GLT's Sound Ideas: 5/11/16

Hear an interview with the president of the industrial salvage firm that has bought the Mitsubishi plant headed for final shutdown at the end of the month. Taso Sofikitis talks about why Maynards bought the plant and its plans. In another of our continuing series, "Stretched Thin," on how the budget stalemate is affecting Illinois residents,  Gail Kear  and Rickie Lee Benecke of Life Center for Independent Living in McLean County. talk about how helping residents with disabilities live on their own actually saves money for taxpayers. Plus, an interview with Alexandra Fischer, founder and leader of the Bloomington-Normal indy-pop band "Alex and the XO's."