WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 18, 2025. You'll hear about the opening of OSF St. Joseph Medical Center's new ICU units. Plus, lawmakers have strengthened Illinois’ nearly 50-year-old sexual abuse survivors law in an effort to make sure patients get critical care after sexual assault.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 17, 2025. You'll hear about the debate over who medical doctors must listen to in the Trump era ... especially when it comes to abortion. Plus, listen to Part 1 of our series "Hard Things," about what it took to bring faster passenger train service to Illinois.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 16, 2025. You'll hear about the statewide domestic violence hotline, which saw a sharp increase in calls last year. Plus, the Illinois High School Association is making student athlete mental health a priority.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 13, 2025. You'll hear about an ICE arrest in Bloomington. Plus, black dirt country rocker Joe Stamm of Metamora visits Bloomington for this weekend's Tailgate and Tallboys festival.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 12, 2025. You'll hear about two efforts to expand digital access in McLean County--one of which has been scrapped by the federal government. Plus, meet one more of the McLean County's newly named History Makers, Father Doug Hennessy.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 11, 2025. You'll hear about a study that says black drivers have a higher chance of being stopped by campus police at Illinois State University. Plus, meet another one of the McLean County's newly named History Makers, Rob Fazzini.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 10, 2025. You'll hear about federal grants for an Illinois legal advocacy program returning after being axed by DOGE. Plus, meet one of the McLean County's newly named History Makers.

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 9, 2025. You'll hear about what's next for funding of a potential shelter village just south of Downtown Bloomington. Plus, how the One Big Beautiful Bill might impact EV makers like Rivian.

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