The National Urban League forms, Black women speak up through the Sojourners for Truth and Justice, Willie Velasquez is honored for voting rights, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Walker's Appeal helps inspire the abolition of slavery, Trevor Noah takes "Daily Show" helm from Jon Stewart, "the abortion pill" is approved. and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
"Predictor" just wrapped at Urbana's Station Theatre and will have its off-Broadway premiere in December. Caleb Sneeden writes in his review how the play by Jennifer Blackmer uses humor and frustration to preserve the story of Meg Crane, inventor of the at-home pregnancy test.| MainStream MultiMedia
Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first African-American to win a Pulitzer, while Rachel Carson releases "Silent Spring" about pesticide use, in the September 27 edition of This Day in History.| MainStream MultiMedia
Shirley Chisholm makes history as the first Black female to run for President, Adolphe Max defies German troops in Brussels, women reporters are allowed equal access to sports locker rooms, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
A nationwide need for more foster families, plus family counseling and senior support services, are what Friday night's Wine Down in Peoria Heights will support. The event is a benefit for the Center for Youth and Family Solutions.| MainStream MultiMedia
On This Day in History for Sept. 25, Sandra Day O'Connor's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Little Rock Nine finally getting to class, Cuba's legalization of same-sex marriage, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
On this day in history, Harry Anslinger is appointed as the country's first-ever drug czar, AIDS replaces GRID, the Smithsonian founds the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Historic progressive, intersectional events on Sept. 23 include a history-making Nobel Peace Prize for Ralph Bunche, the start of chemical experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Germany, and young environmental activist Greta Thunberg's "How Dare You" speech.| MainStream MultiMedia
Our debut edition of "This Day in History" includes a look at historical happenings involving Willie Nelson, Farm Aid and Champaign, Ill; Billy Porter; and Abraham Lincoln.| MainStream MultiMedia
The growing Soul of the City family-friendly party happening all day Saturday in Rock Island, Ill., brings loads of kids' fun, the Jesse White Tumblers, live music and DJs, and more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Having healthy relationships can be life-extending. And you don't need a lot of them. Foundation 2 Crisis Services tells us more.| MainStream MultiMedia
Travis Stanger is gathering sign-ups of people who would be interested in an LGBTQ+ identified Stonewall Sports chapter for the greater Quad Cities region, including eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.| MainStream MultiMedia
Out Sports Quad Cities still has two weekends left for its first-ever kickball season, and a second season coming in late summer. The new LGBTQ+ sports league has drawn more than five dozen reliable players.| MainStream MultiMedia
Hollywood Hope will co-host the first-ever Marshalltown Pride in the Park Saturday, an event that showcases diversity.| MainStream MultiMedia
Marshalltown LGBTQ+ hosts a four-hour Pride celebration Saturday featuring live wrestling, a day rave, a lip sync battle, and vendors.| MainStream MultiMedia
River City Pride in Peoria, Ill., features more than two dozen drag performers, a half-dozen bands, more than 100 vendors and a standout sense of community service.| MainStream MultiMedia
Check out what you'll find in the July 2025 edition of MainStream, hitting distribution locations and mailboxes throughout Illinois and Iowa starting tomorrow.| MainStream MultiMedia