The Gay Liberation Network's threats of protest against Jamaican reggae artist Capleton's October 9 gig at the Kinetic Playground have led the Uptown concert venue to cancel the show. The group is encouraging its supporters to thank the Kinetic "for doing the right thing." In other news, Chicagoans are honoring the lives of recent LGBT youth victims on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus Friday. more ›

In a haunting story detailing the backlog of DNA evidence overwhelming the Chicago Police Department, the Tribune reports police had DNA evidence to arrest an alleged serial rapist a year before he was finally apprehended. more ›