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Workplace culture grows over time. But it's a real challenge to create such an environment when everyone is new, leaders and rank and file alike. The task for Rivian, which looms larger because of Rivian's lofty ambitions. Plus, the NAACP weighs in on Jelani Day. The City of Bloomington has a new detailed roadmap for historic preservation. Hear how keeping iconic structures fresh contributes to economic development. And Normal Town council member Chemberly Cummings wants more young people to get involved in local government. Hear about Normal's new Youth On A Mission Council.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. You'll hear about the status of the Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. Plus, a look at what it's like to work at the Rivian plant in Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. You'll hear about a new exhibit at Miller Park Zoo, and a renewed focus from the zoo's leader. Plus, a preview of the back-in-person Sugar Creek Arts Festival next weekend.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. You'll hear about Rivian nearing its initial public offering and how the EV company could be valued. Plus, an interview with a Prairie State Legal Services attorney about the wave of evictions.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. You'll hear about state Rep. Dan Brady's takeaways from the fall veto session. Plus, an interview with U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood about redistricting and Adam Kinzinger's exit.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 7, 2021.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 10, 2021. You'll hear about ISU's Board of Trustees taking next steps toward a new engineering college.

Cars connect to phones all the time now and Normal City Manager Pam Reece says that has implications, having emergency vehicles talk to traffic signals, for instance. Hear how Normal plans to be a smart city. Plus Dewitt County has a new wind farm under construction. There's more about that and the wind power industry. And in past decades McLean County Board redistricting has been a quiet exercise controlled by the dominant Republican party. This year there are enough Democrats on the board to make it a very noisy process indeed.

An escaped slave with a central Illinois connection grabbed the colors from a falling comrade and charged the cannons in a Civil War battle. Hear how Andy Jackson Smith won the Medal of Honor more than a century after his bravery. Sen. Dick Durbin comes to Normal to push for electric vehicle infrastructure as part of the Democratic party effort to build support for the Biden jobs and infrastructure bill. And the Illinois House Speaker and Republican leader talk about the state budget.

Jim Browne talks with Alfred Lopez, a Cuba scholar who has written a book on Jose Marti’, a Cuban revolutionary and contemporary of Abraham Lincoln. Lopez…