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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. You'll hear the latest in the civil and criminal cases involving Reditus Labs, the COVID-19 testing giant. Plus, an interview with a founder of the Bloomington Revivalists group.

On today's episode, Illinois lawmakers make changes to the Safe-T Act, a retired professor pitches a new funding model for local journalism, ISU bids to host the state football championships, plus two holiday traditions return to Bloomington-Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, December 6, 2022. You'll hear from two McLean County Board officials on the board's new power-sharing agreement. Plus, state Sen. Jason Barickkman's explains his decision to retire from politics, weeks after winning a new term.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. You'll hear about U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood's thoughts on the mishandling of confidential documents. Plus, an interview with the lead developer of a new subdivision in west Normal.

On today's episode, Embattled COVID testing company owner Aaron Rossi pledged $3 million for an ISU athletics facility, an ESPN sportscaster tells educators how she sound her voice in an industry dominated by men, plus jury selection begins in the case of four former Commonwealth Edison officials accused of bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for nearly a decade.

Republicans in Congress like Darin LaHood don't like the Biden administration definition of infrastructure. They don't think it should include public housing, healthcare related or energy projects. A central Illinois lawmaker says he could back a trillion dollar bill, but not the two trillion proposal from Democrats. Plus, McLean County's sheriff recounts his three decade career. Jon Sandage says he won't run for a third term. And if you thought tales of Dickensian privation were just from big cities of the Victorian era, listen to the next episode of McHistory. The McLean County Poor farm was a horror show.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 3, 2021.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 4, 2021.

The Heartland Theatre Company is centering the voices of people of color. It's diverse storytelling out of the box. Plus, the national conversation about paying for healthcare and what kind to pay for continues. Check in with a Bloomington-Normal health executive about how that's going. A community can get a lot of insight by seeing itself reflected in the eyes of an outsider. Eleanor Roosevelt was one such outsider for Bloomington-Normal in 1937. Hear more in our latest episode of the WGLT series McHistory. And the new EP from soul-folk trio 'Sarah & the Underground' released on Father's Day was originally a gift for family.