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

I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> AND I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> WE CAN START FORMULATING DEMAND.

>> HOW A NEW LAW COULD CHANGE THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE TEACHERS' UNION.

>> FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN RESUME TRAVEL AT LOW RISK TO THEMSELVES.

>> THE CDC SAYS FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN NOW TRAVEL SAFELY BUT WHAT DOES A NEW COVID SURGE MEAN FOR THE SUMMER VACATION SEASON.

>> A VACCINE PASSPORT WILL IT BE KEY FOR THE TRAVEL?

WE WEIGH THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCERNS.

>> LET US NOT FORGET THAT A MOTHER'S CHILD IS DEAD.

>> WHEN WILL BODY-CAMERA FOOTAGE BE RELEASED IN THE DEATH OF A 13-YEAR-OLD ADAM TOLEDO FATALLY SHOT BY POLICE IN LITTLE VILLAGE.

>> A STATE BILL CLASSIFIES VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND TAKES AIMS AT THE INEQUITIES IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

>> UNITED AIRLINES LANDS IN THE GEORGIA VOTING DEBATE MORE FROM CRANE.

>> MUSIC IS A REFLECTION OF A TIME AND CULTURE.

>> WE TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME SET IN THE 1920s.

SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT AND POLICE SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN SAY THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE REWRITING RULES AROUND FOOT PURSUITS AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEATH OF ADAM TOLEDO SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER IN LITTLE VILLAGE DURING A FOOT PURSUIT.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE CONSENT DECREE PUT THIS ISSUE OFF FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

BUT IT IS NOW PASTTIME TO ACT TRAGEDIES LIKE THESE ALSO UNDERSCORE THE URGENCY OF REFORMING C.P.D.

'S FOOT PURSUIT POLICY NOT TOMORROW, BUT NOW.

>> THE MAYOR SAYS THAT WHILE OFFICERS ENGAGE IN HUNDREDS OF FOOT PURSUITS EACH YEAR THEY ARE DANGEROUS FOR THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BUT OFFERED NO SPECIFICS WHAT CHANGES ARE NEEDED.

SUPERINTENDENT BROWN DID SHARE WITH MORE WITH REPORTERS ON THE SHOOTING.

AND IN THE CITY'S CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, C.O.P.A.

IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE THE VIDEO OF THAT SOON.

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

>> MEANWHILE, IN THE SIXTH DAY OF TRIAL, MINNEAPOLIS' POLICE CHIEF TESTIFIED THAT FORMER COP DEREK CHAUVIN'S ACTIONS DID VIOLATE DEPARTMENT POLICY IN PRESSING HIS KNEE INTO GEORGE FLOYD'S NECK ONCE HANDCUFFED AND LYING ON HIS STOMACH.

>> THE CONSCIOUS NECK RESTRAIN MENTIONED LIGHT TO MODERATE PRESSURE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT EXHIBIT 17, AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE FACIAL EXPRESSION OF Mr. FLOYD, THAT DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM THAT THAT IS LIGHT TO MODERATE PRESSURE.

>> CHIEF MEDAROA ARRADONDO SAID CHAUVIN SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED FLOYD TO GET UP SOONER AND THAT THE POLICE VETERAN FAILED TO RENDER FIRST AID AND VIOLATED POLICY REQUIRING OFFICERS TO DEESCALATE TENSE SITUATIONS WITH NO OR MINIMAL FORCE.

CHAUVIN'S ATTORNEYS COUNTERED THAT CHAUVIN DID WHAT HE WAS TRAINED TO DO AND ILLEGAL DRUGS CAUSED HIS DEATH.

>> 2100 MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AND 11 HAVE DIED SINCE YESTERDAY.

THE CASE COUNT IS 1.258 MILLION AND 21,384 PEOPLE HAVE DIED SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.

19% OF ILLINOIS STRANTS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

>> AND NOW TO PARIS FOR WHAT A VACCINE PASSPORT COULD LOOK LIKE AND THE POTENTIAL LEGAL CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE CONCEPT.

>> A GROWING NUMBER OF COMPANIES SAY THEY WILL REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION BEFORE OPENING THEIR DOORS.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO DEVELOP STANDARDS TO PROVE VACCINATION STATUS THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT ANY KIND OF FEDERAL PROGRAM YET.

THIS COMES AS THE UNITED KINGDOM PLANS TO TEST THE VACCINE PASSPORT CONCEPT AND AS ISRAEL'S GREEN PASS SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE FEBRUARY AND JOINING US TO DISCUSS LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE CRAIG KLUGMAN A PROFESSOR AT DePAUL UNIVERSITY.

COALLEEN CONNELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE A.C.L.U.

OF ILLINOIS AND DANIEL RODRIGUEZ HAROLD WASHINGTON PROFESSOR OF LAW AT PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW.

CRAIG, DESCRIBE FOR US WHAT A VACCINE PASSPORT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19?

>> SO A VACCINE PASSPORT IS SIMPLY A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PIECE OF PAPER THAT NOTES YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.

AND WE'VE HAD THESE SINCE 1969.

THIS IS ONE CREATED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR YELLOW FEVER.

SO IT IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT.

BUT THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND MOST OF THE ONES NOW ARE ELECTRONIC IT WOULD BE AN APP ON YOUR PHONE.

>> AND DANIEL RODRIGUEZ WHAT LEGAL STANDING WOULD AN ORGANIZATION SAY THE CHICAGO CUBS OR A RESTAURANT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION LIKE A LIBRARY HAVE IF THEY CHOSE TO ENFORCE VACCINE PASSPORT OR PROOF OF VACCINATION?

>> WELL, DEPENDS FIRST AS YOUR EXAMPLES NOTE WHETHER IT IS A PUBLIC SECTOR OR PRIVATE SECTOR.

THE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT IDENTICAL AND THE POWERS THAT AN ENTITY OR ORGANIZATION WOULD HAVE, WOULD DEPEND ON NO SMALL PART WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC OR PRIVATE.

A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION WE HAVE AN AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY IF IT IS A STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT THEY HAVE TO FIND THAT IN STATE STATUTE OR REGULATION AND SUBJECT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES, POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TURN SQUARE CORNERS WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS THEY PROVIDE.

DITTO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES FROM THE CHICAGO CUBS TO THE RESTAURANT WOULD HAVE A WIDER LATITUDE TO REQUIRE SUCH RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS ON THEIR EMPLOYEES AND GUESTS.

>> COALLEEN CONNELL WHAT CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES MIGHT CROP UP IF ORGANIZATIONS WERE TO GO THIS ROUTE OR PUBLIC ENTITIES?

>> AGAIN, JUST TO ECHO DANIEL IT DEPENDS WHETHER IT IS A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ENTITY IN LARGE MEASURE.

I THINK IT RAISES SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL BUT NOT INSURMOUNTABLE ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT TO MANDATE VACCINES OR A VACCINE PASSPORT.

I THINK THAT MOVING FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED BROAD LATITUDE TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY WILL OPERATE THEIR BUSINESS.

SO LONG AS THEY DON'T USE THE WRONG REASONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, A HEALTHCARE EMPLOYER MIGHT BE ABLE TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE A VACCINE AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

BUT IF THAT HEALTHCARE EMPLOYER ENFORCED THAT VACCINE REQUIREMENT IN A DISCRIMINATORY WAY SAY ONLY AGAINST WOMEN OR ONLY AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR THAT WOULD RAISE LEGAL ISSUES FOR THAT PRIVATE ENTITY.

