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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 Hourly Politics & Government
Episodes
  • A conversation with Adam Kinzinger

    A conversation with Adam Kinzinger
    Oct 2 2026

    The full conversation between former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger and WGLT's Ryan Denham, recorded Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium.

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    58 mins
  • City of Bloomington leaves questions unanswered about alleged overtime abuses by retired officer

    City of Bloomington leaves questions unanswered about alleged overtime abuses by retired officer
    Oct 2 2026

    Bloomington's city manager says he should have looped the mayor in sooner about a growing scandal involving former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams. In an interview for WGLT’s Sound Ideas, Jeff Jurgens said Mayor Dan Brady heard about a June traffic stop that's resulted in a lawsuit before there was a chance to brief him.

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    7 mins
  • Water Reclamation District OKs police drone docking at Bloomington treatment plants

    Water Reclamation District OKs police drone docking at Bloomington treatment plants
    Sep 29 2026

    The Bloomington Police Department [BPD] now has a green light to place drone docks on Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District [BNWRD] property. Permission came through an intergovernmental agreement passed at BNWRD’s Sept. 14 meeting, with the board approving plans to host two docking stations.

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    4 mins
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