WGLT's Sound Ideas 11/8/19

Another pedestrian fatality on Veterans Parkway raises safety concerns. Ryan Denham reports. Plus, the Town of Normal is getting ready to revamp its bicycle and pedestrian plan and the public has shown a lot of interest in trail crossings over the years. Town Engineer Ryan Otto and planner Mercy Davison when their way through a bike plan interview with Mary Cullen. A public radio investigation into Commonwealth Edison showed the utility paid a lobbyist more than $3 million bucks... a lobbyist connected to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. A big honking federal grant is coming to the Town of Normal for an Uptown Underpass. Connecting the north and south sides of the train tracks. Laura Kennedy previews a production of the Pulitzer prize winning play Sweat. And a half century of McLean County disaster planning gets some recognition.