>> A LOT OF THINGS THAT ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND.

CRAIG KLUGMAN EQUITY HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE IN TERMS OF THE ROLL OUT OF THE VACCINE HOW WOULD EQUITY PLAY IN THE CONCEPT OF A VACCINE PASSPORT?

>> WELL, IT WILL ECHO WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS DISEASE AND WITH THE VACCINE.

PEOPLE HAVE GROWTH EN IT THE MOST AND HOSPITALIZED MOST AND DIED THE MOST ARE THE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OLDER PEOPLE.

AND THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE THE DEVICES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN LOOKING AT 17 APPS BEING DEVELOPED AND THEY ARE ALL PRIVATE COMPANIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WON'T WANT ONE YOU NEED TO HAVE A SMARTPHONE IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS APP.

THAT IS ONE ISSUE.

ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT IF THIS IS USED TO PREVENT OR TO ADMIT ACCESS TO PUBLIC EVENTS OR CONCERT OR A BALL GAME OR TO A RESTAURANT, TO MORE PUBLIC AREAS THEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN TERMS OF THE PANDEMIC ARE LIKELY TO FIND THEMSELVES MORE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE THEY ARE LEAST LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE NOW NECESSARY.

YOU HAVE LACK OF ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE A PIECE OF PAPER.

AND YOU HAVE LACK OF ACCESS TO THE VACCINE THAT IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO PARTAKE IN OUR PUBLIC LIFE.

>> AND DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, AS CRAIG MENTIONED YOU HAVE 17 PRIVATE COMPANYING DEVELOPING AN APP, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE THEM GUIDANCE WHAT WOULD YOU GUIDE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO GUIDE THESE 17 PRIVATE COMPANIES IN DEVELOPING SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

>> WELL, WITHOUT DELVING TOO DEEPLY INTO THE TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS SHALL I SAY ABOVE MY PAY GRADE LET ME GIVE A POSITIVE SPIN ON CRAIG'S DESCRIPTION.

THE QUESTION OF DEVELOPING AN TO TO REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS TO PRESENT A SMARTPHONE AND SHOW THROUGH THE APP THAT THEY HAVE BECOME VACCINATED IS PROBLEMATIC FOR JUST THE REASONS HE SAID.

RAISES ISSUES.

IF INSTEAD IT IS IN TWO STAGES HE PUT UP THE VISUAL OF THE YELLOW PASSPORT.

IF THE APP MOVES IN THE DIRECTION OF PROVIDING A MECHANISM BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE SOMETHING YOU CAN PRINTOUT AND HAVE A DOCUMENT, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WOULD WORK HARD TO DO THAT THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

I SHOULD SAY THAT I AGREE WITH HIM ABOUT THE ACCESS TO THE VACCINATIONS.

WHAT A PASSPORT WOULD LOOK LIKE TODAY WHERE THERE'S TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS OF ACCESS WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE TWO OR THREE MONTHS FROM NOW WHERE GOD WILLING WE HAVE MUCH, MUCH RESORT TO PROVIDING SUPPLY OF VACCINES AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

>> A PASSPORT MIGHT HAVE TO BE A LONG-TERM PROJECT BASED UPON MORE OF THE POPULATION GETTING THE VACCINE.

COALLEEN CONNELL WHAT ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS IF THIS BECOMES AN APP IF PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE DEVELOPING AN IF GOVERNMENTS REQUIRE AN ELECTRONIC APP DO PEOPLE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HACKING?

AND WHETHER THEIR HEALTH INFORMATION STAYS SECURE?

>> YES, I THINK ALL OF THOSE ARE SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS.

I THINK FOR SUCH AN APP TO MEET SOME IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS.

IT SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE USER CONTROLS THE APP AND THE INFORMATION.

AND THERE SHOULD BE SAFEGUARDS WRITTEN INTO IT THAT THE CONCEPT OF INFORMED CONSENT WHICH IS WHAT UNDERLIES OUR MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM IS TO GIVE INFORMED CONSENT TO A PROCEDURE OR TO SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PROCEDURE.

AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT WOULD WANT SAFEGUARD AGAINST USING THE DEVICE TO TRACK THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THAT DEVICE.

AND YOU WOULD ALSO WANT SOME SERIOUS RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMMERCIAL SALE OR OTHER USE OR SHARING OF INFORMATION ON THAT APP.

>> QUICKLY, CRAIG KLUGMAN, WE HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT WE MENTIONED ISRAEL, THE EU HOW ARE THEIR PASSPORTS WORKING?

>> WELL, IN ISRAEL, IT'S WORKING AS WE LAID OUT.

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO RESTAURANTS AND EVENTS YOU SCAN A BARCODE THAT SHOWS UP ON YOUR PHONE AND ALLOWS YOU ACCESS.

NEW YORK STATE HAS RECENTLY STARTED THIS WITH THE EXCELSIOR PROGRAM IF YOU WANT ACCESS TO PUT THIS ON AND IT GETS CHECKED AGAINST THE DATABASE WHO HAS HAD THE VACCINE OR NOT.

IT'S NOT TAKING THE WORD BUT IS ANOTHER ISSUE AND YOU CAN GO IN.

ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT IS CONCERNING ABOUT ALL THESE IS THE QUESTION OF AUTONOMY THE RIGHT TO GOVERN YOURSELF.

IF THESE ARE USED AS A CARROT, TO GET PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED THAT MAKES THEM GOOD.

BUT USED AS A STICK AS IF YOU DON'T GET A VACCINE YOU DON'T GET ACCESS THAT CAN BE MORE PROBLEMATIC.

>> VERY IMPORTANT THERE.

SO MUCH TO CONSIDER WITH THIS AND OUR THANKS TO CRAIG KLUGMAN, COALLEEN CONNELL AND DANIEL RODRIGUEZ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND NOW BRANDIS WE GO BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> A NEW ILLINOIS LAW COULD CHANGE THE TENOR AND RESULTS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT'S TEACHERS' UNION AS THE TWO SIDES ARE CURRENTLY AT THE TABLE OVER WHEN IN-PERSON CLASSES CAN RESUME AT C.P.S.

HIGH SCHOOLS.

AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH MORE ON THAT LAW AND ON ANOTHER ONE THAT THE GOVERNOR SIGNED JUST TODAY AS WELL.

AMANDA LET'S START WITH THE NEWEST LAW.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

>> BRANDIS IT IS A LAW THAT MATERIALLY AND IMMEDIATELY ONLY IMPACTS A SMALL SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS AND A SUBSET OF THEM.

THOSE WHO JOINED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AFTER 2011 BUT WHO WERE BORN AFTER 1966.

BUT THE COST OF IT IS GOING TO BE FAR MORE WIDESPREAD LIKELY TO IMPACT EVERY CHICAGO TAXPAYER.

>> HERE IS A QUICK RUNDOWN OF THAT.

A STATE LAW THAT CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS BORN 66 GOT ONE TYPE OF PENSION THAT COMES WITH A 3% ANNUAL BUMP.

THE YOUNGER FIREFIGHTERS GOT AN INCREASE HALF THAT MUCH.

66 WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CUTOFF.

EVERY SO OFTEN THE LEGISLATURE WOULD CHANGE THE DATE MOVING FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE MORE AUSTERE PACKAGE TO MORE GENEROUS ONES.

SENATOR ROBERT MARTWICK SAYS MAKING THAT CHANGE FOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS HELPS FOR THEM AND HONEST BECAUSE IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT.

>> EVERY POLITICIAN SAID NO, I'M COMMITTED TO PROTECTING PENSIONS FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WELL, THE WAY YOU PROTECT THEM IS YOU INSURE THAT YOU ARE NOT KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD YOU ARE PUTTING THE MONEY IN REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE BENEFIT THAT YOU ACTUALLY INTENDED TO DELIVER.

AND THAT IS WHAT THIS BILL DOES.

IT SAYS NO MORE OF THIS LANGUAGE THAT SAYS, YEAH, THE BENEFIT IS LOWER EVEN THOUGH WE WILL PAY FOR A HIGHER AMOUNT LATER.

IT SAYS NO, CONFRONT WHAT THE COST OF YOUR PENSIONS ARE, PUT THE MONEY IN TIMELY.

>> THE CRITICS SAY THE LAW IS GOING TO INFLICT MORE PAIN ON A PENSION FUND THAT IS DEEPLY IN DEBT.

>> IT HAS 18%, 18 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR FOR PROMISES IT MADE THAT IT HAS IN ITS BANK ACCOUNT.

WHILE WE BELIEVE THE PENSIONS ARE A PROMISE AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE A SECURE RETIREMENT TO OUR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WE CANNOT DO THAT BASED ON A FINANCIALLY UNSUSTAINABLE SYSTEM.

>> THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTES, ADAM SCHUSTER SAYS BY SIGNING THE LAW, GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER'S PRACTICALLY FORCING A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

NOW, THE IPI IS A FREE MARKET THINK TANK THAT FREQUENTLY FIGHTS AGAINST EFFORTS THAT WILL COST TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY BUT IT IS NOT JUST THE IPI.

CHICAGO MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT URGED GOVERNOR PRITZKER TO VETO THE BILL BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT WILL IMPOSE.

FIRST FOND RESPONDERS DESERVE TO BE APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORK NOW AND IN REAR TIN.

SIGNING THIS UNFUNDED MANDATE IS THE WRONG WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL.

A MISSING ELEMENT IS AN ACCOMPANYING REVENUE STREAM FROM SPRINGFIELD TO PAY FOR THIS ANNUAL NEW FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.

THE BILL IS FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE AND VALIDATES THE SPRINGFIELD'S PRACTICE OF CUTTING BACK ROOM DEALS WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY AND DEBATE.

NO A STATEMENT OF HIS OWN, THE GOVERNOR DID GIVE A NOD TO THE BUDGETARY CONCERNS SAYING THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO SELL THE STATE OWNED JAMES R. THOMPSON CENTER IN THE HEART OF LOOP AND IF WHEN THAT HAPPENS A PRIVATE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO START PAYING PROPERTY TAXES THAT THE STATE IS EXEMPT FROM AND IT WILL BRING CHICAGO MILLIONS MORE EACH YEAR.

THE STATE HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELL THE THOMPSON CENTER FOR YEARS AND NOTHING HAS COME OF IT YET.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN RECENT DAYS THAT GOVERNOR PRITZKER HAS SIGNED A LAW IMPACTING CHICAGO DESPITE PLEAS FROM MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT TO DO THE OPPOSITE.

THE OTHER LAW SIGNED FRIDAY GIVES LIGHTFOOT'S THE CHICAGO TEACHERS' UNION MORE POWER AT THE BARGAINING TABLE.

IN 1995 WHEN DALEY WAS MAYOR, THE STATE PASSED A LAW THAT LIMITED THE C.T.U.

TO STRIKING OVER THINGS LIKE WAGES THE LAW REPEALS THOSE LIMITS.

>> THE C.T.U.

WANTS TO BE ABLE TO RAISE ISSUES LIKE ARE STUDENTS BEING VACCINATED?

SOMETHING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

QUESTIONS ABOUT CLASS SIZE, HOW OUR SCHOOLS ARE STAFFED IN A PANDEMIC WHETHER THERE'S SUPPORTS.

THOSE ARE ALL THINGS IN THE PAST THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CHICAGO SAID WE ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS AND THE FACT THAT THE LAW HAS CHANGED AND REQUIRES THEM TO TALK WITH US ABOUT IT WE HOPE MAKES IT EASIER TO WIN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO.

>> CRITICS INCLUDING ADAM SCHUSTER SAY THIS, TOO, IS GOING TO COST TAXPAYERS.

EVEN WITHOUT THE LAW, C.T.U.

WASN'T SHY ABOUT GOING ON STRIKE AND WITH MORE LEVERAGE THERE IS A PREDICTION THAT C.T.U.

WILL BE MORE PRONE TO DO SO.

C.T.U.

BY THE WAY, SAYS THEY HAVE HOWEVER BEEN BARGAINING FOR THINGS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST.

IT DOES, HOWEVER, GIVE THEM A BIGGER HAND IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE JUST RIGHT NOW EVEN TODAY, THEY WERE AT THE BARGAINING TABLE WITH C.P.S.

OVER WHEN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES CAN RESUME IN-PERSON.

THE DISTRICT, BY THE WAY, AIMING FOR APRIL 19TH.

I DID SPEAK WITH A C.P.S.

PARENT OF TWO SIX-YEAR-OLDS ABOUT RESOLVING THIS.

>> SO I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE THERE TO REACH A PLACE OF COMMUNICATION WITHOUT TENSION I'M HOPING THAT BY GIVING THE C.T.U.

BACK SOME OF THE BARGAINING RIGHTS IT NEEDED THERE COULD BE MORE CONVERSATION AND LESS YOU KNOW, TENSION BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES.

I DO FEEL THAT THEY ARE THE EDUCATORS AND THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM THEY DO KNOW THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS.

>> SHE FAVORS SOMETHING IF THE C.T.U.

WANTS TO HAPPEN AND THAT IS AN ELECTEDDED SCHOOL BOARD AND PARENTS HAVE REPRESENTATION AND IT IS DIVERSE.

THERE IS A MEASURE BEFORE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT WOULD DO THAT BUT MAYOR LIGHTFOOT HAS BEEN AGAINST IT SAYING THE BOARD WOULD BE TOO LARGE AND THE SPONSOR OF THAT BILL IS ROBERT MARTWICK.

HE IS KEEPING UP WITH IT.

BACK TO YOU.

>> A LOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THANK YOU.

>> IT'S BEEN A BLOODY START TO 2021.

CHICAGO RECORDED 131 HOMICIDES IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

THAT IS THE DEADLIEST FIRST QUARTER SINCE 2017.

NOW, A MEASURE SITTING ON GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER'S DESK HR158, DECLARES VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS WITH DIRECTIVES FOR STATE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY HIGH VIOLENCE AREAS.

