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
Clearing up the misinterpretation of Leviticus, a favorite Biblical ‘clobber passage’ of Charlie Kirk
Leviticus, a favorite source of “clobber passages” cited by the late Charlie Kirk and other extreme fundamentalist Christians to attack LGBTQ+ people, is rife with misinterpretation, writes Pastor Tyler Yost.
LGBTQ Pride flag ceremony in East Moline is about broad recognition of diversity and a groundbreaking flag policy
East Moline’s Pride flag ceremony Friday follows a Juneteenth flag ceremony last week and honors city’s new and groundbreakingly inclusive flag policy, covering 30 different awarenesses, heritages or official holidays.
The Project Pages
Growth in clients, staff, services inspires November move for The Project of the Quad Cities
MOLINE — The Project of the Quad Cities is moving to accommodate its growth in clients, staff and services. The nonprofit founded in 1986 to focus on prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS now provides behavioral health care, LGBTQ+ health care, and gender-affirming care. Its move to 4101 John Deere Rd., from its River Drive home, will mean 7,000 more square feet and more rooms for treatment, support groups, trainings, education and more.
AIDS/HIV advocate strives to be “part of the change” in addressing racial disparities in health care
Davenport AIDS/HIV advocate Destiny Smith shares how health care disparities have affected Black women “from the beginning of time.”
