[♪♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

INTEREST'S PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> AND I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

>> THEY CONNECTED TO ONE FIRM INSIDE THE DATA CENTER, CITADEL.

>> NEW REPORTING SHOWS KEN GRIFFIN'S TRADING FIRM WORKS WITH A COMPANY THAT GOT MAJOR AID FROM AURORA MAYOR RICHARD IRVIN.

>> TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING ANOTHER $800 MILLION TO HELP UKRAINE FIGHT IN THE DONBAS REGION.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCES MORE MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE AS FIGHTING INTENSIFIES.

>> ALL RESOURCES ARE GOOD RESOURCES.

MEET A YOUTH ORGANIZER FIGHTING FOR HER WOODLAWN COMMUNITY.

>> WELCOME TO THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW I'M GEOFFREY BAER.

IT'S BACK.

>> WE TALK WITH GEOFFREY BAER WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THIS SEASON.

>> THE OTHER IS BECAUSE WE SHOWCASE [INAUDIBLE] >> A PREVIEW OF THE ART SHOW CALLED THE OTHER ART FAIR.

>> A FILM FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO LATIN CULTURE AND STORIES THE FOUNDER TELLS US WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> AND AS YOU MENTIONED I WILL BE REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT FROM WOODLAWN FOR OUR LATEST IN THE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

I TALKED WITH THE SELF DESCRIBED DAUGHTER OF WOODLAWN WHO SAYS THIS COMMUNITY IS THE PINNACLE OF THE SOUTH SIDE AND SHE WANTS IT TO STAY THAT WAY AS MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS BREED FEARS OF GENTRIFICATION.

AND WE WILL BE TALKING WITH THE 20TH WARD ALDERWOMAN AND LEARN ABOUT SQUASH.

BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

GOT NICE WEATHER FOR IT TONIGHT.

>> FEDERAL PROSECUTORS DETAIL THE ROLE FORMER ALD MAN DANNY SOLIS PLAYED IN BRINGING CORRUPTION CASES AGAINST MICHAEL MADIGAN, ComEd AND ED BURKE.

IN THE A COURT HEARING PROSECUTORS ARGUED IN FAVOR OF A DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT FOR SOLIS DESPITE CALLS FOR CALLS FROM BYRON SIGCHO-LOPEZ THAT HE NOT BE LET OFF THE HOOK.

ACCORDING TO BYRON SIGCHO-LOPEZ, SOLIS' OWN ALLEGED CORRUPTION SHOULD BE PUNISHED WITH PROSECUTION.

BUT FEDERAL PROSECUTOR ARGUED SOLIS' WORK GOING UNDERCOVER AND COMPILING HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF SECRET RECORDINGS TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION WAS WITH LITTLE PRECEDENT.

AS PART OF THE DEAL HE CAN HAVE HIS CHARGES DROPPED IN THREE YEARS IF HE CONTINUES TO COOPERATE.

TODAY MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT SAYS SHE DECIDED THE CITY SHOULD NOT INTERVENE IN THIS CASE.

DESPITE INDICATING LAST WEEK THAT IT MIGHT.

>> ONE OF THE CITY'S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE NEWSPAPERS IS IN JEOPARDY OF GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.

WORKERS AT THE CHICAGO READER HELD A RALLY TO TRY AND SAVE THE PAPER.

REPORTERS AND EDITORS HAVE BEEN IN A DISTRIBUTE WITH ONE OF THE OWNERS, LEN GOODMAN WHO IS LOOKING A MOVE THAT WOULD KEEP THE PAPER GOING BY LET TO GO TRANSITION TO NONPROFIT STATUS.

GOODMAN CRITICIZED STAFFERS IN WHAT HE SAYS IS AN ATTEMPT TO SENSOR A COLUMN HE WROTE.

ALDERPEOPLE APPEARED IN SUPPORT OF THE STAFFERS.

>> THE READER IS THE JOURNALISM FOR THE VOICELESS.

IT IS A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS.

[APPLAUSE] IT IS A LIFTS UP THE MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

>> AND CHICAGO'S FAVORITE WINGED VISITORS RETURNED.

BIRD WATCHERS AT MONTROSE BEACH SPOTTED MONTY, A PIPING PLOVER THAT CAPTURED THE CITY'S ATTENTION IN 2019.

70 NO PAIRS OF THE BIRDS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST AND BIRD WATCHERS ARE EAGERLY AWAITING THE RETURN OF MONTY'S MATE, ROSE.

SEEN IN FILE TAPE DOING A DANCE WITH EACH OTHER.

BIRD WATCHERS SPOTTED A PLOVER ON RAINBOW BEACH WAS NOT MONTY.

MORE ON THE STORY AND 0 OUR WEBSITE.

UP NEXT NEW BOMBSHELL DETAILS THAT SHED LIGHT HOW KEN GRIFFIN MIGHT HAVE BENEFITED FROM ACTIONS GUBERNATORIAL ACTION RICHARD IRVIN TOOK AS A MAYOR.

>> NEW REPORTING TODAY FROM BLOOMBERG SHEDS LIGHT HOW ILLINOIS' RICHEST RESIDENT KEN GRIFFIN MIGHT HAVE BENEFITED FINANCIALLY FROM DECISIONS RICHARD IRVIN MADE AS AURORA MAYOR.

IT FOLLOWS WTTW'S REPORTING ON A PATTERN OF CITY CONTRACTORS DONATING BIG TO IRVIN.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, GRIFFIN'S COMPANY CITADEL HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH AN AURORA COMPANY THAT DONATED BIG TO IRDESCRIBE.

GRIFFIN HAS SPENT 20 MILLION TO BOOST IRVIN'S BID FOR GOVERNOR.

>> THAT AURORA COMPANY IS CALLED SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS WHICH HAS DONATED THROUGH EMPLOYEES $135,000 BY OUR ACCOUNT TO POLITICAL FUNDS CONNECTED TO RICHARD IRVIN.

BLOOMBERG TODAY REPORTS THAT SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH KEN GRIFFIN'S CITADEL GOING BACK AT LEAST SIX YEARS AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING A WIRELESS NETWORK TO CONNECT CITADEL WITH THE TRADING PLATFORM OF THE CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE LOCATED IN A DATA CENTER ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BUILDING AND THAT EXCHANGE IS OWNED BY A COMPANY NAMED CYRUS ONE.

CITADEL USES A NETWORK TO CONDUCT HIGH FREQUENCY TRADING STOCK MARKETS ON THE EAST 0 COAST WHICH MEANS THIS IS LUCRATIVE TO GRIFFIN'S BOTTOM LINE.

AND SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS-CITADEL RELATIONSHIP.

>> THE E-MAIL I GOT DOES SHOW THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS AND CITADEL DATING BACK TO 2016 AT THE LEAST.

E-MAILS SHOWING THEY BUILT THE NETWORK TOGETHER AND HAPPY ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NETWORK WHEN SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS PUT EQUIPMENT ON THE CYRUS ONE TOWER THEY CONNECTED ONLY ONE FIRM CITADEL.

DEMONSTRATES THEY CONTINUED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP INTO 2019.

>> PARIS, WE KNOW THAT RICHARD IRVIN IS GRIFFIN'S HAND PICKED CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

WHAT ARE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS CONNECTION.