THE BILL TAKES AIM AT RACIAL INEQUITIES IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THE LEGISLATION AND POTENTIAL IMPACT ARE SENATOR MIKE SIMMONS A COSPONSOR OF THE BILL AND WHOSE DISTRICT INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOODS ON CHICAGO'S FAR NORTH SIDE AND REVEREND ANTHONY WILLIAMS OF KING INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES NAMED IN THE BILL AND WORKED TO CLASSIFY VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE HE LOST HIS SON TO GUN VIOLENCE IN 2018.

GENTLEMEN THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

SENATOR SIMMONS, HOW WILL THIS BILL TACKLE THE INEQUITIES IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?

>> WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STATE SENATOR HUNTER, THE LEAD SPONSOR, AND CAMILLE LILLY ON THE HOUSE SIDE AND THE BLACK CAUCUS WITH WHICH I AM PROUD TO BE A MEMBER.

THIS LEGISLATION WAS THE FIRST BILL MAJOR PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT I VOTED ON AS A STATE SENATOR AS MOST OF YOU KNOW I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE SEAT FOR TWO MONTHS SO IT WAS GREAT LEGISLATION FOR ME TO START OUT ON.

AND WHAT THIS BILL DOES IT DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS.

IT IS A BIG MEASURE.

KEY POINTS, IT REQUIRES THAT STATE AGENCIES BETTER COORDINATE HEALTHCARE ACROSS A FRAGMENTED SYSTEM AND THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISPARITIES FOR RACIAL GROUPS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND REQUIRES THERE IS A RACIAL IMPACT NOTE THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION THAT IS MOVING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY.

HAVING THAT RACIAL IMPACT NOTE WILL GET US TO A POINT WHERE WE HAVE MEAT ON THE BONES IN TERMS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BREAKING THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN OUR SYSTEMS.

>> REVEREND WILLIAMS, SADLY YOU LOST YOUR SON TO GUN VIOLENCE THREE YEARS AGO.

HOW DID THAT TRAGEDY MONTREALLIZE YOU AND THE ANTIVIOLENCE COMMUNITY WORK THAT YOU DO?

>> WELL, THE CITIZENS FELT WE HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES AND IT IS.

THE CDC SAID THAT VIOLENCE IS ALSO A PANDEMIC AND A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES.

AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CITIZENS IN ILLINOIS AND OUR STATE LAWMAKERS.

WE ARE THE FIRST STATE, THE FIRST STATE IN THE UNION TO TALK IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO LIVE WITH ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR ANYMORE.

>> AND REVEREND WILLIAMS, ONE OF THE THINGS THIS MEASURE WOULD DO IS DIRECT STATE AGENCIES LIKE THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO EMBARK ON A STUDY THAT WOULD IDENTIFY HIGH VIOLENCE COMMUNITIES.

FOR PROGRAM FUNDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WHICH COMMUNITIES DO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT?

>> YOU CAN START OFF WITH ENGLEWOOD.

YOU CAN TAKE THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS LIKE DALTON, ROSELAND OR WOODLAWN, LAWNDALE.

EAST ST. LOUIS.

IT IS ENOUGH TO GO AROUND IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH THIS PANDEMIC OF VIOLENCE >> WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMMING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES?

>> WELL, I MEAN WHEN YOU -- EQUITY, FAIRNESS.

THE RESOURCES GOING TO THE PROPER PEOPLE WHO HAVE MEASUREMENTS TO SHOW PROOF THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE.

PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMS THAT WE NEED SO BADLY.

>> SENATOR SIMMONS SEVERAL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES OPPOSING THIS MEASURE CITED FISCAL CONCERNS AMID THE STATE'S BUDGET WOES DURING A CHALLENGING FISCAL YEAR AND MEASURES LIKE FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE COMMUNITIES IS SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, DO YOU THINK YOUR COLLEAGUE ALSO FOLLOW THROUGH?

>> YOU KNOW, THE INTENTION IS TO FOLLOW THROUGH.

WE CAN'T SOLVE THIS EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE IN THIS CITY AND STATE AND COUNTRY IF WE ARE NOT WILLING TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTHS ARE.

AND IN MANY INSTANCES THE PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO COMBAT VIOLENCE THE NUMBER OF MENTORS THAT WE NEED FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT WE NEED IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT INTERVENTION THE OUTCOME IS LIKELY TO BE VIOLENT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE RESPONSES IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN PAIN THEN WE CAN'T THE TIDE ON ANY OF THE ISSUES.

LIKE I SAID I'M NEW TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES BUT I THINK THE INTENTION IS THERE TO BREAKTHROUGH ON THESE ISSUES.

WE AS THE REVEREND SAID WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS.

FIGHTINGS HAVE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND HAVING A PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE IS IMPORTANT IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SYSTEMIC PROGRESS ON REDUCING VIOLENCE ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> AND SENATOR YOU ARE NEW TO THE ASSEMBLY BUT ARE YOU NOT NEW TO CHICAGO.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ROOT CAUSES THAT LEAD TO VIOLENCE IN THE CITY?

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

A LOT OF THIS IS JUST TALKING ABOUT IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT IT'S ECONOMIC VIOLENCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FAMILIES WHO ARE WORKING TWO AND THREE JOBS, WHO ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY CAN'T.

THEY DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE THIS IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WE HAVE PEOPLE WORKING 50 HOURS A WEEK AND WE ARE NORMALIZED TO THE IDEA THAT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO STRUGGLE AND NOT TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND PAY THEIR BILLS.

AND SO THAT IS THE BIG ISSUE.

WE TALK ABOUT RETURNING CITIZENS IN MY DISTRICT AND COMMUNITIES THAT THE REVEREND TALKED ABOUT WHO COME BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND NOT ABLE TO FIND WORK OR GO THROUGH JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAMS WHERE THE OUTCOMES ARE NOT THERE.

SIX MONTHS LATER, 12 MONTHS LATER THESE PEOPLE ARE STILL THAT EMPLOYED THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A STRUCTURAL RESPONSE TO THOSE ISSUES.

>> AND WE'RE CURRENTLY SEEING THIS DRAMATIC SPIKE IN VIOLENCE.

THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 WITH 131 KILLINGS.

REVEREND, DO YOU FEAR THESE NUMBERS WILL ONLY GET WORSE ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN VIOLENCE IS NOTORIOUSLY WORSE?

>> SO IMPORTANT THAT WE PUSH THAT IS WHY THIS BILL IS SO IMPORTANT.

CIVILITY IS SORELY NEEDED.

CIVILITY.

WE HAVE TO UNCOOL VIOLENCE.

VIOLENCE AIN'T COOL.

SO CIVILITY IS IMPORTANT.

THIS BILL EDUCATES, IT DEALS WITH COLLABORATION.

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE, INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE, CIVILITY.

CIVILITY IS KEY.

AND WE ARE DIRECTING THE FUNDING TO THOSE AGENCIES OUT THERE WITH BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

THIS IS AN INTELLIGENT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

IT IS THE VACCINE IT IS THE VACCINE TO THE VIOLENCE THAT IS OCCURRING IN ILLINOIS ONCE WE PASS IN ILLINOIS IMPACT FURTHER POLICIES THEN WE GO FEDERAL AND PUT IT ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S DESK.

>> THANK YOU TO ANTHONY WILLIAMS AND SENATOR MIKE SIMMONS FOR JOINING US.

>> UP NEXT, AN EXPERIENCE SET IN THE 1920s.

STICK AROUND.

