Nominations launch October 1 for the 57th Annual Chicago Pride Parade, continuing a tradition of honoring grassroots leaders and local trailblazers. PRIDEChicago, the volunteer-powered nonprofit organ...

Short Lines. Big Vibes. One Exclusive Night.Out in the Park Get ready for an unforgettable night! Don't miss an exclusive, private-capacity evening at Six Flags Great America—where the crowds are gone...

Short Lines. Big Vibes. One Exclusive Night.Out in the Park Get ready for an unforgettable night! Don't miss an exclusive, private-capacity evening at Six Flags Great America—where the crowds are gone...

Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T...

Short Lines. Big Vibes. One Exclusive Night.Out in the Park Get ready for an unforgettable night! Join PRIDEChicago for an exclusive, private-capacity evening at Six Flags Great America—where the crow...

This year, Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC) is bringing the Chinese Zodiac to life as the theme for its 2026 Pride Parade float, transforming the 12 symbolic animals of the lunar calendar into a vibra...

Now in its 55th year, the Chicago Pride Parade returns on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 11 a.m., filling Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ neighborhood of Northalsted with color, energy and community.

Discover the Chicago Pride Parade—celebrating Pride Month in Chicago for over 50 years. Join millions each June to honor LGBTQ+ visibility, joy, and community.

LGBTQ+ Chicagoans reflect on the 2026 Pride Parade theme in a photo essay by Ronit Bezalel.

Longtime LGBTQ+ advocates/activists Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega are among this year’s Chicago Pride Parade Community Grand Marshals. Cardona and Noriega were chosen alongside author, Press Forward...

Discover the Chicago Pride Parade—celebrating Pride Month in Chicago for over 50 years. Join millions each June to honor LGBTQ+ visibility, joy, and community.

Philz Coffee is reversing course and adding Pride flags back to all of its locations after it announced last week that it was removing them to be "inclusive to all customers." The CEO released a state...

Advocates secured the permanent return of the Pride flag to the federally managed New York City landmark after removal ignited outrage.

Organizers of the 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade announced this year’s theme, “Free to Be Proud,” and named Windy City Times owner and cofounder Tracy Baim among the 2026 community grand marshals. B...

Rae Lewis-Thornton kept her HIV diagnosis secret for years, even as she worked closely alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson through the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and his presidential campaigns. When she finally told him, she braced for the uncertainty that defined the early years of the AIDS crisis: stigma, fear and silence.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed Antonio King as Chicago’s Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs. King is a longtime city employee and LGBTQ+ health advocate who previously served as the LGBTQ+ Health and Out...

Rick Garcia, a longtime Chicago LGBTQ+ activist and political organizer, died Jan. 12, close friends confirmed with Windy City Times. Garcia was a central figure in LGBTQ+ advocacy across Chicago and ...

The Humboldt Park couple won the annual lottery to become the first married couple of the new year. County Clerk Monica Gordon officiated the ceremony Friday morning.

The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.

Chicago has started repainting the rainbow crosswalks in Northalsted—and the first one now reflects the Progress Pride Flag’s inclusive design. The project will restore all 14 of the neighborhood’s colorful intersections, which were temporarily removed this summer during routine street maintenance. Every crosswalk should be finished by the end of November, weather permitting, said Kevin Barbeau, executive director of the Northalsted Business Alliance.

Halloween has long been one of the LGBTQ+ community’s favorite holidays — a night to express ourselves freely, joyfully, and without apology.

TaskForce Prevention and Community Services marked 35 years with its Vogue for Good gala celebrating Black, Latiné and LGBTQ+ resilience

Community members can nominate individuals who embody the spirit of Pride to lead the 55th annual parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

Community members can nominate individuals who embody the spirit of Pride to lead the 55th annual parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026 CHICAGO, IL — Oct. 1, 2025 — PRIDEChicago, the all-volunteer nonprofit...

The Legacy Project is set to induct Chicago LGBTQ+ icon, activist and Society for Human Rights (the first LGBTQ+ rights organization in the United States) founder Henry Gerber into its Legacy Walk out...

The rainbow crosswalks in Northalsted were removed this week as crews began resurfacing Halsted Street, prompting questions from neighbors about whether the colorful street decorations will be restore...

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Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the launch of the nation's first-ever LGBTQ+ legal hotline.

The 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade brought several hundred thousand people to Lakeview on June 29, 2025 in a joyful, community-powered celebration of LGBTQ+ pride,…