WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, landmark reform to the state's public defense system awaits the governor's pen, and two candidates join the race for a seat in Congress representing Central Illinois.

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On today's episode, the last newspaper in Ford County gets a lifeline, the Baby Fold's Hammitt Schools have a new principal and the second of a two-part McHistory on protests in Bloomington-Normal.

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Bloomington's Four Seasons Health Club ushers in a new era, while celebrating the past with a rebranding of their Legacy Club. Change is coming to intersections on and near Illinois State's campus in respond to survey data noting hotspots for cyclists and pedestrian safety concerns. And a Bloomington newspaper gets the sack in the latest edition of McHistory.

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On today's episode, shifting U.S. trade and energy policies have started to impact Rivian; an effort to rename Bloomington's VA clinic for a Civil War hero with ties to Bloomington-Normal; and the Twin City debut of a little-known Stephen Schwartz musical at Prairie Fire Theater.

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On today's episode, sky high electric bills have Twin City residents and business owners stressed. McLean County's two election authorities are being studied by the League of Women voters, one of which has been asked to provide voter data to the Department of Justice. And the public gets its first chance to weigh in on the county's Strategic Land Use Plan.

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On today's episode, Normal mayor Chris Koos comments on the proposed one-year pause to an intergovernmental sales tax agreement, a new advocacy group raises awareness about victims' rights, and a trail extension in southern McLean County links McLean to Funks Grove.

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On today's episode, as students pack up and head to college, international students are feeling anxious. Plus, a familiar face in the McLean County Sheriff's Office vies for the top job in next year's election. And a 1977 time capsule found at Bloomington Public Library inspired a 2025 edition.

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On today's episode, federal cuts to incentivize renewable energy development could slow the wind and solar boom in McLean County, a milestone year for Bloomington-Normal runners who support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and a visual artist exhibits at the Bloomington Public Library.

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On today's episode, the recent federal tax and policy bill that Congress approved is expected to have profound impacts on higher education, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen meets with a healthcare provider to prepare for Medicaid cuts and a Twin Cities' high school student says an educational trip to Washington restored her faith in humanity.

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On today's episode, Normal's citizen of the year is honored for his advocacy to help others battling a disease he knows personally, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood calls for accountability and transparency in the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, plus Connect Transit assesses its new rural on-demand service after the first month.

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