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Eagle Leather Bar 5015 N. Clark St.  773-728-0050 In 1958, when Chuck Renslow founded the Gold Coast, the city's first leather bar, he says had to pay off the cops to stay open. Now, Renslow is a respected businessman. He has been photographed with all of Chicago's important mayors since Richard J. Daley and advised Jane Byrne on the city's first gay rights ordinance. But Renslow has not exactly gone straight. His leather bar, which moved to Uptown several years ago and is now called the Eagle Leather Bar, is still enough to shock the pinstriped masses. The sign for the men's bathroom is a neon ejaculating penis. The TV screens show soft-core male videos. The walls are covered with murals of men endowed like bulls. "If you come in a suit, you'd feel awfully silly," Renslow said. "If you want to go in the pit"--the lower-floor bar which has a museumlike diorama of chained mannequins in cages--"you have to wear a major piece of leather or a uniform." To complete the rough-trade motif, the alley is always full of motorcycles. It's not just a man's world here, though. Among the leather clubs that meet here on Friday is Sluts, an all-women's group. Hours: 8 p.m.-4 a.m. Sunday through Thursday; 8 p.m.-5 a.m. Saturday Extras: Seating For 200. Wheelchair Access Top floor only. Parking Free lot Transportation Accessible by nearby city bus and elevated train. Payment Method Cash only Merchandise T-shirts with bar's name can be purchased at leather shop next door. Amenities Can be rented for parties. Games Pinball, Billiards/Pool Specialties Tuesdays are Leather/Levi's night--must wear a pair of rugged-looking jeans to enter. Food No Bar Styles Gay, Gentlemen/Adult Admissions No