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WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, February 1. WCBU's Tim Shelly talks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about what to know ahead of this week's snow storm and COVID cases continue to fall in McLean County. Plus, if you thought the pandemic would steer people away from the restaurant business, you might be surprised to learn that hasn't been the case locally. Charlie Schlenker speaks with Larry Carius about how twice the number of new restaurants opened as existing ones closed.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. You'll hear what Sen. Dick Durbin thinks will happen next on the Build Back Better legislation. Plus, Larry Carius has an update on the Bloomington-Normal Restaurant Scene.

A lot of people in Bloomington Normal needed a fur child to relieve the isolation and get through the pandemic. A lot of those kitties and doggies are going back to animal shelters when their humans no longer want the pets. It takes a wage of more than sixteen bucks an hour to afford a two bedroom apartment in Bloomington Normal. A minimum wage earner has to work one and a half jobs just to have a place to sleep. Plus, Jersey Mike's restaurant is set to open. Texas Roadhouse in Bloomington Normal will be delayed a bit. Hear about the Bloomington Normal Restaurant Scene with Larry Carius.

Destihl Originally published on April 15, 2021 5:04 pm The unemployment rate for the McLean County area labor market may have been 5.1% last month, but it’s a lot lower in certain job sectors. Restaurants, for instance, have had difficulty finding enough people to staff operations. WGLT first reported on the shortage in February as pandemic restrictions began to ease. It has worsened substantially since then, according to owners and observers. “I’ve been around the restaurant scene in Bloomington-Normal for a long time and I have not seen the labor shortage we are looking at right n...

Larry Carius / Facebook The end of COVID-19 mitigation rules that banned indoor restaurant service in Bloomington-Normal has created a new problem for Twin City eateries. On-again off again restaurant service has caused many professional restaurant workers to give up on the community, according to Larry Carius, who writes about the Bloomington-Normal Restaurant Scene on Facebook. "There's an employee shortage right now as they are opening indoor dining. They are scrambling to find employees," said Carius. Carius said the shortage is largely in the professional, full-time restaurant worke...