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An Illinois State baseball player has made his long-awaited debut, two years after he overcame cancer.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, March 22. Normal Police chief Rick Bleichner is set to retire after 30 years with the department. Plus, Eric Stock talks to the director of the Central Illinois Regional Airport about how leisure travel has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels -- and how business travel has not.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, March 24, 2022. You'll hear about the latest in the legal troubles facing Reditus Labs and its CEO, Aaron Rossi. Plus, you'll hear an interview with Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, March 18. You'll hear from the new Bishop from the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. Plus, Ariele Jones talks to Community Players about the return of Mamma Mia! to the Bloomington stage.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, March 23, 2022. You'll hear about referendum planning in Unit 5 schools. And you'll hear an interview with an ISU professor who's offering historical context on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, March 21. Charlie Schlenker interviews a former National Guard Colonel who spent nine months in Ukraine in 2020 and 2021. Plus, legal and financial troubles are mounting for Pekin-based Reditus Laboratories CEO Aaron Rossi.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, April 29, 2022. Eric Stock reports on a need of improvement despite McLean County ranking among the healthiest counties in the state. Plus, Ariel Jones talks to Chicago singer-songwriter Mara Love, who will be performing at the Midwest Madness Festival at Nightshop.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, May 2. Ameren customers in Central and Southern Illinois should prepare for sticker shock on their electric bills come June. Plus, Bloomington-Normal hospitals are no longer overrun with coronavirus patients, but new cases have been rising for five weeks in a row.

On today's episode, Bloomington photographer Rashod Taylor documents the anxiety, joy, and contradictions of raising a son in his series "Little Black Boy," now on view at Heartland Community College. Plus, Jon Norton catches up with Chicago Farmer. And one of Illinois State University's longest running community programs is celebrating 20 years of cultivating a love of music in children.

On today's episode, ISU students who lost a friend to a fatal pedestrian accident on campus fight for safety improvements. Plus, a look at the Racism Free Schools movement. And an interview with Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason.