A 1986 Windy City Times staff and freelancer photo on the Belmont el platform. Back row: M.J. Murphy (who shot the photo remotely), Chris Stryker, Hugh Johnson, Steve Alter, Shani, Jorjet Harper (partially hidden), Larry Bommer, Yvonne Zipter, Albert Williams (partially hidden), Chris Cothran, Jill Burgin, Jon-Henri Damski and Mel Wilson. Front: Tracy Baim, the late Jeff McCourt, Larry Shell, Ben Dreyer, Bill Burks,
A 1986 Windy City Times staff and freelancer photo on the Belmont el platform. Back row: M.J. Murphy (who shot the photo remotely), Chris Stryker, Hugh Johnson, Steve Alter, Shani, Jorjet Harper (partially hidden), Larry Bommer, Yvonne Zipter, Albert Williams (partially hidden), Chris Cothran, Jill Burgin, Jon-Henri Damski and Mel Wilson. Front: Tracy Baim, the late Jeff McCourt, Larry Shell, Ben Dreyer, Bill Burks,
The late Rev. Ninure Saunders, the late Jeff McCourt, Rick Garcia, Tim Drake and the late Dr. Ron Sable at a late-1980s press conference on hate-crimes legislation, in front of the State of Illinois building in Chicago.Photo from the WCT archives
The late Rev. Ninure Saunders, the late Jeff McCourt, Rick Garcia, Tim Drake and the late Dr. Ron Sable at a late-1980s press conference on hate-crimes legislation, in front of the State of Illinois building in Chicago.Photo from the WCT archives
Lobbying in Springfield for the state gay-rights bill, circa 1985.Photo by Tracy Baim
Lobbying in Springfield for the state gay-rights bill, circa 1985.Photo by Tracy Baim
Marge Summit and Frank Kellas, founders of the Chicago-based Gay Dollar campaign, in the Sept. 10, 1987 Outlines newspaper. The Gay Dollar campaign was focused on people stamping paper currency with a Gay $ stamp, as a response to AIDS stigma and homophobia. This photo is from a birthday bash for the campaign, held at Summit's His n Hers bar, with the Deja Vu Big Band. Photo by Jill Burgin
Marge Summit and Frank Kellas, founders of the Chicago-based Gay Dollar campaign, in the Sept. 10, 1987 Outlines newspaper. The Gay Dollar campaign was focused on people stamping paper currency with a Gay $ stamp, as a response to AIDS stigma and homophobia. This photo is from a birthday bash for the campaign, held at Summit's His n Hers bar, with the Deja Vu Big Band. Photo by Jill Burgin
A flier for events at Northwestern University in 1985.
A flier for events at Northwestern University in 1985.
The cover of the first edition of Windy City Times, Sept. 26, 1985.
The cover of the first edition of Windy City Times, Sept. 26, 1985.
The editorial page of the first issue of Windy City Times, Sept. 26, 1985. The masthead names were: Publisher Jeffrey McCourt, Managing Editor Tracy Baim, Reporter Jo A. Moore, Columnist Jon Henri-Damski, Entertainment Editor Mimi O'Shea (Jeff McCourt), Travel Editor Richard Cash, Copy editors Toni L. Armstrong and Jorjet Harper, Production Manager Drew Badanish, Art Assistant Fernando Flores, Typesetting Tangible Type., Inc., Toni L. Armstrong, Sarah Craig and Jorjet Harper, Sales Manager Robert Bearden, Advertising Representatives Drew Badanish and Jill Burgin, Contributors Lawrence Bommer, Sue Burke, Paul Cotton, Jim Coughenour, Michael Darrow (my brother Clark Baim), Michael Glab, Jorjet Harper, Kiya Immergluck, Jay Jackson, Baina Laybeka, Ann Lord, John Sarlopolos and Albert Williams.
The editorial page of the first issue of Windy City Times, Sept. 26, 1985. The masthead names were: Publisher Jeffrey McCourt, Managing Editor Tracy Baim, Reporter Jo A. Moore, Columnist Jon Henri-Damski, Entertainment Editor Mimi O'Shea (Jeff McCourt), Travel Editor Richard Cash, Copy editors Toni L. Armstrong and Jorjet Harper, Production Manager Drew Badanish, Art Assistant Fernando Flores, Typesetting Tangible Type., Inc., Toni L. Armstrong, Sarah Craig and Jorjet Harper, Sales Manager Robert Bearden, Advertising Representatives Drew Badanish and Jill Burgin, Contributors Lawrence Bommer, Sue Burke, Paul Cotton, Jim Coughenour, Michael Darrow (my brother Clark Baim), Michael Glab, Jorjet Harper, Kiya Immergluck, Jay Jackson, Baina Laybeka, Ann Lord, John Sarlopolos and Albert Williams.
A 2007 Windy City Times staff and writers pic. Back row: Amy Wooten, Jerry Nunn, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Suzanne Kraus, Kathleen Ulm, Terry Wiegel, and Robb Olson. Front: Jean Albright, Tracy Baim, Cynthia Holmes, Andrew Davis and Terri Klinsky.Photo by Hal Baim
A 2007 Windy City Times staff and writers pic. Back row: Amy Wooten, Jerry Nunn, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Suzanne Kraus, Kathleen Ulm, Terry Wiegel, and Robb Olson. Front: Jean Albright, Tracy Baim, Cynthia Holmes, Andrew Davis and Terri Klinsky.Photo by Hal Baim