>> WE HAVE A LOT MORE AHEAD ON THE PROGRAM INCLUDING HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LITTLE VILLAGE ARE MOBILIZING TO HONOR A TEENAGE VICTIM OF A POLICE SHOOTING.

FIRST, TIRED OF THE LACK OF VARIETY?

LIVE STREAMS WERE OFFERING STEVE DECIDED TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT COULD TAKE PEOPLE TO ANOTHER TIME.

WITH THE HELP OF HIS SONS AND THEIR NETWORK OF ARTISTS THEY CREATED INTO THE MIST.

ANGEL IDOWU INTRODUCE US TO A VIRTUAL SHOW UNLIKE ANY OTHER [♪♪♪] >> MUSIC FOR ME ALWAYS IS A REFLECTION OF A TIME AND CULTURE.

>> THE TIME... 1927.

THE PLACE... WELL, THAT'S FOR YOU TO DECIDE.

IT'S ALL A PART OF A NEW IMMERSIVE ON-LINE EXPLORATION OF THE 1920s CALLED INTO THE MIST.

[♪♪♪] >> YOU TURN LEFT AND YOU ARE IN A ROOM IN PARIS AND WALKING ACROSS THE HALL AND IN HARLEM AND ANOTHER ROOM YOU ARE IN LA.

BECAUSE THESE PERFORMERS ARE IMAGINING THEMSELVES IN THESE DIFFERENT ROOMS IN DIFFERENT CITIES.

>> WITH THE HELP OF ZOOM, VIEWERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TRAVEL BACK TO 1927, EXPLORING DIFFERENT ROOMS OF ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS AS YOUNG AS 23 AND AS OLD AS 85.

FOR INSTANCE ONE HUSBAND AND WIFE THROW A RENT PARTY PERFORMANCE IN HARLEM.

[♪♪♪] >> THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE ARTS IN HARLEM AT THAT TIME.

WITH THE MUSIC AND WITH THE POETRY.

>> THE RENT PARTY SERVED AS THEY WERE SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

THEY WERE PLACES THAT EMPLOYED MUSICIANS.

>> THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY CAN BE FELT IN ANY ROOM NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE.

>> I SEE YOU!

>> A LADY BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY ME AND HER IN THE ROOM SHE WAS LIKE I STARTED TALKING TO HER.

AFTER IT SHE WAS LIKE I LOVE BEING IN YOUR ROOM IT WAS VERY NICE TO JUST TALK TO SOMEBODY INSTEAD OF LIKE IT JUST BEING A SHOW.

SO I LIKE TOOK THAT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT AND STARTING TO DO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST PERFORMING FOR MYSELF AND PERFORMING WITH THE AUDIENCE.

>> THIS IS THE ONLY LIVE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE DURING THIS PANDEMIC WHERE IT FEELS LIKE I'M ON THE SPOT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WITH ME AND EVERY NIGHT IS DIFFERENT.

EVERY SINGLE SHOW IS DIFFERENT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET AND THAT IS THE JOY OF AN ARTIST OF LIVE PERFORMANCE.

>> ACTIVITIES ARE POETRY READINGS TO CHARACTER DRAWINGS TO CARD GAMES.

WITH SO MANY ROOMS TO VISIT IN ONE HOUR, VIEWERS COME BACK TO SEE WHAT THEY MISSED.

>> ONE NIGHT, THERE WERE THE FAMILY OF THREE SISTERS THAT ALL CAME AND LIVED IN DIFFERENT CITIES ONE WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO, AUSTIN AND LA.

AND SO HAPPENS THEY JOINED IT AT THE SAME TIME AND SITTING AT THE TABLE RIGHT WITH EACH OTHER.

AND THE BANTER BETWEEN THE THREE SISTERS ABOUT THEIRET BETTING STYLE YOU'RE GOING TO HIT AND STAY THAT WAS FUNNY.

>> AND WHILE THE EXPERIENCE IS MORE ABOUT EXPLORATION THAN HISTORY LESSONS, THERE ARE STILL SOME LEARNING MOMENTS.

>> PLACING THE DRINKS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE TIME THAT HELPS IMMERSE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHO SOME OF THE CURRENT PLAYERS ARE.

AND ADDS TO THE IMMERSION.

>> IT'S AT THE END OF THE NIGHT THAT EVERYONE FROM EVERY ROOM FINALLY COMES TOGETHER FOR THE FINAL SHOW.

>> WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN THE CLUB IT IS A POWERFUL THING.

SUDDENLY YOU SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES DANCING TO THE CELLAR BOYS AND THE FIRST NIGHT WE HAD CAST MEMBERS IN TEARS BECAUSE IT WAS A POWERFUL THING TO REALIZE WE HAD GIVEN THIS EXPERIENCE TO ALL THESE PEOPLE AND THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED TOGETHER IN THE SAME PLACE VIRTUALLY.

BUT THEY WERE ALL HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE AT THE SAME TIME AND ENJOYING IT.

[♪♪♪] >> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M ANGEL IDOWU [♪♪♪] >> SO THAT LOOKS LIKE A ROARING GOOD TIME.

INTO THE MIST IS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 9-10:30 THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH WITH TICKETS AT $18.

COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED BUT NOT REQUIRED.

>> THAT IS A CLEVER CONCEPT.

AND IF IT'S ONLY ON FRIDAYS AT 9 THEN WE CAN GO AFTER "THE WEEK IN REVIEW".

>> I WILL MAKE RESERVATIONS.

>> GET THAT COSTUME.

>> STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT"... ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL WAS ONCE THE ONLY BIDDER FOR TRIBUNE PUBLISHING.

IT HAS COMPETITION.

>> LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE MOBILIZING TO HONOR 13-YEAR-OLD ADAM TOLEDO FATALLY SHOT BY POLICE LAST WEEK.

AND THE CDC SAYS IT'S SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVEL HOW COULD A SURGE OF COVID CASES IMPACT THE SUMMER VACATION SEASON.

>> CHICAGOANS NOW HAVE TWO NEW MASS VACCINATION SITES.

ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE NEXT TO WRIGLEY FIELD AND ONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AT CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

>> THIS COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU SEE IS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN BUILDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE BUT A KEY STEP IN BUILDING A MORE JUST CITY OF CHICAGO.

>> THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDERS TO ESTABLISH THE SITES.

THE ONE AT CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY WILL SERVE 1200 WALK UP APPOINTMENTS AND 1,000 DRIVE-THRU APPOINTMENTS PER DAY.

NEXT TO WRIGLEY CAN ACCOMMODATE 2,000 DOSES PER DAY.

BOTH LOCATIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND FOR CHICAGO RESIDENTS ONLY AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS 2100 MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AND 11 MORE DIED SINCE YESTERDAY.

AND NOW TO PARIS FOR TOMORROW OF TODAY'S TOP BUSINESS HEADLINES.

>> UNITED AIRLINES TAKES A STANCE AGAINST THE GEORGIA VOTING LAW.

ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL RISKS LOSING THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING DEAL AND MARIJUANA SALES REACH A RECORD-HIGH.

HERE IS CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS EDITOR ANN DWYER.

