About the AuthorsRick Karlin is a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee. He is a freelance journalist (Chicago Free Press, Bay Area Reporter, Windy City Times, Chicago Tribune's Metromix, and OutTraveler.com) and was the Entertainment Editor for Gay Chicago Magazine for 10 years. Rick is the author of Paper Cuts: My Life in Chicago's Volatile LGBTQ Press.St Sukie de la Croix is an award-winning journalist and author. For over 30 years, St Sukie has been documenting Chicago's rich LGBTQ+ history. He is the author of the seminal works, Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall and Chicago After Stonewall: A History of LGBTQ Chicago From Gay Lib to Gay Life. St Sukie is a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee. About the AuthorsRick Karlin is a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee. He is a freelance journalist (Chicago Free Press, Bay Area Reporter, Windy City Times, Chicago Tribune's Metromix, and OutTraveler.com) and was the Entertainment Editor for Gay Chicago Magazine for 10 years. Rick is the author of Paper Cuts: My Life in Chicago's Volatile LGBTQ Press.St Sukie de la Croix is an award-winning journalist and author. For over 30 years, St Sukie has been documenting Chicago's rich LGBTQ+ history. He is the author of the seminal works, Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall and Chicago After Stonewall: A History of LGBTQ Chicago From Gay Lib to Gay Life. St Sukie is a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee.
Praise for Last Call Chicago Last Call Chicago is a treasure trove of LGBTQ historical insight! Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix have undertaken a comprehensive exploration of Chicago's colorful gay past, revealing more than a thousand of the safe havens and communal spaces that allowed us to evolve into the diverse and vibrant community that we have become and presented it in a concise and well-executed tome. Their passion and enthusiasm for our queer journey is manifest in every entry. If only we had such far-reaching insight into all of our refuges. - Art Smith, GayBarchives.com Last Call Chicago restores to life the vast world of bars that have been so vital to the queer community. It will release for readers a flood of memories and it provides future researchers a wealth of information.