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.
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The fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection passed with little note this week, as events in Venezuela, the economy and even chatter about Greenland consumed public attention. It didn't go entirely unobserved. House Democrats held an unofficial hearing on the issue. -
Juan and Alvaro Bello faced political persecution and sought asylum in the United States. Both have become American citizens and love their lives in Bloomington-Normal. But they worry for family members who remained in Venezuela. -
The contemporary romantic comedy, produced at Illinois Art Station, is the first of three productions in a satellite location while Community Players undergoes renovations. -
![Jesse Fell, the founder of the Town of Normal [center] is depicted in the 1938 depression era mural in the Normal Post Office.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/07072eb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2613x1456+847+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2F1d%2F096c7ca14caa87b684720c912060%2Fpels-mural-11-6-25-a.jpg)
During the Great Depression the federal government tried to stimulate the economy by funding a variety of buildings and programs. Inside the 1936 WPA post office in Normal is a 1938 oil on canvas mural, a salute to the community, to human achievement, and to the importance of beauty in public spaces. -
Teri Ross is the executive director of ILAO. She says it is important to understand the law because it effects the everyday lives of Illinois residents. -
Specs Around Town will soon be under new ownership. Julie Kubsch is retiring and has sold the boutique eyewear store to Jenna Bixby-Nehl, who will take over Jan. 6. -
2025 was a good year for Normal, according to City Manager Pam Reece, noting town achievements include a range of infrastructure projects, opening a refurbished skate park at Fairview Park, and advancing the town's public arts plan. -
There are big warning signs in agriculture right now. And many experts are warning an aid package announced by the Trump administration is not likely to go very far or come soon enough -
Dan Hubbard's new EP, his first studio release in 6 years, explores uncharted territory for the singer-songwriter, who dabbled in new sounds and deeply personal themes for "Letting Go." -
WGLT talks to Bloomington residents and city council members about the city's new approach to property maintenance issues, as well as how things work across town in Normal.
![Jesse Fell, the founder of the Town of Normal [center] is depicted in the 1938 depression era mural in the Normal Post Office.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/34da079/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2613x1456+847+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2F1d%2F096c7ca14caa87b684720c912060%2Fpels-mural-11-6-25-a.jpg)
