News & Features
Live music, family-friendly fun, youth area highlight Naper Pride Saturday
Pop tribute bands like Beyond the Blonde, live performers like Myles Barnes and Cheryl Rodey, and an “Under the Rainbow” teen and kids’ zone are highlights of Naper Pride Saturday in Illinois’ third-largest city, Naperville.
‘Let’s Get Spiritual’ with September 2025 edition of MainStream, now available in 475 spots throughout Illinois, Iowa
With four drastically different takes on spirituality – also known as the search for purpose – the September edition of MainStream is now available across Illinois and Iowa, in 475 distribution...
Opinion
How a small-town, open-minded Illinois boy grew up to become a sex therapist
Becoming a sex therapist is a childhood dream of mine come true. I distinctly remember the day Dr. Laura Berman came on to “Oprah,” which I watched daily with my mom (along with “Rachel Ray”) while...
Iowa City rocker Nikki Lunden Trotter shares recovery journey
Nikki Lunden Trotter, best-known for her songwriting and energetic stage performance as founder and leader singer of Natural Habits Band, gave up alcohol and drugs more than a decade after she realized she needed to. Read about her journey to recovery.
The Project Pages
Pet Wellness and patient health go hand in hand at The Project of the Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES -- The pandemic has reminded us that having a pet can be important for one’s mental and physical health. It has also revealed that the financial burden of pet ownership is harder for...
The Project aims for health equity in the Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES - During a recent visit to a local shelter for people experiencing homelessness, staff members of The Project of the Quad Cities (TPQC) encountered a person who tested positive for HIV....






