1 00:00:00,790 --> 00:00:04,699 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Lou Warner. Catholic churches in 2 00:00:04,699 --> 00:00:07,579 Speaker 1: central Illinois have seen a significant increase in attendance over 3 00:00:07,579 --> 00:00:11,619 Speaker 1: the past year. That's according to Peoria Diocese Bishop Louis Tila. 4 00:00:11,978 --> 00:00:14,939 Speaker 1: Tila says young people are contributing to the resurgence. He 5 00:00:14,939 --> 00:00:17,409 Speaker 1: says they are looking to the church for community building. 6 00:00:17,579 --> 00:00:21,969 Speaker 1: A screen on a, a, a cell phone or a computer, 7 00:00:22,260 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: it does not. 8 00:00:24,260 --> 00:00:27,700 Speaker 1: Bring the same experience of actually being in a room 9 00:00:27,700 --> 00:00:30,780 Speaker 1: with somebody and having a conversation with them. Tilka said 10 00:00:30,780 --> 00:00:33,930 Speaker 1: right of election ceremonies, which formerly welcomed people as members 11 00:00:33,930 --> 00:00:37,699 Speaker 1: of the church, have doubled since last year. Sketch comedy 12 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:40,580 Speaker 1: legend turned action star Bob Odenkirk brought a sneak peek 13 00:00:40,580 --> 00:00:43,060 Speaker 1: of his new film Normal to the Normal Theater last 14 00:00:43,060 --> 00:00:46,180 Speaker 1: night for a sold out crowd. Odenkirk says the original 15 00:00:46,180 --> 00:00:48,418 Speaker 1: title of the movie was The Interim because he plays 16 00:00:48,418 --> 00:00:50,819 Speaker 1: an interim sheriff in a small Midwest town. 17 00:00:51,409 --> 00:00:54,740 Speaker 1: As the movie unfolds, the town's secrets get violently exposed. 18 00:00:54,930 --> 00:00:58,770 Speaker 1: Of course, for movie audiences, A Town Called Normal, just 19 00:00:58,770 --> 00:01:01,630 Speaker 1: they're like, well, OK, something's not normal. 20 00:01:02,599 --> 00:01:06,369 Speaker 1: I know something's wrong, and that's a great thing to 21 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:09,870 Speaker 1: walk into the theater knowing, you know, suspecting. Odenkirk is 22 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: an Illinois native best known for his role on Breaking 23 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:16,069 Speaker 1: Bad and Better Call Saul. An opera company based in Bloomington, 24 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: Illinois is among 200 Illinois nonprofits to receive a Healing 25 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,870 Speaker 1: Illinois grant. Mil Opera received the largest grant in its 26 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:24,459 Speaker 1: history for I Too Sing America. 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,620 Speaker 1: The months-long series highlights black composers and stories within opera. 28 00:01:28,949 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: Artistic director Tracy Cook says the initiative is about black 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,900 Speaker 1: Americans seeing themselves in the genre. 30 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: They see people of color participating in opera and also 31 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,139 Speaker 2: performing opera, and also our stories in opera. 32 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,739 Speaker 1: The series kicks off April 10th and 11th with a 33 00:01:44,739 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: master class and recital by soprano Karen Moham, professor emeritus 34 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,900 Speaker 1: of voice at Illinois Wesland University. 35 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:55,389 Speaker 1: And the city of Bloomington has lifted its water conservation restrictions. 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: Recent heavy rainfall improved water levels at the city's two 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,879 Speaker 1: water supplies, Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. The combined lake deficit 38 00:02:02,879 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: was 6.4 ft on Thursday morning. That's nearly 4 ft 39 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: better than February. You can find more stories at WGLT.org. 40 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: I'm Lou Warner.