WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, economic developers say Bloomington-Normal is turning away Gen Z because of the housing shortage, a union at ISU files an unfair labor charge, and a researcher shares ways to revitalize rural communities in a new exhibit at Illinois Art Station.

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On today's episode, school districts outside Bloomington-Normal outline their priorities if the countywide sales tax passes, a Bloomington nonprofit pulls out of a regional emergency call center, plus the Illinois Symphony's former music director sees the orchestra as a common language to foster understand in troubled times.

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On today's episode, Central Illinois advocates say they need more funding to effectively support unhoused people; a new bookstore and cafe opens in Lexington; state lawmakers submit a proposal to reinstate parole boards in Illinois; and what a health advisory linking cancer to alcohol means for health advocates and bar owners.

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On today's episode, what a heftier price tag could mean for the long-awaited underpass at Uptown Station in Normal, McLean County finds out what it would take to build a permanent site to get rid of hazardous household waste and ISU men's assistant basketball coach Rob Judson reflects on his 45-year-coaching career.

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On today's episode, property owners in McLean County have a new incentive to take better care of their housing stock, state lawmakers face some tough decisions as a multi-billion dollar deficit awaits, an Illinois Wesleyan alum comes up with a less toxic way to cook for people in impoverished parts of the world, and a Bloomington-based program needs more child advocate volunteers.

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On today's episode, the fifth installment of WGLT's housing series focuses on community and government leaders' responses, plus  Margaret Crowley takes her mom's recovery from surgery and turns it into art. 

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On today's episode, the fourth installment of WGLT's housing series focuses on short term rentals, drone technology helps find lost pets in Bloomington-Normal, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal fate may hinge on several blockbuster secret recordings, and Doug Collins returns to ISU following his Basketball Hall of Fame induction.

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On today's episode, the third installment of WGLT's housing series focuses on communities outside Bloomington-Normal, tiny homes are posed as one solution to the lack of affordable housing, Bloomington looks to modernize its flagship park, and the Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team's biggest fan is really a part of the team.

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On today's episode, Bloomington-Normal nonprofits scramble after their federal funding is frozen, the second part of WGLT's housing series focuses on high rents; U.S. Rep Darin LaHood discusses the federal government's funding freeze. 

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On today's episode, the first part of weeklong series on Bloomington-Normal's housing shortage, two Bloomington developers have turned home construction into a side hustle, services providers broaden their efforts to count the unhoused in rural areas in central Illinois, plus a Republican lawmaker who represents parts of McLean County outlines her goals for the spring session. 

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