It takes more than Facebook comments and email blasts to get results when advocating for change in local government. WGLT talked to those who've done it successfully to create this Local Democracy Playbook — a resource for you to follow in their footsteps.

It takes more than Facebook comments and email blasts to get results when advocating for change in local government. WGLT talked to those who've done it successfully to create this Local Democracy Playbook &mdash; a resource for you to follow in their footsteps.

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.

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.

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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.

Local Democracy Playbook: 7 tips to get stuff done in Bloomington-Normal

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Surveys show Americans are getting increasingly concerned about the future of our democracy. You see it at political rallies. It can feel like civic engagement has never been greater. But at the local level, where the government can have a much greater impact on our lives, it's often much different.

Surveys show Americans are getting increasingly concerned about the future of our democracy. You see it at political rallies. It can feel like civic engagement has never been greater.&nbsp;But at the local level, where the government can have a much greater impact on our lives, it's often much different.

Local Democracy Playbook: How to get more candidates to run for public office

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Data Centers are getting a lot of attention in Bloomington. In Normal, not so much — both in inquiries by business and concerns from the public. Mayor Chris Koos said during a Sound Ideas interview, as in the City of Bloomington, the amount of land needed for a large-scale data center makes it unlikely any site inside town limits would be suitable.

Data Centers are getting a lot of attention in Bloomington. In Normal, not so much &mdash; both in inquiries by business and concerns from the public.&nbsp;Mayor Chris Koos said during a Sound Ideas interview, as in the City of Bloomington, the amount of land needed for a large-scale data center makes it unlikely any site inside town limits would be suitable.

Bloomington's data center hot topic is ho-hum in Normal

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AFSCME Local 1110 members went back to work at Illinois State University [ISU] this week at the ratification of their contract, but there are still hurt feelings after the strike. The five-year contract approved Tuesday ended the nearly month-long strike, the longest in the history of ISU. But at the university’s quarterly board of trustees meeting Friday, union president Chuck Carver said that while they are happy about returning to work, they are still upset with university leadership.

AFSCME Local 1110 members went back to work at Illinois State University [ISU] this week at the ratification of their contract, but there are still hurt feelings after the strike.&nbsp;The five-year contract approved Tuesday ended the nearly month-long strike, the longest in the history of ISU.&nbsp;But at the university&rsquo;s quarterly board of trustees meeting Friday, union president Chuck Carver said that while they are happy about returning to work, they are still upset with university leadership.

Tension from ISU's AFSCME strike lingers, even after new contract ratified

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Local Democracy Playbook: 7 tips to get stuff done in Bloomington-Normal

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