LET'S START WITH CHICAGO BASED UNITED AIRLINES THEY PUT OUT A STATEMENT CRITICIZING THE GEORGIA VOTING LAW SAYING QUOTE... ANN THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PULLING THE ALL-STAR GAME, COKE, WHY DID UNITED AIRLINES FEEL IT WANTED TO GET INVOLVED?

>> I THINK FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE, ATLANTA IS A BIG MARKET FOR UNITED.

THE HEART FIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE A FOOTPRINT AND SECONDLY ONE OF THE ARCH RIVALS DELTA IS BASED IN ATLANTA AND DELTA LED THE WAY IN MAKING A STRONG STATEMENT AGAINST THIS LAW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO RIGHT AFTER IT WAS PASSED.

SO I THINK UNITED FEELS LIKE THEY WANT TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AT LEAST AS THEY SEE IT HERE.

THEY ARE NOT THREATENING TO DO ANYTHING SUBSTANTIVE THAN A STATEMENT THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT PULLING INVESTMENT FROM GEORGIA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AS FAR AS REPERCUSSIONS GO, THE ONLY YARDSTICK WE HAVE IS SOCIAL MEDIA AT THIS POINT AND AS FAR AS WE'VE SEEN, IT'S BEEN A LOUD RESPONSE BUT MOSTLY POSITIVE.

>> AND MORE LIKE A SLAP ON THE WRIST FROM UNITED.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE TRIBUNE DEAL.

HEDGE FUND ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL THEY WERE ONCE THE ONLY BIDDER TO TAKEOVER ALL OF THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY NOW THERE IS A NEW TEAM OF BIDDERS WITH A RICHER DEAL.

TELL US WHO THEY ARE AND WHETHER THIS BID COULD BE SUCCESSFUL?

>> THE COMPETITION IS A COMBINED BID FROM TWO INVESTORS.

ONE IS A MARYLAND HOTEL MAGNATE, STUART BYNAM AND THE NEXT IS A SWISS BILLIONAIRE HAND.

HANSJORG WYSS.

THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A $680 MILLION BUYOUT OFFER FOR TRIBUNE PUBLISHING AMOUNTING TO 18.50 A SHARE.

TODAY, A SPECIAL COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE BOARD TO REVIEW TAKEOVER ACQUISITION OFFERS LIKE THIS, DID ISSUE A STATEMENT SAYING THAT THEY CONSIDER THE BY UNANIMOUS BID LIKELY TO BEAT OUT THE OFFER BY HEDGE FUND ALDEN GLOBAL WHICH, OF COURSE, IS FAMOUS AS A SLASH AND BURN STYLE BUYER OF MEDIA PROPERTIES.

ALDEN'S OFFER IS WORTH 17.25 A SHARE.

IN THE WYSS BID PASSES, ALDEN IS GOING TO HAVE TO UP ITS BID IF THEY WANT TO PREVAIL.

>> THERE ARE CURIOUS ONLOOKERS INCLUDING REPORTERS AND EDITORS AT THE TRIBUNE THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT A TAKEOVER BY ALDEN.

AND FINALLY, RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES HIT A NEW RECORD.

WHY?

>> MAINLY OUR REPORTING SHOWS TWO THINGS; THE INDUSTRY DID SEE AN INCREASE IN RETAIL SHOPS AROUND THE STATE.

SO WITH THE NUMBER OF RETAIL OUTLETS GOING UP MORE CUSTOMERS CAN BE REACHED THEREFORE MORE SALES.

BUT ANOTHER BOOST SEEMS TO HAVE COME IN MARCH WHEN THOSE FEDERAL STIMULUS CHECKS HIT A LOT OF ILLINOISANS BANKS ACCOUNTS.

>> INTERESTING SO THEY ARE USING THE STIMULUS CHECKS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF PURCHASES.

ANN DWYER THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND NOW BRANDIS BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LAST WEEK, 13-YEAR-OLDS ADAM TOLEDO WAS KILLED BY A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.

THE LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HELD A VIGIL AND ARE MOBILIZING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HIS FAMILY.

BUT THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ARE WAITING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT THAT SHOOTING.

AFTER ORIGINALLY CLAIMING THEY COULD NOT RELEASE BODY-CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THE SHOOTING THE POLICE OVERSIGHT AGENCY SAYS THEY WILL BE RELEASING THAT FOOTAGE.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THIS IS MATT TOPIC, AN ATTORNEY AT LOEVY & LOEVY, AND WE WERE HOPED TO BE JOINED BY BALTAZAR ENRIQUEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND HOPING THAT HE CAN JOIN THE CALL SOON WE SHOULD SAY WE INVITED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO JOIN US BUT THEY DECLINED SAYING THIS IS CURRENTLY STILL A C.O.P.A.

INVESTIGATION SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

MATT TOPIC THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> EARLIER TODAY WE HEARD FROM SUPERINTENDENT BROWN HE LAID OUT SHEDDING MORE LIGHT HOW THIS INCIDENT WITH ADAM TOLEDO HAPPENED.

BRING US TO SPEED WITH THIS VIDEO BY C.O.P.A.?

>> IN THE IMMEDIATE WAKE OF THE STORY BREAKING A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE SHOOTING ACTUALLY OCCURRED AND THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT BY THE POLICE DID NOT INDICATE THAT IT WAS A 13-YEAR-OLD.

SO AFTER IT BECAME KNOWN IT WAS A 13-YEAR-OLD, Mr. TOLEDO, THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY IMMEDIATE OUTCRY TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

BUT THE FIRST THING WE GOT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS A PRESS RELEASE SAID THERE WAS AN ARMED CONFRONTATION AND THEY RECOVERED A GUN AND THEY TWEETED A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE GUN THEY SAID THAT THEY RECOVERED.

BUT THEY REFUSED TO RELEASE THE VIDEOS ON THE GROUNDSFUL JUVENILE COURT ACT AND THAT A LAW INTENDED TO ALLOW JUVENILE WHO GET INTO TROUBLE WITH THE LAW PO TO MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES AND HAVE THE RECORDS REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND IF CASE AFTER CASE WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED THAT THE JUVENILE COURT ACT DOES NOT APPLY WHEN POLICE KILL A JUVENILE.

IF THE IMMEDIATE IN THE IMMEDIATE MOMENTS AFTER THE STORY BROKE C.O.P.A.

SAID WE ARE NOT GOING TO RELEASE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE JUVENILE COURT ACT AND MORE AND MORE ATTENTION GOT PAID TO THE FACT THAT THE CITY LOST THAT ARGUMENT AND THEN C.O.P.A.

AGREED THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE JUVENILE COURT ACT THAT PROHIBITS THEM FROM RELEASING THE VIDEO AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY ARE GOING TO RELEASE THE VIDEO.

>> ANY SENSE OF THE TIMELINE AND HOW SOON WE COULD BE VIEWING THIS VIDEO?

>> NORMALLY THE FAMILY GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE VIDEO PRIVATELY FIRST BEFORE IT'S MADE PUBLIC.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS YET HAPPENED.

I KNOW THERE WAS TALK OF THAT HAPPENING EARLY THIS WEEK.

AND SO BEYOND THAT, THE VIDEO RELEASE POLICY THAT THE CITY HAS GIVES C.O.P.A.

UP TO 60 DAYS TO RELEASE THE VIDEO.

