The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 30, 2025. You'll hear some reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling related to nationwide injunctions and birthright citizenship. Plus, how to get involved in a community mural at the McLean County Arts Center.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 27, 2025. You'll hear about Gov. JB Pritzker announcing a run for a third term. Plus, you'll hear about a draft land use plan for guiding McLean County's future.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 26, 2025. You'll hear about plans to honor the memory of an Illinois State University student who was murdered 50 years ago. Plus, a solar farm project proposed for eastern McLean County would be the county's largest to date.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 25, 2025. You'll hear about how quickly to expect construction to start on The Bridge shelter village in Bloomington. Plus, learn about when the new pope weighed in on the death penalty.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 24, 2025. You'll hear about a rally in support of immigrants outside the McLean County courthouse. Plus, a conversation with an ISU nuclear physicist about the U.S. attacks on Iran.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 23, 2025. You'll hear reaction from an Airbnb owner to the Town of Normal's recent move to ban them in certain neighborhoods. Plus, a preview of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival's new season.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 20, 2025. You'll hear about McLean County elected officials reflecting on the lawmaker shootings in Minnesota. Plus, what we know --and don't know --about dust storms in Central Illinois.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 18, 2025. You'll hear about the opening of OSF St. Joseph Medical Center's new ICU units. Plus, lawmakers have strengthened Illinois’ nearly 50-year-old sexual abuse survivors law in an effort to make sure patients get critical care after sexual assault.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 17, 2025. You'll hear about the debate over who medical doctors must listen to in the Trump era ... especially when it comes to abortion. Plus, listen to Part 1 of our series "Hard Things," about what it took to bring faster passenger train service to Illinois.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 16, 2025. You'll hear about the statewide domestic violence hotline, which saw a sharp increase in calls last year. Plus, the Illinois High School Association is making student athlete mental health a priority.

Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.