We're gearing up for a lot of things going on this year! April 23rd, CLC will be presenting "What are Back Patch clubs" at the LRA's "What is Leather" monthly education class at 9.30pm. Michael has been doing some research on the history of back patch clubs and DaddyT will be talking about her experiences as well. This is a great time to come out and represent! All CLC members/guests can be guested to stay at the LRA following the presentation. April 24th will be a...

We'd like to thank our brothers from the Conductors for hosting a wonderful run! It was a great event, filled with meeting old friends and making new friends with all who attended. We're counting days till September when we'll be heading to Iowa for the Corn Haulers' 34th anniversary run and Fall MACC meeting. Also, special congrats to our run virgins who "cleaned up" the games awards! Here are some pictures from the event Daddy T, slave angie, Master MichaelS angie, Michael...

Congratulations to Master Rick for being honored with the Leatherman's Heart Award presented at South West Leather Conference in Phoenix, AZ the weekend of January 22-24, 2010. Your brothers and sisters in leather are very proud of you!

Chicago Leather Club is pleased to announce a new addition to the CLC website - the Chicago Leather History Timeline. "The purpose of this timeline (as a subset of the Leather History Timeline found at the Leather Archives & Museum) was to focus on the history of leather within Chicago, and research/include as many sub-communities to be found within. As an ongoing service to the Chicago community, CLC will host the Chicago Leather timeline and update it periodically."...

2009 has been a tough year! Come join us Sunday, January 10th from 3pm to 7pm for a potluck dinner as Chicago Leather Club celebrates another full year and all of us making it through these really tough times. We will be presenting our two newest full members as well as the new slate of officers serving CLC in 2010. We'll also be having a "Hard Luck" (white elephant or dollar store) gift exchange. The dinner will be held at the LRA - 6525 North Clark Street, in the Rogers Park...

In November 2009, Chicago Leather Club donated $200 to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation [http://www.toysfortots.org]. In past years, CLC members have participated in the Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade. This year, we continue the tradition of giving back by giving directly to the Foundation to provide toys to help the Marines stand behind their "Every Child Deserves a Little Christmas" pledge. For more information about the Chicago chapter of Toys for Tots, visit...

CLC is still alive and kicking! We've updated our website and we're still going strong. We hope you like the new look. We've got a new calendar to the left where you can quickly find our next meeting, event or fundraiser!

The next Mid-America Council of Clubs (MACC) meeting will be held in Akron OH at the Iron Eagles & the Rangers run - Leather Bowl 2009. The run goes from Fri. Oct 16th through Sun. Oct 18th. Join us as we travel to Ohio for a great time!