1 00:00:00,688 --> 00:00:04,599 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Lou Warner. Catholic churches in 2 00:00:04,599 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: central Illinois have seen a significant increase in attendance over 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: the past year. That's according to Peoria Diocese Bishop Louis Tila. 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,789 Speaker 1: Tila says young people are contributing to the resurgence. He 5 00:00:14,789 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: says they are looking to the church for community building. 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,790 Speaker 1: A screen on a, a, a cell phone or a computer, 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: it does not. 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,510 Speaker 1: Bring the same experience of actually being in a room 9 00:00:27,510 --> 00:00:30,590 Speaker 1: with somebody and having a conversation with them. Tilka said 10 00:00:30,590 --> 00:00:33,709 Speaker 1: right of election ceremonies, which formerly welcomed people as members 11 00:00:33,709 --> 00:00:37,459 Speaker 1: of the church, have doubled since last year. Sketch comedy 12 00:00:37,459 --> 00:00:40,348 Speaker 1: legend turned action star Bob Odenkirk brought a sneak peek 13 00:00:40,348 --> 00:00:42,790 Speaker 1: of his new film Normal to the Normal Theater last 14 00:00:42,790 --> 00:00:45,909 Speaker 1: night for a sold out crowd. Odenkirk says the original 15 00:00:45,909 --> 00:00:48,150 Speaker 1: title of the movie was The Interim because he plays 16 00:00:48,150 --> 00:00:50,549 Speaker 1: an interim sheriff in a small Midwest town. 17 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:54,450 Speaker 1: As the movie unfolds, the town's secrets get violently exposed. 18 00:00:54,650 --> 00:00:58,450 Speaker 1: Of course, for movie audiences, A Town Called Normal, just, 19 00:00:58,490 --> 00:01:01,310 Speaker 1: they're like, well, OK, something's not normal. 20 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:06,029 Speaker 1: I know something's wrong. And that's a great thing to 21 00:01:06,029 --> 00:01:09,519 Speaker 1: walk into the theater knowing, you know, suspecting. Odenkirk is 22 00:01:09,519 --> 00:01:12,069 Speaker 1: an Illinois native best known for his role on Breaking 23 00:01:12,069 --> 00:01:15,699 Speaker 1: Bad and Better Call Saul. An opera company based in Bloomington, 24 00:01:15,750 --> 00:01:18,949 Speaker 1: Illinois is among 200 Illinois nonprofits to receive a healing 25 00:01:18,949 --> 00:01:22,459 Speaker 1: Illinois grant. Mil Opera received the largest grant in its 26 00:01:22,459 --> 00:01:24,050 Speaker 1: history for I Too Sing America. 27 00:01:24,559 --> 00:01:28,199 Speaker 1: The months-long series highlights black composers and stories within opera. 28 00:01:28,519 --> 00:01:31,599 Speaker 1: Artistic director Tracy Cook says the initiative is about black 29 00:01:31,599 --> 00:01:33,459 Speaker 1: Americans seeing themselves in the genre. 30 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: They see people of color participating in opera and also 31 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,660 Speaker 2: performing opera, and also our stories in opera. 32 00:01:41,889 --> 00:01:44,269 Speaker 1: The series kicks off April 10th and 11th with a 33 00:01:44,269 --> 00:01:48,279 Speaker 1: master class and recital by soprano Karen Moham, professor emeritus 34 00:01:48,279 --> 00:01:50,419 Speaker 1: of voice at Illinois Wesland University. 35 00:01:51,489 --> 00:01:54,879 Speaker 1: And the city of Bloomington has lifted its water conservation restrictions. 36 00:01:55,209 --> 00:01:57,849 Speaker 1: Recent heavy rainfall improved water levels at the city's two 37 00:01:57,849 --> 00:02:02,330 Speaker 1: water supplies, Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. The combined lake deficit 38 00:02:02,330 --> 00:02:05,610 Speaker 1: was 6.4 ft on Thursday morning. That's nearly 4 ft 39 00:02:05,610 --> 00:02:10,139 Speaker 1: better than February. You can find more stories at WGLT.org. 40 00:02:10,288 --> 00:02:11,089 Speaker 1: I'm Lou Warner.