The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, July 29, 2025. You'll hear more about those Medicaid cuts wrapped in the big tax and spending bill signed into law July 4. Plus, the McLean County Sheriff's Office is taking part in a pilot project to combat human trafficking.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, July 28, 2025. You'll hear about crime trends involving young adults, and how they're playing out in McLean County. Plus, a visit to the expanding Arcadia arcade-game destination in McLean.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Friday, July 25, 2025. The race for McLean County Sheriff is already underway. And a Bloomington nonprofit looks to raise funds for bilingual doula services in Central Illinois.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Thursday, July 24, 2025. McLean County's Democratic Party chair says he has a winning formula for moving downstate Illinois more purple. And a statewide nutrition education program faces termination, including in McLean County.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Wednesday, July 23, 2025. A consumer watchdog wants more regulation in the insurance industry following State Farm's rate hike to Illinois homeowners. And residents of a subdivision just outside Bloomington city limits say their private water company is failing.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, July 22, 2025. You'll hear about a call to find out more about the federal government's response to the Texas floods. Plus, McLean County Animal Control wants to find more forever homes as it prepares for a new home.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, July 21, 2025. You'll hear about federal cuts to the social safety net, which could further stress food pantries in the Twin Cities. Plus, a documentary about recidivism screens this week at Bloomington Public Library. 

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, July 18, 2025. You'll hear about an audit of how the county is spending sales tax money devoted to support mental health and public safety. Plus, a preview of MIOpera's production of "Nunsense the Musical" in Normal.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, July 17, 2025. You'll learn about how airport security got a little easier this week. Plus, a Q&A with city manager Pam Reece about the proposal to suspend collection of sales tax money.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, July 16, 2025. You'll learn about demand for parking in downtown Bloomington -- and how that's forcing the city to hang on to an deteriorating structure. Plus, an interview with the head of the Illinois Insurance Association about Gov. JB Pritzker's criticism of State Farm.

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