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Chicago, New York City. Man's Country was a chain of bathhouses and private clubs for gay men in Chicago and New York City. Man's Country/Chicago opened at 5015–5017 North Clark Street in Chicago on September 19, 1973, and held the title of Chicago's longest-running gay bathhouse when it closed in 2017. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Less is known about Man ...
Nicholas W. Calabrese (November 30, 1942 – March 13, 2023) was an American mob hitman, best known for being a made man who testified against the Chicago Outfit. His testimony and cooperation with federal prosecutors helped result in the 2007 murder convictions of mobsters Joseph Lombardo, James Marcello, and his own brother, Frank Calabrese Sr.
Deaths. Anthony Alvarez. On March 31, 2021, Anthony Alvarez, a 22-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Department officer in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago. [ 2 ] Police body camera footage of Alvarez' death was released on April 28, showing Alvarez being shot in the back while fleeing ...
Known for. Gay activism and institution-building. Partner (s) Dom Orejudos, Ron Ehemann. Charles "Chuck" Renslow (August 26, 1929 – June 29, 2017) [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] was an American businessman, known for pioneering homoerotic male photography in the mid-20th-century US, and establishing many landmarks of late-20th-century gay culture and ...
Gold Coast. Gold Coast was a leather bar for gay men in Chicago that operated from 1960 to 1988. It was one of the first bars created by and for the gay leather community in the United States. [1][2][3] For most of its 28 year history, between 1967 and 1984, the bar was located at 501 North Clark Street adjacent to Chicago's Gold Coast ...
terrykath.com. Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who is best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played lead guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singles alongside Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera. He has been praised by his bandmates ...
Conspiracy. Criminal penalty. 3-5 years in prison. Samuel " Mad Sam " DeStefano (September 13, 1909 − April 14, 1973) was an American mobster who was associated with the Chicago Outfit. He was one of the organization's most notorious loan sharks and sociopathic killers. Chicago -based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, such as ...
Jonathon "Johnny B" Brandmeier(born July 15, 1956) is a Chicago radio personalityand musician. Career. [edit] Born John Francis Brandmeier[1][2]to a German father and a Lebanese mother, Brandmeier started his radio career in 1973 at WFONin Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. When he was 18 he joined WOSHin Oshkosh, Wisconsin, later working as a DJ at WYNE ...