WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, childcare providers use passion and creativity to find new ways to fill a growing need in Bloomington-Normal, a Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban gender-affirming care has some in Bloomington-Normal's transgender community concerned, and a solar energy initiative returns to McLean County as higher temperatures are leading to sky high energy bills.

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On today's episode, an immigration advocate is worried how today's Supreme Court ruling will impact children who had been protected by birthright citizenship, the McLean County Arts Center creates a mural built by and for the community, and the latest edition of McHistory travels back in time where early motorists used to stop in Bloomington before Route 66 came to be.

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On today's episode, Gov. JB Pritzker asks for four more years in Springfield, Bloomington plans to start regulating massage businesses, a new report details where the community has room to grow, and a fundraiser helps remember an ISU student who was murdered 50 years ago. 

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On today's episode, a company looking to build McLean County's largest solar farm lays out its plans to get public buy-in, a memoir explains how a woman from Normal enjoyed a long career as a flight attendant despite a fear of flying, a new outpatient mental health treatment in Normal help patients transition back to daily life, plus the new pope leaves clues about his thoughts on one major issue in Illinois.

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On today's episode, an Airbnb owner says the Town of Normal's new rules restricting short-term rentals punish responsible property owners, a business mentoring program in Bloomington-Normal could fall apart before it gets off the ground because of proposed federal cuts, another challenger tries to unseat Darin LaHood in Congress, and students can soon earn automatic admission to state universities in Illinois.

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On today's episode, an ISU scholar discusses the U.S. military attack on Iran, the Town of Normal explains why its restricting where Airbnbs and other short-term rentals can locate, and a victims advocate says human trafficking is more widespread than you might think.

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On today's episode, elected officials in McLean County say they face more violent rhetoric than you might think, a living land acknowledgment at ISU reflects on a troubling past and scatters seeds for the future, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival's new season features a trivial play for serious people, plus all-star high school football players get an up close look at Shriners Hospital for Children.

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On today's episode, making high-speed rail twice as fast as it is now could be a gamechanger, according to advocates, but the idea has skeptics; there's a debate over what's causing all these dust storms in Illinois, a first-time state lawmaker gets a heavy dose of reality in their first year in Springfield, and OSF expands critical care in Bloomington.

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On today's episode, the second in a three-part series on how communities accomplish hard things, Illinois lawmakers want to bypass the Trump administration on health policy, plus the latest episode of McHistory details how much McLean County's leading industry has changed since the mid-20th century.

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On today's episode, the first in a three-part series on how communities accomplish hard things, hospitals in Illinois could soon face tougher penalties for failing to protect sexual assault survivors after an investigation showed dozens of hospitals did just that plus high school athletes in Illinois have a new mental health advocate.

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