Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will visit Illinois State University on Oct. 1 to screen his 2024 documentary "The Last Republican" followed by a conversation with the WGLT newsroom. It's co-hosted by WGLT and The Dirksen Congressional Center.

More than $100,000 will be invested in the WGLT newsroom and operations for expanded local news beats and audience growth. Awards from the Driehaus Foundation and Field Foundation will support continued and expanded education coverage, new economy/business coverage, plus software investments to meet the needs of our growing digital audience.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with WGLT correspondent Randy Kindred, a veteran sportswriter and columnist who previously wrote for The Pantagraph.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with Morning Edition host and audio producer Lou Warner, a former WGLT intern who is now part of the full-time team.

WGLT is the only small station in Illinois to receive two Regional Murrow Awards and now advances to the National Murrow Award competition.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with WGLT correspondent Cindy Alcazar, whose life veered into journalism by accident.

WGLT has earned five Crystal Mic awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, including first-place honors for Best Digital Presence, Best Newscast (Charlie Schlenker), and Best Investigative Report (for our reporting on the Oak Wood mobile home company).

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with WGLT correspondent Braden Fogerson, an Illinois State University alum who covers education across McLean County.

WGLT is reaching the largest audience in its 60-year history.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with graduate student reporter Ben Howell.