Chicago House is a social service organization that supports individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS and the broader LGBTQ community with housing, health, and employment support.

Founded in 1985 during the height of the AIDS crisis, Chicago House initially served as a housing resource, and in most cases a hospice, for those living with HIV/AIDS. Today, the organization empowers people living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS through four mission-critical pillars, with the central purpose to lead healthy, dignified lives.

 
 
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Our Story

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic reached Chicago in the 1980s, the individuals it afflicted faced a dearth of support services and immense social stigma. In response to the mounting loss of friends, lovers, and community members at the hands of HIV, a group of concerned activists gathered in 1985 to address the dire need for supportive housing services for Chicagoans living with HIV.

In our first decade, Chicago House provided housing and hospice services for hundreds of individuals  who ultimately lost their battle with HIV/AIDS. Over time, with medical and clinical advancements, the outcomes of receiving a positive HIV diagnosis started to change. What had historically been a life-ending virus became a manageable chronic condition. The narrative and lived experience of many shifted from dying of HIV to living with HIV.

As the trajectory of HIV evolved, so did Chicago House’s services. No longer just a place for individuals to die, but rather a place to help those living with HIV to lead healthy and dignified lives, Chicago House remained steadfast in our mission to provide housing for anyone impacted or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS while expanding our services to empower individuals in the greater LGBTQ+ community.

 
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Today, the dialogue continues to evolve, with hope of no new HIV transmissions in Illinois by the year 2030, lowering the viral load of individuals living with HIV to an undetectable amount, and eradicating the virus by the end of this decade. Building on our 35-year history, we continue to support advancements in medicine, meet the ever-changing needs of the people we serve, and establish ourselves as the leader in housing for the greater LGBTQ+ community.

 
 
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We Remember

In memory of those who passed through Chicago House’s 24-hour care program


Mateo Aguirre
Patricia Akeredolu
Pedro Alicea
Kennth Allen
Richard Allen
Tim Allen
Paula Amaro
Ben Anderson
Johnnie Anderson
Tiburcio Aquino
Terry Arferbum-Wolf
Michael Arko
Dan Armendarez
Arthur Astrene
James Avery
Kenn Baen
George Bailey
Donald Baker
George Baker
Phillip Balducci
Robert Ballard
Early Battice
Robert Baum
Lawrence Beatty
David Beck
Jeff Bedsole
Howard Berkowitz
Sal Bernadine
David Biesenieks
Jesse Blackwell
Dorian Blakely
Gary Boening
Marianne Boivin
Don Bokholdt
Michael Bonafacchi
Charles Borin
Darnell Bowles
Fred Branch
Theodore Bravos
Josh Brennan
Joyce Brown
Leon Brown
Mitchell Brown
Ralph Brown
Toney Brunelle
Johnny Buckner
Bruce Buente
James Bushness
David Buxton
Darren Caffey
Robert Caldwell
Lynette Calon
John Campbell
Wyzell Carless
James Carter
Michael Carter
Ricardo Castleman
Goldburn Castro
Barry Cecconi
Jeffrey Chapman
Carl Chavez
Louis Chez
Albert Chow
Charles Christensen
Greg Christian
William Chunn
Donald Clark
Berhard Clark
Linda Claybrooks
Mike Cleveland
James Clifford
Wilson Cohen
Steve Colbert
John Coleman
Edwin Collazo
Roger Collins
Elizabeth Collon
Octavio Colon
Lynetta Colone
Charles Conley
Ronald Corsini
Rolando Cortez
Beatrice Crawford
Danny Crawford
Boris Cremeens
Anthony Crowder
Joseph Crudele
Enrique Cruz
Brian Cullinan
Richard Cullison
Doris Daniels
Leonard Darby
Nathaniel Davis
Donald Davis-Bay
Donald Day
Tony DeVolder
Brenda Dobbs
Mark Donner
David Dosche
Tom Douthett
Bill Doyle
Robert Drinkwater
Michael Dutko
Mikel Dutko
Reginald Early

John Edgehill
Monica Eichstaedt
Peter Ekiel
Henri Ellis
Pam English
Melchor Enriquez
Guy Evans
Leonard Evans
Juan Falero
Jeffrey Fasse
Frederick Fields
Jack Findlay
Myles Fisher
Duane Flowers
Antonio Font
Anthony Ford
Ralph Forest
Neil Forster
Dan Freeman
Jeri Freeman
Gary Fricano
Michael Gaal
Sidney Gagliardo
Angelo Galicio
Angel Galindo
Jonathan Geerts
Michael Gibbons
Michael Gibson
Daryl Gillespie
Eugene Glass
Bill Gonzalez
Denise Gonzalez
Jorge Gonzales
Richard Gottschalk
Ida Greathouse
Shirley Greer
Berry Griffin
Jose Guerra
Francisco Guevara
Timothy Hagerty
Brian Hamilton
Willie Harden
Marjorie Harris
Brian Harvel
Steven Hawkins
Joe Heflin
Evelyn Hein
Mark Hein
Willard Helgoe
Robert Hemphill
Joe Henderson
Richard Henke
Kelly Henry
Larry Henry
Herman Hermodsson
Phyllis Hicks
John Hightower
Keith Holden
Charlie Holeman
Leslie Holmes
Ralph Hosmer
Bruce Hough
Larry House
Brachel Howard
Dorian Howard
Kenneth Howard
Michelle Howard
Monroe Hubbert
Bonita Hughes
Brian Joseph Hughes
Robert Hughes
Steven Humphrey
Jacqueline Humprey
Kevin Hunt
Terrence Hunter
Anthony Ivory
Darryl Jackson
Lucius Jackson
Sandra James
Jean-Claude Jean-Louis
Edward Jefferson
Stephen Jeffries
Frank Jodrey
Chris Johnson
Phillip Johnson
Rebecca Johnson
Darryl Jones
Stanton Karlin
Paul Keglovitz
Jack Kejne
Robert Kell
Anthony Kerney
Ralph Key
Anthony King
Edward Knapp
Sheldon Kortenhof
Dennis Koziol
Rick Kukulski
John Kyne
Misael Laboy
Josias Lagunas
Burt Lake
Kevin Lambright
Donald Landi
Daniel Langois
Ted Lapone

