Northern Trust Corp., which last month launched a practice catering to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, will be the lead corporate sponsor for the “Out in Chicago” exhibition opening May 21 at the Chicago History Museum.

The museum has shown a lecture series focusing on LGBT issues annually for the past eight years, but said this year will mark “the first time that a mainstream urban history museum exhibition” examines the LGBT community.

The exhibit, which runs through early 2012, features several themes, including the stories of gay Chicagoans, past and present, the building of families and homes, the evolution of communities and city neighborhoods and political activism. Get the full story »