>>> HEY THERE AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

>> LOCAL DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE CHEERING AND BEING ABLE TO HOST THE CONVENTION.

>>> AND WE LOOK BACK AT SOME MEMORABLE CHICAGO CONVENTIONS .

SUCH AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN GETTING THE NOD HERE BACK IN 1860.

>>> WE HEAR ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE LIMBO.

>>> INSTALLATIONS ARE UNDERWAY .

HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THE 10th ANNIVERSARY.

AND NOW TO TOP STORIES.

A WORKER SAYS THAT HE GOT PAID BY CON ED WHILE HE WAS DOING WORK FOR A LOCAL ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN.

IT IS PART OF THE BRIBERY SCHEME THAT HAS ENSNARED THE CONGRESSMAN.

HE ALSO SERVED AS A COMMISSIONER BEFORE THE OFFICE MERGED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK.

>>> FORMER EXECUTIVE OF CHICAGO HEALTH TECH STARTUP IS ENGAGED IN A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME.

HE AND THE CEO WERE FOUND GUILTY IN A FRAUD SCHEME.

THEY SOLD ADVERTISING ON SCREENS WITH AN DOCTOR'S OFFICE, BUT AS PART OF THE SCHEME THEY DISPLAYED THEIR REVENUE AND LIED TO LENDERS ABOUT IT.

IT CARRIES A MINIMUM OF 30 YEARS IN PRISON.

>>> NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY STAFF IS ON STRIKE THIS WEEK.

THEY SAY ALL THREE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN BARGAINING WITH THE RESPECTIVE ADMINISTRATION.

THEY MENTION PAY RAISES AND SALARY AS STICKING POINTS.

THEY SAY THERE ARE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES WHO NEED SUPPORT.

ALL THREE UNIVERSITIES ARE STILL NEGOTIATING.

>>> CLOSING FOUR CHICAGO STORES.

THE RETAIL GIANT SAYS THAT IT WILL BE CLOSING -- IT SAYS THAT THE CHICAGO STORES ARE LOSING -- THESE STORES CAN REQUEST TRANSFERS TO OTHER AREA WALMARTS.

>>> THE FUTURE OF THE ABORTION PILL.

>>> WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT WHEN WE LOOK BACK AT PAST DNC EVENTS AS THE DNC COMES TO CHICAGO THIS SUMMER.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS.

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> TURNS OUT CHICAGO IS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE 'S KIND OF TOWN.

IT HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE IN 1966 AND NOTORIOUSLY IN 1968.

HERE WITH ALL THE DETAILS IS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER.

TO RECOUNT THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ON THE PHONE?

>> BIDEN IS IN NORTHERN IRELAND, SO HE GOT THE GOVERNOR, SAYING WE ARE GOING TO BE IN CHICAGO FOR THE CONVENTION.

HE TOLD HIM, WE ARE GOING TO THROW A GREAT PARTY.

IT WILL BE A GREAT FIT.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF PLANNING THAT GOES INTO THIS, SO WHAT WENT IN?

>> WE HEARD THAT VARIOUS LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE SAID HEY, WE GOT TO DO THIS.

THIS IS A GREAT CITY.

IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE IN AUGUST.

YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLITICS AND THE FANCY STUFF, BUT IT ACTUALLY MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

HOW MANY OF THOSE HOTEL ROOMS ARE FULL?

THEY ARE A TREMENDOUS PARTNER IN THIS.

THEY JUST ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET.

WE WENT TO WORK AND WE GOT IT DONE.

>> CHICAGO REALLY DOES KNOW HOW TO HOST A MAJOR EVENT.

I WAS A LITTLE BIT SKEPTICAL AT FIRST.

ILLINOIS IS NOT A SWING STATE.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE POINTS WE MADE TO BOTH THE DNC AND THE WHITE HOUSE WAS ABOUT BUILDING A BLUE WALL HERE IN THE MIDWEST.

THE GOVERNOR WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE STATES, AND WE PRESENTED A UNITED FRONT.

HERE, VALUES ARE IMPORTANT AND ARE MOST EFFECTIVE.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT SENATOR TAMMY DOUGLAS.

SHE IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

SHE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TWO YEARS.

>> WE ARE SURROUNDED BY THOSE WHO ARE UP FOR RE-ELECTION, SUCH AS IN WISCONSIN, INDIANA AND OHIO.

IT ALL CAME TOGETHER IN TERMS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY VALUES.

THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY WITHIN THE CITY TO HOLD THE CONVENTION OF THIS SCOPE.

>> IT IS THAT THE PUBLICANS MIGHT USE THE OCCASION TO TIE -- >> I WOULD HOPE THE REPUBLICANS WOULD NOT TRY TO ATTACK ILLINOIS UNDER J.B. PRITZKER.

LIKE EVERY CITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN CRIME.

BUT AS FAR AS OUR WHOLE CITY AND GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO CRIME, WE ELECT DEMOCRATS, WE BALANCE THE BUDGET, MAKE SURE PEOPLE MAKE A DECENT MINIMUM WAGE.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE SUCCESSFULLY AND HAPPILY.

