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WGLT's Sound Ideas

WGLT's Sound Ideas

WGLT 6163 - Bloomington-Normal Community Land Trust makes 'milestone' purchase with its 1st home

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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Published 06 Aug 2026

Duration 07:38

Episodes

6163-

Bloomington-Normal Community Land Trust makes 'milestone' purchase with its 1st home

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06 Aug 2026

6162-

Fight knight: Armored Mixed Martial Arts coming to Grossinger Motors Arena

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06 Aug 2026

6161-

Change could give Illinois townships more ways to help people who are financially struggling

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05 Aug 2026

6160-

Mayor of Normal calls for commonsense enforcement of Uptown Station code of conduct

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05 Aug 2026

6159-

AI will change how insurance companies teach workers and how they work

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05 Aug 2026

6158-

DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. They differ in how to spend it

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05 Aug 2026

6157-

AI is already penetrating the insurance industry

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03 Aug 2026

6156-

In data center hubs Aurora and DeKalb, two different approaches to setting restrictions

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03 Aug 2026

6155-

ACLU will be watching as new Uptown Normal code of conduct takes effect

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03 Aug 2026

6154-

How Aurora and DeKalb are dealing with data centers

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03 Aug 2026

6153-

Brock Spack sees lots of unfinished business on and off the field as he begins his 18th year at ISU

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31 Jul 2026

6152-

Stone & Snow reunites with Half Hazard Press as micro music venue relaunches in Bloomington

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31 Jul 2026

6151-

City of Bloomington to play a part in solving childcare crisis

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31 Jul 2026

6150-

4-H membership rebounds in time for McLean County Fair, but it's still short of pre-COVID numbers

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31 Jul 2026

6149-

How siloed investigations and mistrust left Unit 5 in the lurch in Chiddix cases

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29 Jul 2026

6148-

Nicole Monson works to lead a new vision at the Humane Society of Central Illinois

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29 Jul 2026

6147-

Meet the Newsroom: Michele Steinbacher

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29 Jul 2026

6146-

From the dawn of electronic library databases to AI in only 50 years

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28 Jul 2026

6145-

FUSE program has led to fewer arrests among people with mental illness, substance use disorders

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28 Jul 2026

6144-

United Airlines' expected return to CIRA delayed another year

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28 Jul 2026

6143-

Weatherman-turned-congressman Eric Sorensen wants to guide weather preparedness from D.C.

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27 Jul 2026

6142-

McLean County housing experts discuss state of homelessness at Bloomington conference

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27 Jul 2026

6141-

Western Avenue block party celebrates 100 years of community center

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27 Jul 2026

6140-

One Bloomington yard sign speaks on the other side of resident data center debate

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24 Jul 2026

6139-

Light Up the Ring event signals a new era in Downtown Bloomington

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24 Jul 2026

6138-

How Central Illinois mini painter Lyla Mev built a career and a community, one tiny statue at a time

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24 Jul 2026

6137-

33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band closes Concerts on the Quad series with Civil War tunes

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23 Jul 2026

6136-

Advocates say homeless people in Uptown Normal don't need more rules. They need support

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23 Jul 2026

6135-

As Bloomington Ice Center ramps up for fall, the area's only ice rink is at maximum capacity

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23 Jul 2026

6134-

$84 million science complex will create 'new front porch' where ISU meets Uptown

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22 Jul 2026

6133-

Bloomington prioritizes community and creativity at second annual Arts and Health Day

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22 Jul 2026

6132-

Illinois Head Start Association shares stories of how immigration enforcement has impacted kids at their childcare centers

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21 Jul 2026

6131-

McLean County Board chair addresses tax errors, delays in records overhaul

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20 Jul 2026

6130-

Inside ISU's new home for the College of Engineering

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20 Jul 2026

6129-

Naming rights price for Grossinger Motors Arena 'similar' to 2017

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20 Jul 2026

6128-

ISU Solar Car Team will speed alongside the competition in newest solar car

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20 Jul 2026

6127-

Bloomington-Normal retailers feel the need for NeeDoh

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17 Jul 2026

6126-

Uptown Design Review Commission OKs proposals for Trail East, Trail West

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17 Jul 2026

6125-

B-N rock band Phydeaux reunites for its final concert at Make Music Normal

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17 Jul 2026

6124-

High school kids learn what's in store for them in college and careers

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16 Jul 2026

6123-

Bloomington Mayor checks in with peers on data centers

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16 Jul 2026

6122-

Bloomington 9-year-old to compete in 2026 Pokémon World Championships

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16 Jul 2026

6121-

Short film 'Unfinished' prompts reflection on America at 250

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15 Jul 2026

6120-

A new state agency aims to ease McLean County's childcare crisis. Providers say the money problem remains.

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14 Jul 2026

6119-

How the cool came to McLean County

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14 Jul 2026

6118-

Were the Pop-Up Chicken Shop firings legal?

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14 Jul 2026

6117-

Planned Parenthood of Illinois appoints McLean County's Carolyn Moon as new board chair

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11 Jul 2026

6116-

Housing experts react to what federal housing legislation means for Central Illinois

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11 Jul 2026

6115-

15 people detained during ICE raids in Bloomington-Normal

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10 Jul 2026

6114-

History museum takes McLean County out to the ballgame in new exhibition

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10 Jul 2026

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