WGLT's Sound Ideas
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Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.
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The National Organization of Women has roughly 550 chapters across the country, including a new chapter in Normal. Lindsey Delahunt is the president of Normal NOW. -
The literary arts organization centering Black, African and African diasporic artists received a form letter canceling two previously-approved grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. -
Technical troubles at major airports can have trickle down effects in smaller facilities like the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. Airport Director Carl Olson said, for instance, cutting the number of flights at Newark because of limited staff capacity can increase ticket prices and suppress demand for travel down the chain. -
A study done for the City of Bloomington has estimated the cost to dredge Lake Bloomington at more than $35 million. -
WGLT spoke with retiring teachers and staff from Bloomington High School, Tri-Valley Elementary School and Grove Elementary School. -
Bloomington-Normal police say they’re encountering imitation guns more frequently, often among young people for whom guns are a status symbol. Like all commodities, fakes can be an easier way to get what you want. -
The Titans play their home games on Inspiration Field at Carol Willis Park, a facility that has had numerous upgrades in recent years, funded largely by Willis. Without her generosity, IWU would not be hosting the NCAA Division III World Series starting next week. -
The Central Illinois Regional Airport has about $70 million in infrastructure projects underway, or in a six-year pipeline. Some are moving faster than others. -
WGLT recently visited Bloomington High School for a career fair. While we were there, we asked BHS students what they were excited about this summer. Here's what they said. -
Wilma Hoover will celebrate her 93rd birthday this summer. But she's not letting advanced age stop her from volunteering — and raising money for St. Jude Children Research Hospital.
