WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, Lexington hosts a small town leaders conference, leaders in education look for ways to address the teacher shortage, plus Illinois Shakespeare Festival costume designers explain how they created costumes for this year's shows.

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On today's episode, Normal City Manager Pam Reece discusses the pending end of Illinois' grocery tax and how to help the community's homeless population, the National Weather Service reports tornadoes have become increasingly common in central Illinois, plus Funk Farms celebrates its 200th anniversary.

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On today's episode, ISU students go to Washington, D.C., to push Congress on climate change, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce wants the state of Illinois to do more to help existing businesses, plus the latest McHistory chronicles a foul-mouth spitballer known as "Ol Stubblebeard" who became a baseball Hall of Famer.

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On today's episode, city leaders in Bloomington want to fast track ways to alleviate the area's housing shortage, English language learners in Bloomington-Normal find a low-key way to improve their conversational English, and hear from arguably the greatest storyteller in McLean County history. He broadcast baseball games that he couldn't even watch.

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On today's episode, you'll hear about a group that's making music with veterans in Heyworth. Plus, meet a 91-year-old skydiver from Bloomington. And a new episode of our Datebook series previews an upcoming WWE event in Bloomington.

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On today's episode, District 87 superintendent David Mouser discusses the city of Bloomington's proposed TIF district for downtown, McLean County improves recycling rates, plus the new new artistic director at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival discusses accessibility and representation as he prepares for the new role.

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On today's episode, McLean County government makes changes to how to allocates mental health resources, Heartland Community College builds a wish list for new buildings, plus Normal's Leah Marlene finds her own voice two years after American Idol. 

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On today's episode, Bloomington-Normal nonprofits announce a one-stop shop in downtown Bloomington to help young people in need of care, victim advocates fail to get a gun safety measure passed in Illinois, plus McLean County History Makers Bob and Barb Hathway explain how they got involved in education and advocacy.

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On today's episode, developers detail their plan to bring build two affordable housing projects in McLean County, a composer finds something musical in the cacophony of cicadas that have invaded central Illinois, plus a longtime McLean County softball coach builds a legacy through the power of positivity.

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In today's episode, an entomologist explains why the cicadas have missed Bloomington-Normal, the DeWitt County Museum tells the story of how quilts aided the Underground Railroad, plus one man makes it his mission to turn the village of McLean into a video game mecca.

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