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WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, February 15. Illinois State University men's basketball coach Dan Muller weighs-in on his recent dismissal. Plus, police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing infant and some Central Illinois lawmakers are looking for answers surrounding a transfer of people out of the Pontiac prison in Livingston County. And the executive director of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission details a plan to bring down traffic deaths by 2030.

The McLean County Health Department says Carle BroMenn and OSF St. Joseph medical centers have 70 COVID patients in their beds. Just 2% of their beds are open.

A Bloomington City Council member is trying to build support for an emergency planning meeting between local governments in hopes of enacting “humane and…

In some areas of the country, demographers point to so-called hidden deaths from the pandemic. Those are deaths far above expected average death rates,…

Authorities have seized animals and are investigating a McLean County rescue after allegations that some were mistreated and became sick. Animal Control’s seizure notice cites allegations of animal hoarding and “humane care and treatment violations.”

More than 100 families in McLean County will now be able to memorialize their loved ones, in some cases, months after they died.Bloomington-Normal funeral…

The McLean County Health Department reported 57 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the county’s testing positivity rate ticked up…

State Rep. Sharon Chung, who fended off Republican challenger Desi Anderson to hold her Illinois House seat on Election Day, said state and local Democratic victories show "a really energized party with lots of momentum."

Kevin Jones and Suzanne Montoya wrote about a collaboration with Rev. Brigitte Black and the Bloomington chapter of Not in Our Town implementing listening circles in 2020. Their chapter is part of an anthology edited by a former Ford County probation director.

The five defendants in the U.S. Cellular Coliseum case pleaded not guilty Friday to more than 100 counts of fraud, theft, and money laundering.All five…