WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. You'll hear about how concerns about immigration enforcement depressed turnout at a Hispanic heritage celebration at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bloomington. Plus, an interview with a Ramón Cruz, the former president of the environmental group Sierra Club, during a stop in Normal.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. You'll hear about Rivian breaking ground on a new manufacturing plant in Georgia. Plus, you'll hear from the first engineering students at Illinois State University.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. You'll hear about a social media post about Charlie Kirk's death causing issues for a McLean County Nursing Home employee. Plus, you'll visit a new grocery store in Bloomington.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Monday, September 15, 2025. Leaders of the Young Republicans chapters in McLean, Woodford and Tazewell county reflect on the life and legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. And a grant planned for expansion of the Route 66 bike trail has been canceled.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Friday, September 12, 2025. A fired CDC worker gives a pep talk in Bloomington-Normal as part of a statewide convening of public health professionals. And an exhibit commemorating the 9-11 terrorist attacks is coming to Central Illinois.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Thursday, September 11, 2025. The city of Bloomington takes steps to address the housing crisis and some worry about what it might mean for them. And progress is underway renovating the Pantagraph building, set to become a center for wrap-around youth support led by Lifelong Access.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Wednesday, September 10, 2025. One McLean County law enforcement agency inadvertently shared license plate data with federal immigration authorities. And Rader Family Farms prepares for opening day with a new corn maze celebrating Country Financial's centennial.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Tuesday, September 9, 2025. A wastewater modernization project aims to reduce flooding in Bloomington-Normal. And retired journalist and author Steve Vogel has written a new memoir detailing stories from his career.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. You'll hear an update about Downtown Bloomington's performing arts venues. Plus, a preview of a new photo exhibition in Bloomington that shares the stories and craftsmanship behind a popular Mexican doll.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. You'll hear about rising tension over a shared sales tax fund in McLean County. Plus, how changes to Illinois' public defense system could impact its youngest stakeholders.

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