filled with yellowing pages lacking dust covers, smelling of attics, wrapped in the plastic jackets of far-away suburban libraries. But since 1985, the Newberry Library’s annual book fair had ...

You can move through this list to view some key places and events in the city’s LGBTQ+ communities and history.

In “No Permit Necessary," six Loyola University students explore the history of Washington Square Park, also known as Bughouse Square.

If you were writing a Chicago-set rom-com, where would your lovebirds meet? From O’Hare to food trucks, museums, parks and more — Sun-Times readers have a few suggestions.

If you were writing a Chicago-set rom-com, where would your lovebirds meet? From O’Hare to food trucks, museums, parks and more — Sun-Times readers have a few suggestions.

The centerpiece will be the presentation of the Pattis Foundation Chicago Book Award to Dawn Turner for "Three Girls From Bronzeville."

Capturing 175 years of Chicago history with Tribune stories, photos and front pages.

The parade is back after a 3-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and highlights a month to celebrate the city's LGBTQ community.