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Not only is the state mooching off school districts, now the GOP healthcare bill would cut a half million dollars for Bloomington Normal Schools to care for special needs kids. Unit Five Superintendent Mark Daniel talks about one blow after another. Bloomington Police, community groups, and the city council have hammered out a draft ordinance fora new citizen led oversight board. And another chance to Fly the W.

Hear about a conference to help families who might want to adopt the many African American children in McLean County currently in foster care. GLT's Judy Valente talks with Doris Houston of the ISU Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies. Get previews of the new seasons of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Bloomington Center For the Performing Arts. And find out how you can benefit pollinators in your own backyard.

A nighttime excursion to measure the health of McLean County's owl population turns up a couple of hoots, but also some concerns. ISU Biologist Angelo Caparella talks with GLT’s Judy Valente about why some nighttime birds are disappearing. Laura Kennedy and Sound ideas Culture maven Shari Zeck lament the passing of the shopping mall. And Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner talks about a housing project that was tabled, a city Transportation Commission, and redevelopment of the former Bloomington High

A mass shooting at a Virginia park. In the crosshairs, people tossing around baseballs. The victims – members of the baseball team who may have been targeted specifically because of who they are. Republican members of Congress. GLT’s Charlie Schlenker has reaction from Illinois congressional representative Rodney Davis, the teams catcher. Hear about the 50 th anniversary of a flying club, based at the central Illinois regional airport - -theyv’e been teaching people to pilot airplanes since the

The Bloomington-Normal LGBTQ+ community gathers to remember those lost one year ago in a terrorist attack and hate crime in Orlando. David Bentlin says the Prairie Pride Coalition and Not in Our Town is honoring those who died with action, rolling out a new gay friendly business directory. Illinois courts have weighed in on which State of Illinois bills must be paid first and now the state is running out of money to pay THOSE bills. The IPR Politics Round Table has more. And Jon Norton talks

The First African American Normal Town Council Member says he 2016 election did not make a difference in her decision to run. A conversation about the goals and background of Chemberly Cummings. There's a celebration of creativity, inclusion, and collaboration at the University Galleries. State Representative Dan Brady responds to the suggestion of a boycott of the private businesses of lawmakers until a state budget passes. And the wisdom of healing gardens.

Hear from the headliner of this Saturday's GLT Summer Concert. She says she had a tumultuous childhood. You’ll Meet Thornetta Davis, the Queen of Detroit Blues and hear our conversation with Edward David Anderson who opens the Summer Concert on Saturday. On stage tonight, the first of Normal Parks and Recreation's musical-theater productions: the 2005 Tony Award-winning show, Spamalot. And Charlie Schlenker talks about the state budget with Representative Dan Brady.

The job of Illinois comptroller used to be regarded as perfunctory. But the budget impasse has changed that. Listen for an interview with Illinois comptroller Susana Mendoza. Town of Normal Mayor Chris Koos is in the studio to talk about climate change. When President Trump pulled out of the U.N. Paris Climate Accord, Bloomington-Normal’s Mayor’s jumped in on the Mayors’ National Climate Action Agenda. And the Tony Awards are Sunday night. Judy Valente has a preview of Broadway’s big night.

Peoria's airport manager is not a fan of President Trump's proposal to privatize air traffic control. Hear from Gene Olson about the dangers of private control of air traffic control. Charlie Schlenker has the interview. Colleen Reynolds tells you about the McLean County Diversity project and the students who will see history first hand this summer at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp. And GLT’s Jon Norton previews an upcoming show at the Castle Theater with St. Paul & the Broken Bones.

Even the members of President Trump's own party don't much like his budget. Congressman Rodney Davis is particularly opposed to cuts to agriculture spending. The Taylorville Republican talks with GLT’s Charlie Schlenker and says budgets are visions from Presidents, not meant to be taken literally. The state legislative session is over and observers are left with more questions than answers. You’ll get analysis during an IPR politics roundtable. And it’s the classic country of the Cactus Blossoms