1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:05,150 Speaker 1: From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Courtney Conroy. An agency providing 2 00:00:05,150 --> 00:00:08,359 Speaker 1: legal support to immigrants in central and southern Illinois is 3 00:00:08,359 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: grappling with the severe reduction of a 60-year program from 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: the Department of Justice. The recognition and accreditation program allows 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,270 Speaker 1: anyone to become a DOJ rep, providing legal advice to. 6 00:00:19,704 --> 00:00:23,014 Speaker 1: The immigration Project's legal director Daniel De Winter says it 7 00:00:23,014 --> 00:00:25,104 Speaker 1: will be harder for immigrants to get the legal help 8 00:00:25,104 --> 00:00:25,584 Speaker 1: they need. 9 00:00:25,704 --> 00:00:25,885 Speaker 2: It 10 00:00:25,885 --> 00:00:28,684 Speaker 2: caused quite a bit of panic in my office, and 11 00:00:28,944 --> 00:00:31,844 Speaker 2: I'm not sure how many clients know the difference between 12 00:00:31,844 --> 00:00:34,625 Speaker 2: a DOJ rep and a legal aid, like on the 13 00:00:34,625 --> 00:00:39,154 Speaker 2: face until they're engaged with us and understand the 14 00:00:39,154 --> 00:00:39,424 Speaker 2: process. 15 00:00:39,543 --> 00:00:42,685 Speaker 1: The immigration Project has 30 DOJ reps. 16 00:00:43,180 --> 00:00:46,659 Speaker 1: The Bloomington Normal Economic Development Council has named an interim 17 00:00:46,659 --> 00:00:50,220 Speaker 1: chief executive officer. Tyler Cravens will hold the position while 18 00:00:50,220 --> 00:00:53,060 Speaker 1: the council does a national search for someone to succeed 19 00:00:53,060 --> 00:00:56,700 Speaker 1: Patrick Hoben. Cravens has served as chief operating officer of 20 00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:59,810 Speaker 1: the McLean County Chamber of Commerce for the last 3 years. 21 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: Cravens will continue in a limited capacity with the chamber 22 00:01:03,220 --> 00:01:04,580 Speaker 1: through a temporary arrangement. 23 00:01:05,150 --> 00:01:08,379 Speaker 1: Eastview Christian Church plans to donate its community center south 24 00:01:08,379 --> 00:01:11,779 Speaker 1: of downtown Bloomington to Home Sweet Home Ministries this summer. 25 00:01:12,139 --> 00:01:14,580 Speaker 1: The center is across the street from Home Sweet Home 26 00:01:14,580 --> 00:01:18,500 Speaker 1: Shelter Village. Eastview's lead pastor, Brandon Grant, says it makes 27 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 1: sense for Home Sweet Home to take over the building 28 00:01:20,699 --> 00:01:22,139 Speaker 1: to help it expand its work for. 29 00:01:22,239 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: In the unhoused, I think it's best that we would 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,599 Speaker 1: partner with Home Sweet Home in a significant way. They 31 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:31,379 Speaker 1: do a great job of really walking alongside of and 32 00:01:31,639 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: moving towards rehabilitation of those that are in unhoused situations. 33 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: Home Sweet Homes CEO says the nonprofit is considering multiple 34 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,419 Speaker 1: ideas to use the property. 35 00:01:40,029 --> 00:01:43,190 Speaker 1: And a new documentary set to release next week takes 36 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: a look at newly unveiled information in the unsolved murder 37 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: of Jennifer Lock Miller. The Illinois State University student was 38 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: murdered in 1993, a case that led to the wrongful 39 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: conviction of her ex-boyfriend Alan. 40 00:01:55,915 --> 00:01:58,875 Speaker 1: Beaman was sentenced to 50 years in prison and served 41 00:01:58,875 --> 00:02:01,754 Speaker 1: it until his conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme 42 00:02:01,754 --> 00:02:06,555 Speaker 1: Court in 2008. WGNTV will release the half-hour true crime 43 00:02:06,555 --> 00:02:09,554 Speaker 1: special on their app for free and later posted to YouTube. 44 00:02:09,755 --> 00:02:10,263 Speaker 1: I'm Courtney.