Happening Today
- Clock's Thanksgiving • Rock Island, IL, 12:00 pm:
One of Clock Inc.'s annual holiday traditions.
- Thanksgiving Day Potluck at Mary's on 2nd • Davenport, IA, 3:00 pm:
Thanksgiving with chosen family at the Quad Cities' oldest lLGBTQ+ bar.
Top Stories
Fentanyl concerns in Iowa, Rock Island/Milan’s first female schools leader, Club Q shooter plea, more
Fentanyl seizures in Iowa up 105 percent in 2023: A new report on fentanyl seizures shows that the state of Iowa, plus eight counties along the Illinois/Wisconsin border, had among the nation's greatest increases this year in seizure of fentanyl, the highly potent...
10-year high in police killings, Iowa’s push to keep book ban, reclassifying cannabis, Illinois’ assault weapons ban, more
Today’s curated briefs link you to the best writings about a surge in police killings in 2023, the move to reclassify cannabis to Schedule III, Iowa’s push to keep its book ban, a battle brewing over crisis pregnancy centers, Illinois sheriffs and the state’s assault weapons ban, and more.
News & Features
Bolingbrook Pride Saturday features animal rescue, transgender closet, kids’ fun, more
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Yes, you can celebrate Pride Saturday in Bolingbrook.
You can also help support an animal rescue group finding homes for dogs from puppy mills. Or participate in a mass marriage equality ceremony. Or enjoy Bolingbrook’s Welcome Wall featuring 27 different languages.
Read about what’s happening Saturday at the Pride event taking place in Bolingbrook, the third-most diverse suburb of Chicago.
We Love Strays & Gays shirts by the Humane Society are back by popular demand
DAVENPORT — In response to public demand, the Humane Society of Scott County in the Quad Cities is reopening for its “We Love Strays & Gays” shirts, first introduced during Pride Month.
The shirt sales help fund the shelter’s needs at a time when shelters nationwide are overloaded and short on resources, staff, space and funding.
In addition, half of all sales go to the Clock Inc. LGBT Community Center in Rock Island, which serves all of the Quad Cities and neighboring counties.
Proceeds from the shirt sales are divided between the Humane Society, and Clock Inc. LGBT Community Center.
