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More than a year after her death, Nora Ephron — beloved reporter, screenwriter, director, and novelist — has been memorialized in a collection of her writings. Meg Wolitzer, who enjoyed a 20-year friendship with Ephron, says The Most of Nora Ephron forms a picture of an ambitious, honest feminist who demanded a lot from life and gave back even more.

On today's episode, Normal Mayor Chris Koos offers his analysis of the recent elections, a pro-LGBTQ church in Bloomington has to find a new home after the city determined its building is unsafe, plus a preview of the Illinois Symphony’s spring chamber concert called "“Inspiring Influences."

On today's episode, Maternity case deserts are on the rise in central Illinois as more rural hospitals and maternity wards close, retired ISU professors Hank and Mary Campbell are profiled as McLean County History Makers, plus the first of a series of the city of Bloomington's Black History Essay Contest winners.

On today's episode, Bloomington deputy city manager Billy Tyus discusses concerns over wages for a proposed housing development, a McLean County group tries to include more fathers in programs that serve children and families, plus a profile of McLean County History Makers Charles and Willie Halbert.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 9, 2023. You'll hear about the return to school in Olympia, where a fire damaged a building. Plus, an interview with Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen during a recent Twin City visit.

Egan's sweeping new historical novel doesn't just draw from the classic catalog of New York stories — it also takes its place among them.

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Philadelphia's plan to open a safe-injection site does not violate federal drug laws. The Justice Department is expected to appeal the decision.

As a young nun, Sister Rose Thering worked to reform the Catholic Church and fight anti-Semitism. Her struggles are now the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Sister Rose's Passion.

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has released his second album, Poses. His sister Martha sings harmony on most of the tracks. The siblings perform selections from the album, and talk with Noah Adams about growing up in a musical family. Rufus' mother is Kate McGarrigle, who writes and sings with her sister Anna, and his father is singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III.

When downed trees blocked the road near Sister Margaret Ann's school in southwest Miami-Dade County, she grabbed a chainsaw and got to work.