>> THEY HAVE REPORTED THAT IRVIN INFLUENCED CITY COUNCIL IN 2017 TO APPROVE A ZONING CHANGE THAT ALLOWED SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS TO BUILD A CONTROVERSIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER.

IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE THERE IS THAT OTHER TOWER ACROSS THE STREET REPORTEDLY USED BY CITADEL'S COMPETITOR.

SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS WAS SUED BY THE OWNER OF THAT OTHER TOWER AND THE PEARS CAME TO A SETTLEMENT.

AS BAKER EXPLAINED SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS HAS EQUIPMENT ON THAT TOWER AND THAT IS USED BY CITADEL.

IT RAISES THE PROSPECT THAT ACTIONS TAKEN BY MAYOR IRVIN HAS LED TO A SITUATION THAT COULD PROVE VERY LUCRATIVE TO GRIFFIN'S BOTTOM LINE.

SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS' C.E.O.

HAS HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH IRVIN AND RECEIVED $3.2 MILLION IN AURORA CONTRACTS FOR HIS COMPANY SCIENTEL SOLUTIONS.

>> PARIS, WHY IS AURORA SO IMPORTANT THEN TO BIG TRADING FIRMS?

>> THINK OF THE MERCK.

TRADERS HOLDING THEIR HANDS UP CONDUCTING TRADE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE.

IT'S ALL CONDUCTED OUT OF THE DATA CENTER IN AURORA WHY BIG COMPANIES LIKE SID TELL WANT TO CONNECT TO IT AND THEY GET A LEG UP BY CONDUCTING THE MASS HIGH FREQUENTTY STOCK TRADES AND THAT DEPENDS ON BEING ABLE TO BEAT YOUR COMPETITORS BY A NANO SECOND AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT EXCHANGE THE INFORMATION VIA MICROWAVE IT'S FASTER THAN FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND INTERNET AND THAT IS WHY IT IS LUCRATIVE TO A COMPANY LIKE CITADEL.

THE REPORTING FROM US AND BLOOMBERG RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT GRIFFIN'S INTEREST IN IRVIN BUT GRIFFIN STATED HE CHOSE IRVIN BECAUSE HE BELIEVES HE WILL BE TOUGH ON CRIME, PRO BUSINESS AND END WASTE AND CORRUPTION.

WTTW HAS PRODUCED INVESTIGATIONS DETAILING A PATTERN OF BUSINESSES GETTING LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS AND INCENTIVES FROM AURORA AND DONATING BIG TO IRVIN.

AND WHILE THE TRANSACTIONS MIGHT NOT BE ILLEGAL, GOVERNMENT GROUPS STRESS IT GIVES OFF THE CULTURE OF PAY TO PLAY AND IT CAUSES CITIZENS TRUST IN GOVERNMENT TO ERODE AND MUCH MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> GOOD REPORTING FROM PARIS SCHUTZ AND BLOOMBERG.

>> CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IN JACKSON PARK AND RESIDENTS ARE BRACING FOR WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

BENEFITS OR DISPLACEMENT.

THAT IS PARTICULARLY SO IN WOODLAWN WHERE MORE THAN 80% OF THE COMMUNITY ARESIDENTS ARE BLACK.

AMANDA VINICKY SPENT THE DAY AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

AND AMANDA JOINS US WITH MORE.

>> BRANDIS WE ARE IN THE HEART OF WOODLAWN AT THE COTTAGE GROVE L STATION OF THE GREEN LINE.

THE FIRST ELEVATED TRAIN LINE BUILT IN CHICAGO FOR THE 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

THE DAILY RESIDENT DATES BACK OLDER STILL TO 1892.

MAKING THE DINER THE CITY'S OLDEST RESTAURANT.

>> I USED TO COME TO DAILY'S LIKE EVERY SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH SINCE I WAS 12.

SO I WOULD GET THE SAME THING WE USED TO COME AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK WHAT WE WANTED BECAUSE THEY KNEW.

LIKE ONE OF THE BEST FRENCH TOAST AND BACON.

THE SERVERS ARE FRIENDLY.

>> AT THE RESTAURANT DOESN'T LOOK OLD BECAUSE IT DID MOVE INTO 2019.

BUT JUST ACROSS THE STREET.

THAT WAS PART OF AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE STATION AND THE SURROUNDING AREA A NEIGHBORHOOD BRIGHT SPOT.

THERE IS A LOT OF CHANGE GOING ON THESE DAYS IN THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY.

AND CHIEF AMONG THEM IS THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

YOU GOT SOME RESIDENTS WHO ARE THRILLED ABOUT IT AND OTHERS ARE WARY ABOUT WHAT THAT IS GOING TO MEAN FOR THE COMMUNITY.

LIKE IF IT WILL LEAD TO SOARING RESIDENT AND PROPERTY TAXES.

THE CURRENT RESIDENTS CANNOT AFFORD.

LING YOUNG SAYS HER FAMILY FOR 100 YEARS LIVED IN THE HOME SHE OWNS AND DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE TO GIVE UP ON THAT HISTORY.

>> OF COURSE I DON'T WANT THINGS STAGNANT WE NEED THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY WE ARE STARVED OF RESOURCES.

AT THE SAME TIME OUR RESOURCES AIN'T GOOD RESOURCES.

WE WANT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO STAY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THEIR HOMES OR WHO ARE HOMEOWNERS OR RENTERS HERE TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE THAT CHOICE AND THAT IS ALL WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT NO ONE HATES DEVELOPMENT AND NO ONE DOESN'T SAY THAT DEVELOPMENT IS BAD.

EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING GOOD AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE SURE PEOPLE HERE BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT CAME HERE STAYS HERE.

>> AS A YOUTH ORGANIZERS WITH LING YOUNG IS FIGHTING FOR THE REOPENING OF TRAUMA CENTERS AND MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE INSTEAD OF POLICE TO EMERGENCIES AND TO REMOVE C.P.D.

OFFICERS FROM CHICAGO SCHOOLS.

AND HE YES FOR HOUSING GUARANTEES RELATED TO THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

HOUSING PRESERVATION ORDINANCE IS A GOOD START BUT MORE IS NEEDED.

STOP HAS DEMANDS LIKE 30% AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

MIXED INCOME HOUSING AND FOR 63rd AND BLACKSTONE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PRESERVATION PLAN.

YOUNG SAYS PEOPLE CAUGHT HER THE DAUGHTER OF WOODLAWN AND SHE IS WORRIED UP TO 10,000 OF THOSE RESIDENTS WILL BE DISPLACED.

>> WOODLAWN IS SOUTH SIDE AS IT GETS.

YOU GET EVERYTHING.

YOU GET THE OLD LADIES ON THE CORNER MAKING SURE THE KIDS GOT POPSICLES.

AND NEIGHBORS HELPING YOU MOVE IN WHEN YOU ARE JUST MOVING IN.

IT IS A CERTAIN TYPE OF HOSPITALITY THAT NO SIDE OF CHICAGO HAS.

WOODLAWN IS WOODLAWN STRONG FOR A REASON.

>> NOW, TALK ABOUT WOODLAWN STRONG.

THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF GOD STARTED IN 1932.

IT NOW HAS TWO SANCTUARIES ONE SEATS 3,000 AND THE OTHER 1500.

THE PASTOR HAS GOT PLANS FOR THE CHURCH TO GROW EVEN MORE AS IS HIS SON BY CONVERTING EIGHT ACRES OF PARKING LOTS INTO A MIXED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH HOUSING AND A HOTEL, A THEATRE, FARMING AREA AND LARGE COMMERCIAL SPACE.

>> OUT OF THIS FAITH BASED MOVEMENT, THAT GOD IS IN THE CENTER OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, AND THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES THAT BENEFIT.

SO THE CHURCH REALLY OPERATES ON ITS OWN CALLING BUT IT'S ALWAYS ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE.

AND HOW DO YOU BRING ALL THOSE ELEMENTS TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME?

AND THAT'S WHAT WOODLAWN CENTRAL IS ALL ABOUT.

>> PASTOR BYRON BRAZIER SAYS LOOK FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FUNDERS A HOTEL PARTNER AND OTHERS.

THE DEVELOPMENT IS FAST TRACKING A WOODLAWN 2060 COMMUNITY PLAN SO IT DOES HAVE RESIDENT SUPPORT AND METRA STOP WOULD BE REDONE AND THE TRAIN COMPANY IS ALL ABOARD.

THE PASTOR SAYS THE CHURCH WILL LEASE THE PROPERTY TO WOODLAWN CENTRAL WHICH WOULD BE ITS OWN INDEPENDENT LLC.

>> SO THIS IS NOT LIKE A DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE DEVELOPERS TAKE THE MONEY AND THEY JUST DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

THE CHURCH HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN A POSITION DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS OF ALWAYS GIVING BACK TO THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF EVERY COMMUNITY.

WHICH IS EDUCATION, SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

THOSE ARE THE FOUR INSTRUMENTS BY WHICH A COMMUNITY DEVELOPS.

>> LOCAL YOUTH CAN DEVELOP THEIR ATHLETIC SKILLS AND MUCH MORE AT METRO SQUASH ON COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE THAT IS A SPORT THAT GABBY COOMBS SAYS IS HIGH INTENSITY AND ONE THAT ANYBODY CAN DO REGARDLESS OF YOUR HEIGHT, WEIGHT OR BODY TYPE.

METRO SQUASH HAS SERVED UP FREE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS SINCE 2005.

>> WE OFFER ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT.

OUR PROGRAM ALLOWS FOR US TO OFFER FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL EMOSHAL LEARNING, CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS AND TUTORING AND WE SUPPLY OUTSIDE RESOURCES AS NEEDED.

IT IS A FULL PRONGED PROGRAM THAT LOOKS AT THE STUDENT AS A WHOLE NOT JUST AS AN ATHLETE AND NOT ACADEMIC BUT A TOTAL PERSON.

>> I HAVE NEVER TRIED SQUASH AND MAYBE I WILL ONE OF THESE DAYS.

BUT I WILL SPARE YOU FROM DOING THAT ON CAMERA.

GABBY HAD NOT PLAYED SQUASH AND SHE CAN PLAY PASSIVELY NOW.

WITH THAT BACK TO YOU.

WE'LL BE BACK LATER WITH THE 20TH WARD ALDERWOMAN.

>> NOT SOMETHING I'VE TRIED EITHER.

WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER.

>> TO PARIS WITH A LOOK AT THE LATEST ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR.

>> UKRAINE AND RUSSIA ARE TWO MONTHS INTO A WAR THAT MANY THOUGHT WOULD BE OVER IN DAYS.

RUSSIA'S MILITARY STRUGGLED TO MAKE PROGRESS AGAINST THE HIGHLY MOTIVATED UKRAINIAN DEFENDERS AMID MULTIPLE HORRIFIC REPORTS OF POSSIBLE MASS GRAVES AND POSSIBLE WAR CRIMES.

HOW LONG CAN EUROPE MAINTAIN A EKNIGHTED FRONT AS MILLIONS FLEE TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES?

JOINING US ARE IAN KELLY THE AMBASSADOR IN RESIDENCE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

AND FORMERLY SERVED AS AMBASSADOR TO GEORGIA AND AMBASSADOR TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE.

AND DPAR DAR, PROFESSOR AT -- JESSICA DARROW PROFESSOR WHERE HER FOCUSES ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ISSUES.

AMBASSADOR KELLY, NOW MORE THAN TWO MONTHS INTO THIS BATTLE THAT ANALYSTS THOUGHT MIGHT BE OVER IN DAYS OR WEEKS, HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHERE IT STANDS RIGHT NOW?

>> WELL, THINK IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY EXTRAORDINARY HOW MOTIVATED AS YOU SAY, THE UKRAINIAN ARMIED FORCES AND TERRITORIAL DEFENSE FORCES ARE IN TRYING TO REPELL THE RUSSIANS.

THE RUSSIANS GOT THE REAL BLOODY NOSE IN THE NORTH.

AND WERE FORCED TO WITHDRAW.

AND I THINK THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT I ASECOND PHASE OF THE WAR NOW.

I THINK PUTIN HAS DIALED BACK HIS WAR GOALS NO LONGER TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT THE GOVERNMENT.

NOW THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT FOCUSING ON WHAT THEY CALL VULNERABLE RUSSIANS IN THE DONBAS, IN THE EASTERN REGION OF UKRAINE.

>> COULD THAT SECOND PHASE INCLUDE AN ESCALATE IN THE TYPE OF WEAPONS AND WARFARE USED IN THAT EASTERN REGION?

>> WELL IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE THERE, I THINK.

THE TERRAIN IN THE NORTH WAS DIFFERENT.

IT WAS FORESTED IT WASN'T A GOOD PLACE FOR ARMOR.

THE EASTERN PART OF UKRAINE THE DONBAS REGION ON THE OTHER HAND IS VERY SUITED FOR ARMOR.

IT IS VERY FLAT AND IS NOT AS WOODED AS THE AREA AROUND KYIV.

>> AND JESSICA DARROW THERE ARE REPORTS 11 MILLION UKRAINIANS FLED THEIR HOMELAND LESS THAN HALF TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.

HOW EQUIPPED ARE COUNTRIES HANDLING THAT VOLUME OF REFUGEES?

>> WELL, I THINK WE'VE SEEN SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT SHIFTS IN THE POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN RESPONSE TO THE SCOPE OF THIS CRISIS QUICK.

THEY HAVE INTRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME TEMPORARY PRODUCTIVE STATUS SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE HAVE HERE IN THE U.S. AND THIS ALLOWS FOR, WE HOPE, DIFFUSION OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT YOU MIGHT FIND IN DIRECTLY NEIGHBORING STATES.

PEOPLE CAN MOVE FURTHER INTO THE EU AND ACCESS THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS THEY MIGHT NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES UNTIL THEY CAN RETURN HOPEFULLY TO UKRAINE.

>> AND PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMITTED TO ACCEPTING 100,000 UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.

THE COUNTRY OF POLAND ACCEPTED 2.8 MILLION.

THE POPULATION OF CHICAGO.

