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Adults berated and talked over Not In Our Schools leader Yvin Chin at a recent Bloomington school board meeting. The issue of Black History education has become heated in Bloomington Normal. Plus, a man who helped free 18 innocent people from Illinois prisons is retiring. John Hanlon talks about justice, injustice, and truth. The Illinois State University Athletics Director has been watching state lawmakers change gambling rules and gauges the impact on collegiate athletics. And Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille says the college is moving to address an underdeveloped area of the workforce, agriculture.

Illinois' largest auto insurer says it is seeing a huge increase in thefts of catalytic converters nationwide and in this state. State Farm says pandemic unemployment and a hot market for platinum palladium and rhodium might be causes. A jazz musician who borrows from hip hop says the two art forms are more similar than you might think. Jon Norton has an interview with Saxophonist Christopher McBride before a Saturday concert in Bloomington. Bloomington Council Member Jamie Mathy is all about under the street infrastructure. And find out what kids are learning about media literacy.

Illinois State University President Larry Dietz is set to appear before two legislative committees in Springfield this month to testify about the…

Community organizer Jenn Carillo said she wants more than to have people at the table listen to her. She wants a seat at the table.Carrillo announced…

A new community project aims to take a snapshot of life in McLean County during the coronavirus pandemic.The "#12MonthsIn6Words” project is a partnership…

'Tis the season for a handful of familiar Christmas songs to monopolize the top spots on the Billboard pop chart. But a few newer songs are making a play to join the annual holiday jukebox.

Past expansions at State Farm and Mitsubishi offer an example for Bloomington-Normal as Rivian accelerates. Those include good things like increases in municipal revenue from sales taxes and opportunities to enhance cultural offerings in the twin cities, but also challenges such as prolonged workforce shortages, and pressure on schools. Hear about the challenges sudden job growth can bring to a community. Plus, the ten inches of rain that fell on parts of McLean County over the weekend were much worse than a once in a century. The State Water Survey tells you how rare this kind of event is. U.S. Representative Rodney Davis evades a question on how seriously he's thinking about running for Governor. You can, though, hear Davis's take on the big infrastructure deal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. McLean County's top Republican thinks it was a bad idea…

It's what you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Our Leadoff story is about the accusations towards Congressman Rodney Davis by…

It's what you need to know to start your day for Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Our Leadoff story is an update on the former State Farm building in downtown…