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On today's episode, you'll hear an interview with Dr. Zine Magubane, professor of sociology at Boston College, who's delivering a lecture at ISU titled “The Uses and Abuses of Jim Crow: Contemporary Race Theory and the Problem of History." Plus, rockers DeFrance return to Bloomington a show at The Stable. And a new episode of Food Trek cooks up something delicious.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, March 1. You'll hear from EMMY award-winning journalist Jemele Hill, who was the keynote speaker at ISU's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural dinner on Friday. Plus, Normal's city manager tells Charlie Schlenker she's receptive to local realtor's association calling on local governments to incentivize homeownership.

WGLT’s The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday April 7. The YWCA McLean County is helping formerly incarcerated women readjust to the community. Plus, WBEZ’s Dave McKinney takes a look inside the hedge fund empire of Ken Griffin.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, April 1. Charlie Schlenker talks to a the deputy executive director of the Illinois Higher Education Board about the options Lincoln College students have in the wake of its pending closure. Sarah Nardi speaks with three students who describe how it's affected them. Plus, a look at a new contract for McLean County sheriff's deputies and good news on the Bloomington-Normal jobs data front.

Megan Carter decided to homeschool her four kids during the pandemic. Now she wonders, what comes next?

On today's episode, we'll revisit three of our favorite stories WGLT's McHistory series, as we mark Women's History Month. The series is a co-production of WGLT and the McLean County Museum of History in downtown Bloomington.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, April 5. A Bloomington woman is using her experience immigrating from El Salvador to the U.S. to help other immigrants in the area. Plus, the McLean County Sheriff's office may start having its deputies wear body cameras.

On today's episode, you'll hear from a Democrat running for McLean County clerk. You'll also hear a new episode of our series Life's Work, about a parent homeschooling her children. And we preview a dance show at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

On today's episode, you'll hear from a former FBI profiler who talks about the profession ahead of a visit to Illinois State University. Plus, an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas about life undocumented and how we talk about immigration and race. And a preview of "A Shayna Maidel" at Heartland Theatre Company.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, April 8. The Bloomington-Normal NAACP reacts to the history-making nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus, more filings against Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi and an interview with the Illinois Soybean Association, which is headquartered in Bloomington.