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Illinois State University President Larry Dietz talks about his upcoming visits to Springfield to testify before House and Senate Higher Education…

One of the musicians behind Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers is also now working with another New York City hot jazz band, "Jessy Carolina and The Hot Mess."…

At the Illinois gathering of the Future City competition, 16 middle school teams presented their concepts for cutting-edge cities.

The Mayor of Bloomington objects to one of the campaign planks of his prospective opponent in the April election.Alderman Diana Hauman asserts the city…

The sisters share how their Yoruban traditions have shaped the people they become.

A new collection of short stories traces the coming of age of three sisters in Uganda. Author Doreen Baingana address issues of class, religion and cultural identity in Tropical Fish: Stories Out Of Entebbe. She talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

On today's episode, a preview of the Bloomington city council Ward 6 race, a proposal to regulate insurance rates in Illinois, a non-profit that hires people with disabilities has helped Rivian's production bottleneck, plus the first-place winner in ISU's Three-Minute Thesis competition.

On today's episode, problems at a low-income housing project in Bloomington have caught the city's and state's attention, a Normal Community High School teacher is named Illinois' Bilingual Teacher of the Year, plus an ISU students gets national attention for his essay about Black misrepresentation in the media.

On today's episode, you'll hear from U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth about the State of the Union. Plus, Rivian customers raise concerns about recent price hikes. Charlie Schlenker talks to Bloomington's city manager. And we say farewell to retiring ISU sports broadcaster Dick Luedke.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. You'll hear about a legal memo about Normal Town Council member Stan Nord's recent email to city staff. Plus, Lauren Warnecke previews a new production at the Community Players Theatre.