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Meet the finalists for Bloomington Police Chief. The head of a city oversight board board says either one would be good. Both say they want to improve community relations. District 87's superintendent says teachers are ready for pushback on masks. There's disproportionate student discipline by race in Unit 5. The head of Unit 5 schools says professional development is critical to reducing that disparity and having people overcome unconscious biases. And hear the music of Osmium House before it plays in Bloomington tomorrow.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, May 9, 2022. The Bloomington City Council meets tonight at 6. The council will vote on a potential replacement for former council member Jamie Mathy. Grant Walch is the proposed replacement. Illinois State University plans to open its new College of Engineering in the fall of 20-25. The university has agreed to spend 3 million dollars to redesign two buildings to house the college in the short term. Plus, ISU students will be paying more in tuition and room and board.

An escaped slave with a central Illinois connection grabbed the colors from a falling comrade and charged the cannons in a Civil War battle. Hear how Andy Jackson Smith won the Medal of Honor more than a century after his bravery. Sen. Dick Durbin comes to Normal to push for electric vehicle infrastructure as part of the Democratic party effort to build support for the Biden jobs and infrastructure bill. And the Illinois House Speaker and Republican leader talk about the state budget.

The former Republican National Committee chairman, a mild-mannered Wisconsinite, was never a natural fit with the flashy billionaire president. His exit signals a new chapter in the Trump presidency.

We've gone far beyond just ordinary kibble when we feed our pets. There's ample options out there, but could there be danger lurking within the list of…

Committing to a pet is a major thing, so sometimes it's best to ramp it up with a furry friend that's personable without being too demanding. A great…

Many U.S. farmers are struggling to overcome a triple dose of bad news: trade disputes, low crop prices and, in some cases, flooding.But in Central…

Hear from Mary Kay Holloway, a registered dietitian at the Community Cancer Center. After 23 years, Poetry Radio is coming to an end. Hear one of producer…

An Israeli airstrike hit yet another school sheltering displaced people in Gaza. Later, a rocket strike in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights hit a soccer field where kids were playing.

Agloe, N.Y., is not a town in any real sense. Instead, it's among a number of fakes that mapmakers planted to foil plagiarists. It inspired John Green to write his book (and now movie) Paper Towns.