IS THE UNITED STATES QUOTA GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

>> COMING TO THE U.S. IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN CROSSING A BORDER DIRECTLY INTO POLAND.

AND THE REFUGEE PROCESS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST EFFICIENT OR SPEEDY WAY FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS SAFETY.

THE PROCESS FOR RECEIVING REFUGEE STATUS TAKES TIME AND SECURITY CLEARANCE INTO THE U.S. TAKES TIME IT IS A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS.

IT DOES MAKE SENSE THE NUMBERS WOULD BE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT.

TWO DIFFERENT PLACES THAT SAID, I DO THINK THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS DOING SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFYING TO THE REST OF THE WORLD THAT THE U.S. IS ONBOARD IN MANY WAYS BUT INCLUDING BY WELCOMING AND ACCEPTING AT LEAST 100,000 REFUGEES TODAY IS THE CURRENT NUMBER.

THAT WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHER REFUGEE SETTLEMENT STATES TO MAKE THE COMMITMENTS ON PAR WITH THEIR CAPACITY WE HOPE.

>> AND PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY AGAIN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MORE MILITARY AID AND HUMANITARIAN MADE TO UKRAINE.

$800 MILLION.

WHAT TYPES OF WEAPONS, PROGRAMS WILL THAT FUND AND HOW IMPACTFUL CAN THAT BE?

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY VERY MUCH WHAT THE UKRAINIANS NEED IN THIS PHASE TWO OF THE WAR.

WHICH I THINK THAT ARMOR, TANKS AND ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS WILL BE USED A LOT MORE.

THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE TRADITIONAL WEAPONS.

SO A BIG PART OF THIS PACKAGE WAS ARTILLERY.

THE BIGGEST THE BIGGEST PACKAGE ARTILLERY WE HAVE PROVIDED.

AND THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT THE UKRAINIANS WANT.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO RESIST MORE TRADITIONAL GROUND WAR IN THE FLAT LANDS OF EASTERN UKRAINE.

>> COULD A BYPRODUCT BE THAT PUTIN ESCALATES THIS CONFLICT BEYOND UKRAINE AS KREMLIN OFFICIALS THREATENED THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER EU COUNTRIES CONTINUED TO SUPPLY WEAPONS HERE?

>> I THINK THIS IS PRECISELY THE REASON WHY THE U.S. AND EUROPE ARE ALL IN IN PROVIDING UKRAINE WITH THE WEAPONS THEY NEED TO REPELL THIS KIND OF INVASION.

WE CANNOT LET PUTIN SUCCEED.

IF HE SUCCEEDS HERE, AS HE SUCCEEDED IN GEORGIA, AND AS HE SUCCEEDED IN SYRIA WITHOUT ANY KIND OF COST BEING IMPOSED ON HIM, HE MIGHT START LOOKING ELSEWHERE.

AND SO THAT IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP UKRAINE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.

>> AND JESSICA DARROW A LOT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE UNITY OF EU NATIONS AND THE UNITED STATES, THIS ACCEPT STANCE OF REFUGEES WILL THIS CONTINUE TO HOLD IF THIS CONFLICT DRAGS OUT FOR MONTHS OR YEARS AND WE SEE MILLIONS OF MORE REFUGEES POUR INTO THESE COUNTRIES?

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S ANOTHER KEY QUESTION.

THERE ARE SEVERAL ANSWERS TO IT ALL OF WHICH I THINK ARE WORTH PURSUING BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I WILL NAME A COUPLE THINGS THAT I THINK ABOUT.

ONE IS THE STATUS OF THE LABOR MARKET THE FACT IS THERE IS A LOT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IS FACING A LABOR SHORTAGE.

HAVING FOLKS INTERESTED IN NOT IN STAYING IN A LONG-TERM BUT IN FINDING A LIVELIHOOD IN A SHORT-TERM UNTIL THEY CAN RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY MOST UKRAINIANS WILL WANT TO GO HOME.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE RECEIVED WITH WELCOME IN THE INDUSTRIES AND THE AREAS WHERE THERE IS A LABOR SHORTAGE.

YOU POINT UNFORTUNATELY TO A LARGER DYNAMIC TO KNOW THAT IF FOLKS HAVE RESOURCE SHORTAGES OF ANY KIND AND THEN THERE IS A GREATER DEMAND ON THE SHORTAGES, RESENTMENT CAN BUILD.

ANOTHER FEATURE THAT IS IMPORTANT HERE IS RACE AND ETHNICITY AND RELIGION.

AND WE HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN IN THE U.S. A RECENT WELCOME FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES BUT IN OUR PAST WE HAVE BEEN RATHER UNWELCOMING REFUGEES FROM MUSLIM NATIONS.

I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT KIND OF WELCOME REFUGEES FROM EUROPE WHO ARE UNDERSTOOD TO BE OR PERCEIVED AS WHITE THAT MIGHT RECEIVE A DIFFERENT WELCOME AND I THINK WE HAVE TO PUSHBACK ON THAT.

WE HAVE TO BE MORE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHAT INCAN CLUE SIFT MEANS OVER TIME AND THAT WILL TAKE WORK ON THE BEHALF OF REFUGEE ADVOCATES AND ADVOCATES FOR ANY WELCOMING COMMUNITY.

>> AND PART OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

ALL RIGHT WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.

OUR THANKS TO AMBASSADOR IAN KELLY AND JESSICA DARROW THANK >> WE TAKE YOU INSIDE AN INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR SHOWING SOME OF CHICAGO'S EMERGING ARTISTS.

SO PLEASE STAY WITH US.

>> AND THERE'S MUCH MORE AHEAD INCLUDING A PREVIEW OF SEASON TWO OF THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW FEATURING GEOFFREY BAER.

FIRST AN INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR WITH ROOTS IN MAJOR CITIES IS MAKING ITS RETURN TO CHICAGO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS.

ARTS CORRESPONDENT, ANGEL IDOWU GIVES US A PREVIEW OF THE OTHER ART FAIR COMING TO FULTON MARKET THIS WEEKEND.

>> THE OTHER FAIR IS OTHER BECAUSE WE SHOWCASE ARTISTS RATHER THAN GALLERIES.

>> 110 ARTISTS TO BE EXACT.

THEY WILL BE TAKING OVER FULTON MARKET THIS WEEKEND TO SHOWCASE THEIR LATEST WORKS IN A SHOW CALLED THE OTHER ART FAIR.

>> BASED IN SO MANY CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

ARTISTS CAN TRAVEL THEY CAN BRING THEIR WORK AND SHOW THEIR WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEY KNOW THE TEAM THEY KNOW US AND IT IS A NEW CITY.

IF YOU ARE AN ARTIST BASED IN LONDON YOU CAN SHOW IN LA OR CHICAGO OR BROOKLYN AND YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT THE FAIR.

WE'VE SEEN ARTISTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE HOME CITY, HOMETOWN, HOME COUNTRY GO OFF AND SHOW INTERNATIONALLY WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PLATFORM THAT DOES THE SAME.

>> IT'S THEIR FOURTH YEAR IN CHICAGO.

