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To quell a rising controversy 25 years ago that threatened to derail his grand plan to raze the public housing complex, Mayor Richard M. Daley made promises to the residents he was kicking out — including jobs.

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists this week announced that the Windy City Times is the 2021 recipient of the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Legacy Award.The award was created to recognize an outlet, publication or news organization that has exhibited innovative, high-

To go home, he'd need both a presidential and gubernatorial pardon.

The premier event for the annual Chicago 5 Lives Campaign – to save the lives of at least 5 LGBTQI people by raising $50,000 – is set for Friday night, Dec. 3, starting at 7:30 p.m., in the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at the Center on Halsted in Lakeview.“When I Am Free” is a benefit concert for the Rainb

She recorded “Take a Picture” in 1968, but it died when she declined to tour. Three decades later, adventurous listeners discovered it and gave it a new life.

I believe that in an Interview when he was asked what "American Pie" meant Don McLean replied: "It means I never have to work again if I ...

A Region official made her debut on the big screen in the 2021 remake of "Candyman," spotlighting Chicagos very own supernatural serial killer.

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