1 00:00:00,568 --> 00:00:04,929 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Charlie Schlenker. Central Illinois Congressman 2 00:00:04,929 --> 00:00:08,729 Speaker 1: Eric Sorenson says a chance to end the government shutdown 3 00:00:08,728 --> 00:00:11,469 Speaker 1: died in the House last week, and he's pointing fingers 4 00:00:11,470 --> 00:00:12,729 Speaker 1: at Speaker Mike Johnson. 5 00:00:12,829 --> 00:00:13,590 Speaker 2: Instead 6 00:00:14,010 --> 00:00:17,719 Speaker 2: of Democrats and Republicans working together in the House, the 7 00:00:17,719 --> 00:00:22,370 Speaker 2: Speaker of the House, he kowtowed to the far-right Freedom 8 00:00:22,370 --> 00:00:24,889 Speaker 2: Caucus that said, we don't want to work with Democrats 9 00:00:24,889 --> 00:00:25,709 Speaker 2: on anything. 10 00:00:26,209 --> 00:00:27,079 Speaker 2: And so 11 00:00:27,079 --> 00:00:27,809 Speaker 2: it stopped. 12 00:00:27,930 --> 00:00:31,239 Speaker 1: The fight is over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. 13 00:00:31,850 --> 00:00:35,810 Speaker 1: Democrats have called for more controls over immigration enforcement. Governor 14 00:00:35,810 --> 00:00:38,770 Speaker 1: JB Pritzker has sent a letter to Congress asking federal 15 00:00:38,770 --> 00:00:43,110 Speaker 1: elected officials to allow the year-round sale of E-15 gasoline 16 00:00:43,110 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: at the pump. Jerry Costello is the director of the 17 00:00:45,639 --> 00:00:50,049 Speaker 1: Illinois Department of Agriculture. Costello says continued availability of the 18 00:00:50,049 --> 00:00:54,250 Speaker 1: cheaper 15% ethanol blend would stabilize fuel markets and. 19 00:00:54,389 --> 00:00:59,799 Speaker 1: Strengthen rural economies. Keeping that that winter blend year-round. Gas 20 00:00:59,799 --> 00:01:02,459 Speaker 1: Buddy would tell you it's about a 15 cents a 21 00:01:02,459 --> 00:01:07,599 Speaker 1: gallon difference in the cost of keeping the year-round winter blend. 22 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: Regulations have prevented the year-round sale of V-15 over concerns 23 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: of increased smog and warmer weather. The Illinois State University 24 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: women's basketball team is in the finals of the WNIT 25 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,099 Speaker 1: for the first time in program history. 26 00:01:21,379 --> 00:01:25,620 Speaker 1: Kristen Gillespie's Redbirds got to the semifinals last year and 27 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:28,300 Speaker 1: now are looking to take home their first championship in 28 00:01:28,300 --> 00:01:30,378 Speaker 1: a national tournament. For the 2nd year in a row 29 00:01:30,379 --> 00:01:33,819 Speaker 1: we're playing basketball in April, which is absolutely insane when 30 00:01:33,819 --> 00:01:36,628 Speaker 1: you think about it, seeing this journey started in June. 31 00:01:36,860 --> 00:01:40,220 Speaker 1: It's such a privilege. The ISU women play at Marshall 32 00:01:40,220 --> 00:01:44,580 Speaker 1: in West Virginia tomorrow afternoon. Prosecutors have announced the guilty 33 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:45,739 Speaker 1: plea of a man convicted. 34 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: In the murder of a Chicago police officer and Illinois 35 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: State University graduate, 22-year-old Joseph Brooks has been sentenced to 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,919 Speaker 1: 55 years in prison for the first-degree murder of Ariana Preston. 37 00:01:57,199 --> 00:02:01,199 Speaker 1: Preston graduated from ISU in 2020 and served 3 years 38 00:02:01,199 --> 00:02:04,839 Speaker 1: on the Chicago police force. In a May 2023 armed 39 00:02:04,839 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: robbery attempt, Brooks and three other defendants shot and killed Preston. 40 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:10,279 Speaker 1: I'm Charlie Schlenker.