AND 50% OF ARTISTS ARE NOT CHICAGO BASED, COMMUNITY PARTNER CIERA MCKISSICK OF AMFM SAYS THEIR APPROACH IS INCLUSIVE OF ALL ARTISTS OF ALL LEVELS AND MEDIUMS.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME ELITISM OF OTHER FAIRS OR YOU DON'T NEED TO FEEL VALIDATED IT IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE AND I LOVE THAT.

THEY HAVE THE NEW FUTURES PROGRAM, TOO, WHICH THEY OFFER FREE BOOTH SPACE AND MONITOR SHIP.

>> THAT IS WHY THE ART MANAGER SAYS THEY ARE EAGER TO SHOWCASE EMERGING ARTISTS THEY REPRESENT THROUGH AMFM.

>> CAROLINE LU MOVED TO NEW MEXICO AND HAS A PRESENCE IN CHICAGO.

WE HAVE A PIECE FEATURED BY ONE OF THE NEW FUTURES ARTISTS THAT I MET IN THAT EXPERIENCE.

SHE IS SHOWING IN OUR BOOTH.

AND AN AMAZING ARTIST WHO HAS THE GLITTER AND FUR.

AND WE HAVE TWO ARTISTS THAT I WORK WITH AND THEY ARE BREAK OUT ARTISTS IN THE CITY AS WELL.

>> AMONG THE BREAK OUT CREATIVES GOES MORGAN SIMS.

HE HAS BEEN MANIPULATING BRIGHT LIGHTS FOR A DECADE AND HOPES TO MAKE THIS PASSION A MORE MAINSTREAM MEDIUM.

>> THE MAKE THE SHAPE AND PUT ELECTRODES AND FILL IT WITH GAS AND SEAL IT OFF.

AND YOU CAN GET CLOSE TO IT AND SEE IT IN A WAY YOU ARE NOT USED TO ZIA O'NEILL LAZIO TO GO.

AND YOU CAN INSTALL NEON.

>> THE OTHER ART FAIR OFFERS LIVE PRESENTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

FROM MURALS TO PORTRAITS OR JUST A GAME OF BAGS.

ORGANIZERS SAY THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH THE ARTIST AND ART LOVERS.

SO THAT WHEN THEY ARE READY TO MAKE THEIR FIRST PURCHASE THEY ARE NOT INTIMIDATED.

IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO BUY YET ORGANIZERS SAY THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR AN ARTIST IS BUY THEIR WORK FIRST AND FOREMOST IF YOU CAN'T BUY THE WORK SPREAD THE WORKOUT.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING IN THE BOOTH BUT YOU CANNOT AFFORD IT.

FOLLOW THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THEIR WORK.

GO TO THE SHOWS AND SHOW UP IN-PERSON.

I THINK THEY FEEL THAT.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M ANGEL IDOWU.

>> AND PIECES START AS LOW AS $100.

IT BEGINS TONIGHT AT REVEL IN FULTON MARK THROUGH APRIL 24.

YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.

BRANDIS WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LOOKS LIKE INTERESTING ART FAIR.

STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT" NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WAY IN THE 20TH WARD WE TALK WITH ALDERWOMAN JEANETTE TAYLOR.

GEOFFREY BAER TELL US US ABOUT THE NEW SEASON OF THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW PREMIERING TONIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. AND A FILM FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO LATIN CULTURE AND STORIES KICKS OFF TODAY WE TALK TO THE FOUNDER WHAT TO EXPECT.

FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> SOME FAMILY MEMBERS OF LAQUAN McDONALD ARE SPEAKING OUT TODAY SAYING THEY DO WANT FEDERAL CHARGES TO BE FILED AGAINST FORMER CHICAGO COP JASON VAN DYKE.

>> DID NOBODY CONTACT THE FAMILY ME OR HIS MOM TO SAY THAT WE NOT SEEKING FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST JASON VAN DYKE.

YES, WE ARE.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE FIGHT FOR SO LONG.

>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, JOHN LAUSCH SAID HE WOULD NOT BE FILING FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST VAN DYKE FOR THE 2014 MURDER OF THE 17-YEAR-OLD McDONALD.

LAUSCH CITED A HIGHER BAR THE CASE WOULD HAVE TO MEET AND THAT HIS OFFICE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH McDONALD'S FAMILY WHO AGREED WITH THE DECISION TO NOT PURVI PATEL SUE A SECOND -- PURSUE A SECOND CONVICTION.

>> IN THE BACK AND FORTH OVER VACCINE MANDATES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AN ILLINOIS APPEALS COURTSIDES WITH CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAY IT CAN CONTINUE TO ENFORCE AN EMPLOYEE VACCINE MANDATE.

THE RULING TOSSED OUT A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER THAT PREVENTED THE DISTRICT FROM TAKING ACTION AGAINST EDUCATORS WHO REFUSE TO PROVIDE PROVE OF VACCINATION OR SUBMIT TO WEEKLY COVID-19 TESTING.

THE COURT RULED THE WEEKLY TEST SOMETHING NONINVASIVE, SELF ADMINISTERED, FREE AND AVAILABLE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND CAN BE TAKEN DURING PAID WORK HOURS.

90% OF EMPLOYEES ARE VACCINATED.

YOU CAN READ MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> 10 CHICAGO AREA HOSPITALS WORKING TO ADDRESS TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE RELEASED A REPORT AND EFFORTS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

THE CHICAGO HEAL INITIATIVE STANDS FOR HOSPITAL ENGAGEMENT ACTION AND LEADERSHIP WAS CONVENED IN 2018 BY U.S.

SENATOR DICK DURBIN.

THE GROUP SAYS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS THEY HAVE DELIVERED PROFIT JURY TRAM PRAH SERVICES TO 130% INCREASE SINCE 2018.

THEY'VE -- >> THEY'VE TRAINED HOSPITAL STAFF TO SCREEN PATIENTS FOR NEEDS.

AND INCREASED TRAUMA INFORMED COMMUNITY-BASED COUNSELING SERVICES BY 82%.

SENATOR DICK DURBIN TODAY ALSO ANNOUNCED CONGRESS APPROPRIATED $6 MILLION FOR MORE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING IN CHICAGO.

>> IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT IT SAYS WE SEE THE PATH WE CANNOT ARREST OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PROBLEM WE CANNOT IGNORE THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT HEAD ON AND THAT MEANS DEALING WITH FAMILIES THAT ARE UNDER STRESS AND CHILDREN FACING TRAUMA.

>> AND TO AMANDA VINICKY WHO SPENT THE DAY IN WOODLAWN AS A PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> I AM JOINED BY THE ALDERPERSON WHO REPRESENTS THAT AREA THE 20TH WARD'S JEANETTE TAYLOR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I WANT TO ASK YOU WE HAD A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPROVE THE MAYOR'S PLAN THAT WOULD GIVEAWAY CASH FOR CTA AND GAS GIVEAWAYS WILL YOU BE VOTING FOR IT?

>> PROBABLY IF MY CONSTITUENTS SAY SO BUT WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE.

WE HAVE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ALL OVER THE CITY.

WE GOT HOMELESS.

I THINK THE MONEY COULD BE INVESTED IN BETTER PLACES.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED.

COVID HIT OUR COMMUNITIES WORSE THAN ANYWHERE.

