The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, July 1. Charlie Schlenker talks to Bloomington city manager Tim Gleason about the new cannabis dispensary coming to the city's west side. Plus, local environmental policy leaders talk about the recent Supreme Court ruling that limits the EPA's regulatory powers.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, June 30. A political scientist and former mayor of Bloomington says big money will likely be poured into the 91st House District Race. Plus, WBEZ politics reporter Dave McKinney sat down with Mary Dixon for a breakdown of the governor's race and a preview for the general election.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, June 29, 2022. You'll hear the latest primary election results. And an interview with a true-crime expert from Illinois Wesleyan University.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, June 28. Once again there are mixed reactions to a recent Supreme Court ruling, this time to one accommodating a public school's coach decision to pray on the football field. And Donald Trump was just the second Republican presidential candidate in the last 50 years to lose McLean County, but the ex-president still has sway over some G-O-P candidates seeking office in McLean County.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, June 27. Erick Stock reports from a protest in Bloomington, hours after the Supreme Court reversed the right to access an abortion. Plus, the ACLU of Illinois' spokesperson Ed Yonka details what implications this has for the state.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, June 24. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources "rebranded" the invasive Asian carp. Will it lead to more people eating the fish? Plus, a recovery project coordinator with Illinois Recovery Corps put out a survey of to gauge McLean County's interest in creating a recovery community center for those struggling with poor mental health and/or substance abuse.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, June 23. Charlie Schlenker checks in with Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. Plus, the ACLU of Illinois was involved with the Town of Normal's plan to purchase and use license-plate reading cameras, but a spokesperson says that doesn't mean they endorsed it outright.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, June 22. Former Vice President Former Vice President Mike Pence was the keynote speaker at the Peoria and Tazewell County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner at the Peoria Civic Center Monday. Plus, a look at the response of lawmakers to consumer angst about rising electricity rates in Central Illinois.

WGLT'S the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, June 21. Most of the 51 firearms stolen last year were from a store, according to the Bloomington Police Department. But they say gun owners should still take steps to responsibly store firearms when not in use. Plus, the avian flu impacted birds at Miller Park Zoo, backyard poultry operations and more. Correspondent Tim Alexander talks to the state's top animal doc about the respiratory disease's impact on Illinois.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, June 16. Normal City Manager Pam Reece says the Town needs extra money from the federal government to offset the impact of inflation on the Uptown Underpass project. Ariele Jones talks to Heartland Theater Company managing director Gail Dobbins about its 10-minute play festival, running each weekend in June.