Jim Laudermilk
Candido Laureano
Aretha Lawrence
Everett Lawrence
George Lee
Armando Lisboa
Ed Little
Leola Littleton
Sharlene Lofton
Leonel Lopez
Reinaldo Lopez
Arthur Love
Earl Lumpkin
Joseph Lutz
Edward Lynch
Ezekiel Lynch
Greg Lynch
William Lynch
Ed Machek
Leo Magana
Joseph Maguire
Cornel Malloy
Jose Martinez
Santiago Martinez
Dwayne Maxwell
Maurice Maxwell
Anthony Mays
Yvonne McCalla
Catherine McCann
Quintus McCarthy
Kent McCay
Thomas McElroy
John McGarry
Edward McGee
Terrence McHugh
John McIlravy
Joseph McKota
Douglas McPeek
Steve Mendelson
Philip Mendoza
Michael Mertz
Stephen Michael
Griff Miller
Rodney Mills
Innocent Mirtel
Walter Mitchell
George Mitsis
Randolfo Molina
Adrian Montano
Colin Morris
Joseph Mukota
Rocky Mulleniz
James Mullins
Michael Munoz
John Munson
Charles Murawski
Tom Musleve
Robert Nabekoegl
Clifford Neal
Jeffrey Negron
Charles Nelson
Jack Nelson
John Niesen
James Norfleet
Greg Noriega
Bonnie Novinger
Brendan Nugent
Angelina Nunez
Stanley Nye
Frank O’Brien
Richard O’Dell
James O’Neil
Bruce Oppenheimer
Lois O’Sullivan
Daniel Page
Duane Plamer
Effie Palmer
Jamie Parlor
Eddie Parsons
Darrian Patrick
Richard Peplow
Jesus Perez
Jose Perez
Johnny Perry
Mark Petterson
Michael Petty
Henry Phillips
Emory Pinter
Frank PIzzoferrato
Michael Pogue
Linda Poindexter
Marshall Polard
Mark Polston
Freeman Porter
Blaine Powell
William Priko
Michael Quast
Melody Quick
Robert Quinn
Angel Quintana
Edwina Ramirez
Sergio Ramirez
Edward Rangel
Tony Rassega
Clarence Resse

Thomas Resse
Michael Rich
Anibal Rios
Wanda Rivera
Aaron Roberson
Edward Robinson
David Rodriguez
John Rooney
Renaldo Rosado
Milton Rosario
James Ross
Tony Ruiz
Frank Russo
Ronald Samonte
Terry Sanders
James Sava
Marlene Sawyer
Ronald Schoenhofen
Patrick Schumacher
Louis Sekulski
Andrew Seward
James Shackleford
Fred Skau
James Skipper
Larry Sloan
Irma Smith
Jerome Smith
Kenneth Smith
Otha Smith
Teon Smith
Mary Somervile
Eric Soto
Douglas Southcomb
John Spalan
Lewis Spence
Jeanne Stairwalt
Michael Stanford
Gregg Staskon
Frank Stenzel
Connie Stone
Daniel Street
Marion Street
Wesley Strode
Dennis Sullivan
Ed Superson
James Sutherland
Walter Swatek
David Szezeck
David Tabor
James Taylor
Michael Taylor
Norton Taylor
Warren Taylor
Eduardo Teijeiro
James Terris
Darrell Thomas
Jerry Thomas
Scott Thompson
Stephan Thompson
James Ties
Eugene Topez
Eleno Torres
Neftalie Torres
Shane Trevorrow
Donald Tripp
Jose Valle
Rich Vanderhoof
Jose Vasquez
Daniel Velez
Leonardo Verduzco
Adrian Villarreal
Alan Wade
Gary Wagner
Michael Waldon
Walter Warden
Paul Waters
Mark Watson
Ken Watten
Barney Weatherspoon
Charles Webster
Paul Wells
Paul Wessman
Richard West
Bill Westad
John White
Steven White
Joseph Wick
William Wieringa
Jorge Wileman
Sherman Wilkins
Daniel Willets
Harbin Williams
Roland Williams
Sherry Willis
Thomas Wilson
Merrill Witherspoon
Richard Witsiepe
Brooke Wolfram
Byron Wright
Paul Yee-Carlson
Kevin Young
Theodore Zak
Jerrold Zarit