1 00:00:00,330 --> 00:00:04,489 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. A McLean County 2 00:00:04,489 --> 00:00:07,329 Speaker 1: board member says the county is taking a cautious approach 3 00:00:07,329 --> 00:00:10,078 Speaker 1: to the idea of a data center being built. Leah 4 00:00:10,079 --> 00:00:12,809 Speaker 1: Klein says small data centers may be possible, but it 5 00:00:12,810 --> 00:00:16,049 Speaker 1: seems nobody is on board with large scale facilities, sometimes 6 00:00:16,049 --> 00:00:16,969 Speaker 1: known as AI farms. 7 00:00:17,364 --> 00:00:19,635 Speaker 1: I have not yet spoken to a board member who 8 00:00:19,635 --> 00:00:22,674 Speaker 1: is in any way enthusiastic about a data center. The 9 00:00:22,674 --> 00:00:25,634 Speaker 1: county legally can't ban data centers, but they can reject 10 00:00:25,635 --> 00:00:29,264 Speaker 1: any proposals for not meeting certain criteria. The county has 11 00:00:29,264 --> 00:00:32,633 Speaker 1: restricted data centers to areas zoned for manufacturing to keep 12 00:00:32,634 --> 00:00:34,055 Speaker 1: them off of farmland. 13 00:00:35,348 --> 00:00:38,278 Speaker 1: A recovery support specialist with the McLean County Center for 14 00:00:38,279 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: Human Services has seen positive results using visual art to 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: support people struggling with substance abuse. George Woodworth says the 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: Bloomington nonprofit encouraged him to propose an idea for state funding. 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: What I 18 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:50,779 Speaker 2: thought would 19 00:00:51,529 --> 00:00:55,490 Speaker 2: Work for a healthy outlet in recovery like a prosocial 20 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:59,130 Speaker 2: activity slash group, um, they kind of left it open 21 00:00:59,130 --> 00:01:00,650 Speaker 2: and it didn't take me long at all to come 22 00:01:00,650 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 2: up with Brush It 23 00:01:01,279 --> 00:01:04,889 Speaker 1: Off. Participants are encouraged to chalk about it, creating sidewalk 24 00:01:04,889 --> 00:01:08,369 Speaker 1: murals and other art projects. The group includes family members 25 00:01:08,370 --> 00:01:12,050 Speaker 1: and allies supporting loved ones in recovery. Woodworth organized an 26 00:01:12,050 --> 00:01:15,230 Speaker 1: art show with pieces created by Brush It Off participants. 27 00:01:16,529 --> 00:01:19,260 Speaker 1: A Bloomington man who lost over 100 pounds won a 28 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:23,419 Speaker 1: national body transformation challenge. Jeff Gerald explains what inspired him 29 00:01:23,419 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: to pick up the weights. Yeah, I was just tired of, 30 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:30,819 Speaker 1: you know, being just out of shape and winded doing 31 00:01:30,819 --> 00:01:35,059 Speaker 1: normal everyday tasks, and, and I didn't want to see 32 00:01:35,059 --> 00:01:38,500 Speaker 1: my son see me like that all the time. Gerald 33 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:40,599 Speaker 1: won $10,000 in prize money. 34 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: And the Trump administration has announced it will temporarily lift 35 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,919 Speaker 1: restrictions on ethanol blend E-15 sales during the summer. That's 36 00:01:47,919 --> 00:01:50,980 Speaker 1: the pressure surrounding rising costs due to the war in Iran. 37 00:01:51,519 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: Governor JB Pritzker and other Midwest governors are seeking a 38 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,900 Speaker 1: permanent solution to being able to use the cheaper E-15 gas. 39 00:01:58,279 --> 00:02:02,199 Speaker 1: Capital News Illinois reports federal waivers have temporarily lifted federal 40 00:02:02,199 --> 00:02:05,739 Speaker 1: restrictions in recent years, but that relief was delayed last year, 41 00:02:05,750 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: and it cost gasoline retailers millions of dollars. I'm Ben.