On Wednesday: six environmentally concerned groups host “Let’s Talk Data Centers” in Rock Island, and the Quad Cities Latino Cinema Series shows “Stand and Deliver” in Davenport. Saturday, the Quad Cities Animal Welfare Center celebrates its 10th anniversary with an Open House in Milan. Read about it in Quad Cities Dailies for 8-18-26.
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An array of performers from throughout the Midwest join the Bawdy Bawdy Ha Ha cast for “Cirque Risque” Saturday. Beadology Iowa offers two DIY jewelry classes this weekend. And the highly debated Johnson County Jail goes to a citizen vote in November. It’s Eastern Iowa Dailies for 8-13-26.
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Clock Inc. triggered a new fundraising flurry and widespread media coverage when it announced it had lost grant funding because of the Trump administration and might close in August without more donations. A look at public records shows the Quad Cities LGBTQ+ nonprofit had one of its best grant years ever in 2025, has been in financial crisis since 2024 and began losing revenue in 2023 during the Biden administration.
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Get advice on repairing your techy stuff at Fairfield’s Fix-It Friday. Celebrate groundbreaking rights for people with disabilities at Iowa City’s ADA Birthday BBQ Bash. Or check out the all-kings “Boys are Back” show at Basix. It’s Eastern Iowa Dailies for 7-23-26.
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River City Pride Fest brings more than three dozen performers and a food drive to the Peoria Riverfront Saturday, while the McLean County Museum of History appeals to baseball lovers in Bloomington. The new Jettie Rhodes mural in Urbana suffers vandalism. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 7-17-26.
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Transgender and disability advocate and witch Theresa Jean Tanenbaum leads Peoria Proud’s InQueery Friday. Urbana lawmaker Carol Ammons and her family face fraud charges and investigations. And Bloomington lays out its schedule to ponder data center regulations. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 7-16-26.
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Trans Sanctuary Davenport welcomes the public to a Tuesday meeting. Out Sports Quad Cities seeks volleyball players for its new season. And a new mural on the EveryChild building is brightening up Rock Island. Check out Quad Cities Dailies for 7-13-26.
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Explore “Ancient Civilizations and Hidden Realms” in Coralville Monday. Get ready for an LGBT Singles Mixer in Cedar Rapids next week. Check in on the ongoing debate among Johnson County Supervisors over a new jail. It’s all in Eastern Iowa Dailies for 7-11-26.
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Johnson County residents have a new shuttle service between North Liberty and Iowa City, and a new mobile food pantry truck. Plus, the University of Iowa loses its bid to convert a scholarship for Black students of chemistry into one for first-generation students of any race. It’s Eastern Iowa Dailies for 7-1-26
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Quad Cities trans’ fashion influencer Chara Couture hosts Tuesday’s book club at The Atlas Collective featuring “Plastic, Prism, Void” by Chicago author Violet Allen. The City of Moline melds a collection of housing and neighborhood resources with a Party in the Park to celebrate America’s 250th. And a new study shows more than four of five unhoused people in the Quad Cities became so recently. Learn more at Quad Cities Dailies for 6-29-26.
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