NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display at Chicago's Navy Pier in 1989. Reverend Willie Barrow, whose own son Keith had died of AIDS complications in 1983. These three NAMES Project photos by Tracy Baim and Lisa Howe-Ebright

NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display at Chicago's Navy Pier in 1989. These three NAMES Project photos by Tracy Baim and Lisa Howe-Ebright

Studs Terke read names of people lost to the disease at NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display at Chicago's Navy Pier in 1989. These three NAMES Project photos by Tracy Baim and Lisa Howe-Ebright

An ACT UP protest in downtown Chicago, 1990. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright

Lesbian attorney Renee Hanover speaking an the annual benefit for IMPACT, a gay and lesbian political action committee, circa 1990. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright

An ACT UP die-in protest circa 1990. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright

Columnist Jon-Henri Damski and Ald. Kathy Osterman in Chicago's Pride Parade, 1990. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright

An AIDS Foundation of Chicago Not Just Song and Dance gala benefit, circa late 1980s. WCT file photo

Baton Show Lounge owner Jim Flint with Roger Messer, who was Mr. Baton and a longtime Flint bartender, in the late 1970s. Photo by Tom Coughlin from the Gay Chicago archives

Longtime lesbian political activist, and one-time Oak Park Village President Joanne Trapani with activist Mike Savage circa early 1990s. Photo by Tracy Baim

Sidetrack owners Jose Pepe Pena and Art Johnston, Dr. Ron Sable and New York-based national activist and author Vito Russo in Chicago, circa late 1980s. WCT file photo