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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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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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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 12/17/2025
On today's episode, Country Financial discusses proposed insurance regulations in Illinois plus Illinois Wesleyan University librarian Chris Sweet discusses his new book on the history of bicycling.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 12/16/2025
On today's episode, the new leader of the Illinois Farm Bureau makes advocacy a priority after a shakeup at the top, Bloomington's Country Financial celebrates a century of business, and McLean County expands mental health training.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 12/15/2025
On today's episode, ISU looks to address its own housing shortage, Bloomington explores a trolley and other ways to help alleviate short-term parking concerns downtown and ISU legend Doug Collins humbly accepts another on-campus naming for he and his wife.
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Sound Ideas Full Episodes podcast to be shut down
Thank you for being a loyal subscriber to the Sound Ideas Full Episodes podcast. We're letting you know that this podcast -- for our Full Episodes -- will be going away as of Jan. 5. Listener habits change -- so we're moving away from a once-a-day radio show and half-hour podcast. But here's the g…
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 12/12/2025
On today's episode, Rivian makes a run at Tesla in self-driving vehicle technology, Downtown Bloomington loses its post office just before the holiday shipping season, McLean County is waiting for guidance on how to regulate the sale of hemp-infused drinks and a LeRoy couple turns their home into a…
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 12/11/2025
On today's episode, Bloomington's police accountability panel considers fewer meetings after one complaint took months to resolve, Bloomington's mayor says the new property maintenance enforcement is really about education, plus Carle BroMenn's retiring president hopes to see better efforts to coor…
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 12/10/2025
On today's episode, one of Bloomington-Normal healthcare leaders gets set to retire, Bloomington-Normal tourism officials want to know what the community wants that may bring more people here and a U-High alum is making an impact through basketball and business.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 12/9/2025
On today's episode, McLean County health inspectors are taking heat for telling some businesses to stop selling hemp-derived products, Bloomington-Normal physicians say menopause care is improving but some women say not fast enough, plans for a new bus transfer center are moving ahead on a smaller …
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