The Latest Bulletin
The Bulletin for May 8 to 22, 2026, is out! Key topics: a look at context around Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride. Plus our usuals: Animal Welfare Needs, Volunteer Needs, Spirituality Events, and events for all parts of Illinois and Iowa, divided by region. Enjoy!
News and Features
Horns will be among the stars for Crooked Cactus Band, Dietz Soliz Band at East Moline’s Taco & Margarita Festival
Crooked Cactus Band and the Dietz Soliz Band feature horns prominently. They’ll headline East Moline’s 5th Annual Taco & Margarita Festival Saturday.
Community picnic in Muscatine, call for Camp Quest sign-ups, Doggy Drag Show winner: Iowa City Cedar Rapids Area Dailies for 5-7-26
This Saturday’s Community Picnic by the Muscatine County LGBTQIA+ Coalition, the winner of Iowa City Pride’s Doggy Drag Show, and registration for this summer’s humanistic Camp Quest North are in the first-ever Iowa City Cedar Rapids Area Dailies, for 5-7-26.
Putnam Palooza coming Saturday, new King’s Cafe in Rock Island, new affordable housing in Davenport: Quad Cities Dailies for 5-6-26
The new King’s Cafe in Rock Island, the new Carol’s Village Gardens affordable housing in Davenport, and Putnam Palooza this Saturday are in Quad Cities Dailies for 5-6-26.
Rochelle rejects data center, CYFS talks about foster care, Galena seeks ‘Legacy of Pride’ nominees: Northern Illinois Dailies for 5-5-26
The Rochelle City Council takes a stand against data centers, the Center for Youth and Family Solutions talks fostering in Galesburg, and the Galena Public Library seeks nominees for “Celebrating a Legacy of Pride.” It’s MainStream MultiMedia’s first-ever Northern Illinois Dailies, for 5-5-26.
Survey focuses on dementia, ‘divine’ comedy at Station Theatre, legislators promise LGBT protection: Central Illinois Dailies for 5-3-26
Dementia Friendly Bloomington-Normal wants to hear from you, The Station Theatre hosts the divine queer comedy ‘I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet,’ and a town hall by the Prairie Pride Coalition and Equality Illinois generates commitments from two central Illinois lawmakers. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 5-3-26.
Chicago Leather Pride coming, Tesserae Saturday and Sunday down south, millionaire tax bill halted: Illinois Dailies for 4-30-26
The three-day Chicago Leather Weekend, the two-day Tesserae spring concert, and a proposed millionaire tax will be going nowhere. It’s Illinois Dailies for 4-30-26.
Latin American Film Festival debuts, “Let Love Serve” volleyball sign-up open, parental permission for HPV vaccine: Iowa Dailies for 4-30-26
The Aquà y Allá Latin American Film Festival debuts in Iowa City, a new law is coming over the HPV vaccine for kids, and the Let Love Serve Volleyball Tournament seeks teams and players. It’s Iowa Dailies for 4-30-26.
