The annual event known as Dining Out for Life Chicago will take place Thursday, April 26.

This year, up to 75 local restaurants (including Big Chicks, Urban Belly, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, The Dearborn and others; full list below) will donate all or a portion of their proceeds to HIV/AIDS-service organization TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network). The event returns to Chicago after a three-year absence.

Dining Out For Life started in 1991 and is now an international fundraising even t raising awareness and over $4.2 million in vital funds and for those affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. See www.diningoutforlife.com/chicago.

Note: Restaurant profiles/events are based on invitations arranged from restaurants and/or firms.

*Andersonville Brewing

*Andies Restaurant Andersonville

*Angelina Ristorante

*Ann Sather Lakeview

*Anteprima

*Appellation Wine Bar & Restaurant

*The Barn

*Big Chicks

*Byron’s Hot Dogs

*Cellars Bar and Grill

*Cerise Rooftop at the Virgin Hotel

*Cherry Circle Room

*Chicago Diner Lakeview

*Chicago Diner 

Logan Square

*Common Club at 

the Hotel Virgin

*The Dawson

*The Dearborn

*Drew’s on Halsted

*Elixir Andersonville

*Elixir Lakeview

*Found Kitchen & Social House

*Francesca’s Bryn Mawr: Edgewater

*The Gage

*Hamburger Mary’s Chicago

*Heaven On Seven

*Honey Butter Fried Chicken

*Hopewell Brewing Company

*HopLeaf

*Howl at the Moon

*Hydrate Nightclub

*Kit Kat Lounge

*Lady Gregory Andersonville

*Lark

*Las Mananitas

*Mia Francesca

*Moody’s Pub

*Nookies Edgewater

*Octavio’s Cantina & Kitchen

*Old Irving Brewery

*Peckish Pig

*Peninsula Hotel’s The Lobby

*PINGPONG

*Purple Pig

*Replay Andersonville

*Replay Lakeview

*Revival Social Club

*Rock Bottom

*Rocks Lakeview

*SoFo Tap

*Svea Restaurant

*Tweet Let’s Eat

*Urban Belly- West Loop

*Urban Belly- Wicker Park

*Venicci Italian

*The Veranda Inn

*Vincent

*Wakamono

*Wilde Bar & Grille

*Wishbone North

*Wood Chicago

*Zanzibar