WGLT's Sound Ideas
New stories every day
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.
Transcripts are available in the Apple Podcasts app, inside each episode.
Ways To Subscribe
Recent episodes
Read Stories
-
Mayor Chris Koos said he’s pleased the firefighters’ union is willing to have conversations about the fire service, and the future of the department outside of collective bargaining with the town. -
Johnnie Owens and other Midwest musicians are working with Sam's Club to bring two days of music and fundraising to the grocery store's parking lot. The "Fundstival" will take place on June 5 and 6. -
Electricity markets are volatile again this year and that will cost Bloomington-Normal residents on their heating and cooling bills. For the last two years, the so-called municipal aggregated rate negotiated by a group of cities and towns has seen a big increase — 30% this year alone. -
As the City of Bloomington considers how to get more water in the future, planners could look to the city of Joliet for an example. One of the options under study by Bloomington would be for the city to build a pipeline to the Illinois River. -
Wheelz brings skating back to the area for the first time in three years, with an inaugural all-day event Sunday in Bloomington. After Skate N Place closed in 2023, the closest permanent rink is nearly an hour away. -
Farmers in the U.S. face one of the highest suicide rate of any occupation. Federal data shows suicide rates in rural communities tend to be higher than in urban areas. -
The nonprofit Ecology Action Center projects Bloomington-Normal's utility aggregation program will cost residential customers more money for electricity this year than staying with Ameren. -
Illinois Wesleyan University is leaning into technology improvement and expansion as it moves toward the 2026-27 school year. -
Midwest Punk Fest organizer Jeremy Plue is reviving the regional festival after a four-year hiatus. He's also the "chief creative juggernaut" at Meltdown Creative Works and saw an opportunity to bring the festival back in the burgeoning venue. -
Phase one, including the first 57 apartments, is expected to be completed by next summer. Justin Fern of Urban Equity Properties spoke to WGLT on details for the planned G.J. Lofts project.
