The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. You'll hear about a Bloomington police review board struggling with recruit youth members, and it's plan to address it. Plus, an exclusive interview with Santa Claus himself.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. You'll hear about nonprofits' concerns about a U.S. House bill aimed at counterterrorism. Plus, you'll meet two ISU grads who designed one of the 10 finalists for a new State of Illinois flag.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. You'll hear about cold and flu season in McLean County. Plus, what it's like to police McLean County's smaller communities.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. You'll hear about how McLean County is trying to meet the needs of emergent adults on probation. Plus, a Central Illinois librarian recaps the best children's books of 2024.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. You'll hear about how a grant is helping the Midwest Food Bank meet a growing demand. Plus, you'll hear a preview of Miller Park Zoo's Wild Lights holiday event, which continues Friday and Saturday this week.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. You'll hear about how The Salvation Army is serving the unhoused in Bloomington as the cold sets in. Plus, the story of McLean County parks employees saving a deer stuck on the ice.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. An exclusive interview Illinois DCFS head Heidi Mueller, who toured McLean County's new family treatment court. And the Ag industry calls for infrastructure investment in Illinois' aging bridges.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. You'll hear about prospects for a long-term farm bill emerging in the new year. Plus, a look at how young journalists are getting their feet wet while in high school in Central Illinois.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. You'll hear about Democrats formally taking majority control of the McLean County Board. Plus, how Illinois' agriculture sector is responding to President-elect Trump's tariff plans.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. You'll hear about the potential cost of the underpass project in Uptown Normal. Plus, an interview with the owner of the Busy Corner restaurant as they rebuild after a fire.

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