THEY SEEM TO HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL DO IT MORE QUICKLY AND EVEN TODAY THE MAYOR RELEASED MORE INFORMATION NOW SAYING THAT Mr. TOLEDO HAD A GUN.

I DON'T THINK THAT IS REALLY BEEN OUT THERE PRIOR TO THE MAYOR SAYING THAT.

SO WITH ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO BE RELEASED THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE CITY TO WITHHOLD IT ANY LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE FAMILY TO VIEW IT FIRST.

>> WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TWEETING A PICTURE OF THE GUN ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE HEARING CONFLICTING REPORTS OF WHETHER OR NOT Mr. TOLEDO HAD THE GUN OR WHETHER THE GUN WAS RECOVERED AT THE SCENE?

>> THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE THINGS DISTRUTHFUL OF THE ABOUT THE POLICE NARRATIVES.

WE SAW THIS IN SOUTH SHORE A COUPLE SUMMERS AGO YOU GET AN IMMEDIATE STORY FROM THE POLICE ABOUT WHAT THEY SAID HAPPENED.

THEN THERE'S PUSHBACK.

THERE'S SOME GROWING UNREST ABOUT IT AND THEN THEY WILL RELEASE SELECTIVE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICE NARRATIVE.

BUT WITHHOLD THE REST OF THE INFORMATION.

NORMALLY ON THE GROUNDS THEY SAY WE HAVE TO INTERVIEW WITNESSES AND IF THE VIDEOS ARE RELEASED THE WITNESSES WILL SEE THE VIDEO AND WE WON'T KNOW IF WE ARE GETTING A TRUE STORY.

IGNORING THE FACT THEY HAVE TOLD ANY WITNESS IF THEY SAW SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE POLICE THEY ARE ADD OTS -- AT ODDS WITH THE POLICE.

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE WITNESS INTERVIEWS WHY IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASING THIS SELECTIVE INFORMATION.

WE HAVE SEEN THIS IN CASE AFTER CASE, THE INITIAL REPORT WITH THE POLICE VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THERE'S PUSHBACK THEY WILL RELEASE MORE WHEN THERE'S MORE PUSHBACK THEY WILL RELEASE MORE.

THE CITY NEEDS TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EXPECT PEOPLE TO TRUST THE POLICE IF THEY ARE NOT OPEN AND TRANSPARENT.

>> MATT, I WANT TO PLAY A CLIP WE HEARD FROM MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT SPEAKING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.

>> LET'S BE CLEAR... AN ADULT PUT A GUN IN A CHILD'S HAND.

A YOUNG IMPRESSIONABLE CHILD AND ONE WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH LETHAL FORCE THEY WEAPON THAT COULD AND DID CHANGE THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE.

>> THE MAYOR SAID THAT SHE HAS NOT SEEN THE VIDEO AT THE TIME OF THAT PRESS CONFERENCE.

MATT, HAVE YOU SEEN SHIFT IN TRANSPARENCY FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION WHEN IT COMES TO THESE C.P.D.

SHOOT NTION.

>> I WISH WE DID BUT WE HAVEN'T.

THIS IS A MAYOR WHO RAN ON TRANSPARENCY.

I SERVED ON THE TRANSITION COMMITTEE TO HELP HER GET MORE TRANSPARENT THAN THE EMANUEL ADMINISTRATION AND WE HAVE SEEN LARGELY A CONTINUATION.

WHAT CHANGE SECOND THAT LAQUAN McDONALD THE CITY FOUGHT THAT IN COURT UNTIL A COURT ORDERED THE VIDEO BE RELEASED.

THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS LEARNED A LESSON OF THAT POLITICALLY, THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION OF A COURT FORCING THEM TO RELEASE VIDEOS.

TO THEIR CREDIT THEY HAVE OWNED UP HERE THEY DO HAVE TO RELEASE THE VIDEOS ONLY AFTER THERE WAS PUSHBACK IN A TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION WOULD NOT HAVE TO PUSHBACK SO HARD.

>> HAVE YOU BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY OF ADAM TOLEDO?

>> I HAVE NOT.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE PAIN THEY ARE SUFFERING MY HEART LIKE OTHERS GOES OUT TO THEM.

AND I HOPE THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD.

>> MATT TOPIC THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> MY PLEASURE.

>> UP NEXT, COULD A NEW SURGE OF COVID CASES IMPACT THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON?

FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>> THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAY IT'S SAFE FOR FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE TO TRAVEL BUT THEY ADVISE AGAINST NONESSENTIAL TRIPS.

>> FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO GET A COVID-19 TEST BEFORE OR AFTER TRAVEL AND DO NOT NEED TO SELF QUARANTINE AFTER TRAVEL.

FOR EXAMPLE, FULLY VACCINATED GRANDPARENTS CAN FLY TO VISIT THEIR HEALTHY GRANDKIDS WITHOUT GETTING A COVID-19 TEST OR SELF QUARANTINING.

>> BUT WITH THE LATEST SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES AROUND THE WORLD SCUTTLE SUMMER VACATIONS ESPECIALLY OVERSEAS.

JOINING US WITH Dr. ROBERT MURPHY DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AT NORTHWESTERN'S FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

CLAIRE BUSHEY A CHICAGO BASED REPORTER COVERING THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND JOHN CONENNA, PRESIDENT OF VENUS TRAVEL A TRAVEL AGENCY ON CHICAGO'S NORTHWEST SIDE.

WELCOME BACK TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

Dr. MURPHY DO YOU AGREE WITH THE CDC GUIDELINES IT IS SAFE FOR FOLKS FULLY VACCINATED TO TRAVEL WITHOUT GETTING TESTED?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE VACCINES THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE TODAY THE THREE APPROVED RIGHT NOW IN THE UNITED STATES ARE INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.

WAY MORE THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED AND HEY, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

YOU'RE 90-95% PROTECTED.

>> NO NEED TO GET THE TEST BEFORE COMING BACK INTO THE COUNTRY OR TRAVELING.

CLAIRE BUSHEY LET'S LOOK AT THE AIR TRAVEL DATA, TSA TRACKED A MILLION-AND-A-HALF TRAVELERS YESTERDAY.

WAY UP FROM THE 120,000 NUMBER FROM A YEAR AGO.

STILL DOWN A MILLION PASSENGERS FROM 2019.

HOW IS THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY FEEL ABOUT THE NUMBERS?

>> WELL, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE LARGE U.S. CARRIERS ARE OVERJOYED THINGS ARE IMPROVING.

BECAUSE THEY ARE BETTER THAN THEY WERE A YEAR AGO.

THEY ARE STILL RADICALLY BAD IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE THEM TO TWO YEARS AGO.

BUT SOME IMPROVEMENT IS BETTER THAN NONE.

IT'S BEEN IN LEISURE TRAVEL.

AND THAT IS A BIT OF A CONCERN FOR CHICAGO'S AIRLINE UNITED BECAUSE MUCH OF THEIR MONEY COMES FROM BUSINESS TRAVEL.

>> BUSINESS TRAVEL STILL LAGGING.

JOHN CONENNA WHAT ABOUT FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT, HOW ARE BOOKINGS DOING?

ARE THERE PLACES THAT ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS, DOMESTIC, MEXICO, EUROPE?

