Saturday afternoon brings the 28th Annual Jettie Rhodes Neighborhood Day to Urbana. Saturday evening brings Pride at The Basket Case, by Peoria Proud and its River City Pride Festival, to Peoria. And in August, hearings start over regulations for data centers in Bloomington-Normal. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-26-26.
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Pride Night Music Bingo happens in Bloomington Tuesday, and the Peoria Prowlers take on Arch Rival from St. Louis Saturday. Plus, the city of Springfield is among the country’s 20 hottest housing markets. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-22-26.
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Check out two Central Illinois Pride events today: the West Peoria Pride Party by Peoria Proud, and the Prairie Pride Coalition Pride Picnic in Normal. Coming Wednesday, LGBTQIA+ teens can check out a Pride Month collage workshop with acclaimed artist and instructor Adda Farcas. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-14-26.
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The Macomb Pride Picnic celebrates spoken word Saturday. Logan County PrideFest, also Saturday, asks why “the Earth is being mean.” And Sparky Ringside in Peoria raises money Sunday for the River City Pride Festival. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-5-26.
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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.
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Normal and Bloomington pull back on data centers, Not in Our Town joins the Islamic Center in mourning over San Diego shootings, and Macomb Pride seeks poets, storytellers and more for its Pride Picnic June 6. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 5-21-26.
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Springfield holds a community meeting to explore Black Pride. Peoria hosts ‘Get Lit Open Mic Night.’ and Bloomington hosts Round 2 of “The Road to Rising Star.” It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 5-18-26.
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Coming up: the Tails and Trails Mental Health Awareness Walk in Altamont, and the Mini-Ball Workshop by Central Illinois Friends. Also, Illinois State University workers settle their strike. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 5-12-26.
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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.
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A matinee movie screening Wednesday at the Peoria Public Library North, a chance Wednesday for homeowners and homebuyers and Bloomington-Normal to find resources, and Champaign County’s moratorium on data centers. It’s all in Central Illinois Dailies for 4-28-26.
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