Top Trending: January 5 - 11, 2014

The Chicago Force celebrated its 2013 perfect season, including a national championship title, during a championship ring ceremony on Jan. 5, which was attended by city and state political dignitaries.

Illinois Republican congressman Aaron Schock has locked down his Instagram account following speculation that he is gay.

Todrick Hall marks the tenth anniversary of the 2004 film Mean Girls with the hilarious parody Mean Boyz, a followup to his Internet hit Mean Gurlz.

Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC), one of the largest LGBT healthcare providers in the country, has eliminated six administrative positions, including the Associate Director of the Broadway Youth Center and the Vice President of Finance.

Equality Illinois Tuesday released a tool kit designed to assist transgender individuals facing the sometimes difficult task of changing their names and identification documents.

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is recommending Chicagoans get an annual flu vaccination as flu activity has increased in Chicago over the last couple of weeks.

The Indiana House on Thursday scheduled its first hearing on a controversial amendment which seeks to prohibit the state from recognizing any union other than a heterosexual marriage.

ChicagoPride.com's Bill Pritchard joined 103.5 KISS FM morning personality, MJ, in the studio on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 for a look at upcoming events in Chicago's LGBT community.

The Evanston Police Department has appointed of Sergeant Melissa G. Sacluti as the Police Liaison for Evanston's LGBT community.

At a rally Saturday organized by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), opponents of gay marriage called for an "uprising" in Utah.