WGLT's Sound Ideas 01/16/20

Bloomington Normal youth are feeling a bit salty about the benefit they DIDN'T see from the January increase in the minimum wage. Normal Community High School student Ari Whitlock talks about the growing gap caused by lobbyists for park districts. Plus, Bloomington Normal and Peoria are very different cities, but they might be similar in their realty markets. A political scientist scoffs at the idea a new Illinois law beefing up penalties for shootings in houses of worship will change the number of church shootings or make churches safer. The town of Normal is deep into budget planning. Eric Stock reports. And Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials carry on tradition and forge their own legacy.