1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,969 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. Pope Leo told 2 00:00:04,969 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: the mayors of Bloomington and Normal their authority must be 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,569 Speaker 1: understood as one of service. A delegation of the Illinois 4 00:00:10,569 --> 00:00:13,270 Speaker 1: Municipal League had an audience with the Pope in Rome today. 5 00:00:13,609 --> 00:00:17,389 Speaker 1: Members included Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady and Normal Mayor Chris Kos. 6 00:00:17,569 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: The Pope, a Chicago native, said public officials have a 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,209 Speaker 1: duty to reduce and alleviate suffering and hardship. Quote, You 8 00:00:24,209 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 1: must strive to know people's aspirations as well as their challenges. 9 00:00:28,770 --> 00:00:31,809 Speaker 1: The city of Bloomington and Central Illinois Regional Airport both 10 00:00:31,809 --> 00:00:34,089 Speaker 1: say there are no plans for a data center at 11 00:00:34,090 --> 00:00:37,569 Speaker 1: the site of a proposed development in southeast Bloomington, but 12 00:00:37,569 --> 00:00:40,689 Speaker 1: City councilmember Abby Scott says there have been some instances 13 00:00:40,689 --> 00:00:43,409 Speaker 1: where the city has been approached for a data center location, 14 00:00:43,689 --> 00:00:47,650 Speaker 1: not specifically on the property that was discussed, but enough 15 00:00:47,650 --> 00:00:50,009 Speaker 1: that it's, it's important to start to have those conversations 16 00:00:50,009 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: in public. Scott says the council and city staff will 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,889 Speaker 1: talk soon about what rules they would place on any 18 00:00:54,889 --> 00:00:55,990 Speaker 1: proposed data center. 19 00:00:56,869 --> 00:01:00,990 Speaker 1: Bloomington's Jeff Gerald recently won a national body transformations Challenge. 20 00:01:01,270 --> 00:01:04,730 Speaker 1: Gerald lost over 100 pounds and earned a $10,000 prize 21 00:01:04,900 --> 00:01:07,669 Speaker 1: through Farrell's Extreme Body Shaping gym, where he spent a 22 00:01:07,669 --> 00:01:10,110 Speaker 1: lot of time getting in shape. Most weeks I was 23 00:01:10,110 --> 00:01:12,309 Speaker 1: there 6 days a week, uh, at least one class, 24 00:01:12,389 --> 00:01:15,830 Speaker 1: if not two, sometimes a day. Gerald plans to use 25 00:01:15,830 --> 00:01:17,929 Speaker 1: the money to take his family to Disney World. 26 00:01:18,790 --> 00:01:21,190 Speaker 1: A group using art as a recovery tool has work 27 00:01:21,190 --> 00:01:23,910 Speaker 1: on display at the McLean County Arts Center through April. 28 00:01:24,190 --> 00:01:27,150 Speaker 1: Brush it off facilitator George Woodworth says painting has been 29 00:01:27,150 --> 00:01:29,830 Speaker 1: a key to his 4 years of sobriety. He says 30 00:01:29,830 --> 00:01:33,389 Speaker 1: participants value a positive creative space to express themselves. 31 00:01:33,669 --> 00:01:36,268 Speaker 2: Recovery doesn't have to be a 12-step meeting. Recovery doesn't 32 00:01:36,269 --> 00:01:38,429 Speaker 2: have to be, you know, you have to do it 33 00:01:38,430 --> 00:01:40,709 Speaker 2: this way or you're going to die. Recovery is really 34 00:01:40,709 --> 00:01:43,029 Speaker 2: your own recovery, and you can make it as cool 35 00:01:43,029 --> 00:01:43,629 Speaker 2: as you want. 36 00:01:43,809 --> 00:01:46,669 Speaker 1: The show is a mixture of drawings, paintings, and mixed 37 00:01:46,669 --> 00:01:47,550 Speaker 1: media pieces. 38 00:01:48,129 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: And a bill to make solar power more accessible to 39 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,449 Speaker 1: renters and others who face barriers to the alternative energy 40 00:01:53,449 --> 00:01:56,849 Speaker 1: source is moving through the Illinois Senate. Capital News Illinois 41 00:01:56,849 --> 00:01:59,889 Speaker 1: reports the plug-in solar bill allows people to install small 42 00:01:59,889 --> 00:02:02,529 Speaker 1: solar panel systems that can be plugged into normal wall 43 00:02:02,529 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: outlets for personal use. Instead of a rooftop, the panels 44 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,860 Speaker 1: could be set up on a balcony, in a yard, 45 00:02:07,930 --> 00:02:09,918 Speaker 1: or on a porch or patio. I'm