Abigail Schombert

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, March 22. Normal Police chief Rick Bleichner is set to retire after 30 years with the department. Plus, Eric Stock talks to the director of the Central Illinois Regional Airport about how leisure travel has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels -- and how business travel has not.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, March 21. Charlie Schlenker interviews a former National Guard Colonel who spent nine months in Ukraine in 2020 and 2021. Plus, legal and financial troubles are mounting for Pekin-based Reditus Laboratories CEO Aaron Rossi.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, March 18. You'll hear from the new Bishop from the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. Plus, Ariele Jones talks to Community Players about the return of Mamma Mia! to the Bloomington stage.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, March 17. A former Redbird weighs-in ahead of the ISU Women's basketball team heading to the NCAA tournament in Iowa tomorrow. Plus, a look at a women's concert group performing on Saturday.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, March 16. Normal Fire investigators are puzzled over what caused an explosion early Tuesday morning. Plus, Charlie Schlenker talks to former Afghan soldiers who fought the Taliban.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, March 15. Ryan Denham checks in with a GROWMARK agronomist in Bloomington. Plus, the W-D Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts of America has a new Scout Executive. WCBU's Tim Shelly interviews Ben Blumenberg about plans to grow membership in the 14-county area that includes McLean.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, March 14. Two Democratic senators from Illinois say they're confident President Joe Biden's pick for Supreme Court will receive a bipartisan welcome. Plus, WBEZ statehouse reporter Alex Degman takes a look back at the tenure of Dr. Ngozi Ezike as the state's top public health official.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, March 11. Eric Stock speaks with McLean County Health Department administrator Jessica McKnight. Plus, Ryan Denham listened in to Rivian's earnings call on Thursday.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, March 10, 2022. You'll hear about Gov. JB Pritzker's visit to Bloomington. And Eric Stock talks to the McLean County Health Department on the two-year anniversary of the COVID emergency.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Correspondent Edith Brady-Lunny tells Ryan Denham about new context that's important to consider in the case of 29-year-old Kimberlee Burton. Burton has been charged with the concealment of a death and her daughter, seven-month-old Zaraz Walker has not been found. Plus, the Mayor of Normal says the stressed financial situation in Unit 5 could have wide-ranging affects on the community. Chris Koos also says a recent lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., was productive.