>> SO WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RACE IS SORT OF A CENTER OF PROGRESSIVE POWER IN THE COUNTRY, MUNICIPAL OR OTHERWISE.

DOES A CONVENTION LIKE THIS PAY FOR ITSELF?

>> IT IS PAID FOR THROUGH DONORS AND DONATIONS.

THERE ARE NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

USUALLY IT WILL BRING IN ABOUT $150-$2 MILLION.

EVERY HOTEL IS BOOKED, EVERY RESTAURANT IS BOOKED.

EVERY VENUE.

SO IT IS JUST A GREAT ECONOMIC ENGINE.

>> IN 1996 I THINK IT WAS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS.

>> YOU WILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY.

EVERY SMALL BUSINESS IN TOWN WILL HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND CELEBRATING CHICAGO.

>> WE DIDN'T SEE CLIPS OF EVERYBODY DOING THE MacARENA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>>> NOW TO BRAND US WITH SOME OF CHICAGO'S POLITICAL CONVENTION HISTORY.

>> WRIGHT, PARIS.

CHICAGO HAS HOSTED MORE CONVENTIONS THAN ANY OTHER CITY.

IT HAS GONE ALL THE WAY UP TO OF COURSE THE BILL CLINTON RE-ELECTION NOMINATION IN 1994.

>> Reporter: THE MOST RECENT WAS IN AUGUST OF 1996.

IN 1860, IN A HASTILY-BUILT STRUCTURE, CHICAGO WITNESSED WHO BECAME THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.

>> THE TAPE YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE WAS MADE 30 TO 40 MINUTES AGO.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN?

BOARD DELEGATES OF THIS CONVENTION?

IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT I REQUEST A SUSPENSION -- >> WISCONSIN DOES NOT RECOGNIZE!

>> WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE THESE TACTICS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO!

>> Reporter: THE DEMOCRATS HAD HAPPIER TIMES IN 1932 AT THE CHICAGO STADIUM.

THE ATTEMPTS TO BOOZE IT UP AGAIN WERE A KEY CAMPAIGN PLATFORM.

THE NOMINEE, BY THE WAY, WAS -- >> YOUR CANDIDATE WANTS TO APPEAL.

>> Reporter: FDR SHOWED UP AT THE CONVENTION.

>> GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT BROKE ALL PRECEDENT.

>> Reporter: OVER 10,000 GREETED HIM.

IN 1920, YOU WILL FIND THAT CHICAGO IS TOO EXPENSIVE.

LOOK.

THERE IS ADLAI STEVENSON OF ILLINOIS.

AND THERE IS RICHARD J.

DAILY.

FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, THIS IS SAMUEL.

>>> UP NEXT, A LOOK AT ACCESS TO THE ABORTION PILL.

>>> THE FUTURE OF THE ABORTION PILL METHOD PRESS STONE IS IN JEOPARDY.

FOLLOWING THE TEXAS JUDGE'S RULING, A WASHINGTON STATE JUDGE ORDERED THE FPA NOT TO HALT APPROVAL.

SO THANKS TO YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

MARY, WHY IS THE JUDGE SUSPENDING APPROVAL NOW?

>> IT WAS DONE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS.

THE REASON FOR THE SUSPENSION OF METHOD PRESS STONE IS BECAUSE NO OTHER DRUG CAN PROVIDE THIS AT THIS TIME.

IT WAS RUSH THROUGH -- CLINTON ADMINISTRATION -- NONE OF THE RESEARCH THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ON A DRUG WAS DONE.

SO THE JUDGE HAD A GREAT CONCERN .

EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS HAVE TREATED WOMEN WHO HAVE COME INTO THEIR EMERGENCY ROOMS.

I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES ADVOCATES SAY IT IS SAFER THAN TAKING A TYLENOL.

BUT 400,000 WOMEN WERE IN STATES THAT MADE IT 60% MORE LIKELY FOR A WOMAN TO END UP IN NEED OF ABORTION THAN SURGICAL ABORTION.

THEY PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK.

>> THIS IS VERY BROAD IN ITS SCOPE.

IT ATTEMPTS TO REACH NATIONWIDE.

USE OF MIFEPRISTONE IS VERY COMMON.

IT IS ALSO VERY CRUEL.

WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A POLITICAL MOVE.

IT IS DISAPPOINTING WHEN WE ARE ALREADY IN A HEALTH CRISIS AND PEOPLE ARE ALREADY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ACCESSING ABORTION CARE.

THIS MAKES IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS WHAT THEY NEED.

>> SO ANNE-MARIE, WHAT WAS THE JUDGE'S REASONING?

>> THEY HAVE ASKED THE FDA TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO.

THE RECORD INDICATES THAT IT HAS BEEN SAFELY USED FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.

WASHINGTON WANTS TO ASK THE FDA TO KEEP MIFEPRISTONE AVAILABLE.

>> MARY, YOU HAVE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATIONS.

ARE THESE TWO RULINGS IN CONFLICT?

>> NOT NECESSARILY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE RULING WAS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF 17 DIFFERENT STATES TO BE ABLE TO USE THEM WITHIN THEIR OWN STATES.

THE SCOPE OF THIS TEXAS CASE ALSO INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT A JUDGE CITED, AND ALSO ADVICE FROM GYNECOLOGISTS AS WELL AS EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ABOUT PATIENTS THAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY SEEN.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR LISTENERS TO WATCH.

THEY WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE AVERAGE LAYPERSON.

AND HE BELIEVES THAT IT REALLY DOES DESERVE A SECOND LOOK AT THE DRUG.

THAT WAY WE CAN KNOW WHAT IT DOES.

>> WE ALSO KNOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION LOOKED AT THIS ISSUE.

WHAT IS NEXT ON THIS?

>> NORMALLY THIS WOULD BE A CASE WHERE COURT OF APPEALS COULD POTENTIALLY -- NO MATTER WHAT THE SUPREME COURT DOES, IT WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE HERE IN ILLINOIS.

THAT WILL BE THE CASE IN THIS STATE.

BUT EVEN THE SUPREME COURT THINKS THAT HE OVERSTEPPED HIS BOUNDS HERE.

DECISIONS ABOUT MEDICATION SAFETY ARE PROPERLY LEFT TO THE FDA.

THEY ARE NOT EXPERTS THERE.

>> IS POSSIBLE.

IT COULD BE THAT THE CIRCUIT SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EITHER WAY THEY WILL BE ASKING THEM TO EXPLAIN THEIR FINDING ON MIFEPRISTONE AND POTENTIALLY NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS.

>> THANK YOU TO THE BOTH OF YOU FOR JOINING US.

>>> THERE IS MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT JUST AHEAD.

STICK AROUND.

>>> SUMMER IS HERE FOR NOW.

THIS WEEK KICKS OFF EXPO CHICAGO .

BEFORE NAVY PIER OFFICIALLY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC , ARTISTS ARE PULLING OUT THEIR FINEST PAINTBRUSHES FOR ART WEEK.

OUR CORRESPONDENT ANGEL JOINS US LIVE.

ANGEL?

>> THAT'S RIGHT!

ART WEEK IS UNDERWAY.

THE EXPO STARTS THIS THURSDAY.

IT FEATURES INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES AS WELL AS AN EXPOSURE SECTION.

A NEW INITIATIVE AT EXPO THIS YEAR IS TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO STEP OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.

>> FOR YEARS OUR MODEL WAS MORE, MORE, MORE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS NO EXAGGERATION.

WITH PIECES FROM 36 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED, CHICAGO WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ART REMAINS UNTURNED.

>> THAT IS REALLY WHERE IT STARTS.

THIS ALLOWS US TO CONNECT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONALLY REPRESENTED ARTISTS TO GALLERIES ACROSS THE CITY.

>> Reporter: INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST ERROL HARRIS WILL ALSO BE SHOWING AN EXHIBITION IN THE WEST LOOP.

>> I HAVE THIS CATHARTIC MOMENT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TURNED INTO THIS WINDOW THAT WAS KIND OF EXCAVATED.

IT HAS BEEN VERY MAGICAL.

IT IS GOOD TO KEEP THESE THINGS OUTSIDE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER NEW EXPANSION AT THE EXPO IS SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO NIGHTS.

>> I WANTED TO BUILD A STRUCTURE TO HELP THEM HAVE A PLATFORM.

THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR COMMUNITY.

I SEE THIS IN A REAL WAY.

IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER.

>> THEY WILL OFFER ADDITIONAL HOURS IN REGARDS TO SPECIAL PROGRAMMING.

>> THERE ARE NO LIMITS .

THEY ARE MORE WILLING TO USE THEIR IMAGINATION.

THEY SAY YOU CAN FLY, OR YOU CAN GET CRUSHED BY A BOULDER AND COME BACK UP.

IT IS ALL ABOUT STORYTELLING.

IT CAPTIVATES A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: WHETHER YOU ARE HEADING TO NAVY PIER, THE SOUTHSIDE OR ELSEWHERE, THE EXPO OVERARCHING GOAL IS GEARED TOWARD CONNECT -- >> IT ALLOWS THEM TO BE ELEVATED.

HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL CREATOR COME AND HELP TO CONNECT ALL THE CURATORS TO ARTISTS, IT REALLY BRINGS THEM TO A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM.

>> Reporter: SO SOUTHSIDE KNIGHTS KICKS OFF THIS EVENING AT THE HYDE PARK MUSEUM.

THIS TAKES PLACE ALL WEEK AND IS KICKING OFF HERE AT NAVY PIER.

>> ALL RIGHT, ANGEL.

BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, YOU WERE JUST TELLING US ABOUT -- >> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY.

THE PUPPETEERS -- THIS WILL BE A GREAT EXHIBIT FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT.

ALSO, WE HAVE ART FROM A BEAUTIFUL PERSONAL COLLECTION.

YOU WANT TO GO AND CHECK THAT OUT.

AND OF COURSE WE HAVE A PUBLIC ART OR MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN ART WEEK.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THEM OUT AS WELL.

THE EXPO IS THIS THURSDAY.

>> ANGEL, THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS TUESDAY NIGHT.

PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW.

ALSO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF GOOD STUFF ON THE SHOW TOMORROW!

>> WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.