1 00:00:00,610 --> 00:00:05,070 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Courtney Conroy. An agency providing 2 00:00:05,070 --> 00:00:08,279 Speaker 1: legal support to immigrants in Central and Southern Illinois is 3 00:00:08,279 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: grappling with the severe reduction of a sixty-year program from 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: the Department of Justice. The recognition and accreditation program allows 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: anyone to become a DOJ rep, providing legal advice to immigrant. 6 00:00:19,625 --> 00:00:22,934 Speaker 1: The immigration Project's legal director Daniel De Winter says it 7 00:00:22,934 --> 00:00:25,024 Speaker 1: will be harder for immigrants to get the legal help 8 00:00:25,024 --> 00:00:25,514 Speaker 1: they need. 9 00:00:25,625 --> 00:00:26,154 Speaker 2: It caused 10 00:00:26,155 --> 00:00:29,104 Speaker 2: quite a bit of panic in my office, and I'm 11 00:00:29,104 --> 00:00:31,944 Speaker 2: not sure how many clients know the difference between a 12 00:00:31,944 --> 00:00:35,184 Speaker 2: DOJ rep and a legal aid, like on the face 13 00:00:35,185 --> 00:00:39,075 Speaker 2: until they're engaged with us and understand the 14 00:00:39,075 --> 00:00:39,345 Speaker 2: process. 15 00:00:39,465 --> 00:00:42,604 Speaker 1: The immigration Project has 30 DOJ reps. 16 00:00:43,098 --> 00:00:46,580 Speaker 1: The Bloomington Normal Economic Development Council has named an interim 17 00:00:46,580 --> 00:00:50,138 Speaker 1: chief executive officer. Tyler Cravens will hold the position while 18 00:00:50,139 --> 00:00:52,979 Speaker 1: the council does a national search for someone to succeed 19 00:00:52,979 --> 00:00:56,619 Speaker 1: Patrick Hoben. Cravens has served as chief operating officer of 20 00:00:56,619 --> 00:00:59,729 Speaker 1: the McLean County Chamber of Commerce for the last 3 years. 21 00:00:59,970 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: Cravens will continue in a limited capacity with the chamber 22 00:01:03,139 --> 00:01:04,500 Speaker 1: through a temporary arrangement. 23 00:01:05,078 --> 00:01:08,289 Speaker 1: Eastview Christian Church plans to donate its community center south 24 00:01:08,289 --> 00:01:11,688 Speaker 1: of downtown Bloomington to Home Sweet Home Ministries this summer. 25 00:01:12,049 --> 00:01:14,488 Speaker 1: The center is across the street from Home Sweet Home 26 00:01:14,488 --> 00:01:18,408 Speaker 1: Shelter Village. Eastview's lead pastor, Brandon Grant, says it makes 27 00:01:18,408 --> 00:01:20,469 Speaker 1: sense for Home Sweet Home to take over the building 28 00:01:20,609 --> 00:01:22,049 Speaker 1: to help it expand its work for. 29 00:01:22,144 --> 00:01:22,904 Speaker 1: In the unhoused, 30 00:01:23,065 --> 00:01:23,184 Speaker 2: I 31 00:01:23,184 --> 00:01:26,345 Speaker 2: think it's best that we would partner with Home Sweet 32 00:01:26,345 --> 00:01:28,464 Speaker 2: Home in a significant way. They do a great job 33 00:01:28,464 --> 00:01:32,705 Speaker 2: of really walking alongside of and moving towards rehabilitation of 34 00:01:32,705 --> 00:01:34,065 Speaker 2: those that are in unhoused 35 00:01:34,065 --> 00:01:34,264 Speaker 2: situations. 36 00:01:34,385 --> 00:01:37,985 Speaker 1: Home Sweet Homes CEO says the nonprofit is considering multiple 37 00:01:37,985 --> 00:01:39,324 Speaker 1: ideas to use the property. 38 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,089 Speaker 1: And a new documentary set to release next week takes 39 00:01:43,089 --> 00:01:46,050 Speaker 1: a look at newly unveiled information in the unsolved murder 40 00:01:46,050 --> 00:01:49,690 Speaker 1: of Jennifer Lock Miller. The Illinois State University student was 41 00:01:49,690 --> 00:01:52,930 Speaker 1: murdered in 1993, a case that led to the wrongful 42 00:01:52,930 --> 00:01:54,930 Speaker 1: conviction of her ex-boyfriend Alan. 43 00:01:55,824 --> 00:01:58,785 Speaker 1: Beaman was sentenced to 50 years in prison and served 44 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:01,665 Speaker 1: it until his conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme 45 00:02:01,665 --> 00:02:06,425 Speaker 1: Court in 2008. WGNTV will release the half-hour true crime 46 00:02:06,425 --> 00:02:09,434 Speaker 1: special on their app for free and later posted to YouTube. 47 00:02:09,615 --> 00:02:10,214 Speaker 1: I'm Courtney.