WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you know to start your day for Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The only news agency in neighboring Ford County got a lifeline with a state tax credit helping local newsrooms in Illinois. Plus, a familiar face returns to the Baby Fold, this time to serve as a principal at the Hammitt School on Willow Street.

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