Jack Podlesnik
CorrespondentJack Podlesnik is a reporter and announcer at WGLT. He joined the station in 2021 as an intern, while a student at Illinois State University. After graduating ISU, he joined the staff part-time in 2024.
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The council has approved a 5% pay increase for City Manager Tim Gleason, which is about a $10,400 raise, bringing his annual salary to just under $210,000.
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The stretch of road, from Beaufort Street to Towanda Avenue, would feature one lane in both directions, with a center turn lane. There also would be bike lanes on both sides of the road.
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The issue pertains to 1 White Place, a property in the neighborhood that has been vacant for more than 20 months. The property owner, in the process of preparing the home for new residents, initially told White Place residents it would house four units. He later told them it would be nine.
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The congregation of Victory Church in rural Bloomington gathered Sunday to raise money for the ongoing construction of a new church building and Christian youth school, and to enjoy an outdoor service.
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A referendum next March will determine whether the Olympia school district will have enough money to renovate the high school swimming pool.
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In another installment of our Sounds of Summer series, WGLT heads to the baseball diamonds of the McLean County PONY Baseball league, where young athletes convene each summer to play in over 1,000 total games.
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The Heartland Community College baseball team defeated Southeastern Iowa 8-6 on Saturday in Oklahoma to capture the first NJCAA Division II national title in school history.
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McLean County Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense held its sixth annual “Wear Orange” event Saturday at the Western Avenue Community Center in Bloomington.
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Among flagship sports like football, basketball and volleyball, esports can get lost in the mix on a college campus. Part of that is due to its non-traditionally athletic design. But another is the sometimes unclear definition of esports.
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WGLT spoke with three local gamers and enthusiasts to find out why they like video games, and what the gaming scene is like in Bloomington-Normal.