WGLT's Sound Ideas

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Sound Ideas is WGLT's signature local news series. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. New episodes air throughout the day on WGLT.

Episodes

BNWRD steps in to solve Colonial Meadows water woes

Eastland Mall for sale as 'redevelopment opportunity'

Environmentalists say proposed McLean County carbon wells are dangerously close to fresh water

Wartime deportation of Japanese from Peru to the U.S. led to questions of belonging

Officer turns his 'best worst day' at the Normal PD into a way to support others through tough times

Rep. LaHood says mail-in voting will not be disrupted; Trump should work on affordability

U.S. farmers lost conservation experts in Trump's federal cuts. Now they're hurting for help

Community Players is finally ready for 'Angels in America'

New law makes medical aid in dying possible in McLean County — if you can find a provider

How high school social studies teachers cover 9/11 in the classroom 25 years later

Having Sept. 11 birthdays calls for preserving personal joy while honoring collective grief

Recalling David Foster Wallace's iconic essay on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11

New Economic Development Council leader promises better communication with government

ParkLands Foundation adds new executive director position

El Paso burial site of first Black man to vote in Illinois confirmed 121 years after his death

Illinois' climate is changing. Should weather warnings change with it?

Illinois Federation of Teachers wants Meta settlement money sent to public schools

Route 66 Centennial boosts McLean County visitor count and sets stage for tourism growth

North Danvers Mennonite Church celebrates 175 years of faith through service

Path to resolution of shared sales tax dispute remains unclear