On today's episode, a regional leader in homeless services is stepping back from that role, an ISU grad lost to gun violence is still helping others after his life was tragically cut short, plus Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of million dollars to help state employees lose weight.

On today's episode, a regional leader in homeless services is stepping back from that role, an ISU grad lost to gun violence is still helping others after his life was tragically cut short, plus Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of million dollars to help state employees lose weight.

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

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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 - Tuesday 4/30/24

You may have noticed your sewer use fees went up in Bloomington-Normal this year. They rose 15%. Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District Director Tim Ervin said that’s about $2 per month for the average homeowner. And there will be several more years of double-digit increases.

Over the next several decades the fees will help pay for $300 million in improvements to the sewage treatment system in the Twin Cities. The state and federal governments are loaning residents the money up front.

You may have noticed your sewer use fees went up in Bloomington-Normal this year. They rose 15%. <a href="https://www.wglt.org/tags/bnwrd" data-cms-ai="0">Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District</a> Director Tim Ervin said that’s about $2 per month for the average homeowner. And there will be several more years of double-digit increases.
Over the next several decades the fees will help pay for $300 million in <a href="https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-06-13/water-reclamation-district-to-issue-100-million-in-bonds-for-improvements" data-cms-ai="0">improvements</a> to the sewage treatment system in the Twin Cities. The state and federal governments are loaning residents the money up front.

Unpacking $300 million in Bloomington-Normal water treatment improvements

On today's episode, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District details planned wastewater treatment upgrades tied to its rate increases, researchers try to disrupt invasive carp through underwater acoustics, plus a Twin Cities' band makes a big change at the top but stays committed to its early 20th century jazz and swing standards.

On today's episode, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District details planned wastewater treatment upgrades tied to its rate increases, researchers try to disrupt invasive carp through underwater acoustics, plus a Twin Cities' band makes a big change at the top but stays committed to its early 20th century jazz and swing standards.

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/22/2024

John Penn is a family man, a laborer, a Democrat and a veteran. Now, he can add History Maker to that list of attributes, as the first second-generation recipient of one of McLean County’s highest honors.

The 2024 class of McLean County History Makers are the guests of honor at the McLean County Museum of History's gala on June 18.

John Penn is a family man, a laborer, a Democrat and a veteran. Now, he can add History Maker to that list of attributes, as the first second-generation recipient of one of McLean County’s highest honors.
The <a href="https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-03-27/2024-mclean-county-history-makers-include-business-owners-community-servants-and-a-labor-leader" data-cms-ai="0">2024 class</a> of McLean County History Makers are the guests of honor at the McLean County Museum of History's gala on June 18.

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 4/30/24

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