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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 24, 2023. You'll hear about additional impacts of staff shortages at the McLean County jail. Also, get some tips for navigating the Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington.

On today's episode, ISU's Redbirds in Space beat two Big Ten competitors in a rocket landing competition, Illinois Wesleyan alum T.J. Newman's writing career has taken off with Hollywood in a bidding war the movie rights, plus the Illinois Symphony Orchestra presents an "Epic Ending" at ISU tomorrow.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 4, 2023. You'll hear about another Bloomington nonprofit making changes and reevaluating after a recent fire code inspection. Plus, Alan Sender from the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority board talks about a proposal to expand the airport's tax base countywide.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 3, 2023. You'll hear about JOLT Harm Reduction's expansion into McLean County. Plus, an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos about the council's decision to allow more cannabis dispensaries.

On today's episode, you'll hear from Alan Sender, chair of the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority board, about a plan to expand the airport's property-tax base countywide. Plus, an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos. And you'll learn why Peoria-based JOLT Harm Reduction is expanding its overdose-prevention work to McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 5, 2023. You'll hear about Easterseals Central Illinois being desperate to hire more camp counselors at Timber Pointe. Plus, an Illinois Wesleyan University alum's writing career takes flight.

On today's episode, you'll hear about what's driving interest in homeschooling, and the challenge of tracking trends in that community. Plus, an interview with Bloomington's mayor, Mboka Mwilambwe. And a new installment of "More of That Please!" visits with the United Sound program at Illinois State University.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 8, 2023. You'll hear about high-speed passenger rail's impact on Bloomington-Normal. Plus, Lyndsay Jones looks at the homeschooling community in McLean County.

On today's episode, rural McLean County residents tell a survey how poor their internet service is, a scholar at Illinois State University explains the reason behind a series of auto insurance rate increases from State Farm and several competitors, community health workers reflect on the public role they played in the COVID pandemic response, plus the latest city of Bloomington Black History Essay Contest winner.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 24, 2023. You'll hear about Sen. Dick Durbin's visit to Bloomington. Plus, an interview with one of the developers working on an $18.5 million housing project near downtown Bloomington.