The big annual Joliet PrideFest is postponed from tomorrow to Sept. 26, while Chicago’s Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival offers 40 full-length and short films through Sept. 27. Meanwhile, Naper Pride reminds its community that while there’s no Naper Pride Fest this year, there’s a new choir and band. Check out Chicagoland Briefs for 9-18-26.
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Kids in grades four to six are invited to learn and play every Tuesday after school in Galena. Rockford Public Schools struggle with chronically absent students and will take up the topic Tuesday. The international best-seller “The Alchemist” is the focus of Friday’s Spiritual Book Club online and at Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock. Check out Northern Illinois Briefs for 9-14-26.
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Celebrate National Black Business Month with a virtual Lunch n’ learn from DuSable. Consider volunteering with Joliet Pride Network to clean up the Joliet Junction Trail. And check out a mid-year health report showing new HIV and AIDS cases down in Chicago. It’s Chicagoland Dailies for 8-25-26.
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Nebraska Black Pride hosts the Black Opulence Ball tonight featuring comedienne Amber Ruffin, and a Family BBQ tomorrow. Western Iowa’s only LGBTQ+ bar, Kings & Queens, is closing. And Terry Lindsay brings vast experience as the new president of Western Iowa Tech Community College. It’s Western Iowa Dailies for 8-22-26.
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Find the LGBTQ+ Support Group by Out Mt. Vernon Tuesday, delve into racial injustice at Carbondale’s First Christian Church, or celebrate St. Francis CARE’s 20th anniversary at Hangar 9. It’s Southern Illinois Dailies for 8-15-26.
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The Cedar Valley Pride Choir still welcomes singers to join its debut rehearsal Sunday. Also, The Varsity Cinema presents a rendition of the original version of “Dangerous Liaisons,” recorded live in London. Plus, Marshalltown takes a step toward pausing data centers while more information is gathered. Check out Central Iowa Dailies for 8-14-26.
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Check out the three-day Trans-ilience Pride Festival in Chicago to celebrate gender non-conformity. Help raise money for the upcoming Joliet Pride Fest through “Popcorn with a Purpose.” Or, explore Woodstock Unity’s “Free 4 All” no cost garage sale Saturday. It’s Chicagoland Dailies for 8-13-26.
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The Female Energy Festival in Rockford celebrates woman-owned businesses and art. The historic Galena United Methodist Church showcases its historic 1885 Moline pipe organ. And data centers meet barriers in three Northern Illinois communities. It’s Northern Illinois Dailies for 8-7-26.
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Transgender and nonbinary folks and allies of all ages in the Linn County area are welcome to PFLAG Cedar Rapids’ bi-weekly Transformations support group Thursday. A beach-themed Health and Wellness Fair happens in Tipton Friday. And Muscatine works to keep a key street and its buildings safe after two historic buildings collapsed during rains last week. It’s Eastern Iowa Dailies for 8-5-26.
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TPQC asks for community input on queer health care, Community Health Care unveils a mural for World Breastfeeding Week, and Clock Inc. issues a desperate plea for more donations to “keep its doors open.” It’s Quad Cities Dailies for 8-4-26.
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