QC Pride Fest kicks off Friday, Peters trounces Croken for House 97 seat, free meals for kids and teens: Quad Cities Dailies for 6-4-26
Quad Cities Pride Fest kicks off its two-day celebration of drag, music and vendors Friday. Adam Peters wins the Iowa House District 97 seat from incumbent Ken Croken in Tuesday’s Democratic party primary. And free breakfast and lunch is available this summer for needy families through the Rock Island-Milan School District. It’s Quad Cities Dailies for 6-4-26.
Prairie Pride Coalition blood drive Friday, LGBTQ+ Family Cookout Sunday, United Way diaper drive: Central Illinois Dailies for 6-4-26
Give blood with the Prairie Pride Coalition and the American Red Cross Friday. Head to Peoria Proud’s LGBTQ+ Family Cookout Sunday. Or, donate to the Bottom Line Diaper Bank by United Way Champaign County next week. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-4-26.
Studio 13 plans Ames spot, groups sue to protect Iowa rivers, primary elections Tuesday: Iowa Dailies for 6-1-26
Iowa primaries for both parties are coming Tuesday, Food & Water Watch joins two other groups to see protection of five Iowa rivers, and Studio 13 Ames prepares to open in August. It’s Iowa Dailies for 6-1-26.
EDITORIAL: Yes to Croken, no to Peters for Iowa House 97 for his misleading rhetoric, needless callousness, social media wall, more
Based on the huge role that omission, erasure, persona crafting, selective support and suppression, and hyperbole play in Adam Peters’ campaign painted in altruism, we feel it’s essential for the health of not only Davenport and the Quad Cities’ LGBTQ+ community, but the state of Iowa, to explain why we so strongly object to Peters’ candidacy and encourage voting for incumbent State Rep. Ken Croken Tuesday.
CR Pride Art Show debuts, Julie Schumacher talks new book, Dubuque County locks out data centers: Eastern Iowa Dailies for 5-27-26
Thursday brings an Iowa City appearance by award-winning humor writer Julie Schumacher. Friday brings the debut of the Queer Joy Art Show by CR Pride in Cedar Rapids. Plus, Dubuque County locks out data centers for a year. It’s Eastern Iowa Dailies for 5-27-26.
Data center discussions in Lockport, Joliet Pride’s “movie night,” summer music camp in Naperville: Northern Illinois dailies for 5-26-26
Dive into workshops in Lockport about data centers, join “Movie Night” with the Joliet Pride Network, or sign up for the Amatones summer music program. It’s Northern Illinois Dailies for 5-26-26.
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The Bulletin for May 23 to June 4, 2026, is out! Key topics: data centers, artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots. Plus, a new Youth/Teens Events Section, and all the other good things: Animal Welfare Needs, Volunteer Needs, Spirituality Events, Bar/Adults Only Events, and events for all parts of Illinois and Iowa, divided by region. Enjoy!
Dog-walking volunteers in Belleville, Le Bar and Latino LGBTQ+ culture in Chicago, National Louis’s new president: Illinois Dailies for 5-20-26
Dog-walkers are sought in Belleville, El Bar adds more Latino spice to Chicago LGBTQ+ nightlife, and Eddie Phillips becomes National Louis University’s first-ever Black president. It’s Illinois Dailies for 5-20-26.
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QC Pride Fest kicks off Friday, Peters trounces Croken for House 97 seat, free meals for kids and teens: Quad Cities Dailies for 6-4-26
Quad Cities Pride Fest kicks off its two-day celebration of drag, music and vendors Friday. Adam Peters wins the Iowa House District 97 seat from incumbent Ken Croken in Tuesday’s Democratic party primary. And free breakfast and lunch is available this summer for needy families through the Rock Island-Milan School District. It’s Quad Cities Dailies for 6-4-26.