>> YOU DON'T LIKE IT BUT PROBABLY VOTE FOR IT?

>> PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY WANT GAS AND WANT TO RIDE CTA FREE I ROLL WITH MY COMMUNITY.

>> YOUR COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED FEEDBACK ON THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BUT SOME FOLKS SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH THEY ARE CONCERNED IN WANTING A GUARANTEE.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT THAT YOU CAN SHARE?

>> NO.

BUT WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS.

THEY HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THEY WANT TO DO RFP'S AND WANT LEGISLATION TO GO IN AND I AM THE PERSON THAT HAS TO SIGN THAT AND I AM AN ORGANIZER I WILL ORGANIZE MY COWORKERS NOT TO SIGN.

THE COMMUNITY IS RIGHT.

THERE'S MORE PROTECTIONS WE CAN PUT INTO PLACE.

THE ORDINANCE WAS JUST A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BECAUSE THE CITY WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS GENTRIFICATION AND I HAVE PEOPLE WHO CALL THE OFFICE EVERYDAY SAYING THEIR LANDLORD IS GOING UP ON THE RENT BECAUSE THEY CAN.

AND THEY HAVE TO MOVE AND THEY LOVE THE COMMUNITY.

WOODLAWN WAS ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES YOU COULD AFFORD TO LIVE IN.

MY MOTHER IS A C.P.S.

CLERK AND THE INCOMES CANNOT TO STAY IN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY.

I FEEL THEIR PAIN AND I'M NO DIFFERENT THAN THE PEOPLE I'M PAID TO REPRESENT.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES LIKE THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF GOD THE DEVELOPMENT?

>> IT IS ON THEIR PRIVATE LOT.

MY HOPE IS THAT HE MAKES SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE THINGS.

IF IT IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT'S HERE I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF IT.

>> BILLIONS OF DOLLARS?

>> 384 MILLION OR BILLION THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU WANT THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO STAY OR COME BACK.

THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO COME INTO THE UNITS THAT IS WHAT I WILL BE FIGHTING FOR AND WHAT WE NEED.

>> ANOTHER PROJECT IS RIGHT NEXT TO US.

WHAT IS THIS?

HEALTH SERVICES.

>> THIS IS FRIEND HEALTH CLINIC WHEN THEY CLOSED THE CLINICS IT WAS IN WOODLAWN.

THOSE PEOPLE WHO USE THE CLINIC ARE FORCED TO GO TO PROVIDENT AND IT IS NOT IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

FRIENDS HELP WAS A CLINIC I WAS USING BECAUSE I HAD A MEDICAL CARD.

IT CLINIC WE STILL USE.

ISN'T IT GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SHOP AND GO TO THE DOCTORS AND HAVE A SIT DOWN AND GET YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.

>> YOU'RE WEARING AN I VOTED STICKER FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.

WHY DID YOU CAST YOUR VOTE THERE?

>> BECAUSE C.P.S.

SHOULD HOLD SCHOOLS HARMLESS AND THEY ARE CUTTING THE BUDGETS.

THEY GOT THE MONEY THEY WANTED TO GET KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL AND NOW YOU ARE TAKING AWAY THE RESOURCE.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR SHOULD BE HELD HARMLESS NO SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE ANY CUTS.

Y'ALL GOT THIS MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL NUMBERS WERE INCREDIBLE.

PEOPLE WERE SCARED OF COVID AND I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY.

IT WAS WITH ME ANYTIME ONE OF MY STAFF GOT SICK I DID NOT SEND MY CHILD TO SCHOOL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO MAKE ANYBODY SICK.

C.P.S.

LOOK AT THE TURNOVER AT C.P.S.

I GET FRUSTRATED WITH THEM.

>> I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE WAYS WHICH YOU GOT YOUR START INTO POLITICS.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS 20TH WARD JEANETTE TAYLOR JEN.

WE WILL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZER FROM THE AREA.

>> SEE YOU IN A BIT THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, PREVIEWING THE NEXT SEASON OF THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER... >> GET READY FOR TRIVIA, THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW IS BACK STARTING TONIGHT.

HOST GEOFFREY BAER TESTS CONTESTANTS ON ALL THINGS CHICAGO FROM SPORTS TO ARCHITECTURE TO POLITICS AND MORE.

HERE IS A LOOK... >> SKY LANDING IS A PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION IN JACKSON PARK BY WHICH POP ICON?

IS IT BY... >> AND GEOFFREY BAER JOINS US NOW.

GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ASK ME TO GUESS THE ANSWER HERE?

>> WHO DO YOU THINK IT IS?

>> I KNOW -- YOKO ONO.

>> AND YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT WHEN YOU WATCH THE SHOW.

>> AND THIS YOU HAVE CELEBRITY CONTESTANTS ON THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

TELL US ABOUT THAT?

>> WE'RE DOING THE SECOND SEASON OF GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW AND I'M IN THE STUDIO DRESSED AS A GAME SHOW HOST AND THE CONTESTANTS ARE COMPETING VIRTUALLY.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN YOU LEARN ABOUT CHICAGO TRIVIA AND WE HAVE CELEBRITIES ON THE SHOW.

BILL CURTIS IS ONE OF OUR CONTESTANTS WE TALK ABOUT THE VOICE.

JAZZ LEGEND KURTLING.

DOES SCATTING DEMONSTRATION AND ANSWERS TRIVIA QUESTIONS.

SCOTT SIMON FROM NPR.

TA NICK KA JOHNSON SHE FOLDED A MAP OF CHICAGO TO HIGHLIGHT INEQUITIES SHE IS ONE OF OUR CONTESTANTS.

AND YOU HAVE SHERMAN THOMAS A CELEBRATED HISTORIAN ON TIKTOK.

TELL US ABOUT THAT?

>> HE WAS A CONTESTANT ON THE SHOW LAST YEAR AND IS THE MOST CHICAGO GUY LIVES IN A BUNGALOW AND HE DOES THESE TIKTOK VIDEOS BECAUSE HIS KIDS ARE ON TIKTOK AND THEY ARE HISTORY VIDEOS.

THIS YEAR WE INVITED HIM BACK AND ONCE PER SHOW HE ASKS A QUESTION.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

AND IT'S NOT JUST TRIVIA.

BUT I'M TOLD THAT GEOFFREY YOU LEARNED HOW TO SALSA THIS SEASON?

>> I DID.

WE ARE GOING TO START WITH YOU ALBERTO.

THE THING YOU HAVE BEEN DOING DURING THE PANDEMIC IS TEACHING VIRTUALLY.

>> I AM A CHOREOGRAPHER AND I WENT LIVE LIKE EVERYDAY.

>> CAN YOU TEACH ME DANCE STEPS I SHOULD SEE WHAT THIS IS LIKE.

ALL RIGHT.

>> BASIC SALSA IS A ONE, TWO, THREE, RHYTHM.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

GOT TO USE THOSE HIPS.

>> HERE WE GO.

THAT IS THE BASIC SALSA.

>> PICK TO GO UP ON THE FLY.

HOW HAVE YOUR SALSA MOVES BEEN?

>> I'VE NOT TRIED THEM SINCE.

