The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, July 18. Eclecticism and imagination have come together “In Living Color” at University Galleries. Plus, inflation is hurting social service agencies.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, July 15. Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington is saying goodbye to its longtime superintendent today. Plus, police say there's no guaranteed way to prevent your car from getting its converter stolen, but you can take some precautions.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, July 14. WGLT correspondent Tim Alexander recently attended a Field Day at the ISU Farm near Lexington where agronomists, farmers, and researchers met to discuss that the Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake watershed. Plus, newly disclosed data show that auto insurers made excessive profits during the pandemic.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, July 13. Sabrina Cavanaugh discusses the founding of the Facebook group McLean County Pro-Choice Warriors. Plus, a NASA Solar System Ambassador's analysis of stunning new images from space.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, July 12.The president of the Friends of Constitution Trail group is cheering plans from the Illinois Department of Transportation that will add new accommodations along Illinois Route 9 in Bloomington. Plus, the owner of a copi processing plant in east Peoria makes a case for the copi fish. That's the new name for the fish formerly known as Asian carp.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, July 11. Bloomington could soon offer amnesty to parking violators who have long overdue fines. Plus, Normal Township trustees appointed the now-former ARC operations director as the new Normal Township supervisor. And Illinois State University men's basketball coach Ryan Pedon has big goals for the program.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, July 8. A surge in out-of-state visitors might strain access to abortion in central Illinois. Plus, the reversal of the precedent Roe vs. Wade set regarding privacy could have an impact on LTGBTQ+ plus rights.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, July 7, 2022. You'll hear Mayor Chris Koos' thoughts on possibly buying license plate reading cameras for his police department. And an interview with State Sen. Dave Koehler, a Peoria Democrat whose running for re-election in a district that now includes parts of Bloomington-Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, July 6. Charges have been filed against the perpetrator of the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park. Plus, the Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission has honored some of the top student-athletes in McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, July 5. Should the Town of Normal be divided into districts for better council representation? A petition is asking residents to give voters the final say. Plus, a new exhibition at the McLean County Arts Center looks back on the life and work of a prominent local artist.