WGLT's Sound Ideas
WGLT's Sound Ideas
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After 20 years and 10 albums, B-N singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard is letting go and writing better than ever
Dan Hubbard didn’t set out to write a concept album. But as he compiled the six songs that became his first studio release since 2019, Hubbard said the thread of Letting Go felt obvious.
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Sorensen reflects on his year in Congress — with some legislative wins and health care at a standstill
On his final day in Washington for 2025, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen is taking a victory lap after what he describes as a difficult, but productive year at the Capitol — and at home.
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Illinois State football's Niekamp family thrives on coaching, and playing, hard
As a senior at Normal Community High School, Tye Niekamp’s goal was “finding someone who was going to coach me hard” on the college level. He didn’t have to look far. The man for the job lived in the same house. Travis Niekamp is Illinois State’s defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. …
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 12/19/2025
A pair of ISU football players have added pressure with their dad as their coach, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen reviews the highs and lows of his year in Washington, a McLean County court program loses federal funding and seeks sales tax money to help, and a Bloomington singer-songwriter "let go" to writ…
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B-N high schoolers: What is your favorite family holiday tradition?
Many families have their own go-to favorite holiday traditions -- the movie they all watch together, the cookies they bake every year, the grab-bag gift exchange. WGLT recently spent the day at Normal Community High School for an arts, communication and creative careers fair. While there, we asked …
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City manager: 2025 was a good year for the Town of Normal
2025 was a good year for the town, according to the city manager for the Town of Normal. City Manager Pam Reece said town achievements include a range of infrastructure projects, opening a refurbished skate park at Fairview Park, and advancing the town public arts plan.
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Ag sector alarm bells are going off
There are big warning signs in agriculture right now. And many experts are warning an aid package announced by the Trump administration is not likely to go very far or come soon enough.
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Bloomington residents and officials respond to new proactive property maintenance violation policy
In an effort to improve the city’s property values and reduce neighborhood blight, the City of Bloomington is moving to a proactive approach to property maintenance enforcement. It shifts away from the prior policy where city inspectors operated off complaints from residents.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 12/18/2025
Bloomington plans to take a more pro-active approach to property maintenance, but there's concern it could lead to nit-picking. The Town of Normal outlines its accomplishments for the year. Plus, anxiety and instability remain high in the ag sector, and a $12 billion bailout may not help much.
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Rediscovering an overlooked linchpin of Illinois industry: Bicycling
A Bloomington-Normal historian says bicycles were once a top export from the state of Illinois with manufacturing centers in the state, including Peoria and Chicago, making two-thirds of all bicycles sold in the country in 1898.
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