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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.

Now, let's leadoff with Democrats trying to turn voters' attention back to reproductive rights -- with two weeks to go until Election Day. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker appeared alongside 17th Congressional District Democratic candidate Eric Sorensen on Tuesday in the Quad Cities. Sorensen is running against Republican Esther Joy King in the 17th District, which includes much of Bloomington-Normal.

On today's episode, Bloomington deputy city manager Billy Tyus discusses police tech upgrades and smart cities technology, four candidates are running for two McLean County Board seats in north Normal, and a central Illinois historian compares the Cuban missile crisis with today's Russian nuclear threat in Ukraine.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. You'll hear about how local governments are using technology to serve their citizens. Plus, a preview of the race for Illinois secretary of state.

On today's episode, a preview of the Illinois Secretary of State race, the Inflation Reduction Act includes billions of dollars for ag conservation, and a journalist fired from NPR explains his claim that journalistic objectivity is dead.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. You'll hear about a sales tax proposal facing voters in Lexington, just north of Bloomington-Normal. Plus, marking 100 years of the Community Players Theatre in Normal.

On today's episode, Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch campaigns for Democrats during a Bloomington-Normal visit. Republicans aim to restore their long-held majorities on the McLean County Board, and OSF HealthCare plans to build a psychiatric hospital in Peoria.