1 00:00:00,370 --> 00:00:04,769 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. Pope Leo told 2 00:00:04,769 --> 00:00:07,159 Speaker 1: the mayors of Bloomington and Normal their authority must be 3 00:00:07,159 --> 00:00:10,350 Speaker 1: understood as one of service. A delegation of the Illinois 4 00:00:10,350 --> 00:00:13,148 Speaker 1: Municipal League had an audience with the Pope in Rome today. 5 00:00:13,390 --> 00:00:17,170 Speaker 1: Members included Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady and Normal Mayor Chris Kos. 6 00:00:17,370 --> 00:00:20,370 Speaker 1: The Pope, a Chicago native, said public officials have a 7 00:00:20,370 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: duty to reduce and alleviate suffering and hardship. Quote, You 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,430 Speaker 1: must strive to know people's aspirations as well as their challenges. 9 00:00:28,540 --> 00:00:31,579 Speaker 1: The city of Bloomington and Central Illinois Regional Airport both 10 00:00:31,579 --> 00:00:33,860 Speaker 1: say there are no plans for a data center at 11 00:00:33,860 --> 00:00:37,339 Speaker 1: the site of a proposed development in southeast Bloomington, but 12 00:00:37,340 --> 00:00:40,490 Speaker 1: City councilmember Abby Scott says there have been some instances 13 00:00:40,490 --> 00:00:43,220 Speaker 1: where the city has been approached for a data center location, 14 00:00:43,459 --> 00:00:47,418 Speaker 1: not specifically on the property that was discussed, but enough 15 00:00:47,418 --> 00:00:49,778 Speaker 1: that it's, it's important to start to have those conversations 16 00:00:49,779 --> 00:00:52,309 Speaker 1: in public. Scott says the council and city staff will 17 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:54,659 Speaker 1: talk soon about what rules they would place on any 18 00:00:54,659 --> 00:00:55,759 Speaker 1: proposed data center. 19 00:00:56,630 --> 00:01:00,779 Speaker 1: Bloomington's Jeff Gerald recently won a national body transformations Challenge. 20 00:01:01,029 --> 00:01:04,489 Speaker 1: Gerald lost over 100 pounds and earned a $10,000 prize 21 00:01:04,639 --> 00:01:07,430 Speaker 1: through Farrell's Extreme Body Shaping gym, where he spent a 22 00:01:07,430 --> 00:01:08,470 Speaker 1: lot of time getting in 23 00:01:08,470 --> 00:01:08,809 Speaker 1: shape. 24 00:01:08,949 --> 00:01:11,269 Speaker 2: Most weeks I was there 6 days a week, uh, 25 00:01:11,349 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 2: at least one class, if not two, sometimes a day. 26 00:01:14,709 --> 00:01:16,790 Speaker 1: Gerald plans to use the money to take his family 27 00:01:16,790 --> 00:01:17,529 Speaker 1: to Disney World. 28 00:01:18,510 --> 00:01:20,910 Speaker 1: A group using art as a recovery tool has work 29 00:01:20,910 --> 00:01:23,629 Speaker 1: on display at the McLean County Arts Center through April. 30 00:01:23,919 --> 00:01:26,870 Speaker 1: Brush it off facilitator George Woodworth says painting has been 31 00:01:26,870 --> 00:01:29,550 Speaker 1: a key to his 4 years of sobriety. He says 32 00:01:29,550 --> 00:01:33,110 Speaker 1: participants value a positive creative space to express themselves. 33 00:01:33,389 --> 00:01:35,989 Speaker 2: Recovery doesn't have to be a 12-step meeting. Recovery doesn't 34 00:01:35,989 --> 00:01:38,149 Speaker 2: have to be, you know, you have to do it 35 00:01:38,150 --> 00:01:40,429 Speaker 2: this way or you're going to die. Recovery is really 36 00:01:40,430 --> 00:01:42,750 Speaker 2: your own recovery, and you can make it as cool 37 00:01:42,750 --> 00:01:43,339 Speaker 2: as you want. 38 00:01:43,550 --> 00:01:46,389 Speaker 1: The show is a mixture of drawings, paintings, and mixed 39 00:01:46,389 --> 00:01:47,269 Speaker 1: media pieces. 40 00:01:47,849 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: And a bill to make solar power more accessible to 41 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,169 Speaker 1: renters and others who face barriers to the alternative energy 42 00:01:53,169 --> 00:01:56,569 Speaker 1: source is moving through the Illinois Senate. Capital News Illinois 43 00:01:56,569 --> 00:01:59,610 Speaker 1: reports the plug-in solar bill allows people to install small 44 00:01:59,610 --> 00:02:02,250 Speaker 1: solar panel systems that can be plugged into normal wall 45 00:02:02,250 --> 00:02:05,489 Speaker 1: outlets for personal use. Instead of a rooftop, the panels 46 00:02:05,489 --> 00:02:07,430 Speaker 1: could be set up on a balcony, in a yard, 47 00:02:07,650 --> 00:02:09,529 Speaker 1: or on a porch or patio. I'm