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On today's episode, Unit 5 parents, students and coaches explain what's at stake if junior high and freshman sports are eliminated; Normal's city manager discusses how several bank collapses might impact the economy and municipal governments; plus we’ll hear the wiretaps federal prosecutors are playing for a Chicago jury in a corruption trial that’s rocked Illinois politics.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, March 20, 2023. You'll hear about U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood's interest in reforming the FISA law. Plus, how the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank impacts the startups affiliated with OSF HealthCare.

On today's all-music episode, you'll hear from Chicago Farmer ahead of their milestone Midwest tour. Plus, professional drummer Andrew "Blaze" Thomas from Bloomington-Normal talks about his pivot to history. And Bloomington-based rapper Darius talks about his new album.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, March 17, 2023. You'll hear about efforts to expand broadband access in rural McLean County. Plus, you'll meet a blues drummer who's found a new path as a historian.

On today's episode, how proposed reductions to band and orchestra will affect music education in Unit 5, how the Silicon Valley Bank collapse impacts health tech startups in OSF HealthCare's portfolio, plus the wacky works from mid-century Chicago’s vibrant visual arts scene on display at University Galleries in Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, March 22, 2023. You'll hear about allegations of meddling in a police investigation related to the Unit 5 referendum. Plus, a new episode of WGLT's series Sound Health looks at Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.

Backyard Tire Fire's new album drops Friday. They perform at the Black Dirt Music Festival in Bloomington on Saturday. Wilco headlines the fest.

Author John Milward connects American music legends like The Carter Family and Hank Williams with today's big stars including Jason Isbell and Brandi Carlisle.

Ellen Ferguson was a champion of women and women's suffrage. She made Bloomington-Normal her home in the 1870s.