1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,718 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. A McLean County 2 00:00:04,719 --> 00:00:07,559 Speaker 1: board member says the county is taking a cautious approach 3 00:00:07,559 --> 00:00:10,310 Speaker 1: to the idea of a data center being built. Leah 4 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Klein says small data centers may be possible, but it 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: seems nobody is on board with large scale facilities, sometimes 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: known as AI farms. I have not yet spoken to 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,879 Speaker 1: a board member who is in any way enthusiastic about 8 00:00:21,879 --> 00:00:24,989 Speaker 1: a data center. The county legally can't ban data centers, 9 00:00:25,069 --> 00:00:28,340 Speaker 1: but they can reject any proposals for not meeting certain criteria. 10 00:00:28,799 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: The county has restricted data centers to areas zoned for 11 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 1: manufacturing to keep them off of farmland. 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,489 Speaker 1: A recovery support specialist with the McLean County Center for 13 00:00:38,490 --> 00:00:42,369 Speaker 1: Human Services has seen positive results using visual art to 14 00:00:42,369 --> 00:00:45,930 Speaker 1: support people struggling with substance abuse. George Woodworth says the 15 00:00:45,930 --> 00:00:49,770 Speaker 1: Bloomington nonprofit encouraged him to propose an idea for state funding. 16 00:00:50,090 --> 00:00:50,409 Speaker 2: What I 17 00:00:50,409 --> 00:00:50,990 Speaker 2: thought would 18 00:00:51,729 --> 00:00:55,689 Speaker 2: Work for a healthy outlet in recovery like a prosocial 19 00:00:55,689 --> 00:00:59,189 Speaker 2: activity slash group, um, they kind of left it open 20 00:00:59,189 --> 00:01:00,849 Speaker 2: and it didn't take me long at all to come 21 00:01:00,849 --> 00:01:01,490 Speaker 2: up with Brush It 22 00:01:01,490 --> 00:01:05,089 Speaker 1: Off. Participants are encouraged to chalk about it, creating sidewalk 23 00:01:05,089 --> 00:01:08,569 Speaker 1: murals and other art projects. The group includes family members 24 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:12,279 Speaker 1: and allies supporting loved ones in recovery. Woodworth organized an 25 00:01:12,279 --> 00:01:15,489 Speaker 1: art show with pieces created by Brush It Off participants. 26 00:01:16,739 --> 00:01:19,470 Speaker 1: A Bloomington man who lost over 100 pounds won a 27 00:01:19,470 --> 00:01:23,629 Speaker 1: national body transformation challenge. Jeff Gerald explains what inspired him 28 00:01:23,629 --> 00:01:26,369 Speaker 1: to pick up the weights. Yeah, I was just tired of, 29 00:01:26,830 --> 00:01:31,029 Speaker 1: you know, being just out of shape and winded doing 30 00:01:31,029 --> 00:01:35,269 Speaker 1: normal everyday tasks, and, and I didn't want to see 31 00:01:35,269 --> 00:01:38,709 Speaker 1: my son see me like that all the time. Gerald 32 00:01:38,709 --> 00:01:40,809 Speaker 1: won $10,000 in prize money. 33 00:01:41,330 --> 00:01:44,250 Speaker 1: And the Trump administration has announced it will temporarily lift 34 00:01:44,250 --> 00:01:48,129 Speaker 1: restrictions on ethanol blend E-15 sales during the summer. That's 35 00:01:48,129 --> 00:01:51,319 Speaker 1: the pressure surrounding rising costs due to the war in Iran. 36 00:01:51,730 --> 00:01:54,569 Speaker 1: Governor JB Pritzker and other Midwest governors are seeking a 37 00:01:54,569 --> 00:01:58,190 Speaker 1: permanent solution to being able to use the cheaper E-15 gas. 38 00:01:58,489 --> 00:02:02,410 Speaker 1: Capital News Illinois reports federal waivers have temporarily lifted federal 39 00:02:02,410 --> 00:02:05,949 Speaker 1: restrictions in recent years, but that relief was delayed last year, 40 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:09,889 Speaker 1: and it cost gasoline retailers millions of dollars. I'm Ben.