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On today's episode, Some Unit 5 parents and property owners who want to vote on the tax referendum legally can't, a documentary class believes it can help convicted killer Jamie Snow get a new trial, Lauren Warnecke takes one last spin around a soon-to-close skating rink in Bloomington, plus a new website that promotes eating local in McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, March 24, 2023. You'll hear about a carbon dioxide pipeline that developers want to run through central Illinois. Plus, an interview with a Unit 5 parent who wants to vote on the referendum, but can't.

On today's episode, the town of Normal warns council member Stan Nord over claims of election interference in the Unit 5 tax referendum, Illinois State University works to close the achievement gap that the COVID pandemic only made worse, Illinois' new school superintendent shares how the state is helping students recover academically and emotionally from the pandemic, plus doctors call for earlier screening as colorectal cancers cases rise in younger adults in the latest edition of Sound Health.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, March 27, 2023. You'll hear about relocation plans for a large youth soccer program. Plus, counting down the final days of Bloomington's Skate N Place.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, March 21, 2023. You'll hear about a plan that's resurfaced to expand the Bloomington-Normal airport's tax base to more of McLean County. Plus, a look at what's at stake for Unit 5's sports families in the April 4 referendum.

On today's episode, Unit 5 parents, students and coaches explain what's at stake if junior high and freshman sports are eliminated; Normal's city manager discusses how several bank collapses might impact the economy and municipal governments; plus we’ll hear the wiretaps federal prosecutors are playing for a Chicago jury in a corruption trial that’s rocked Illinois politics.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, March 20, 2023. You'll hear about U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood's interest in reforming the FISA law. Plus, how the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank impacts the startups affiliated with OSF HealthCare.

On today's all-music episode, you'll hear from Chicago Farmer ahead of their milestone Midwest tour. Plus, professional drummer Andrew "Blaze" Thomas from Bloomington-Normal talks about his pivot to history. And Bloomington-based rapper Darius talks about his new album.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, March 17, 2023. You'll hear about efforts to expand broadband access in rural McLean County. Plus, you'll meet a blues drummer who's found a new path as a historian.

On today's episode, how proposed reductions to band and orchestra will affect music education in Unit 5, how the Silicon Valley Bank collapse impacts health tech startups in OSF HealthCare's portfolio, plus the wacky works from mid-century Chicago’s vibrant visual arts scene on display at University Galleries in Normal.