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE DOING THAT ON THE AIR IN FRONT OF OUR ADORING VIEWING AUDIENCE?

>> WHAT WON'T I DO.

THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE SHOW IS HALF CHICAGO TRIVIA AND HISTORY AND WE HOPE PEOPLE WILL LEARN SOMETHING AND IT'S A LOT OF GETTING TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUR CONTESTANTS AND HAVING FUN WITH THEM.

>> THAT IS THE FUN OF THE SHOW.

SPEAKING OF WHAT WON'T YOU DO, I HEAR THERE WAS A MISHAP WHICH YOU INJURED YOURSELF?

>> YEAH.

I BROKE MY WRIST MY RIGHT WRIST HALFWAY THROUGH THE FILMING AND THE REALLY BAD PART OF THIS WE FILM EACH EPISODE OVER TWO DAYS.

WE HAD FILMED HALF THE EPISODE AND I WENT ON A BIKE RIDE AND BROKE MY WRIST.

MAGICALLY HALFWAY THROUGH EPISODE THREE THE SERIES A CAST APPEARS ON MY WRIST.

>> ALL RIGHT OUR DISCERNING VIEWERS WILL WATCH FOR THAT.

YOU TOLD US SO MUCH ABOUT THIS WHAT ELSE CAN VIEWERS EXPECT?

>> WELL, I MEAN AS I SAY, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS THAT I THINK PEOPLE LEARN SOMETHING.

BUT IN A FUN WAY.

IT'S LIKE THE BEST TEACHERS MAKE IT FUN FOR YOU TO LEARN.

AND I HEAR THIS A LOT FROM PEOPLE WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER ME OUT IN THE WORLD THEY SAY GOSH, I PASSED THAT BUILDING ALL MY LIFE BUT I NEVER KNEW THAT.

I LOVE THAT I NEVER KNEW THAT THAT COMES OUT.

>> SUCH A GREAT WAY TO LEARN.

WHO MIGHT SURPRISE US IN TERMS OF THEIR GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF CHICAGO HISTORY AND GETTING ALL THE ANSWERS RIGHT?

>> I WILL SAY AND THIS IS A SPOILER ALERT, WE HAVE SCOTT SIMON FROM NPR.

SCOTT GREW UP IN CHICAGO HASN'T -- AND HE WORKED AT WTTW BRIEFLY.

WE KNOW HIM AS THE GREAT ANCHORMAN OF NPR'S SATURDAY WEEKEND EDITION.

AND I ASKED HIM THIS VERY OBSCURE QUESTION ABOUT A CERTAIN BUS ROUTE IN CHICAGO.

AND HE USED TO RIDE THAT BUS.

HE KNEW ALL ABOUT IT.

AND AS HE WAS ANSWERING THE QUESTION, I JUST ABOUT -- I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT IT WAS AMAZING.

AND THE OTHER THING WE HAVE ANOTHER CHARACTER ON THE SHOW IS THIS COLLEGE PROFESSOR.

BUT HE WAS FORMERLY A PUNK ROCK DRUMMER AND PERFORMED WITH JOHNNY ROTTEN AND MINISTRY AND NINE INCH NAILS.

AND WE HAVE A CLIP OF HIM ON DICK CLARK'S AMERICAN BANDSTAND AND THEY JUST SUBVERTED THE SHOW AND DESTROYED THE SET.

>> AND NOW HE IS A WELL TO DO PROFESSORSER THAT IS ANOTHER PART OF THE FUN IS GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF THE SECRET BACK STORIES.

>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

AND THEY JUST SURPRISE YOU AND DELIGHT YOU.

WE HAVE A TRANSPORTATION LIBRARIAN FROM NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

AND SHE WAS SO EAGER TO BE ON THE SHOW AND HER SIX-YEAR-OLD KID HOPS ON TO HER LAP WHILE WE ARE ASKING HER QUESTIONS SO I STARTED RIPPING WITH THE SIX-YEAR-OLD DO YOU WANT TO BE A TRANSPORTATION LIBRARIAN WHEN YOU GROW UP?

ISN'T LIKE THE TOP THREE, TRANSPORTATION LIBRARIAN?

AND THE KID IS LIKE, NO.

>> I BET IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE HAD YOU BEEN THAT KID?

>> I MIGHT HAVE, YEAH, I MIGHT HAVE SAID WHAT WOULD I HAVE WANTED TO BE.

MY DREAM THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO BE WAS A GARBAGE MAN.

BECAUSE THEY -- THEY CARRIED THE BUCKET ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND GET TO RIDE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

DREAM JOB.

>> SUPER HEROS.

ALL RIGHT GEOFFREY BAER WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT, THANK YOU.

>> MY PLEASURE.

>> AND STICK AROUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER "CHICAGO TONIGHT" TO CATCH THE PREMIER OF SEASON TWO OF THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW.

AGAIN THAT IS TONIGHT AT STATE P.M. ON WTTW.

>> -- 8:00 P.M. ON WTTW.

>> AND WE CHECK IN WITH AMANDA VINICKY WHO IS REPORTING LIVE FROM CHICAGO'S WOODLAWN COMMUNITY.

SO PLEASE STAY WITH US.

>> AS YOU HEARD WE ARE CHECKING BACK IN WITH AMANDA VINICKY WHO SPENT THE DAY IN WOODLAWN AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> YES, I HAVE WITH ME MARCUS GILL, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUB.

WHAT DOES THE HUB DO?

>> THE WOODLAWN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM IS A COLLECTIVE PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 14-24.

SO WE PRO IT IS A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

A PROGRAM CENTERED AROUND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND ALSO MENTAL HEALTH.

AND WE ALSO INCLUDE I AM BECAUSE WE WANT TO TEACH A CULTURE OF [INAUDIBLE] WE DEAL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE 14-24 THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA.

>> THAT IS A LOT TO TAKE ON.

A LOT TO DO.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS FROM THE STATE AND THE CITY TO DO THAT WORK?

>> KIND OF SORT OF.

RIGHT NOW, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IS A BIG CHALLENGE THAT WE FACE BUT WE DO GET SUPPORT FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE OF JEANETTE TAYLOR AND WE DO HAVE SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH THE HUB AS WELL.

THE WOODLAWN RESOURCE CENTER.

THE YWCA AND A HOST OF PARTNERS.

>> CAN YOU TELL ME A DIFFERENCE THAT YOU MADE IN A LIFE THROUGH THE JUSTICE HUB?

>> IN PARTICULARLY, I CAN SAY ONE STORY.

A ONE YOUNG FELLOW HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD VIOLENTLY SHOT IN THE HEAD.

HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE HUB SINCE LAST YEAR.

HE ENTERED TWO COHORTS AND AFTER THE COHORT HE HAS CHANGED HIS LIFE.

RIGHT NOW HE IS WORKING HANDS ON WITH A MAINTENANCE COMPANY, WHERE DISCOVER RIGHT HERE ON 87 AND COTTAGE GROVE.

>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

BEST WISHES TO HIM AND ABOUT A MINUTE WE HAVE LEFT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT YOU'RE ALSO VOF OF INVOLVED WITH EFFORTS TO TRY TO BRING IN APPRENTICES WITH ALL OF THE JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE TRADES.

WHAT CAN YOU SHARE?

