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McHistory

McHistory

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McHistory goes back in time to explore big moments and small stories from McLean County history. McHistory episodes can be heard periodically on WGLT's Sound Ideas. The series is produced in partnership with the McLean County Museum of History.2026 WGLT World
Episodes
  • How McLean County handled soaring fuel prices in 1973

    How McLean County handled soaring fuel prices in 1973
    May 13 2026

    The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as part of the U.S. war with Iran has sent energy prices way up. In this episode of McHistory, you'll go back to 1973 when something similar happened in McLean County during the OPEC oil Embargo.

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    7 mins
  • The long thirst for a Lake Bloomington

    The long thirst for a Lake Bloomington
    Mar 3 2026

    For the first 100 years of Bloomington history, water was scarce. In 1929, the formation of Lake Bloomington began after periods of drought, contamination and scarcity of safe drinking water.

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    8 mins
  • When planes joined trains and automobiles in Bloomington-Normal

    When planes joined trains and automobiles in Bloomington-Normal
    Mar 3 2026

    Four airlines now fly in and out of the Central Illinois Regional Airport [CIRA]. They carried about 325,000 passengers last year. It wasn’t always like this. There was a time when the airport that served the Twin Cities had sod and gravel runways.

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    8 mins
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