We’re back after the holidays and excited to announce the first Prairie Postgres meetup of 2026, taking place on January 13. This event kicks off a new year of PostgreSQL learning and community engagement for the Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group. The meetup will feature Ryan Booze, Solutions Engineer at pganalyze, presenting a practical session […]

On November 18, the Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group will host its final meetup of the year featuring Jay Miller, Staff Developer Advocate at Aiven and founder of Black Python Devs. Jay will discuss why many application developers hesitate to work with databases and how embracing PostgreSQL can improve AI-driven features, reliability, and developer confidence. […]

Prairie Postgres, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the PostgreSQL community across the Midwest, is proud to celebrate its first anniversary on October 15th! Over the past year, Prairie Postgres has brought together developers, database administrators, researchers, and organizations that rely on PostgreSQL — through meetups, educational events, and open collaboration. Our mission is to […]