The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. You'll hear why Bloomington's drinking water has tasted and smelled a little funny recently. (It's nothing dangerous.) Plus, an interview with retiring ISU assistant basketball coach Rob Judson.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. You'll hear about the Normal mayor's trip to Washington, during a very interesting week there. Plus, a new episode of Sound Health focuses on alcohol's links to cancer.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. You'll hear about the potential for a permanent household hazardous waste collection site in McLean County. Plus, a new incentive could help commercial property owners spruce things up.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. You'll hear about an effort to secure more state funding to help the unhoused. Plus, a look at a new exhibition 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 Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. You'll hear from a state senator about the harm of immigration-raid rumors in Central Illinois. Plus, the final story in our series about the housing shortage in Bloomington-Normal.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. You'll hear about why tiny homes may be less feasible in Bloomington-Normal than you might think. Plus, a look at whether short-term rentals significantly impact the housing market.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. You'll hear from Rep. Darin LaHood about his reaction to the Trump administration's first moves. Plus, our housing series continues with a look at smaller towns in McLean County.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. You'll hear about an ice problem that led to the postponement of a Bloomington Bison hockey game. Plus, the second part of our weeklong series about Bloomington-Normal's housing shortage, focused on renters.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. You'll hear about an upcoming volunteer opportunity to help those who are unhoused. Plus, the first of a weeklong series of stories about the housing shortage in the Twin Cities.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. You'll hear about an unusual case in McLean County that yielded a long prison sentence. Plus, an interview with an Equal Rights Amendment champion about where things stand.

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