The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, February 21. You'll hear what both the Normal and City of Bloomington councils are planning for their meetings tonight. Plus, WGLT's Ariele Jones speaks with Tahira Clayton, a co-leader of the Women in Jazz Organization who will be playing Billie Holliday in Bessie, Billie, & Nina - Pioneering Women in Jazz," which will be coming to the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts on Wednesday night.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, February 18. You'll hear from a trucker involved in the 100-vehicle pile up near El Paso yesterday afternoon, plus Charlie Schlenker talks to Bloomington City Council member Mollie Ward about a her proposal for a commission dedicated to studying gun violence.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, February 18. Lawyers for the Town of Normal are claiming an exoneree's civil suit against three former Normal Police detectives is taking advantage of an "anti police wave" across the country and State Farm is facing another discrimination lawsuit from a former employee. Plus, Gov. JB Pritzker insisted Wednesday that Illinois schools are still under a mask mandate.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, February 16. You'll hear the latest updates from police in a local missing persons case involving a baby. Plus, home sale prices in the twin cities have gone up by about 14%. You'll also hear from a doctor at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal about the pandemic's affect on substance abuse disorders.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, February 15. Illinois State University men's basketball coach Dan Muller weighs-in on his recent dismissal. Plus, police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing infant and some Central Illinois lawmakers are looking for answers surrounding a transfer of people out of the Pontiac prison in Livingston County. And the executive director of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission details a plan to bring down traffic deaths by 2030.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Feb. 14. You'll hear from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who dropped by the twin cities this weekend. Plus, PATH Crisis Center in Bloomington will go on a hiring spree this year as it prepares to become a major player in the rollout of the new 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, February 11. A new bill inspired by the loss of Illinois State University student Jelani Day last year aims to speed up federal involvement into certain missing person cases. Plus, Charlie Schlenker takes a look at how turnover on the McLean County board is affecting a Democratic plan to secure more representation.

WGLT’s The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, February 10. You’ll hear the latest on Gov. JB Pritzker’s mask mandate, plus two Bloomington-Normal parents describe what it’s like to navigate the current masks-and-schools situation amidst uncertainty.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, February 9. You'll hear the latest on Illinois mask mandates from Gov. JB Pritzker who made a pit stop at the Bone Student Center on Tuesday. Plus, the president of the Bloomington-Normal Hotel and Lodging Association says things were looking up for the travel industry — but then the omicron variant of COVID-19 hit.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, February 8. You'll hear from two candidates aiming for a spot on the McLean County board, plus the latest in COVID-19 news. The Image of Research Competition at Illinois State University is on Thursday -- WGLT student reporter Jordan Mead talks to Office of student research director Gina Hunter about what the competition celebrates.