The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 13, 2025. You'll hear about an ICE arrest in Bloomington. Plus, black dirt country rocker Joe Stamm of Metamora visits Bloomington for this weekend's Tailgate and Tallboys festival.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 12, 2025. You'll hear about two efforts to expand digital access in McLean County--one of which has been scrapped by the federal government. Plus, meet one more of the McLean County's newly named History Makers, Father Doug Hennessy.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 11, 2025. You'll hear about a study that says black drivers have a higher chance of being stopped by campus police at Illinois State University. Plus, meet another one of the McLean County's newly named History Makers, Rob Fazzini.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 10, 2025. You'll hear about federal grants for an Illinois legal advocacy program returning after being axed by DOGE. Plus, meet one of the McLean County's newly named History Makers.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 9, 2025. You'll hear about what's next for funding of a potential shelter village just south of Downtown Bloomington. Plus, how the One Big Beautiful Bill might impact EV makers like Rivian.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 6, 2025. You'll hear about an attempt to wipe the slate clean for people with non-violent criminal convictions in Illinois. And step into a new youth-driven show at University Galleries in Uptown Normal.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 5, 2025. You'll hear about the unfinished work on a higher education funding bill in Springfield, via two local lawmakers. Plus, an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 4, 2025. You'll hear about Facebook parent Meta buying nuclear power from a plant just south of Bloomington. Plus, what you can learn at a Mental Health First Aid training program.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 3, 2025. You'll hear the latest about a homeless encampment in Normal that was set to be dispersed. Plus, an interview with Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 2, 2025. You'll hear about the state's new budget. Plus, where to find live music in Bloomington-Normal this summer. 

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