WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, July 20. A staycation in Illinois this summer might sound boring, but but Karla Flannery, the deputy director of the Illinois Office of Tourism, said she couldn't disagree more. Plus, a deeper look into the policy of one of the region's largest healthcare providers that bars LGBTQ+ employees from having fertility treatments covered by insurance.
Lyndsay Jones is a reporter at WGLT. She joined the station in 2021. You can reach her at lljone3@ilstu.edu.