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McLean County law enforcement is finding out it' not necessarily true that addicts won't go into recovery until THEY seek treatment. Sometimes deputies can help crack the ice. Sheriff's Deputy Aaron King talks about a new partnership with police and health providers. Plus, Governors like to bring good news in person. Ryan Denham wraps up the Governor's visit to Illinois State University. Eric Stock reports on an NFL hall of Fame player from Bloomington. John Norton tears it up with Blues Rocker

An economic stimulus tool mostly seen in developing nations has come to the west side of Bloomington. Bevin Choban of the West Bloomington Revitalization Project says microloans have a place in helping small business. More on the revitalization project's microlending program. Plus, ISU President Larry Dietz applauds a University of Illinois move to expand aid for low income students. Ryan Denham reports on intentional parenting. NPR Morning Edition Host Steve Inskeep has a new book on how the

With 50 shootings last year in Bloomington Normal kids are growing up used to it. Reverend Andrew Held talks about generational lack of empathy as a result. Plus appearances deceive and it's hard to look beyond them. A former Caterpillar Vice President has a new book that teaches us all to look up. And the Illinois Politics roundtable analyzes the sudden resignation of the Illinois Secretary of Agriculture, who has been connected to the Mike McLain email scandal.

Weeks after that email referencing a political loyalist covering up a rape in Champaign...it's still a wow moment in Illinois. Hear from State Senator Bill Brady. Plus, what Martin Luther King Junior means to today's youth. Hear about the trauma to children whose parents are in prison. A federal grant is supporting a program in Peoria schools to help at risk youth. And a new exhibit explores the beauty, mysteries, and dangers of space in Infinite Sky.

Bloomington Normal youth are feeling a bit salty about the benefit they DIDN'T see from the January increase in the minimum wage. Normal Community High School student Ari Whitlock talks about the growing gap caused by lobbyists for park districts. Plus, Bloomington Normal and Peoria are very different cities, but they might be similar in their realty markets. A political scientist scoffs at the idea a new Illinois law beefing up penalties for shootings in houses of worship will change the number

The theme of ethics reform continues to percolate through Springfield, for instance whether lawmaker e-mails should be considered public. More on ethics from Governor JB Pritzker. Plus, the Publisher and Executive Editor of Crain's Chicago Business talks about the future of journalism. There's a talent pipeline from Decatur to Bloomington-Normal. Find out why. And baseball has the hot stove league in the winter. Gardeners have seed and plant catalogs...it's WGLT's gardening podcast Grow.

Artist Melissa Oreksy combines plants and art, but not in landscape painting. Laura Kennedy has more about Oreski's exibit Growing Time. As marijuana becomes legal we look back at Prohibition as it began a century ago and the attitudes people held about alcohol. Some of the same feelings society has held about cannabis more recently. Plus, meet the new Unit 5 superintendent. And Jon Norton dives into the storytelling sensibilities of the band Them Coulee Boys.

WGLT correspondent Edith Brady-Lunny joins Charlie Schlenker to discuss a lawsuit filed against ISU over admissions at its lab schools. Colleen Reynolds reports from a crosscultural celebration at Wayman AME church in Bloomington. And learn about historical peak of mapmaking.

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions often mean job cuts. What about Carle hospital buying BroMenn in Normal? Hear more from BroMenn CEO Colleen Kannaday on Advocate's sale of BroMenn to Carle. Plus, the new McLean County Health Department Director lays out her priorities as funding shrinks. U.S. Represenative Cheri Bustos talks about empowering Medicare to get better drug prices from pharmaceutical companies. And Jon Norton dives into the legacy of Chicago Blues in both preserving tradition and

Many critics are all agog at the new movie version of the novel Little Women as a retelling of the classic for the modern era. But, one Louisa May Alcott Scholar says meh. ISU Professor Roberta Trites dishes about Meg, Jo, and all the rest of the Little Women. Plus, the number of shooting incidents rose significantly in Bloomington Normal last year. Ryan Denham reports on how cannabis expungement will work in McLean County. We continue the series Far From Home about housing Illinois special