1 00:00:00,769 --> 00:00:04,670 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Lou Warner. Catholic churches in 2 00:00:04,670 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: central Illinois have seen a significant increase in attendance over 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: the past year. That's according to Peoria Diocese Bishop Louis Tila. 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Tila says young people are contributing to the resurgence. He 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: says they are looking to the church for community building. 6 00:00:17,430 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: A screen on a, a, a cell phone or a computer, 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,219 Speaker 1: it does not. 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,450 Speaker 1: Bring the same experience of actually being in a room 9 00:00:27,450 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: with somebody and having a conversation with them. Tilka said 10 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,630 Speaker 1: right of election ceremonies, which formerly welcomed people as members 11 00:00:33,630 --> 00:00:37,348 Speaker 1: of the church, have doubled since last year. Sketch comedy 12 00:00:37,348 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: legend turned action star Bob Odenkirk brought a sneak peek 13 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,639 Speaker 1: of his new film Normal to the Normal Theater last 14 00:00:42,639 --> 00:00:45,759 Speaker 1: night for a sold out crowd. Odenkirk says the original 15 00:00:45,759 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: title of the movie was The Interim because he plays 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: an interim sheriff in a small Midwest town. 17 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:54,259 Speaker 1: As the movie unfolds, the town's secrets get violently exposed. 18 00:00:54,430 --> 00:00:58,229 Speaker 1: Of course, for movie audiences, A Town Called Normal, just, 19 00:00:58,270 --> 00:01:01,029 Speaker 1: they're like, well, OK, something's not normal. 20 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: I know something's wrong, and that's a great thing to 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,250 Speaker 1: walk into the theater knowing, you know, suspecting. Odenkirk is 22 00:01:09,250 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: an Illinois native best known for his role on Breaking 23 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,389 Speaker 1: Bad and Better Call Saul. An opera company based in Bloomington, 24 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,639 Speaker 1: Illinois is among 200 Illinois nonprofits to receive a Healing 25 00:01:18,639 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: Illinois grant. Mil Opera received the largest grant in its 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,699 Speaker 1: history for I Too Sing America. 27 00:01:24,199 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: The months-long series highlights black composers and stories within opera. 28 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 1: Artistic director Tracy Cook says the initiative is about black 29 00:01:31,199 --> 00:01:33,059 Speaker 1: Americans seeing themselves in the genre. 30 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,279 Speaker 2: They see people of color participating in opera and also 31 00:01:37,279 --> 00:01:41,220 Speaker 2: performing opera, and also our stories in opera. 32 00:01:41,449 --> 00:01:43,790 Speaker 1: The series kicks off April 10th and 11th with a 33 00:01:43,790 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: master class and recital by soprano Karen Moham, professor emeritus 34 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,940 Speaker 1: of voice at Illinois Wesland University. 35 00:01:50,959 --> 00:01:54,389 Speaker 1: And the city of Bloomington has lifted its water conservation restrictions. 36 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,319 Speaker 1: Recent heavy rainfall improved water levels at the city's two 37 00:01:57,319 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: water supplies, Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. The combined lake deficit 38 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: was 6.4 ft on Thursday morning. That's nearly 4 ft 39 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,559 Speaker 1: better than February. You can find more stories at WGLT.org. 40 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: I'm Lou Warner.