1 00:00:00,479 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: From the WGLT Newsroom, I'm Lou Warner. Pope Leo told 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,869 Speaker 1: the mayors of Bloomington and Normal their authority must be 3 00:00:06,869 --> 00:00:10,359 Speaker 1: understood as one of service. A delegation of the Illinois 4 00:00:10,359 --> 00:00:13,260 Speaker 1: Municipal League had an audience with the Pope in Rome yesterday. 5 00:00:13,539 --> 00:00:17,469 Speaker 1: Members included Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady and Normal Mayor Chris Kos. 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,430 Speaker 1: The Pope, who is a Chicago native, said public officials 7 00:00:20,430 --> 00:00:24,659 Speaker 1: have a duty to reduce and alleviate suffering and hardship. Quote, 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: You must strive to know people's aspirations as well as 9 00:00:27,479 --> 00:00:28,399 Speaker 1: their challenges. 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,959 Speaker 1: The comments came during a Holy Week trip by the 11 00:00:30,959 --> 00:00:35,668 Speaker 1: municipal league board, representing around 1300 municipalities in the state. 12 00:00:35,959 --> 00:00:39,318 Speaker 1: The delegation is also visiting historic religious and cultural sites 13 00:00:39,319 --> 00:00:40,259 Speaker 1: throughout Rome. 14 00:00:40,750 --> 00:00:43,028 Speaker 1: A McLean County board member says the county is taking 15 00:00:43,029 --> 00:00:45,389 Speaker 1: a cautious approach to the idea of a data center 16 00:00:45,389 --> 00:00:48,810 Speaker 1: being built. Leah Klein says small data centers may be possible, 17 00:00:48,909 --> 00:00:52,250 Speaker 1: but it seems nobody is on board with large scale facilities, 18 00:00:52,630 --> 00:00:55,930 Speaker 1: sometimes known as AI farms. I have not yet spoken 19 00:00:55,930 --> 00:00:58,709 Speaker 1: to a board member who is in any way enthusiastic 20 00:00:58,709 --> 00:01:01,740 Speaker 1: about a data center. The county legally can't ban data centers, 21 00:01:01,819 --> 00:01:05,169 Speaker 1: but they can reject any proposals for not meeting certain criteria. 22 00:01:05,879 --> 00:01:08,289 Speaker 1: The county has restricted data centers to areas zoned for 23 00:01:08,290 --> 00:01:12,209 Speaker 1: manufacturing to keep them off of farmland. A Bloomington man 24 00:01:12,209 --> 00:01:15,970 Speaker 1: who lost over 100 pounds won a national body transformation challenge. 25 00:01:16,370 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: Jeff Gerald explains what inspired him to pick up the weights. Yeah, 26 00:01:19,449 --> 00:01:19,809 Speaker 2: I was just 27 00:01:19,809 --> 00:01:24,610 Speaker 2: tired of, you know, being just out of shape and 28 00:01:24,610 --> 00:01:28,330 Speaker 2: winded doing normal everyday tasks and, and I didn't want 29 00:01:28,330 --> 00:01:31,889 Speaker 2: to see my son see me like 30 00:01:31,889 --> 00:01:32,529 Speaker 2: that all the time. 31 00:01:32,730 --> 00:01:35,069 Speaker 1: Gerald won $10,000 in prize money. 32 00:01:35,419 --> 00:01:38,260 Speaker 1: And the Trump administration has announced it will temporarily lift 33 00:01:38,260 --> 00:01:42,620 Speaker 1: restrictions on ethanol blend E-15 sales during the summer. That's 34 00:01:42,620 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: the pressure surrounding rising costs due to the war in Iran. 35 00:01:46,019 --> 00:01:48,739 Speaker 1: Governor JB Pritzker and other Midwest governors are seeking a 36 00:01:48,739 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: permanent solution to being able to use the cheaper E-15 gas. 37 00:01:52,900 --> 00:01:56,540 Speaker 1: Capital News Illinois reports federal waivers have temporarily lifted federal 38 00:01:56,540 --> 00:01:59,580 Speaker 1: restrictions in recent years, but that relief was delayed last 39 00:01:59,580 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: year and it cost gasoline retailers millions of dollars. 40 00:02:03,319 --> 00:02:05,239 Speaker 1: You can find more on these stories and others now 41 00:02:05,239 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: at WGLT.org. I'm Luke Warner, WGLT.