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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. You'll hear an update on ISU's response to recent anti-LGBTQ incidents on campus. Plus, a new installment of Datebook previews a Sondheim show now on stage at Illinois Wesleyan University.

WGLT’s The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, January 14. You’ll hear about how candidates for county and state offices and judicial seats in Illinois can start collecting signatures for the June primary. Plus, COVID hospitalizations have doubled across the country in the last two weeks as the omicron variant leads to record surges in new COVID cases.

Trash hauling in McLean County is a million dollar a year business and a new disposal operator want a piece of it. Plus, the bedrock of democracy has long been thought to be the middle class and that part of society is shrinking in Illinois. The 1800s were the golden era of patent medicine, and a huckster from Bloomington played a prominent part in the national snake oil business...In this episode of our series McHistory, hear about Wakefields Blackberry Balsam. And an Illinois Wesleyan speaker dispels misconceptions about mRNA technology.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. You'll hear from McLean County Sherriff Jon Sandage. Plus, an interview with William Murphy, a biomedical engineer and graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University.

Insulin costs are ten times higher than they used to be and some diabetics in central Illinois are taking their lives in their hands by rationing insulin to save money. Plus, a central Illinois hospital bites the dust. In a new episode of Food Trek, hear how a bio diverse prairie that stored carbon turned into a monocrop contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. And people in Bloomington Normal long term care facilities have a sense of déjà vu from the pandemic, though there is one BIG difference.

WGLT’s The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, January 13. You’ll hear about a Normal town council member who’s eyeing a seat in Springfield and the latest in COVID news for McLean County. Plus, a disposal company argues the area could use more competition — in the waste business.

On today's episode, Lyndsay Jones explores the rise of pop-up COVID testing sites in Bloomington-Normal. Plus, Eric Stock interviews McLean County's public health chief about the latest on COVID. A new episode of Sound Health focuses on mental health in winter. And Datebook has a preview of a photography exhibit at the Normal Public Library.

On today's episode, you'll hear an interview with Normal Mayor Koos. Plus, a conversation with longtime conservationist Myra Gordon. And a look at what it's like to be low or no vision in Bloomington-Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Jan. 10 2022. You'll hear about a record breaking week for COVID hospitalizations in McLean County. Plus, a new photography exhibit at Normal Public Library gives Twin Cities residents a chance enjoy nature—indoors.

People are buying new homes in McLean County faster than they can be built. Eric Stock reports prospective buyers have learned they need money, patience, and a little luck to end up in the home they want. The Central Illinois Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is asking the city of Bloomington to hold off on a contract for cameras that can record license plate numbers of vehicles that drive by a proposed set of ten cameras to be placed in the community. And Town of Normal Council members have approved spending about 140-thousand-dollars on an outdoor fitness training circuit center. Charlie Schlenker talks with Mayor Chris Koos, who says it's a quality of life measure for the community.