The Leadoff

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, May 3rd. College commencement speakers who are trying to find messages of optimism to share with students who've spent more than half their college time in the midst of a pandemic. Plus, the Connect Transit abandonment of a proposal to renovate the old Pantagraph Newspaper building into a transfer center raises the question what will happen to that building now.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, May 2. Ameren customers in Central and Southern Illinois should prepare for sticker shock on their electric bills come June. Plus, Bloomington-Normal hospitals are no longer overrun with coronavirus patients, but new cases have been rising for five weeks in a row.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, April 29, 2022. Eric Stock reports on a need of improvement despite McLean County ranking among the healthiest counties in the state. Plus, Ariel Jones talks to Chicago singer-songwriter Mara Love, who will be performing at the Midwest Madness Festival at Nightshop.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, April 28. Jon Norton takes a look back at conversations with Normal West graduate and American Idol top 10 contestant Leah Marlene. Plus, the latest on an effort to get court records unsealed in the Aaron Rossi case.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, April 27. Carle BroMenn Medical Center recognized organ donors yesterday, especially a donor whose brother is a beloved employee. Plus, Eric Stock speaks with the co-founder of a local lacrosse co-op, who's parlayed her talents on the field into a spot on a Division 1 roster.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to now for Tuesday, April 26. Former Congressman Ray LaHood talks civility and bipartisanship ahead of an appearance with the League of Women Voters tonight. Plus, the state's budget, recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, includes more money for Illinois college students.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, April 25. Ryan Denham speaks with a Bloomington-Normal who's trying to help those in Ukraine, two months after the Russian invasion began. Plus, after a recent appearance in town, National Education Association president Becky Pringle said many teachers need more support helping students who have struggled with two years of pandemic life.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, April 21. A Unit 5 teacher says cuts at Chiddix Junior High School will create inequities for some students. Plus, a look at an ISU grad's first ever music book by and/or for trans and non-binary people.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, April 21. The president of the AFSCME Local 1110 talks about the decision of its members to ratify a new contract with Illinois State University. Plus, a Town of Normal council member talks about the focus a new developer has for the Trail East and Trail West project in Uptown Normal.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Connect Transit is eyeing a different site for its proposed $18 million bus transfer center in downtown Bloomington. Plus, on 4/20, Eric Stock asks just how much Illinois is benefitting financially from recreational marijuana sales after two years of legalization.