The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. You'll hear about cancelled classes in the twin cities and a new COVID record in McLean County. Plus, an interview with McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. You'll hear about a Normal Town Council member's view on pedestrian safety along College Avenue. Plus, an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. You'll hear the latest on ISU's push for a new engineering college. Plus, the new CEO of the Midwest Food Bank talks about the changing picture of food insecurity.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. You'll hear about the latest on COVID-19 in McLean County and throughout Illinois. Plus, a two Bloomington sisters who suffered an unimaginable loss are learning to cope with their grief by helping others cope with theirs.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. You'll hear about some new year's resolutions in the ISU Athletics program. Plus, an ISU biomathematics expert talks about how human behavior demanded a change in COVID modeling.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. You'll hear about why leaf pickup is running behind this year. Plus, a solar system ambassador from Bloomington is anxiously awaiting the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. You'll hear about an effort to help schools address students' mental health needs. Plus, the WGLT Psych Geeks unpack the psychology underneath "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. You'll hear about the latest on McLean County's efforts to address mental health needs. Plus, an interview with ISU student-athlete and advocate Kendee Hilliard.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. You'll hear about Rivian's plans for a $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia. You'll also hear about navigating grief around the holidays.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. You'll hear about U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's reaction to the final version of the defense spending bill that just passed. Plus, what the season of Advent and drag have in common.