WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Monday, September 15, 2025. Leaders of the Young Republicans chapters in McLean, Woodford and Tazewell county reflect on the life and legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. And a grant planned for expansion of the Route 66 bike trail has been canceled.

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