WGLT's Sound Ideas
Weekdays 5-5:30 p.m.
Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.
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An author and researcher visiting Normal this week argues the meaning of “sanctuary” is much deeper than the political shorthand we’ve come to know surrounding immigration. -
Biotech startup Symbio Bioculinary engineers the elimination of food waste in Bloomington laboratorySymbio Bioculinary does not concern submission combat or landscaping businesses, it upcycles food waste to tackle the over 30% of meals thrown out in the United States. -
Krystle Able gave a presentation to constituents at the Activity and Recreation Center in Normal, answering questions about holding two full-time jobs and township transparency. -
The first tenants have already moved in at Carden Springs, a new and sizable apartment and townhome development in north Normal aimed squarely at McLean County’s housing shortage. -
Ted Schmitz has a special place at Illinois State University. He will receive the Campbell “Stretch” Miller Award on Oct. 18 as part of ISU's Percy Family Athletics Hall of Fame inductions. -
In Part 3 of our weeklong series about local manufacturing, WGLT visits a Bloomington company that serves both farms and the armed forces with made-to-order circuit boards. -
Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle provided updates about the Normal-based school district during an interview on WGLT's Sound Ideas. -
WGLT talks to David Mouser about incoming money from the sales tax referendum, the district's graduation rate, teacher retention, and the possibility of adding girls flag football. -
Bent Elementary School students and staff attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for a new playground expansion and greenspace. -
WGLT's weeklong series about manufacturing in Bloomington-Normal begins with a visit to ACC Electronix, a Normal-based company which specializes in rugged electronics.
