WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, firefighters in Normal say the town's plans to close its College Avenue station will leave an older population at greater risk due to longer emergency response times, the third in WGLT's series on a mobile home operator's business practices and how its Bloomington-Normal tenants can advocate for themselves, plus Bloomington's shelter village details its rules and who can stay there.

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On today's episode, the second of WGLT's four-part series on mobile home operator Oak Wood business practices in Bloomington-Normal, Bloomington High School students are getting used to a cell phone ban at school and an ISU scholar says CEOs are making a lot more now, but a lot more is asked of them.

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On today's episode, the first of WGLT's four-part series on mobile home operator Oak Wood business practices in Bloomington-Normal, an ISU alum who lost his job at US AID felt so much of his and the agency's work was misrepresented, and a union leader is pushing for a millionaires tax to bolster funding for education in Illinois.

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On today's episode, McLean County is looking for more water source protections after officials say state carbon capture laws don't go far enough, the Salvation Army of McLean County is asking for a lot money for its red kettle campaign this year, and a play coming to the Normal Theater uses a game show to humanize immigration.

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On today's episode, a new study claims many people in Illinois holding a federal gun manufacturing license are NOT actually making any guns, counselors come to Normal try to stop gambling before it starts with children, a McLean County school becomes the first to add GIS mapping to aid first responders, and a reflection on the passing of Fr. Doug Hennessy.

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On today's episode, leaders of arts organizations in Bloomington-Normal look for collaboration and inspiration during a time of funding uncertainty, a longtime political watcher from NPR has a theory why lawmakers don't get along anymore and the city of Bloomington has short and long-term concerns about its water supply.

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On today's episode, a Veterans Day special that details various supports Bloomington-Normal offers for veterans' mental health, creativity and legal affairs.

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On today's episode, food pantries wait for an end to the government shutdown that's put SNAP benefits in limbo, a state lawmaker discusses how the federal government shutdown is impacting state operations, a prisoner of war in Vietnam urges fellow vets not to look back and to keep looking for ways to serve, plus man's best friend is serving veterans in McLean County through protection and therapy.

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On today's episode, could funding approved for public transit in Chicago come at the expense of road construction downstate, the annual McLean County behavioral health forum examines how to build stronger connections, plus a look at how the downtown Bloomington art walk came to be 25 years ago.

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On today's episode, tariffs aren't hitting Rivian as hard as they were, plus a wide-ranging interview with ISU men's basketball coach Ryan Pedon.

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