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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. You'll hear about cancelled classes in the twin cities and a new COVID record in McLean County. Plus, an interview with McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight.

For Bloomington Normal emergency rooms winter storms can be the calm that comes BEFORE the storm because people wait to get help until after the weather improves. Still, a lot of healthcare workers are sleeping on cots to make sure they get to work during the snow. Winter heating bills soar during weather like this. But Ameren Illinois says there's an option for those who really can't afford them. And a college football hall of famer from Illinois State University says he's not too worried about the steep drop in high school participation...Boomer Grigsby also says the hall of fame nod means more than he thought.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, February 7. You'll hear how local school districts spent their weekends after a Sangamon County judge issued a temporary restraining order against masks in schools. Plus, a preview of a conversation between student reporter Jack Graue and ISU marketing expert Hulda Black on State Farm's pivot-to-tik-tok strategy for this year's Super Bowl ad.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, February 4. You'll hear about how many driving incidents Bloomington-Normal police responded to in the first day of the winter snow storm, plus a look at what emergency room managers said their patient load has been like.

Housing advocates say the pace of rental aid distribution has picked up, but they are still not sure enough people are applying. That's true in the immigrant community as well as you hear from the Immigration Project. The Democratic Party controlled remap is designed to make sure GOP Representatives Mary Miller and Darin LaHood will have to run against each other. It's not clear who will survive. One expert says LaHood is stronger in a general election, but Miller could take him out in a primary. And the music of the neo new wave band Fantastic Plastics has gorgeous melodies that often frame pointed critiques OF technology and modern society.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. You'll hear about the groundbreaking for the O'Neil Pool and Park project on Bloomington's west side. Plus, an update on efforts to prevent a post-COVID spike in evictions.

Instructors at Heartland Community College's new Electric Vehicle Energy Storage training program say they're thrilled to be doing cutting edge work preparing techs for the future. They also say it's nice to see auto training programs come back after high schools and colleges phased them out when they were younger. Suspensions don't help minority students. An ISU scholar says schools are punishing kids who are already suffering and doing so disproportionately. The Masonic Lodge in Normal has survived many decades when many fraternal and social groups across the nation have not by recruiting younger people. The Masons in Normal are celebrating 150 years.

On today's episode, Charlie Schlenker talks to the president and CEO of Bloomington-based Heritage Enterprises about challenges facing long-term care facilities. Plus, a preview of the 27th annual Hauntcert shows next week at Unit 5's two high schools.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. You'll hear about the new proposed political maps for McLean County government. Plus, an interview with Bloomington musician Brett Conlin about his band's new album.

Operation Push and the Rainbow Coalition plan a march in Peru, Illinois to pressure authorities to do more to investigate the death of ISU graduate student Jelani Day. But, not everything being said about the case is true. The Prairie City Soccer League is changing plans for new fields. They won't be in north Normal. A researcher speaking at ISU has a new way of tackling community health questions -- like, "Why aren't families physically active?" Darla Castelli talks about information gaps in community health. And the Unit 5 School Board President talks deficits and discourse.