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On today's episode, Bloomington deputy city manager Billy Tyus discusses police tech upgrades and smart cities technology, four candidates are running for two McLean County Board seats in north Normal, and a central Illinois historian compares the Cuban missile crisis with today's Russian nuclear threat in Ukraine.

On today's episode, Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason talks about the vaccination rate among city employees. Plus, a new installment of Sound Health focuses on sharing family medical histories during holiday gatherings. And hear the music of Tara Dente ahead of her local show on Saturday.

Two sisters make sense of life after cancer and the systems that leave siblings behind.

Robert Siegel speaks with Bud Collins, sportswriter for the Boston Globe about the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, where the women's final is set. In the semi-finals, number five seed Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena, seeded 8th. This is the first time in over 100 years of Wimbledon that two sisters faced one another, the second time ever. Having defeated number-one seed Martina Hingis to get to this match, Venus may have been better prepared for the finals match than her sister, who advanced against minimal competition. Number-two seed Lindsay Davenport will play against Venus, having defeated unseeded Jelena Dokic.

The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.

The 2026 primary election is March 17. The general election is Nov. 3. The primary ballot, at least for local races, is light.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with Yosita Oramahi, an Indonesian now living in Singapore, about the fate of her sister's family in Aceh province. Her sister's husband lost 50 family members.

Commentator Peter Heller talks about the trials and tribulations associated with being a big brother -- especially when it comes to dealing with little sister's boyfriends. Heller tells about some particularly anti-social young men who crossed his sister's path.

Actor John C. Reilly talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his new film The Sisters Brothers. He plays one of an infamous duo of assassins who journey through the gold rush land of California.