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It's election season and you probably know the drill: People start running for office, they create talking points and repeat those talking points until the election is over, right? WGLT wanted to do things a little differently this year.

On today's episode, the rise of so-called zombie papers, a preview of Heartland Theater Company's "The Revolutionists", plus the latest installment of My Playlist.

On today's episode, a lawsuit alleges race discrimination in how mentally ill inmates are treated in Illinois prisons, a restored memorial in downtown Bloomington honors the hundreds from McLean County who died in World War II, and a popular Lake Bloomington restaurant plans to reopen next year after it was destroyed by fire.

Now, let's leadoff with Democrats trying to turn voters' attention back to reproductive rights -- with two weeks to go until Election Day. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker appeared alongside 17th Congressional District Democratic candidate Eric Sorensen on Tuesday in the Quad Cities. Sorensen is running against Republican Esther Joy King in the 17th District, which includes much of Bloomington-Normal.

On today's episode, Bloomington deputy city manager Billy Tyus discusses police tech upgrades and smart cities technology, four candidates are running for two McLean County Board seats in north Normal, and a central Illinois historian compares the Cuban missile crisis with today's Russian nuclear threat in Ukraine.

On today's episode, a preview of the Illinois Secretary of State race, the Inflation Reduction Act includes billions of dollars for ag conservation, and a journalist fired from NPR explains his claim that journalistic objectivity is dead.

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.

On today's episode, Bloomington's first arts and entertainment director outlines goals for the arena and BCPA, McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael discusses efforts to combat misinformation and the two candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois outline their views.

On today's episode, WGLT talks to voters about the questions they have for the candidates in the upcoming election, Two McLean County Board incumbents run for re-election, and Illinois State University athletics director Kyle Brennan discusses a new naming rights agreement for CEFCU Arena.

On today's episode, Community Players Theater celebrates 100 years and its return from COVID, a Bloomington restaurant owner explains how inflation impacts environmental sustainability, plus a retired TV broadcaster from central Illinois create an online broadcast museum.