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WGLT'S the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, June 21. Most of the 51 firearms stolen last year were from a store, according to the Bloomington Police Department. But they say gun owners should still take steps to responsibly store firearms when not in use. Plus, the avian flu impacted birds at Miller Park Zoo, backyard poultry operations and more. Correspondent Tim Alexander talks to the state's top animal doc about the respiratory disease's impact on Illinois.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, June 10. A half-century after Bloomington-Normal hosted its first corvette show, the super-car's signature event has returned to the Twin Cities to mark its 50th anniversary. Plus, the keynote speaker for an American Red Cross event locally may not be a household name, but it's someone who will share a story of overcoming adversity to reach the top - with two of his passions.

A top advisor to then president Barack Obama is in Bloomington Normal. David Axelrod says President Biden faces a challenge on immigration and thinks in spite of Pandemic fatigue among voters, Governor JB Pritzker will do okay in the next election cycle. Other Democrats? Well, that's tougher. The singer songwriter group Stone and Snow can't always write about things in the moment. It takes a while for Karen Bridges and Clint Thomson to work through things. Their album is 'We Were Made For These Times.' And the President of the University of Illinois system celebrates a partnership with Illinois State University and the chance to work on the state goal of becoming a hub for EV technology.

Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella? With March Madness around the corner, here's a preview of what to watch for on Selection Sunday.

What does the realignment of the big NCAA conferences tell us about the future of college sports? NPR's Daniel Estrin talks to Daniel Libit, a reporter at Sportico.

Celebrate the new year by revisiting GLT's most-read stories, best photos, and top local music picks of 2018.

In an all-time record, 14 of the 68 teams in the men's tournament all come from one conference — the SEC. In the women's, UCLA and South Carolina are top seeds. Games tip off this coming week.

Despite some early bumps, the arrival of the first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine was celebrated this past week by those who've been caring for patients since the early days of the pandemic.

(1:24) GLT's Ryan Denham begins a three-part series about child care issues in central Illinois, focusing on cost. (13:23) Mary Cullen talks to the McLean…