>> YES, RIGHT AT THE MOMENT, PARIS, MEXICO HAS BEEN A HOT COMMODITY DURING THE SPRING BREAK DAYS AND FLORIDA HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE WITH FARES UNDER $100 ON ANY CARRIER.

BUT THE MARKET THAT NEEDS TO IMPROVE AND I DON'T SEE IT IMPROVING IS THE EUROPEAN MARKET BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION WITH THE VACCINATION THAT THE DOCTOR MENTIONED >> AND THERE IS A SURGE IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES RIGHT NOW.

>> YES.

>> AND WE ARE SEEING A SURGE IN THIS COUNTRY AS WELL.

IS INCREASED AIR TRAVEL CONTRIBUTING TO THAT SURGE, Dr. MURPHY?

>> ANY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE POTENTIALLY INFECTED IS BAD, IS BAD FOR THE EPIDEMIC AND THE PANDEMIC.

YOU KNOW, AS YOU COULD SEE FROM THE GUIDELINES, YES IT'S SAFER TO GO.

YOU DON'T HAVE AS MANY REQUIREMENTS IF YOU ARE VACCINATED BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS STILL PUT OFF THE TRAVEL IF YOU CAN PUT IT OFF.

>> AND SEEMS LIKE IT'S BUSINESS TRAVELERS THAT ARE PUTTING THAT OFF NOT SO MUCH LEISURE TRAVELERS.

CLAIRE BUSHEY WE TALKED ABOUT VACCINE PASSPORTS IN AN SEGMENT ON THE SHOW.

WHAT ARE AIRLINES STANCES ON VACCINE PASSPORTS OR PROOF OF VACCINATION.

>> AIRLINES ARE IN FAVOR OF ANYTHING THAT HELPS REOPEN TRAVEL.

BECAUSE IN PARTICULAR, TRAVELING TO EUROPE IS STILL DOWN AND TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL IS A HUGE MONEYMAKER FOR THE AIRLINES THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT GETS MORE PEOPLE IN SEATS FLYING.

>> MIGHT AIRLINES REQUIRE A VACCINE HAVING HAD YOUR VACCINE OR BEING FULLY VACCINATED?

>> WELL, RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT HAVE VACCINATED THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

>> AT SOME POINT WHEN THE RATES GO UP AIRLINES MIGHT REQUIRE THAT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD MOVE.

JOHN, YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT DEMAND FOR SUMMER TRAVEL SUMMER IS A BUSY SEASON DO YOU ANTICIPATE TRAVEL PICKING UP OVER THE SUMMER HAS VACCINATION RATES IMPROVE OR COULD THE SITUATION IN EUROPE SCUTTLE THAT AS WELL?

>> I DO SEE IT GETTING BETTER BECAUSE OF LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN THE SPRING.

AGAIN IF I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO HARP ON THIS EUROPEAN THING THE EUROPE SITUATION BECOMES VERY CRITICAL JUST BECAUSE PLACES LIKE FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN, GREECE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VACCINE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OR THEY CAN'T DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE PEOPLE LIKE HERE IN THE U.S. >> Dr. MURPHY WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE RATES OF VACCINATION TO CATCH UP WITH THE SURGE IN CASES WE'VE SEEN?

AND MAYBE START TO BEND THAT CURVE?

>> WELL, THAT'S THE RATE THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

HERE IN ILLINOIS, WE'RE VACCINATING OVER 100,000 PEOPLE A DAY.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PACE.

WE DOING WELL.

AND THEN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, YOU WILL HAVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO TAKE A VACCINE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HAD IT.

>> AND THAT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO SPEED UP IF IT IS A TORTOISE AND THE HEIR THE HEIR HARE MIGHT SPEED IT UP.

>> HOW LONG CAN AIRLINES SURVIVE FINANCIALLY WITHOUT ROBUST INTERNATIONAL AND BUSINESS TRAVEL?

>> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE FOUR MAJOR U.S. CARRIERS ARE LARGELY CONSIDERED TO BE OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE IN TERMS OF FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY.

BUT THEY DO HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBT.

AMERICAN AIRLINES IN PARTICULAR HAS A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBT BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT A NEW FLEET BEFORE THE PANDEMIC MADE THE BOTTOM FELL OUT OF THE MARKET.

IT WILL BE A LONGTIME BEFORE THE AIRLINES ARE ABLE TO FULLY RECOVER FINANCIALLY FROM THE PANDEMIC EVEN WITH ALL THE TAXPAYER SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

>> A LOT OF MONEY COMING IN FROM SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT LOANS.

JOHN CONENNA SAME QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE TRAVEL AGENCY INDUSTRY, HOW LONG CAN COMPANIES LIKE YOURS GO FORWARD WITHOUT MORE ROBUST INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, WITHOUT MORE ROBUST LEISURE TRAVEL?

>> WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT EUROPEAN MARKET AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE AGENCY I HAVE, THAT IS A MARKET THAT BASICALLY IS THE PROFITABLE SIDE OF MY BUSINESS AND IF IT DOESN'T PICK UP, IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

ANOTHER YEAR OF THIS, I DON'T KNOW HOW EUROPE WILL FORGET ABOUT THE AIRLINES, HOW EUROPE IS SURVIVING WITHOUT THE TOURISM.

EUROPE NEEDS THE TOURISM.

AND THIS REALLY BECOMES A HUGE ISSUE.

BUT I WILL AGREE WITH CLAIRE SOME OF THE AIRLINES ARE GETTING OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE OF THE BANKRUPTCY WHATEVER HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS HANDLING OR WHAT, BUT THE MAJOR FOUR SEEM TO ALWAYS HAVE A WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS.

BUT WE NEED A LOT OF HELP FOR SURE.

>> Dr. MURPHY, YOU MENTIONED YOU DO ANTICIPATE VACCINE RATES REALLY PICKING UP IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES?

AND WHY IS THE SITUATION A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THERE?

>> WELL, IT'S REALLY A DISASTER THERE.

THEY ARE BUREAUCRATIC.

THEY TRY TO ACT AS ONE BUT IT'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

AND THEY WERE LATE TO THE VACCINE PURCHASE GAME.

AND NOW THEY ARE PAYING FOR IT.

THEY HAD THE BIGGEST BET THEY HAD WAS THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE AND THERE'S BEEN ALL THE TROUBLE WITH THE ASTRAZENECA.

SO THEY GAMBLE ON THAT ONE AND THAT ONE IS PROBLEMATIC.

SO NOW, THE VACCINE PRODUCTION IS GOING TO RAMP UP WILDLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

AND SO THEY WILL PLAY CATCH UP BUT THEY MAY MISS THE SUMMER.

>> INTERESTING.

A LOT TO KEEP IN MIND AND OUR FRANKS TO ROBERT MURPHY, CLAIRE BUSHEY AND JOHN CONENNA THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS MONDAY NIGHT.

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AND PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT LIVE AT 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TALK ABOUT SAFETY ON CAPITOL HILL AFTER THE DEATH AND THE JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL.

>> PLUS A CHICAGO BAKERY FUSES MEXICAN FLAVORS WITH JEWISH TRADITION A TASTE OF WHAT THE BAKERS HAVE TO OFFER.

AND WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH MUSIC FROM INTO THE MIST A NEW IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE YOU CAN CATCH FRIDAY EVENINGS OVER ZOOM.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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