CHICAGO (CBS) -- The iconic Chicago LGBTQ+ nightclub Berlin has closed its doors after 40 years in business. The closure drew a message of disappointment from the hospitality union UNITE HERE Local 1, ...

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J.D. Vincent remembers walking into the Berlin nightclub opening night. Smoke fogged the crowded room as the music blared overhead. Patrons danced even though there was no dance floor yet. Everything ...

The space will host The Belmont, a relaxed cocktail bar, in early evenings. But after 10 p.m., a curtain is pulled back to reveal the revamped dance floor, and the transformation into Decibel is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An infamous place for nightlife in Chicago's queer community has closed its doors for good. Berlin Nightclub, near Belmont and Sheffield avenues in Lakeview, shut down Sunday, after ...

For nearly 40 years, Berlin Nightclub has set itself apart through its progressive, come-as-you-are atmosphere, late-night dance floor extravaganzas and bold, diverse drag performances. Now, workers ...

Famed Northalsted nightclub Berlin has closed a month into a boycott called for by newly-unionized bar staff who said the club has stalled contract negotiations. A Tuesday afternoon post on the club’s ...

Bar staff at the famed Northalsted nightclub Berlin voted to unionize Tuesday evening. The nightclub workers, including bartenders, barbacks, security staff, coat check workers and stage managers, ...

About 15 workers from Berlin Nightclub stood outside the 40-year-old Lakeview venue on March 11. They were a few dozen feet from the Belmont Red Line station, in a gaggle, below a steady downpour of ...