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Be honest and live your truth. That's the advice of award-winning and groundbreaking chef and restaurateur Roy Choi.

Connect Transit General Manager Isaac Thorne talks to GLT’s Charlie Schlenker about the future of his bus system and the prospects for a new downtown transfer center. Two lawyers preview next week’s employment law summit in Normal, including many headline-making issues facing businesses. And celebrity chef Roy Choi chats with GLT’s Laura Kennedy about his upcoming Illinois State University visit.

Sexual harassment claims. Nondisclosure clauses. Gender discrimination in the workplace. All have been in the news lately.

From virtually the time he emerged from his mother’s womb, Dennis Mackrel was exposed to a steady diet of jazz.

It's the first announced candidate for the Bloomington municipal elections in 2019. Community Organizer Jenn Carrillo says she's running for Bloomington Alderman in Ward 6. Hear the interview. Plus, GLT’s Grow, Jon Norton reports on a new jazz combo in the twin cities, “Chow 4 Piece,” and the Bloomington Normal Restaurant Scene has some developments.

Trombonist Mason Riedel laughed when asked how his Illinois State University Jazz Combo acquired its name. He had just been called by Jazz Up Front owner James Gaston about filling in last minute on a Thursday night.

Community organizer Jenn Carillo said she wants more than to have people at the table listen to her. She wants a seat at the table.

The new Bloomington Budget includes no property tax increase again. But, Aldermen Diana Hauman says that might not be true next year. GLT spoke with three aldermen about the new budget. GLT's Ryan Denham reports. Find out what it takes to move from city to "smart city". The Chief Information Officer for Kansas City, speaking in Normal tomorrow, says most cities are already surprisingly close. And GLT's Charlie Schlenker talks about the city budget, the Welcoming City ordinance, and boat docks on

In 1980, the movie musical "Xanadu" bombed in a big way. But it didn't slink off into dark ignominy.

Kansas City is poised to become the smartest of smart cities in the next five years, according to the city employee leading that effort.

Bloomington aldermen balanced the new city budget without a significant increase in property taxes, but it’s unclear if they’ll be able to do that again a year from now.

Alderman Karen Schmidt said she cannot support a Welcoming City ordinance at this time.

Hear the story of a young couple with troubled pasts stumbling into a fatal confrontation at a Bloomington trailer park. But was it murder? GLT and The Pantagraph partner to explore the death of Cullen Hedrick (HEAD-rick) and the controversial murder law used to charge his girlfriend. The Bloomington City Council has been weighing a Welcoming City ordinance for 16 months. Ward 6 Alderman Karen Schmidt talks with Charlie Schlenker about when and if the council will vote on a measure offering some

The charge against Brittney Mikesell is based on a controversial provision of Illinois’ murder statute.

When Cullen Hedrick and Brittney Mikesell arrived at a south Bloomington trailer park on a Saturday afternoon in early December, they were looking for trouble.