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The pandemic forced many couples to cancel or postpone their wedding days. Wedding season is ramping back up as safety guidelines ease and couples get tired of waiting. Ceremonies still might look different than they did before, but those walking down the aisle are okay with that.

On today's episode, environmental advocates push for passage of the Restoring America's Wildlife Act, the West Bloomington Revitalization Project overcomes several years of hardship and uncertainty, plus a scrap metal sculptor from Lexington explains his work and why he does it.

Hospital food is not typically known for being local and organic, nor does it usually inspire the tastebuds. But a pilot project at OSF St. Francis Medical Center aims to change that, one breakfast meal at a time. Food Trek host Tory Dahlhoff has the story.

Today on Food Trek: We're heading over to Ashkum, Illinois, to hear from Harold Wilken and Jill Brockman-Cummings about the origins of Janie's Farm and Mill, an organic flour powerhouse that has worked against the grain of the conventional farm and food system to bring a locally produced staple baking ingredient to restaurants, groceries and home pantries throughout Illinois.

WGLT’s The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, February 10. You’ll hear the latest on Gov. JB Pritzker’s mask mandate, plus two Bloomington-Normal parents describe what it’s like to navigate the current masks-and-schools situation amidst uncertainty.

Today on Food Trek: Host Tory Dahlhoff pulls the old food truck out of the garage, air up the tires, swap out the fryer grease, fire up the grill, and hits the road with Chef Ryan Smith to cook and chat with the owners of Sous Chef, a small grocery in downtown Peoria where they have written their own recipe for connecting local farmers to the community.

Megan Carter decided to homeschool her four kids during the pandemic. Now she wonders, what comes next?

Housing and food insecurity issues are already a struggle for immigrants, and the COVID-19 pandemic financially devastated many by limiting their work opportunities.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. You'll hear about the Unit 5 referendum returning to the ballot April 4. Plus, an interview with musician Edward David Anderson about his new concert series at Destihl Brewery in Normal.

On today's episode, the U.S. Attorney for central Illinois details the Biden administration's environmental justice initiative, ISU scholar Lea Cline discusses her new book on Roman art and images, plus the McLean County India Association reemerges from COVID dormancy.