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It's the return of the band the Something Brothers. Ed Pierce says it wasn't a tough choice to do a new CD, the first in three decades. Jon Norton reports. Plus the After Hours barbershop quartet finished in third place at the international competition last year. This year the central Illinois founded group won it all. Listen again to Laura Kennedy's profile of the quartet and its sweet harmonies. And its time to scrap the gas powered lawn tools for electric ones: hear more on GLT's Grow.

Staying safe is not easy on highway construction crews and Rowe Construction Supervisor Tad Meyers says one job is key, the flagger. Listen to Ryan Denham's report on construction zone safety. Plus, Mayor Tari Renner talks about the latest defeat of the effort to pass a welcoming city ordinance, and the potential for new development in town. And reaction to the nomination of federal judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Illinois State University Professor Tom McClure talks over the impact

The effort to pass a Welcoming City ordinance in Bloomington has fallen apart again. Charlotte Alvarez of the Keep Families Together coalition says the group is opposing the latest draft. GLT's Ryan Denham also reports Charlotte Alvarez says there has been little negotiation with the community over the issue in Bloomington. Plus, A photo exhibit at the Mclean County Arts Center looks backward and Norman Rockwell and forward to today's society. And Jon Norton offers the music of Megg Farrell and

Illinois Hotel Association Head Mark Gordon says Airbnb is shorting cities on taxes--cities like Bloomington-Normal--and undercutting hotels. GLT's Ryan Denham reports on Airbnb in the twin cities. As Independence Day approaches, here the story of a Union soldier fighting in the civil war as a man even though the Central Illinois resident was born as a woman. Get a behind the scenes peak at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. And Mayor Chris Koos is in the studio to talk about a new multi family

Work requirements for people to receive SNAP food benefits could make final farm bill passage tougher. Adam Nielsen with the Illinois Farm Bureau tells GLT's Mary Cullen his organization doesn't have a position on work requirements. There's an edition of What's On Your Turntable. You'll hear some of the new Neko Case, on the turntable at Waiting Room Records in Uptown And during an edition of our gardening program, Grow, find out what it takes to make your deck or patio another livable space.

A community conversation about gun violence. Seven people have been shot and killed in Bloomington-Normal in the past two months. There have also been numerous lesser shooting incidents. Federal prosecutors announced arrests and indictments of fifteen members of the gang the Bomb Squad for a variety of serious crimes including several murders, one of them, in April, a Bradley University student who was a bystander. With us to talk about the issues surrounding the gun violence are: Reverend

An Illinois State University Supreme Court scholar says the high court's decision confirming the Trump Muslim Travel Ban to the U.S. passes constitutional muster. But professor Michael Gizzi tells GLT's Eric Stock it's terrible policy. Also find out how reducing commercial food waste could help landfills, the environment, and everyone's garden. And Jon Norton introduces you to the music of A Band Of Heathens.

A judge looks back on his 18 years on the bench, including overseeing McLean County's child abuse and neglect court. Judge Kevin Fitzgerald talks to GLT's Ryan Denham about his career, diversity on the bench, and unprecedented turnover in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Hear how a Normal West High School Soccer trip to Jamaica is preparing players for life, not just the next season. And Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner is in the studio talk about gun violence, the city’s new city manager, and new

Three young men and an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle collide at a Normal apartment building. Two are dead and the other's in jail. GLT teams with The Pantagraph for a closer look at the Lancaster Heights shooting -- and what police say is a troubling trend of young people with powerful, stolen guns. The WBRP is celebrating a decade of service on the west side. During an edition of GLT's DateBook, Charlie Schlenker talks with Armando Baez about the past ten years of the West Bloomington

GLT's Ryan Denham reports on the expansion project underway at the Unity Community Center in Normal. GLT's Eric Stock talks to a local child trauma expert about the family-separation issue at the U.S.-Mexico border. GLT's Grow gives you tips on irrigation. And GLT's Jon Norton previews Make Music Normal with singer-songwriter Kyle Yap.