1 00:00:00,568 --> 00:00:04,809 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. Pope Leo told 2 00:00:04,809 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: the mayors of Bloomington and Normal their authority must be 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,609 Speaker 1: understood as one of service. A delegation of the Illinois 4 00:00:10,609 --> 00:00:13,569 Speaker 1: Municipal League had an audience with the Pope in Rome Monday. 5 00:00:13,810 --> 00:00:17,719 Speaker 1: Members included Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady and Normal Mayor Chris Kos. 6 00:00:17,889 --> 00:00:20,850 Speaker 1: The Pope, a Chicago native, said public officials have a 7 00:00:20,850 --> 00:00:24,569 Speaker 1: duty to reduce and alleviate suffering and hardship. Quote, You 8 00:00:24,569 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: must strive to know people's aspirations as well as their challenges. 9 00:00:29,319 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: The city of Bloomington and Central Illinois Regional Airport both 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,638 Speaker 1: say there are no plans for a data center at 11 00:00:34,639 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: the site of a proposed development in southeast Bloomington, but 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: City councilmember Abby Scott says there have been some instances 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: where the city has been approached for a data center location, 14 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,119 Speaker 1: not specifically on the property that was discussed, but enough 15 00:00:48,119 --> 00:00:50,439 Speaker 1: that it's, it's important to start to have those conversations 16 00:00:50,439 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: in public. Scott says the council and city staff will 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,319 Speaker 1: talk soon about what rules they would place on any 18 00:00:55,319 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: proposed data center. 19 00:00:57,279 --> 00:01:01,389 Speaker 1: Bloomington's Jeff Gerald recently won a national body transformations Challenge. 20 00:01:01,669 --> 00:01:05,099 Speaker 1: Gerald lost over 100 pounds and earned a $10,000 prize 21 00:01:05,269 --> 00:01:08,029 Speaker 1: through Farrell's Extreme Body Shaping gym, where he spent a 22 00:01:08,029 --> 00:01:10,470 Speaker 1: lot of time getting in shape. Most weeks I was 23 00:01:10,470 --> 00:01:12,639 Speaker 1: there 6 days a week, uh, at least one class, 24 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: if not two, sometimes a day. Gerald plans to use 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,059 Speaker 1: the money to take his family to Disney World. 26 00:01:19,059 --> 00:01:21,459 Speaker 1: A group using art as a recovery tool has work 27 00:01:21,459 --> 00:01:24,139 Speaker 1: on display at the McLean County Arts Center through April. 28 00:01:24,430 --> 00:01:27,378 Speaker 1: Brush it off facilitator George Woodworth says painting has been 29 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:30,018 Speaker 1: a key to his 4 years of sobriety. He says 30 00:01:30,019 --> 00:01:33,580 Speaker 1: participants value a positive creative space to express themselves. 31 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:36,419 Speaker 2: Recovery doesn't have to be a 12-step meeting. Recovery doesn't 32 00:01:36,419 --> 00:01:38,610 Speaker 2: have to be, you know, you have to do it 33 00:01:38,610 --> 00:01:40,900 Speaker 2: this way or you're going to die. Recovery is really 34 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:43,169 Speaker 2: your own recovery, and you can make it as cool 35 00:01:43,169 --> 00:01:43,738 Speaker 2: as you want. 36 00:01:43,940 --> 00:01:46,779 Speaker 1: The show is a mixture of drawings, paintings, and mixed 37 00:01:46,779 --> 00:01:47,660 Speaker 1: media pieces. 38 00:01:48,260 --> 00:01:50,459 Speaker 1: And a bill to make solar power more accessible to 39 00:01:50,459 --> 00:01:53,540 Speaker 1: renters and others who face barriers to the alternative energy 40 00:01:53,540 --> 00:01:56,940 Speaker 1: source is moving through the Illinois Senate. Capital News Illinois 41 00:01:56,940 --> 00:01:59,949 Speaker 1: reports the plug-in solar bill allows people to install small 42 00:01:59,949 --> 00:02:02,580 Speaker 1: solar panel systems that can be plugged into normal wall 43 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:05,819 Speaker 1: outlets for personal use. Instead of a rooftop, the panels 44 00:02:05,819 --> 00:02:07,870 Speaker 1: could be set up on a balcony, in a yard, 45 00:02:07,940 --> 00:02:10,259 Speaker 1: or on a porch or patio. I'm Ben Howard.