Survey focuses on dementia, ‘divine’ comedy at Station Theatre, legislators promise LGBT protection: Central Illinois Dailies for 5-3-26
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.
New LGBTQ+ bar opens, housing help for ex-prisoners, prescription drug take-back Saturday: Quad Cities Dailies for 4-19-26
The quiet opening of the Quad Cities new LGBTQ+ bar Together on 2nd, a chance Wednesday to learn about Home for Good legislation to help people released from prison, and the coming Prescription Drug Take Back Day. It’s Quad Cities Dailies for 4-19-26.
Miss Pickle 2026 for Pride and The Deadwood, Braveheart Memorial weekend, ISU adds women’s wrestling: Iowa Dailies for 4-18-26
Miss Pickle in Iowa City raises money for two causes and not just one, women’s wrestling comes to Iowa State University, and Kings & Queens in Sioux City hosts three nights of fundraising for the Cole McClure Braveheart Foundation. It’s Iowa Dailies for 4-18-26.
ADVOCACY: Make homes accessible to people with limited mobility by following the three basics of “visitability”
“Visitability” benefits not just people using wheelchairs, but also “aging parents, young families with strollers, friends with broken legs, and workers hauling deliveries or furniture.” writes quadriplegic, disabled advocate and professional communicator Allaina Humphreys from Bolingbrook, Ill.
The Latest Bulletin
The Bulletin for May 23 to June 4, 2026, is out! Key topics: data centers, artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots. Plus, a new Youth/Teens Events Section, and all the other good things: Animal Welfare Needs, Volunteer Needs, Spirituality Events, Bar/Adults Only Events, and events for all parts of Illinois and Iowa, divided by region. Enjoy!
Rainbow Cafe Scavenger Hunt seeks sign-ups, proposal to regulate chatbots, Galena poetry slam coming: Illinois Dailies for 4-14-26
Sign-ups are sought for Saturday’s scavenger hunt in Carbondale with Rainbow Cafe. A bill would regulate chatbots in Illinois. And Galena Public Library encourages poets to sign up for its upcoming poetry slam at Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape. It’s Illinois Dailies for 4-14-26.
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Ben Greene, ‘transgender Mr. Rogers,’ brings message of cultivated joy to Mount Pleasant, Iowa City
Learn about Ben Greene, author of “My Child is Trans; Now What?” and a public speaker on transgender joy who is appearing at The Belle Center in Mount Pleasant and Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City Sunday.
