GLT's The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 2, 2023. You'll hear about Reps. Darin LaHood and Eric Sorensen's votes on the debt limit bill. Plus, a preview of Heartland Theatre's 10-Play Festival with WGLT's Lauren Warnecke.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 1, 2023. You'll hear about The Salvation Army looking for help cooling people off during this heat wave. Plus, WGLT's Statehouse reporter recaps the busy spring legislative session.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 31, 2023. You'll hear about a mentoring program for women to work alongside state lawmakers. Plus, an interview with McLean County History Makers Charles and Willie Halbert.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 30, 2023. You'll hear about the potential for prevailing wages being required for construction of a Bloomington housing project. Plus, an interview with the McLean County Fatherhood Coalition.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 26, 2023. You'll hear about a big name change for Children's Home & Aid, a nonprofit that works in Bloomington. Plus, an interview with two District 87 leaders.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 25, 2023. You'll hear about gender imbalances in higher education enrollment, including in central Illinois. Plus, McLean County's Social Justice Walking Tour goes virtual.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 24, 2023. You'll hear about Sen. Dick Durbin's visit to Bloomington. Plus, an interview with one of the developers working on an $18.5 million housing project near downtown Bloomington.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 23, 2023. You'll hear about the results of a survey of internet service in rural McLean County. Plus, how the post-pandemic era may be an opportunity for community health workers in Illinois.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 22, 2023. You'll hear about the bill changing Central Illinois Regional Airport's tax base which has now won final approval in Springfield. Plus, an interview with YWCA McLean County about expansion plans for its rape crisis center.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to start your day for Friday, May 19, 2023. You'll hear about asbestos removal planning at the Normal Public Library. Plus, a preview of this weekend's "History of Beer in Bloomington" event at Keg Grove Brewing.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 18, 2023. You'll hear about the late Parker Lawlis, a former Normal Town Council who recently died at age 88. Plus, part two of our series about maternal care deserts in rural Illinois.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 17, 2023. You'll hear about a concerning spike in gun violence in Bloomington, as seen in the police department's latest annual report. Plus, why rural hospitals are closing their baby units.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 16, 2023. You'll hear about the rebranding of a community garden on Bloomington's west side. Plus, you'll learn about a long COVID study focused on Central Illinois.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, March 15, 2023. You'll hear about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' visit to central Illinois. Plus, meet the 93-year-old crossing guard who's become something of a celebrity in the neighborhood around Glenn Elementary in Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 12, 2023. You'll hear about how the end of the COVID emergency impacts access to vaccines and testing locally. Plus, an interview with a new appointee to a state clean energy board.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 11, 2023. You'll hear about a long-lost painting turning up at Bloomington Public Library. Plus, the Ecology Action Center shares some pointers on how to recycle in Bloomington-Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 10, 2023. You'll hear the latest on the investigation into the death of an Illinois State University alum who was a Chicago cop. Plus, meet one of Bloomington-Normal's best cake makers.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 9, 2023. You'll hear about the return to school in Olympia, where a fire damaged a building. Plus, an interview with Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen during a recent Twin City visit.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 8, 2023. You'll hear about high-speed passenger rail's impact on Bloomington-Normal. Plus, Lyndsay Jones looks at the homeschooling community in McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 5, 2023. You'll hear about Easterseals Central Illinois being desperate to hire more camp counselors at Timber Pointe. Plus, an Illinois Wesleyan University alum's writing career takes flight.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 4, 2023. You'll hear about another Bloomington nonprofit making changes and reevaluating after a recent fire code inspection. Plus, Alan Sender from the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority board talks about a proposal to expand the airport's tax base countywide.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 3, 2023. You'll hear about JOLT Harm Reduction's expansion into McLean County. Plus, an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos about the council's decision to allow more cannabis dispensaries.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 2, 2023. You'll hear about the interim athletics director at ISU on her first day on the job. Plus, Charlie Schlenker talks to the incoming CEO of Bloomington-based Heartland Bank and Trust.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 1, 2023. You'll hear about a recent audit of ISU's Athletics department, in the wake of that costly donor trip. Plus, a new edition of Beyond Sports takes a local look at the transfer portal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 28, 2023. You'll hear about Sunday's Fair Housing Affair at the YWCA McLean County. Plus, a preview of a Mayan show at the ISU Planetarium, running weekends through May 6.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 27, 2023. You'll hear about Illinois Wesleyan University's efforts to get its nursing program off probation. Plus, a Cornell philosopher speaks to an ISU audience about mansplaining and misogyny.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, April 26, 2023. You'll hear about the importance of organ donation. Plus, how the end of expanded SNAP benefits is impacting a Normal food bank.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, April 25, 2023. You'll hear about efforts to bring a grocery store closer to the ISU campus. Plus, an interview with the curator of a show in Uptown Normal for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 24, 2023. You'll hear about additional impacts of staff shortages at the McLean County jail. Also, get some tips for navigating the Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 21, 2023. You'll hear about asbestos removal planning at Normal Public Library. Plus, an interview with ISU's interim president about the way forward for ISU Athletics.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 20, 2023. You'll hear about Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe's testimony in Springfield on a key source of tax revenue. Plus, a 1960s fashion show comes to Illinois State University.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, April 19, 2023. You'll hear about ISU alum Jane Lynch's return to campus for a 3-week Visiting Artist residency. Plus, a look at the shortage of firefighters in Bloomington-Normal and beyond.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 18, 2023. You'll hear about what it will take to reopen Olympia's high school and middle school after last week's fire. Plus, an interview with McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, April 17, 2023. You'll hear about climate change's impact on a maple sirup producer just southwest of Bloomington-Normal. Plus, a new book chronicles life in the punk rock band Poster Children.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 14, 2023. You'll hear about the resignation of Illinois State University's athletics director. Plus, Bloomington hosts citywide Slow Art Day festivities.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 13, 2023. You'll hear about NPR's decision to quit Twitter, and how WGLT is doing it too. And you'll hear more about ISU women's basketball player Paige Robinson being drafted into the WNBA.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, April 12, 2023. You'll hear about McLean County government's reaction to an airport plan to expand its tax base. Plus, an interview with NAACP Youth Council leader Bradley Ross Jackson.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 11, 2023. You'll hear about what's next for State Farm's IT outsourcing plan. And an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos about last week's election turnout.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 10, 2023. You'll hear about a Bloomington church that needs to find a new home. Plus, a look at ag productivity trends in McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 7, 2023. You'll hear about Trail East and Trail West plans in Uptown Normal. Plus, how the expanded access to Narcan could impact McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 6, 2023. You'll hear about a walkout over gun safety at Normal Community High School. Plus, a closer look at the Unit 5 school board race.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, April 5, 2023. You'll hear the results of the local election. Plus, an interview with McLean County Board member Lea Cline about carbon capture regulation.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, April 4, 2023. On this Election Day, you'll hear about state lawmakers passing a new fertility fraud bill inspired by a Bloomington man's story. Plus, an interview with Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason.