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Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Charlie Schlenker. Catholic churches in

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Speaker 1: central Illinois have seen a significant increase in attendance over

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Speaker 1: the last year. That's according to Peoria Diocese Bishop Louis Tila.

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Speaker 1: Tila says young people are contributing to the resurgence. He

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Speaker 1: says they are looking to the church for.

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Speaker 1: building a screen on a cell phone or a computer

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Speaker 1: does not bring the same experience of actually being in

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Speaker 1: a room with somebody and having a conversation with them.

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Speaker 1: Tila says rite of election ceremonies, which formally welcome people

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Speaker 1: as members of the church, have doubled since last year.

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Speaker 1: The city of Bloomington has lifted water conservation restrictions. The

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Speaker 1: recent heavy rainfall improved water levels at the city's two

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Speaker 1: water supplies, Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. The combined lake deficit

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Speaker 1: was 6.4 ft on Thursday morning. That's nearly 4 ft

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Speaker 1: better than when it cratered in February. Illinois lawmakers tried

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Speaker 1: and failed last year to regulate homeowner insurance rates. They

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Speaker 1: are trying again, but now it also includes auto insurance.

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Speaker 1: The bill will allow the Illinois Department of Insurance to

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Speaker 1: deny rate increases if they find them exorbitant.

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Speaker 1: Sean Kevlin, a CEO of the industry-funded Insurance Information Institute,

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Speaker 1: says there are multiple drivers that increase insurance rates. We're

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Speaker 1: just beginning to see some reactions that are maybe more

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Speaker 1: populist or politically beneficial than what the insurance companies rely on,

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Speaker 1: which is just actuarily sound methods. A proposal that could

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Speaker 1: force insurers to issue rebates to customers has passed the

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Speaker 1: Illinois House and awaits a vote in the Senate.

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Speaker 1: And the founder of Bloomington Normal Spanish Book Club says

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Speaker 1: their growing membership is finding friendships and a sense of belonging.

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Speaker 1: Marina Diaz founded the Spanish Book Club in 2019.

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Speaker 2: The first thing was to start forming the reading habit,

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Speaker 2: the impact of leading by example as a parent.

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Speaker 2: It also started to become a space for the Spanish

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Speaker 2: speaking community, a space where you could share common interests

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Speaker 2: regardless of the situation that brought you here.

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Speaker 1: Since its founding, it has grown to about 20 regular

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Speaker 1: members from diverse backgrounds, including international residents, local professionals, and students.

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Speaker 1: I'm