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Eat and drink for a cause this Pride Month in Chicago

To celebrate Pride Month, many Chicago bars and restaurants are featuring colorful cocktails, mocktails and festive bites that benefit LGBTQ+ organizations. Pride Cocktail Specials Virgin Hotels has a special Pride menu throughout the summer with proceeds benefiting the LGBTQ+ nonprofit Trans Lifeline. The menu features drinks designed by drag stars Violet Chachki and Gottmik. The Mill Room is donating $1 from every "Shut Up & Play the Hits" cocktail sold and $1 from every "Bucket Hat Wit Beer" to The Trevor Project. etc. has a rainbow-inspired cocktail menu with proceeds from the sales going to Brave Space Alliance. A few featured cocktails include: Hog Wild (Red): Bitters, hibiscus, rum, rosé ($19). Roto Toms & Palm Trees (Green): Midori, shōchū, gin, black lemon, sugar ($18). Smoke Signals (Purple) Mezcal, scotch, hibiscus, pineapple, lime, amaro ($22). Mercadito is featuring the Sabor Fresa, a blend of El Mexicano Blanco tequila, fresh lime, strawberry, a hint of habanero heat, and a splash of ginger beer ($16). A portion of the proceeds from every Sabor Fresa will also benefit Brave Space Alliance. La Grande Boucherie is featuring a Harvey Milk Punch with Mezcal with pineapple, lime, jasmine, and clarified milk ($20). $1 for every cocktail sale goes to Center on Halsted. OLIO E PIÙ has a Marintino with Reposado Tequila, Mathilde Cassis, Lemon, Blackberry, Hibiscus ($21). $1 from every cocktail sale goes to Center on Halsted. Mordecai is serving the Color My Bandana cocktail with feta-washed gin, basil, mint, watermelon juice ($17) and the Coconut Grove mocktail with pineapple, orgeat, orange juice ($14). A portion of the proceeds goes to Center on Halsted. Amuse Bar at Swissôtel Chicago is serving the Pride Paloma with tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, grapefruit soda, and finished with a festive rainbow salt rim ($16). Pride food specials Cindy's Rooftop is offering to give $1 for every order of oysters to Howard Brown Health. Nettare has created Coffee Buddies, little shortbread cookies with specialty lattes or available a la carte.