WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. You'll hear about how concerns about immigration enforcement depressed turnout at a Hispanic heritage celebration at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bloomington. Plus, an interview with a Ramón Cruz, the former president of the environmental group Sierra Club, during a stop in Normal.

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