1 00:00:00,790 --> 00:00:04,780 Speaker 1: From the WGLT Newsroom, I'm Lou Warner. An agency providing 2 00:00:04,780 --> 00:00:07,750 Speaker 1: legal support to immigrants in Central and Southern Illinois is 3 00:00:07,750 --> 00:00:10,549 Speaker 1: grappling with the severe reduction of a sixty-year program from 4 00:00:10,550 --> 00:00:14,850 Speaker 1: the Department of Justice. The recognition and accreditation program allows 5 00:00:14,850 --> 00:00:18,750 Speaker 1: anyone to become a DOJ rep, providing legal advice to immigrants. 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,450 Speaker 1: The immigration Project's legal director Danielle De Winner says it 7 00:00:22,450 --> 00:00:24,770 Speaker 1: will be harder for immigrants to get the legal help 8 00:00:24,770 --> 00:00:27,010 Speaker 1: they need. It caused quite a bit of panic in 9 00:00:27,010 --> 00:00:31,090 Speaker 1: my office, and I'm not sure how many clients know 10 00:00:31,090 --> 00:00:33,970 Speaker 1: the difference between a DOJ rep and a legal aid, 11 00:00:34,098 --> 00:00:37,449 Speaker 1: like on the face until they're engaged with us and 12 00:00:37,450 --> 00:00:42,790 Speaker 1: understand the process. The immigration Project has 30 DOJ reps. 13 00:00:43,290 --> 00:00:46,008 Speaker 1: Eastview Christian Church plans to donate its community center to 14 00:00:46,009 --> 00:00:50,529 Speaker 1: Home Sweet Home Ministries, expanding the nonprofit's campus near Oakland Avenue. 15 00:00:50,848 --> 00:00:54,250 Speaker 1: Home Sweet Home Ministries CEO Matt Burgess says he's already 16 00:00:54,250 --> 00:00:57,580 Speaker 1: dreaming big about opportunities that may come from this donation. 17 00:00:57,790 --> 00:00:58,130 Speaker 2: We know 18 00:00:58,130 --> 00:00:58,259 Speaker 2: that 19 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:02,229 Speaker 2: Supporting families experiencing homelessness is a very significant need in 20 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:05,069 Speaker 2: our community and being able to expand that would be 21 00:01:05,069 --> 00:01:07,150 Speaker 2: high on our list of priorities to 22 00:01:07,150 --> 00:01:09,220 Speaker 1: consider. An official plan for the building is not yet 23 00:01:09,220 --> 00:01:12,110 Speaker 1: locked in while Home Sweet Home continues to have discussions 24 00:01:12,110 --> 00:01:13,410 Speaker 1: with community partners. 25 00:01:14,349 --> 00:01:17,470 Speaker 1: The Bloomington Normal Economic Development Council has named an interim 26 00:01:17,470 --> 00:01:21,029 Speaker 1: chief executive officer. Tyler Cravens will hold the position while 27 00:01:21,029 --> 00:01:23,669 Speaker 1: the council does a national search for someone to succeed 28 00:01:23,669 --> 00:01:27,300 Speaker 1: Patrick Hoban. Cravens has served as the chief operating officer 29 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:29,610 Speaker 1: of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce for the last 30 00:01:29,610 --> 00:01:32,830 Speaker 1: 3 years. Cravens will continue in a limited capacity with 31 00:01:32,830 --> 00:01:35,989 Speaker 1: the chamber through a temporary arrangement. The chamber and the 32 00:01:35,989 --> 00:01:39,180 Speaker 1: EDC remain separate independent organizations. 33 00:01:39,970 --> 00:01:42,199 Speaker 1: And a new documentary set to release next week takes 34 00:01:42,199 --> 00:01:45,089 Speaker 1: a look at newly unveiled information in the unsolved murder 35 00:01:45,089 --> 00:01:48,449 Speaker 1: of Jennifer Lock Miller. The Illinois State University student was 36 00:01:48,449 --> 00:01:51,650 Speaker 1: murdered in 1993, a case that led to a wrongful 37 00:01:51,650 --> 00:01:55,930 Speaker 1: conviction case of her ex-boyfriend, Alan Beaman. Beaman was sentenced 38 00:01:55,930 --> 00:01:58,250 Speaker 1: to 50 years in prison and served it until his 39 00:01:58,250 --> 00:02:01,989 Speaker 1: conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2008. 40 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:05,599 Speaker 1: WGNTV will publish the half-hour true crime special on their 41 00:02:05,599 --> 00:02:08,250 Speaker 1: app for free and post it later to YouTube. 42 00:02:08,679 --> 00:02:10,279 Speaker 1: I'm Lou Warner, WGLT.