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GLT Sound Ideas 6/28/19

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Half of the hotel rooms in Bloomington Normal sit empty. And Hotel Motel Association head Ray Ceresa says average room rates are down three dollars from last year. Ryan Denham reports on the lowest metro area hotel occupancy rate in the state. Plus, Tim Shelley reports on how much the loss of grocery stores hurts rural communities and how four small central Illinois towns are trying to recover those community centers. Mary Cullen talks with McLean County Democrats about how in the world they will wade through 24 candidates to decide who they want. Joe Deacon talks with a professional video gamer. And Laura Kennedy has a fresh take on the centuries old romantic cage match that is Pride and Prejudice. 

Keegan Johnson is an Illinois State University student. He's an audio production intern for WGLT, supporting our daily newsmagazine Sound Ideas.