1 00:00:00,629 --> 00:00:04,789 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. A McLean County 2 00:00:04,789 --> 00:00:07,630 Speaker 1: board member says the county is taking a cautious approach 3 00:00:07,630 --> 00:00:10,380 Speaker 1: to the idea of a data center being built. Leah 4 00:00:10,380 --> 00:00:13,109 Speaker 1: Klein says small data centers may be possible, but it 5 00:00:13,109 --> 00:00:16,349 Speaker 1: seems nobody is on board with large scale facilities, sometimes 6 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:17,189 Speaker 1: known as AI farms. 7 00:00:17,329 --> 00:00:19,780 Speaker 2: Farms. I have not yet spoken to a board member 8 00:00:19,780 --> 00:00:22,379 Speaker 2: who is in any way enthusiastic about a data 9 00:00:22,379 --> 00:00:22,659 Speaker 2: center. 10 00:00:22,819 --> 00:00:25,540 Speaker 1: The county legally can't ban data centers, but they can 11 00:00:25,540 --> 00:00:29,379 Speaker 1: reject any proposals for not meeting certain criteria. The county 12 00:00:29,379 --> 00:00:32,778 Speaker 1: has restricted data centers to areas zoned for manufacturing to 13 00:00:32,779 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: keep them off of farmland. 14 00:00:35,650 --> 00:00:38,580 Speaker 1: A recovery support specialist with the McLean County Center for 15 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:42,458 Speaker 1: Human Services has seen positive results using visual art to 16 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:46,019 Speaker 1: support people struggling with substance abuse. George Woodworth says the 17 00:00:46,020 --> 00:00:49,889 Speaker 1: Bloomington nonprofit encouraged him to propose an idea for state funding. 18 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:51,090 Speaker 1: What I thought would 19 00:00:51,860 --> 00:00:55,779 Speaker 1: Work for a healthy outlet in recovery like a prosocial 20 00:00:55,779 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: activity slash group, um, they kind of left it open 21 00:00:59,279 --> 00:01:00,939 Speaker 1: and it didn't take me long at all to come 22 00:01:00,939 --> 00:01:03,860 Speaker 1: up with Brush It Off. Participants are encouraged to chalk 23 00:01:03,860 --> 00:01:07,379 Speaker 1: about it, creating sidewalk murals and other art projects. The 24 00:01:07,379 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: group includes family members and allies supporting loved ones in recovery. 25 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:14,260 Speaker 1: Woodworth organized an art show with pieces created by Brush 26 00:01:14,260 --> 00:01:15,580 Speaker 1: It Off participants. 27 00:01:16,839 --> 00:01:19,598 Speaker 1: A Bloomington man who lost over 100 pounds won a 28 00:01:19,599 --> 00:01:23,730 Speaker 1: national body transformation challenge. Jeff Gerald explains what inspired him 29 00:01:23,730 --> 00:01:26,470 Speaker 1: to pick up the weights. Yeah, I was just tired of, 30 00:01:26,930 --> 00:01:31,128 Speaker 1: you know, being just out of shape and winded doing 31 00:01:31,129 --> 00:01:35,410 Speaker 1: normal everyday tasks, and, and I didn't want to see 32 00:01:35,410 --> 00:01:38,809 Speaker 1: my son see me like that all the time. Gerald 33 00:01:38,809 --> 00:01:40,949 Speaker 1: won $10,000 in prize money. 34 00:01:41,449 --> 00:01:44,370 Speaker 1: And the Trump administration has announced it will temporarily lift 35 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:48,250 Speaker 1: restrictions on ethanol blend E-15 sales during the summer. That's 36 00:01:48,250 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: the pressure surrounding rising costs due to the war in Iran. 37 00:01:51,849 --> 00:01:54,690 Speaker 1: Governor JB Pritzker and other Midwest governors are seeking a 38 00:01:54,690 --> 00:01:58,309 Speaker 1: permanent solution to being able to use the cheaper E-15 gas. 39 00:01:58,610 --> 00:02:02,529 Speaker 1: Capital News Illinois reports federal waivers have temporarily lifted federal 40 00:02:02,529 --> 00:02:06,069 Speaker 1: restrictions in recent years, but that relief was delayed last year, 41 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,089 Speaker 1: and it cost gasoline retailers millions of dollars. I'm Ben Howe.