Several minutes later the music was turned off and floodlights switched on and Speakeasy personnel advised the crowd of approximately 550 that 'it would be to your advantage to leave.'' 1987 In the bars and clubs, party at the Black and Blue Ball with the men of International Mr. It was then announced that the doors of the bar had been locked and that patrons would be allowed to leave shortly.

The arrest of one such individual was made as uniformed and plainclothes police with flashlights circulated among the crowd. 'Led by Lieutenant Edwin Bosse, Eighteenth District (Chicago Avenue) police officers reportedly went to Carol's at 1:15 a.m. Wells was the site of the most serious police action when eleven men were arrested for disorderly conduct in the early morning hours of May 19. +++ An article by Stephen Kulieke in Gay Life begins: 'The weekend of May 18-20 saw a Chicago Police Department crackdown on gay bars, the likes of which have not been seen in Chicago since the late 1950s.

Sheffield, for any and all attorneys interested in helping with the legal defense of individuals arrested in the recent bar raids.

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