Congressman Darin LaHood says he'll focus on the economy in his next run for office in a district that has about half the places he has represented before. And even though he's in a very safe Republican District he's not too keen on how Democrats drew the boundaries. Universal pre-k might still make it into President Biden's infrastructure bill as it continues under negotiation. Find out what early childhood experts think of the notion. The exhaustive McLean County Board redistricting process is winding down and one of the work group heads says the words Democrat and Republican were never mentioned. Eight meetings and hearings might be just enough to do the job, But, can you really ever take politics out of the equation?
WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.