• Special episode: Celebrating Jon Norton's retirement
    Jan 31 2026

    This hourlong special celebrates Jon Norton, WGLT's longtime morning host and program director who is retiring at the end of January. You'll hear some of Jon's favorite music, plus messages from many of the musicians that Jon interviewed through the years.

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    53 mins
  • Sewage infrastructure need prompts Normal council discussion on how to pay
    Jan 30 2026

    Town of Normal staff are signaling a potential need for rate increases in several programs. Sometime in the next five years, the town will need to spend tens of millions of dollars on sewage lift stations, according to City Manager Pam Reece. Reece said existing annual rate increases of about 2% won't cover the price of new infrastructure.

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    7 mins
  • OSF adds 'Victoria' to OB-GYN team, pushing emergency preparedness in mobile maternal care
    Jan 30 2026

    OSF HealthCare has added a new member to its OB-GYN training team. “Victoria” is a high-tech birthing simulator that can replicate a variety of birth emergencies, including rare, high-risk complications. An addition to the mobile maternity care unit, “Victoria” provides advanced practice providers [APPs] with the skillset to effectively prepare for any situation they come across on the road.

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    4 mins
  • Documentation Project aims to measure all Trump administration cuts in McLean County
    Jan 29 2026

    In 2025, actions of President Trump’s second term resulted in significant cuts to various funding sources for McLean County programs. A new citizen group wants to document the totality of these cuts in an initiative known as The Documentation Project.

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    8 mins
  • At University Galleries, 50 years in 50 prints mark Normal Editions' golden anniversary
    Jan 29 2026

    Normal Editions Workshop turns 50 this year. To celebrate, University Galleries launched a large-scale exhibition with prominent prints from throughout the past five decades. Normal Editions interim director Morgan Price curated the exhibition, with input from University Galleries staff and ISU alumni.

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    5 mins
  • Retiring morning host Jon Norton reflects on over two decades at WGLT
    Jan 28 2026

    WGLT is saying farewell to longtime local Morning Edition host and program director Jon Norton. Norton is retiring at the end of the month after nearly 23 years with Bloomington-Normal’s Public Media. Norton said he’d like to be remembered as someone who works hard and is a nice person.

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    8 mins
  • Illinois lawmakers look for solutions as farmers see financial troubles due to tariffs and inflation
    Jan 28 2026

    Illinois lawmakers are looking to support farmers who are facing financial challenges because of tariffs, inflation and a more competitive foreign market. The Trump administration is giving bridge payments to farmers to offset losses from the tariffs, but the payments are not enough for some farmers to offset their losses.

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    4 mins
  • ISU visiting professor in diplomacy critiques U.S. foreign policy
    Jan 27 2026

    A veteran diplomat said American actions in Venezuela and rhetoric on Greenland do not show any foreign policy advantage for the U.S. Gordon Duguid is the Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University. Duguid spent more than three decades with the State Department, and since retiring has been a public diplomacy consultant for various entities.

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    8 mins