1 00:00:00,270 --> 00:00:04,750 Speaker 1: Hi. From the WGLT Newsroom, I'm Lou Warner. Pope Leo 2 00:00:04,750 --> 00:00:07,159 Speaker 1: told the mayors of Bloomington and Normal their authority must 3 00:00:07,159 --> 00:00:10,430 Speaker 1: be understood as one of service. A delegation of the 4 00:00:10,430 --> 00:00:12,670 Speaker 1: Illinois Municipal League had an audience with the Pope in 5 00:00:12,670 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: Rome yesterday. Members included Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady and Normal 6 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,850 Speaker 1: Mayor Chris Kos. The Pope, who is a Chicago native, 7 00:00:19,950 --> 00:00:23,069 Speaker 1: said public officials have a duty to reduce and alleviate 8 00:00:23,069 --> 00:00:26,700 Speaker 1: suffering and hardship. Quote, You must strive to know people's 9 00:00:26,700 --> 00:00:28,950 Speaker 1: aspirations as well as their challenges. 10 00:00:29,540 --> 00:00:31,540 Speaker 1: The comments came during a Holy Week trip by the 11 00:00:31,540 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 1: municipal league board, representing around 1300 municipalities in the state. 12 00:00:36,540 --> 00:00:39,939 Speaker 1: The delegation is also visiting historic religious and cultural sites 13 00:00:39,939 --> 00:00:40,860 Speaker 1: throughout Rome. 14 00:00:41,348 --> 00:00:43,668 Speaker 1: A McLean County board member says the county is taking 15 00:00:43,668 --> 00:00:46,029 Speaker 1: a cautious approach to the idea of a data center 16 00:00:46,029 --> 00:00:49,470 Speaker 1: being built. Leah Klein says small data centers may be possible, 17 00:00:49,580 --> 00:00:52,930 Speaker 1: but it seems nobody is on board with large scale facilities, 18 00:00:53,319 --> 00:00:55,180 Speaker 1: sometimes known as AI farms. 19 00:00:55,310 --> 00:00:57,549 Speaker 2: I have not yet spoken to a board member who 20 00:00:57,549 --> 00:01:00,330 Speaker 2: is in any way enthusiastic about a data center. 21 00:01:00,470 --> 00:01:03,069 Speaker 1: The county legally can't ban data centers, but they can 22 00:01:03,069 --> 00:01:06,230 Speaker 1: reject any proposals for not meeting certain criteria. 23 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:09,069 Speaker 1: The county has restricted data centers to areas zoned for 24 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: manufacturing to keep them off of farmland. A Bloomington man 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: who lost over 100 pounds won a national body transformation challenge. 26 00:01:17,190 --> 00:01:20,229 Speaker 1: Jeff Gerald explains what inspired him to pick up the weights. Yeah, 27 00:01:20,279 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: I was just tired of, you know, being just out 28 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: of shape and winded doing normal everyday tasks, and, and 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: I didn't want to see my son see me like 30 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,979 Speaker 1: that all the time. Gerald won $10,000 in prize money. 31 00:01:36,339 --> 00:01:39,179 Speaker 1: And the Trump administration has announced it will temporarily lift 32 00:01:39,180 --> 00:01:43,580 Speaker 1: restrictions on ethanol blend E-15 sales during the summer. That's 33 00:01:43,580 --> 00:01:46,620 Speaker 1: the pressure surrounding rising costs due to the war in Iran. 34 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:49,699 Speaker 1: Governor JB Pritzker and other Midwest governors are seeking a 35 00:01:49,699 --> 00:01:53,459 Speaker 1: permanent solution to being able to use the cheaper E-15 gas. 36 00:01:53,910 --> 00:01:57,540 Speaker 1: Capital News Illinois reports federal waivers have temporarily lifted federal 37 00:01:57,540 --> 00:02:00,660 Speaker 1: restrictions in recent years, but that relief was delayed last 38 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:03,819 Speaker 1: year and it cost gasoline retailers millions of dollars. 39 00:02:04,389 --> 00:02:06,349 Speaker 1: You can find more on these stories and others now 40 00:02:06,349 --> 00:02:10,910 Speaker 1: at WGLT.org. I'm Lou Warner, WGLT.