World Happiness Day in McLean County: What makes you happy?

WGLT | By Braden Fogerson,

Emily Bollinger, Melissa Ellin

Published March 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM CDT

Three people hold up a small microphone and talk to the camera — From left, Dominique, Tristan, and Trinity are some of the people WGLT talked to about what makes them happy.

Thursday is World Happiness Day. WGLT has been traveling around McLean County to ask people what makes them happy.

We started with students at Olympia Middle School in Stanford, where the WGLT crew traveled for a recent CareerSpark Expo. Listen to their responses below:

WGLT then stopped people around Uptown Normal and the Illinois State University. Watch video of their answers below:

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Braden Fogerson

Braden Fogerson is a correspondent at WGLT. Braden is the station's K-12 education beat reporter.

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Emily Bollinger

Emily Bollinger is a digital producer at WGLT, focused on photography, videography and other digital content.

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Melissa Ellin

Melissa Ellin was a reporter at WGLT and a Report for America corps member, focused on mental health coverage.

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