LGBTQ+ Town Hall, suicide prevention talk, CYFS online seminar for creative ‘littles:’ Central Illinois Dailies for 4-19-26
Lots of learning in today’s Central Illinois Dailies: a Monday LGBTQ+ Town Hall, a midday Tuesday talk about preventing suicide in your LGBTQ+ community, and an online seminar Tuesday by the Center for Youth and Family Solutions about raising creative littles.
Women’s jazz orchestra headlines, nonprofit NEST Cafe turns four, former mayor at History on Tap: Quad Cities Dailies for 4-12-26
NEST Cafe’s anniversary, Putnam’s History on Tap with Mark Schwiebert, and a special performance by the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra are in Quad Cities Dailies for 4-12-26.
Fundraising for the late Selene Cass, water quality guru seeks ag office, ‘Naughty Spelling Bee’ Sunday: Iowa Dailies for 4-11-26
A memorial and fund for the late Selene Cass, water quality pioneer Chris Jones runs for ag head, and the Naughty Spelling Bee for adults is coming Sunday. It’s Iowa Dailies for 4-11-26.
Making it a priority: Introducing MainStream’s new Gender Identity Fact-Based Forum
Partake of MainStream’s new and growing new section, the Gender Identity Fact-Based Forum, where you’ll find research, resources, fact-based analysis and more about gender identity.
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!
Walk-in STI testing at Planned Parenthood sites, Rochelle data center postponed, Artstarts benefit concert: Illinois Dailies for 4-6-26
Free STI testing by Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, a delayed data center in Rochelle, and a fundraiser for Artstarts in Marion are in Illinois Dailies for 4-6-26.
The Latest News, Features and Opinion
Croken versus Peters in eastern Iowa, three first-time candidates face off for central Iowa Democratic nod, more
Central Iowa has an exciting three-way primary for a key representative seat. Davenport in the Quad Cities is seeing a primary showdown between two former collaborators. and a total of eight candidates are preparing to pursue the first step toward earning the right to be Iowa’s governor. Check out this update on what’s happening with Iowa’s state-level primary election, coming June 2.