>> MY DAY-TO-DAY IS ALWAYS ADVOCATING FOR THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY.

AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOBS AND ALSO FOR SMALL BUSINESS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTRACTS.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE DO.

THAT IS WHAT I -- I DO ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND WENT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ATROCITIES THAT WOODLAWN HAS FACED IN THE PAST THAT MAKE SURE AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES AND THE COMMUNITY WOODLAWN IS STARTING TO THRIVE THAT WE GROW WITH IT.

>> WERE YOU BORN HERE?

>> BORN AND RAISED IN WOODLAWN.

MY GRANDMOTHER, REST IN PIECE, LUIS ELLIS, MARY KATHERINE JOHNSON WE HAVE 70-80 YEARS HERE IN THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY AND I'M JUST A FEATHER TO THEM RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND DOING THE WORK THAT THEY STARTED.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WORK AND YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR FAMILY'S LINEAGE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THAT WAS MARCUS GILL HE IS PROGRAM DIRECTOR WITH THE WOODLAWN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUB.

BACK TO YOU.

>> MARCUS AND HIS FAMILY HAS A LOT OF HISTORY H WE'VE HEARD ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS WHAT MAKES WOODLAWN SO HISTORIC?

>> WELL, WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT WHAT ARE THE BIG INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREA AND THAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

CHARTER SCHOOL YOU HAVE FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA.

WANT TO MENTION WOODLAWN IS HOME TO THE EMMETT TILL HOME WHICH DID RECEIVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION LANDMARK STATUS FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND SET TO BE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM.

THERE'S A LOT HERE BUT ALSO WOODLAWN HAS A LOT OF VACANT PROPERTIES VACANT LOTS THAT FOLKS ARE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING WITH.

TURN SOMETHING INTO.

>> AMANDA VINICKY THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, A LOOK AT THE CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL THAT KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN A CONVERSATION THAT AIRED ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT" LATANYA MCDADE WITH GUEST HOST, MICHAEL PUENTE.

FIRST A LOOK AT EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

>> LATIN CULTURE AND STORIES WILL TAKEOVER THE SCREEN AT THE CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL.

IT KICKS OFF TODAY, 50 FEATURE FILMS AND 36 SHORT FILMS WILL BE SHOWCASED AT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SCREENINGS.

JOINING US WITH MORE IS PEPPY VARGAS, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL LATINO CULTURAL CENTER OF CHICAGO AND FOUNDER OF THE FESTIVAL.

WELCOME TO LATINO VOICES.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO COME AND SHARE THIS BIG NEWS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, PEPPY TELL US ABOUT THE FESTIVAL AND WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT?

>> I MEAN PEOPLE EXPECT WHAT WE HAVE BASKETBALL SAYING THE BEST WE CAN DO.

EVERY FESTIVAL HAS TO BE BETTER THAN THE ONE BEFORE.

NOT BECAUSE IT WAS A BAD OR MISS ORGANIZED NO, IT WAS GOOD.

THEN WE CALL PROGRESS REALLY COMPETING AGAINST OURSELVES.

HOW CAN WE DO AND BE BETTER SO PEOPLE ARE RESPECTING THAT THE BEST WE CAN DO.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN SELECTING THE FILMS AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE OF OUR COUNTRIES IS REPRESENTED.

SO THAT AND I TRUST THAT WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WAKING THE APPETITE FOR CONSUMPTION OF THE STORIES FROM EVERYONE OF OUR COUNTRIES, COMEDY, DRAMA, THRILLERS, DOCUMENTARIES, ANIMATIONS, YOU NAME IT WE HAVE IT.

AND EVERYTHING GETS BETTER AND WE GET A GREAT QUANTITY OF FILMS AND WE PUT THE FIRST TIME FIRST MADE BY WOMEN TRY TO ADDRESS THE STORIES OF EVERY SECTOR OF OUR COMMUNITY THE LGBTQ AND THOSE IN THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE BLACK, LATINOS WE HAVE BLACKS EVERYWHERE.

SO AND THERE ARE FILMS THAT ADDRESS THOSE WITH WONDERFUL STORIES THAT WE THINK THEY MUST BE SHARED AND THAT IS WHAT WE DO.

>> YOU FOUNDED THIS FESTIVAL 38 YEARS AGO.

WHY DID YOU WANT TO START A FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASING LATINO STORIES?

>> WE HAD TO CHANGE THE NECESSARY RIFF AND THE -- NARRATIVE AND CHANGE THE WAY THE COMMUNITIES WE ARE PERCEIVED US PEOPLE WHO WORK DO THE MENIAL JOBS FOR WHATEVER THEY PAID US AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN PAYING.

A LOT OF US [INAUDIBLE] AND KNOWING WHO WE ARE.

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AROUND.

I'VE TRAVELED I HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL.

I SEE WHAT REALITY HOW IT PLAYS OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.

NOW HOW CAN WE FIGHT BACK?

AND I DISCOVERED IN THE POWER OF FILM WILL ALLOW US TO DO SO AND SHOWING REALLY WHO WE ARE USING THE TALENT AND CREATIVITY OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE FILMS.

SO WE CHANGED THAT PERCEPTION AND INSTEAD OF GETTING AWAY WITH THE WAY THEY TREAT US AND THEN WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT.

IS A FIGHT.

PEACEFUL AND PEOPLE ARE LIFTING THEIR COMMUNITY AND FOLLOW THOSE WHO ARE CREATING A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE CAN COMMUNICATE AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER EYE LEVEL RATHER THAN UP DOWN.

WHICH IS BASICALLY DISCRIMINATION.

HERE WE ARE THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.

THIS IS WHERE WE OFFER.

AND PEOPLE WHO SEE THESE FILMS THEY GET IT.

REALLY BIG TIME.

THEY EMBRACE THESE AND COME BACK AND THEY HAVE BECOME REGULARS.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE KEEP GROWING AND GROWING AND THE ATTENDANCE.

LATINOS AND NON-LATINOS.

FILMS ARE SHOWN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

PEPPY WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT HOW HAS THE FILM FESTIVAL GROWN OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES?

>> I THINK THE NEED AND THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT I'M WORKING WITH SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED.

THE DEMAND MIGHT NOT BE HUGE IN COMPARISON TO HOLLYWOOD FILMS BUT IT'S PICKING UP AND IT JUSTIFIES THE EFFORT.

AND WE HAVE CREATED THE LATINO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND WE DO FILMS IN THE PARK AND A LOT OF THEATRE.

MUSIC, POPULAR, CLASSICAL.

SO WE DON'T STOP AND THAT IS THANKS TO THE GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE HAVE SEEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

PEOPLE REALLY WANTED TO EN SO JOY -- ENJOY WHAT WE DO.

THEY CAN TREAT THEMSELVES WITH GOOD WHOLE SOME MEXICO OR ARGENTINA, PERU AND EVERYWHERE AND THAT IS GOOD WE ARE HERE FOR TO REALLY FIT AN APPETITE.

THEIR STOMACHS AND BRAINS AND SOULS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND BETTER SOCIETY.

>> THANK YOU TO PEPPY VARGAS.

>> BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS... >> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

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>> I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

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