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The window of time for Illinois State University to mandate vaccines is rapidly closing.

A new pilot program with ISU students helping people expunge their criminal records surprisingly doesn't deal with a lot of cannabis cases. Tom McClure tells you about giving people a second chance. Plus, State Senator Jason Barickman unpacks why a massive energy policy proposal is such a tough thing to pass in Springfield. Backyard chickens can help your urban garden...yet they're not that popular with the neighbors. Hear more on WGLT's Grow. And the Coalescence Theatre Project hopes to use one particular queer story to give voice to underrepresented groups within the community.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 28, 2021. You'll hear U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis' reaction to the latest movement on the federal infrastructure bill.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 18, 2021.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 22, 2021. You'll hear about who might run for a newly drawn House district that includes parts of Bloomington-Normal.

Rivian employment is now about 1,900. It's heading for 2,500 by year and 3,000 to 4,000 by the end of next year. Heartland Community College's two soccer teams went to nationals for the first time, but it wasn't easy when several got sick. Yet they persevered. Heartland also set a new grade point average record among its student athletes. McLean County Jail inmates connect with their children by reading and recording books on CD. A northern Illinois woman tells you her experience of a chemical plant fire and dark plumes of smoke that made her sick and dizzy.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

The structural deficit for Unit 5 schools is $12.5 million and rising $1.5-2 million a year. Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle says she hopes to have deficit reduction plans developed by the fall. They will include cuts, new revenue, and efficiencies in existing operations. Plus, the town of Normal will rework zoning rules to allow permanent outdoor on street dining. it proved popular during the pandemic. Hear from City Manager Pam Reece. The prairie state doesn't have a lot of prairie left. Learn more during WGLT's gardening podcast 'Grow.' And Opera Under the Stars comes to an outdoor venue in Normal, courtesy of Prairie Fire Theater.