The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 24, 2023. You'll hear about additional impacts of staff shortages at the McLean County jail. Also, get some tips for navigating the Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 21, 2023. You'll hear about asbestos removal planning at Normal Public Library. Plus, an interview with ISU's interim president about the way forward for ISU Athletics.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 20, 2023. You'll hear about Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe's testimony in Springfield on a key source of tax revenue. Plus, a 1960s fashion show comes to Illinois State University.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, April 19, 2023. You'll hear about ISU alum Jane Lynch's return to campus for a 3-week Visiting Artist residency. Plus, a look at the shortage of firefighters in Bloomington-Normal and beyond.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 18, 2023. You'll hear about what it will take to reopen Olympia's high school and middle school after last week's fire. Plus, an interview with McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, April 17, 2023. You'll hear about climate change's impact on a maple sirup producer just southwest of Bloomington-Normal. Plus, a new book chronicles life in the punk rock band Poster Children.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 14, 2023. You'll hear about the resignation of Illinois State University's athletics director. Plus, Bloomington hosts citywide Slow Art Day festivities.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 13, 2023. You'll hear about NPR's decision to quit Twitter, and how WGLT is doing it too. And you'll hear more about ISU women's basketball player Paige Robinson being drafted into the WNBA.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, April 12, 2023. You'll hear about McLean County government's reaction to an airport plan to expand its tax base. Plus, an interview with NAACP Youth Council leader Bradley Ross Jackson.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 11, 2023. You'll hear about what's next for State Farm's IT outsourcing plan. And an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos about last week's election turnout.