The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 17, 2025. You'll hear from the Bloomington mayor about the redevelopment of the former State Farm building downtown. Plus, an interview with Brendan Hunt, an ISU alum and co-creator of the hit TV series "Ted Lasso."

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, April 16, 2025. You'll hear about an effort to increase pedestrian and driver safety in and around the ISU campus. Plus, a school in Normal adds a new playground, designed by the students.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 15, 2025. A free food distribution that serves hundreds of Bloomington-Normal residents each month is ending. Plus, a visit with ISU Police's new therapy dog, Korg.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 14, 2025. You'll hear about the McLean County Health Department waiting for a court ruling on whether it can keep a federal grant for disease surveillance. Plus, an interview with the mayor-elect in Heyworth, who won a write-in campaign.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 11, 2025. You'll hear about an environmental group fighting any changes to a bill to ban carbon capture technology near the Mahomet Aquifer. Plus, an update on what the passage of Prairie Central's referendum will mean for a school in Chenoa, just northeast of Bloomington-Normal.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 10, 2025. You'll hear about an effort to ban most portrayals of native Americans in school logos, mascots, and names in Illinois. Plus, a why lead-based paint in homes is such a difficult problem to solve.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, April 9, 2025. You'll hear about Bloomington-Normal economic officials who just returned from a trade trip to Mexico. Plus, an update on the YWCA McLean County rape crisis center expansion.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 8, 2025. You'll hear about ISU's remembrance marking 10 years since the plane crash that shook Athletics. Plus, a look at human trafficking trends in Central Illinois.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 7, 2025. You'll hear a recap of Bloomington's "Hands Off!" rally protesting the Trump administration's drastic policy changes. Plus, a new episode of our ongoing series "More of That, Please."

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 4, 2025. You'll hear the latest from the faculty union at Illinois State University as a possible strike looms. Plus, a preview of a musician performing tonight at Gender Envy at the Coffeehouse.

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