‘Let’s Get Spiritual’ with September 2025 edition of MainStream, now available in 475 spots throughout Illinois, Iowa
With four drastically different takes on spirituality – also known as the search for purpose – the...
Read MorePosted by Christine Hawes | Sep 8, 2025
With four drastically different takes on spirituality – also known as the search for purpose – the...
Read MorePosted by Staff Reports | Sep 2, 2025
Read about national happenings on voter access, gender transition care, same-sex marriage, while the showdown in Chicago over violence prevention grows. Plus, is the U.S. on the outs among superpowers?
Read MorePosted by Staff Reports | Aug 29, 2025
The growing Soul of the City family-friendly party happening all day Saturday in Rock Island, Ill., brings loads of kids’ fun, the Jesse White Tumblers, live music and DJs, and more.
Read MorePosted by Christine Hawes | Aug 25, 2025
Iowa City’s Lambda Softball Association, the LGBTQ+ softball league, will hold a mini-fall season and a couple of fundraisers in September after a record-breaking summer for participation, new players, and traveling teams.
Read MorePosted by Foundation 2 Crisis Services | Aug 18, 2025
Having healthy relationships can be life-extending. And you don’t need a lot of them. Foundation 2 Crisis Services tells us more.
Read MorePosted by Christine Hawes | Aug 2, 2025
Out Sports Quad Cities still has two weekends left for its first-ever kickball season, and a second season coming in late summer. The new LGBTQ+ sports league has drawn more than five dozen reliable players.
Read MorePosted by Christine Hawes | Jul 26, 2025
American Idol’s Leah Marlene, Boulet Brothers Auntie Heroine, Sharon Sharealike, more diverse performers, and 110 vendors are at B-N PrideFest tonight.
Read MorePosted by Christine Hawes | Jul 25, 2025
Marshalltown LGBTQ+ hosts a four-hour Pride celebration Saturday featuring live wrestling, a day rave, a lip sync battle, and vendors.
Read MorePosted by Christine Hawes | Jul 17, 2025
River City Pride in Peoria, Ill., features more than two dozen drag performers, a half-dozen bands, more than 100 vendors and a standout sense of community service.
Read MorePosted by Staff Reports | Jul 10, 2025
Check out what you’ll find in the July 2025 edition of MainStream, hitting distribution locations and mailboxes throughout Illinois and Iowa starting tomorrow.
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