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WGLT's Sound Ideas

WGLT's Sound Ideas

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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.

2026 WGLT Politics & Government
Episodes
  • ISU students learn about civic engagement and social issues by volunteering in rural Costa Rica

    ISU students learn about civic engagement and social issues by volunteering in rural Costa Rica
    Jan 23 2026

    A group of 11 Illinois State University students, a staff member and a WGLT reporter started off the new year by volunteering for 10 days in Río Cuarto, Alajuela. Reporter Emily Bollinger brings back this story.

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    5 mins
  • 144-year-old Longfellow Club keeps up with the times by keeping things simple

    144-year-old Longfellow Club keeps up with the times by keeping things simple
    Jan 23 2026

    The great American poet Henry Wadworth Longfellow died in 1882, spurring Bloomington-Normal residents to form a club in his honor. The Longfellow Club enjoys a revered status as Bloomington-Normal’s oldest continuously running social club. They meet most months of the year for educational programs prepared by members, plus dessert, made by whomever is hosting that month.

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    8 mins
  • Retiring U.S. Marshal Brendan Heffner laments loss of ‘warrior mindset’ in law enforcement

    Retiring U.S. Marshal Brendan Heffner laments loss of ‘warrior mindset’ in law enforcement
    Jan 22 2026

    Former Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner has retired after serving seven years as the U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois. Heffner was appointed the post in 2018, after leading the Bloomington Police Department for five years.

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    8 mins
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