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
New column, The Jaded Optimist, introduces improved MainStream grounded in thoughtfulness, expression
The Jaded Optimist is a new column about thoughts and experiences from MainStream Multimedia, an LGBTQ affirming and intersectionally aware magazine and website serving Illinois and Iowa.
How to close the divide with loved ones who have different political views than yours
Political polarization is more complex than ever and destroying relationships. Zachery Nielsen of Bloom Therapy shares tips on how to keep that from happening.
The Project Pages
“The Project Page” to focus on TPQC’s important work on health care access in Illinois, Iowa
“The Project Page” is a new monthly focus, and we kick it off with an introduction to Tyler Mitchell, TPQC’s marketing director.
The Project’s packed June // Benefit for Quad Cities Pride // Illinois cannabis workplace protections // Joliet BLM settlement // Rainbow Cafe events // Springfield PrideFest
The Project of the Quad Cities, Springfield PrideFest, Carbondale’s Rainbow Cafe, fundraising fun for Quad Cities Pride, r and potential workplace protections for Illinois cannabis users.
