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On today's episode, a Bloomington-Normal homebuilder analyzes the current home construction market; Normal City Manager Pam Reece discusses the housing market Uptown development and budget planning; plus advocates for ending cash bail expect it will survive a legal challenge.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. You'll hear about McLean County's new community health needs assessment. Plus, an assessing the hot housing market with McLean County's new supervisor of assessments.

On today's episode, Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch campaigns for Democrats during a Bloomington-Normal visit. Republicans aim to restore their long-held majorities on the McLean County Board, and OSF HealthCare plans to build a psychiatric hospital in Peoria.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. You'll hear a recap of last night's 91st House District debate in Normal. And a new installment of Sound Health looks at a new peer support recovery certification program.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. You'll hear about plans for a new restaurant in a high-profile space in Uptown Normal. Plus, the third and final story in WGLT's series about Bloomington-Normal's housing shortage.

On today's episode, part three of WGLT's series on the Bloomington-Normal housing shortage, McLean County's new state's attorney outlines her goals for the office, a jazz concert comes to Normal, and Bloomington celebrates Welcoming Week.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. You'll hear about plans to fill the Ward 6 vacancy on the Bloomington City Council. Plus, an interview with a city official about a housing rehab program that can help flood victims.

Speakers at a Housing Action Illinois conference in Bloomington say a partnership between the City of Peoria and the Salvation Army is one example of...

The Masters Golf Tournament is under way in Augusta, Ga. Steve Inskeep talks with commentator John Feinstein about what to expect from defending champion Tiger Woods, and changes to this year's course.

In the nearly 17 years since Atlanta's Olympic Park bombing, technology has transformed how large-scale investigations can work. Federal officials in Boston reportedly sifted through more than 10 terabytes of data — much of it images and video recorded at the marathon site. As NPR's Steve Henn reports, if you were to sit down to watch it all, it would take one person more than five years.