On today's episode, Illinois State University pays tribute 10 years after a plane crash took seven members of the Redbird athletics community, central Illinois lawmakers and stakeholders try to combat human trafficking and support its victims, and an Illinois Wesleyan student saw a community needed and filled it -- offering translation services in nearly two dozen languages.

On today's episode, Illinois State University pays tribute 10 years after a plane crash took seven members of the Redbird athletics community, central Illinois lawmakers and stakeholders try to combat human trafficking and support its victims, and an Illinois Wesleyan student saw a community needed and filled it -- offering translation services in nearly two dozen languages.

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.

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 4/7/2025

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The union representing firefighters in the Town of Normal has wrapped up its series of community education forums about a study that calls for expanded services and a bigger fire department. What happens now in the effort to add to the fire service in the town?

The union representing firefighters in the Town of Normal has wrapped up its series of community education forums about a study that calls for expanded services and a bigger fire department.&nbsp;What happens now in the effort to add to the fire service in the town?

New traffic signal technology could lower Normal Fire response times

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The McLean County Board could decide to claw back more than $400,000 in budget overruns from County Clerk Kathy Michael's office. Last week, McLean County Board Executive Committee members took County Clerk Michael to task for going over her budget last fiscal year.

The McLean County Board could decide to claw back more than $400,000 in budget overruns from County Clerk Kathy Michael's office.&nbsp;Last week, McLean County Board Executive Committee members took County Clerk Michael to task for going over her budget last fiscal year.

McLean County could seek reimbursement from clerk's office for budget overruns

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There are many myths about the American west. There’s the myth of bringing order out of a savage wasteland. The myth of the noble Caucasian cowboy. The myth of rugged individualists who wrested a living from the earth without help from anyone else. And the myth of women without agency who deferred to men. All of these are wrong. Yet they are remarkably sticky in American cultural consciousness, according to historian Megan Kate Nelson, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist.

There are many myths about the American west. There&rsquo;s the myth of bringing order out of a savage wasteland. The myth of the noble Caucasian cowboy. The myth of rugged individualists who wrested a living from the earth without help from anyone else. And the myth of women without agency who deferred to men. All of these are wrong. Yet they are remarkably sticky in American cultural consciousness, according to historian Megan Kate Nelson, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Historian to debunk myths of the American west in ISU talk

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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 4/7/2025

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