Meet Miss Foozie, an icon of Chicago's LGBTQ+ community
As we celebrate Pride Month, we want to introduce you to an icon in Chicago's LGBTQ+ community and nightlife: Miss Foozie.
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As we celebrate Pride Month, we want to introduce you to an icon in Chicago's LGBTQ+ community and nightlife: Miss Foozie.
It was more than 18 years ago when Kevin Clewer was found stabbed to death in his East Lakeview apartment – and Chicago Police once again are asking for your help in the investigation.
Police are investigating two robberies in Lakeview East overnight that took place just hours apart.
North Halsted Market Days kicks off in Boystown Friday night.
This has been a summer of highs and lows for Chicago's restaurant industry, as diners have seen new places open and others close because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A $5,000 reward was being offered Monday for the safe return of a cat that was in the back seat of a car that was carjacked in Boystown last week.
Protests for justice were held in multiple locations Sunday – including Skokie and Boystown.
Chicago is back open, at least as much as Phase 3 of the governor's reopen plan allows. But what does that really feel like?
An off-duty Chicago Police officer is charged with hitting an on-duty officer in the face when she was denied entry to a Boystown nightclub in the wee hours of the morning on Halloween night.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday officially designated the rainbow pylons and Legacy Walk on the Boystown strip of North Halsted Street as a landmark.
This year's Pride Parade is tinged with reflection of the 1969 police raids at New York's Stonewall Inn and how many believe it sparked the nationwide fight for gay rights.
"You sit back and say 'oh my gosh it's grown and it's helped to save lives.' The legacy is that it reaches everybody to live full lives, to save lives, to live full lives as human beings."
The 19th annual Chicago Pride Fest lit up Halsted Street in Boystown.
A 29-year-old man has been charged with 12 felony counts for attacking a man he met on a dating app with a hammer and pepper spraying Chicago police who were trying to arrest him.
"Thirteen of the crosswalks feature the rainbow design that's been a symbol of the worldwide LGBTQ+ pride movement since the 1970s, and the 14th crosswalk at Melrose is dedicated to the transgender community with blue, pink and white stripes found on the transgender flag."
Kevin Clewer's family handed out flyers Saturday and encouraged anyone with information to come forward and help solve the crime.
A woman was beaten and robbed inside her bedroom Sunday morning in the Boystown neighborhood.
Both men are now suing the rideshare company as well as the driver who picked them up.
Security at the Pride Parade on Sunday remains top of mind for police and North Side businesses alike, two weeks after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Chicago's LGBT community held a pair of vigils Sunday night in a show of solidarity with the victims of the shooting massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, and another vigil was planned for Monday night.
Chicago police have stepped up patrols in the Boystown, Lakeview, and Lincoln Park neighborhoods in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
In the parade's annual application to the city, organizers reduced the number of entries — which includes marching groups and vehicles, as well as floats — from 200 to 150, according to Richard Pfeiffer, the parade's coordinator.
Despite some opposition from some members of the community, the annual Pride Parade will stay in the Boystown area of Lakeview this year.
Make your own kind of music in any of these venues that welcome the community with open arms.
The alderman who conducted a survey on whether the gay pride parade should be moved says he has some very preliminary results.
Metra confirmed the suspension was caused by emergency track repairs.
Safety on the lake is a major concern across the Chicago area, with another blistering hot day ahead.
Investigators late Sunday were working to confirm the identity of the person found dead, and the circumstances of the discovery.
The roof of the building was destroyed, along with balconies for at least two units.
Charges were pending late Sunday against the driver of the Chevy Equinox, police said.
The U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday night Chicago time.
Operation Midnight Hammer included seven B-2 Spirit bombers, 125 total aircraft and more than 75 precision-guided weapons, the Joint Chiefs chairman said.
President Trump told the nation that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention.
President Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran's most secure nuclear site.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Michael Flores has been through a tangle with asbestos, and he ran into a loophole in state policy that could leave anyone vulnerable.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
For 64 of the 82 years Kaage's Newsstand has been around, Mike Kaage has been the man propped up in front from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Now, he says it's time to call it a day.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death, will plead guilty, according to an agreement.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
Safety on the lake is an ongoing concern as extreme heat continue in Chicago.
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Bradley Blackburn provides an update two days after the U.S. military launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. Now the U.S. is pushing for peace and a return to negotiations with Iran.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking one last day of extreme heat in the Chicago area.
Reactions continue to pour in from Illinois and Indiana lawmakers following President Trump's announcement that the U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Metra confirmed the suspension was caused by emergency track repairs.
Fire officials said the blaze was electrical in nature, and at least 20 people were on the boat at the time.
A 27-year-old woman was pulled out of the water near Navy Pier around 5:30 p.m., and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Investigators late Sunday were working to confirm the identity of the person found dead, and the circumstances of the discovery.
Safety on the lake is a major concern across the Chicago area, with another blistering hot day ahead.
Emissions from cars and trucks are among the greatest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area.
Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
"As soon as the rule was released, the EPA employees started talking about how terrible this was going to be for the state of Illinois," said Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, the union representing EPA workers in the Chicago area.
Meidroth was thrown right into the deep end of the pool upon being traded to the Sox in December.
Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who had been playing with a strained calf, went down in the first quarter and would not return.
Angel Reese had 10 points, 19 rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Sky.
Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in three runs for the Cubs.
Vargas had two hits and drove in a pair as the White Sox won a series for the first time since taking two of three against Kansas City from June 6-8.
Several dozen people were in the home for a family gathering at the time.
Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois.
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
