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Obstetrics experts say the evidence points to the idea pregnant women should get the coronavirus vaccine. But it's not an official recommendation. Plus, baby boom or baby bust? The evidence is now clear on the impact of the pandemic on birth rates in the twin cities. Hear from the first woman to drive a garbage truck for a living in the town of Normal. And Jon Norton brings you music of Bloomington singer/songwriter Nolan Kelly from Kelly's new 6-song album "It's Gonna Be OK."

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Correspondent Edith Brady-Lunny tells Ryan Denham about new context that's important to consider in the case of 29-year-old Kimberlee Burton. Burton has been charged with the concealment of a death and her daughter, seven-month-old Zaraz Walker has not been found. Plus, the Mayor of Normal says the stressed financial situation in Unit 5 could have wide-ranging affects on the community. Chris Koos also says a recent lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., was productive.

Insulin costs are ten times higher than they used to be and some diabetics in central Illinois are taking their lives in their hands by rationing insulin to save money. Plus, a central Illinois hospital bites the dust. In a new episode of Food Trek, hear how a bio diverse prairie that stored carbon turned into a monocrop contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. And people in Bloomington Normal long term care facilities have a sense of déjà vu from the pandemic, though there is one BIG difference.

State Senator Dave Koehler hopes his new law will reduce gun violence. His Firearm Owner Identification Modernization Act updates the process of renewing a Firearm Owner Identification card with some plusses and minuses. OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center is taking steps to compensate for backbreaking COVID patient loads but the crush of patients and staff shortages caused by COVID have forced central Illinois hospitals to delay elective surgeries. And hear how to muster comedy in dark times. A Daily Show writer visits Bloomington Normal.

Suburban sprawl is very expensive to cities and towns. It's far more cost effective to have cities go up instead of out. Bloomington wants to offer incentives for infill and rebuilding instead of more of the same old edge-of-town subdivisions. Three Afghani men evacuated when that country fell to the Taliban are relocating to Bloomington...Hear about the Afghan Welcome Home Project of Central Illinois. And there's a new resource guide for those with autism in Bloomington Normal and those who want to learn about the condition.

The Bloomington City Council is close to signing off on a plan to reduce the likelihood of future floods like the June deluge that hurt thousands of homeowners. A 50-minute recording of a wind chime is the center of a new album from a Bloomington Normal musician. Big development projects are always complicated heavy lifts. And a five year effort in Uptown Normal with Bush Construction is now over, for a while. The developer exits saying the time is not right. Normal City Manager Pam Reece says she's optimistic a four or five story mixed use building will eventually happen.

Environmental Advocates tout equity provisions of the new energy policy bill that is supposed to help Illinois move to renewable energy. Reverend Tony Pierce of Illinois People's Action is a longtime advocate for fairness in the green-energy economy. The first black principal of Hammitt School in Normal talks about the importance of having an educator who looks like the students. Workforce educators say central Illinois needs more employees in the cannabis economy. And when the nurse giving you a shot tell you relax and this won't hurt a bit, they're not kidding. Fear of needles may be contributing to vaccine hesitancy.

WGLT begins a new series about life work balance. 'Life's Work' today is about the restaurant industry, a business in which balance is a little like being on a tight rope. A call comes in central Illinois for retired attorneys and judges to help those who need it pro bono. The Chief Medical Officer at Carle BoMenn says doctors get really frustrated at blind rejection of the Coronavirus vaccine. COVID patients in Bloomington Normal are getting younger and sicker. And the brothers Grimm infuse an event in Bloomington with darkness as well as light.

Even though the body of ISU graduate student Jelani Day's body was in the Illinois River a long time, the coroner says some information about Day was not lost. Bloomington musician Brett Conlin shares his new album. There are lots of warning signs of domestic violence, a crime of control. Jealousy is one. Insults another. Countering Domestic Violence in Bloomington highlights domestic violence awareness month. Halloween is coming and for millennia people have looked to the night sky as the seasons turn. The director of the ISU planetarium tells you what to look for this time of year

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.