Some folks will be on the road, others on the couch. Some may be looking for a break from the family mayhem, others working or flying solo. As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, WGLT's Lauren Warnecke offers her favorite media binges to accompany your mashed potatoes and pie.

Some folks will be on the road, others on the couch. Some may be looking for a break from the family mayhem, others working or flying solo. As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, WGLT's Lauren Warnecke offers her favorite media binges to accompany your mashed potatoes and pie.

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

WGLT's Sound Ideas

WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

4 media binges for those who celebrate Thanksgiving differently

The electric automaker Rivian may have found a lifeline for its stalled plans for a new manufacturing plant in Georgia, winning a $6.6 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy in the final weeks of the Biden administration.

The electric automaker Rivian may have found a lifeline for its stalled plans for a new manufacturing plant in Georgia, winning a $6.6 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy in the final weeks of the Biden administration.

Rivian lines up $6.6 billion federal loan to revive Georgia manufacturing plans

The Pourcade is the first bar and arcade combo in Bloomington-Normal since 2022.

The Pourcade is the first bar and arcade combo in Bloomington-Normal since 2022.

Pour Bros. launches 'Pourcade' in Downtown Bloomington tap room

It's been nearly a year since the state of Illinois recognized the tenured and tenure-track faculty union at Illinois State University. And it's been just about that long that the two parties have been bargaining the 650-member union's first contract. The nine months ISU and the United Faculty of ISU have spent at the table is longer than some may have expected. Associate professor Keith Pluymers tells WGLT's Lyndsay Jones one point of frustration is that economic proposals (things that would determine salary and raises) have not been brought up so far. 

It's been nearly a year since the state of Illinois recognized the tenured and tenure-track faculty union at Illinois State University. And it's been just about that long that the two parties have been bargaining the 650-member union's first contract. The nine months ISU and the United Faculty of ISU have spent at the table is longer than some may have expected. Associate professor Keith Pluymers tells WGLT's Lyndsay Jones one point of frustration is that economic proposals (things that would determine salary and raises) have not been brought up so far.

4 media binges for those who celebrate Thanksgiving differently

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