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On today's episode, an examination of the arguments Unit 5 has made in support of a tax referendum, a preview of this year's Red Cross Evening of Stars keynote, plus thoughts on the future of work post-pandemic.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. You'll hear about Sen. Dick Durbin's comments on the war in Ukraine, during a stop in Bloomington-Normal. Plus, a look at partisan "zombie" newspapers like the McLean County Times.

It's election season and you probably know the drill: People start running for office, they create talking points and repeat those talking points until the election is over, right? WGLT wanted to do things a little differently this year.

On today's episode, the rise of so-called zombie papers, a preview of Heartland Theater Company's "The Revolutionists", plus the latest installment of My Playlist.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. You'll hear about Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey's stop in Bloomington over the weekend, as the election nears. And students at Normal Community High School talk about their views on the Unit 5 referendum, also on the ballot this week.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, aka Election Day. You'll hear about the real story behind high absenteeism numbers in District 87. Plus, a preview of "The Revolutionists" now on stage at Heartland Theatre Company.

On today's episode, a lawsuit alleges race discrimination in how mentally ill inmates are treated in Illinois prisons, a restored memorial in downtown Bloomington honors the hundreds from McLean County who died in World War II, and a popular Lake Bloomington restaurant plans to reopen next year after it was destroyed by fire.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. You'll hear about Democrats campaigning at ISU with less than a week to go before the election. Plus, WGLT courts reporter Edith Brady-Lunny talks about mental health in Illinois prisons.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. You'll hear about campus reaction to recent anti-LGTBQ incidents near Illinois State University. Plus, an Iranian artist living in central Illinois weighs in on the women's protests in her home country.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. You'll hear about the challenges of running an environmentally sustainable restaurant during a time on high inflation. Plus a central Illinois political historian draws parallels between today's nuclear threat from Russia and the Cuban missile crisis 60 years ago this week.