A state lawmaker sponsored a bill to require farmers spraying pesticides near a school or park to send an email 72 hours in advance notifying when they would be applying the pesticides. WGLT's Evan Holden reports.

A state lawmaker sponsored a bill to require farmers spraying pesticides near a school or park to send an email 72 hours in advance notifying when they would be applying the pesticides. WGLT's Evan Holden reports.

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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.

Pesticide drift near Central Illinois school prompts calls for prior notification from farmers

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As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a Lincoln scholar from Bloomington-Normal is saying Abraham Lincoln relied on the Declaration all his life. Guy Fraker has written two books about Lincoln.

As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a Lincoln scholar from Bloomington-Normal is saying Abraham Lincoln relied on the Declaration all his life. Guy Fraker has written two books about Lincoln.

Lincoln and the Light of the Declaration of Independence

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The Illinois Shakespeare Festival [ISF] kicked off its 2026 run on June 24 with a preview of William Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona, where a furry friend made her theatrical debut. The festival held at Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington will run through July 11, and headlining are two Shakespeare plays — The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet — and an American classic, Our Town.

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival [ISF] kicked off its 2026 run on June 24 with a preview of William Shakespeare&rsquo;s The Two Gentlemen of Verona, where a furry friend made her theatrical debut.&nbsp;The festival held at Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington will run through July 11, and headlining are two Shakespeare plays &mdash; The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet &mdash; and an American classic, Our Town.

Man's best friend joins the gentlemen of Verona at Illinois Shakespeare Festival

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A campaign to support art therapy on the other side of the globe returns to Bloomington this weekend. The 17th annual Music and Munch Benefit Concert at Casper Brewing Company is this Saturday afternoon at 2. In this Sound Ideas Interview, co-organizer Cathy Hyland Moon tells WGLT student reporter Zachary Knox-Doyle the event raises money to support a Therapeutic Arts Program in East Africa.

A campaign to support art therapy on the other side of the globe returns to Bloomington this weekend. The 17th annual Music and Munch Benefit Concert at Casper Brewing Company is this Saturday afternoon at 2. In this Sound Ideas Interview, co-organizer Cathy Hyland Moon tells WGLT student reporter Zachary Knox-Doyle the event raises money to support a Therapeutic Arts Program in East Africa.

Campaign to support art therapy on the other side of the globe returns to Bloomington

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Pesticide drift near Central Illinois school prompts calls for prior notification from farmers

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