CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FIFTH THIRD BANK AND BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

[MUSIC] >> Host: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, I AM BRANDIS FREEMAN.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF SUMMARY THE PHILLY LEFT.

WE WILL TALK TO YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOW OR NO COST ACTIVITIES THAT TEENS CAN DO THROUGH THE FALL.

>>> HOW COOK COUNTY AGENCIES ARE TEAMING UP FOR DRUG COURT.

THE STATE BAN ON EVICTIONS IS COMING TO AN END NEXT MONTH BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WE WILL SHARE THOSE DETAILS.

>> THE GOAL IS TO RUN THE BUILDING AND MARKED TIME.

>> HOW AN ARTIST IS USING GRAPHITE TO DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF THE CITIES MOST PROMINENT INFLUENTIAL INSTITUTIONS.

>>> FIRST OFF TONIGHT WE ARE ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH JULY AND AFTER A YEAR OF BEING COOPED UP THROUGH JULY MOST TEENS ARE READY TO GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY THE ALMOST FLEETING DAYS OF SUMMER.

WHAT IS OUT THERE TO KEEP TEENS ENGAGED, ACTIVE AND MAKING A LITTLE MONEY WHILE STAYING SAFE?

THERE'S MORE OUT THERE THAN MOST MIGHT THINK.

JOINING US NOW FOR WHAT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT HAVE TO OFFER FOR CHICAGO TEENS ARE PASTOR PHIL JACKSON FROM THE NORTH LAWNDALE COMMUNITY.

GEORGE COLSN AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND CHONEQUA POWELL THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH SHORE YMCA.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US.CHONEQUA, LET'S START WITH YOU.

WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH SUMMER IN MOST CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES ARE ALMOST FINISHED.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR TEENS THROUGH AUGUST?

>> Guest: DURING THE PANDEMIC WE SWITCH TO A MOSTLY RESERVATION MODEL TO LIMIT OUR CAPACITIES BUT AS THINGS START TO OPEN UP WE OFFER OPEN GYM, WE ALSO ALLOW TEENS TO UTILIZE OUR FITNESS CENTER.

WE GIVE THEM A FIT PAST THAT TEACHES THEM HOW TO PROPERLY USE THE MACHINE SO THEY DON'T HURT THEMSELVES WHILE THEY WORK OUT.

WE ALSO HAVE CLASSES OPEN FOR TEENS AND A MULTITUDE OF VOLUNTEER OPTIONS, LEADERS CLUB AND MENTOR PROGRAMS.

THERE'S ALSO SOME CAMP OPTIONS LEFT FOR TEENS.

>> GEORGE, WHAT ABOUT YOU ALL?

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I AM DELIGHTED TO BE A PART OF THIS PANEL.

BEING A 20 YEAR VETERAN OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FROM CHICAGO, WE HAVE 20 CLUB LOCATIONS SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE HAVE OUR PRESENCE IN MANY COMMUNITIES AND BASICALLY, OUR DOORS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW FOR SUMMER DAY CAMP.

WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING TEENS INVOLVED, TOO.

THAT'S USUALLY THE TIME THAT WE INCORPORATE THE TEENS INTO SOME OF OUR ULTIMATE TEEN PROGRAMS LIKE KEYSTONE, A PROGRAM THAT CATERS FOR 14 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS AND IS REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CAREER PREPARATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR OUR TEENS.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT TEENS DURING THE SUMMERTIME HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES SO FINDING JOBS IS ALSO IMPORTANT.

I AM BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT CAN OFFER THE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.

>> PASTOR PHIL JACKSON, HOW HAS IT BEEN GETTING AND KEEPING KIDS ENGAGED IN THE SUMMER?

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THERE?

WHAT WOULD IT BE FOR A TYPICAL SUMMER IN THE PAST?>> A TYPICAL SUMMER IS WE WOULD HAVE OVER 107 KIDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING IN AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT TIMES.

WE HAVE 10,000 SQUARE FEET BUT WE DON'T USE EVERY INCH OF IT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO JUGGLE IT.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 50 KIDS PER DAY AND WORK WITH AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS.

DANCE TO GO CARTS, YOUNG PEOPLE DOING GO CARTS, YOUNG PEOPLE LEARNING SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW TO PROMOTE AND MARKET THINGS IN NORTH MONDALE SO YOU WOULD KNO .

THERE IS AN ART FESTIVAL IN NORTH MONDALE AUGUST 7 AND YOU ARE LEARNING TO PROMOTE IT IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.

THEN WE HAVE OPEN MIC POETRY EVERY WEDNESDAY.

SO, THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN SLOW TO TAP ON THE SHOULDERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE'VE GONE TWO HOUSES, KNOCKED ON DOORS AND GONE TO THE MALL WHERE WE KNOW THEY MIGHT HAVE HUNG OUT.

BEFORE WE WERE AT THE SCHOOLS EVERY DAY TAPPING THE SHOULDERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY WOULD KNOW TO DIRECTLY COME TO US FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE BACK AND FORTH BUT WE HAVE THE HALF NUMBER OF KIDS WE WOULD NORMALLY WORK WITH.

THERE IS SOME GOOD SYNERGY ABOUT WHAT WE WILL DO IN THE FALL WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER.

>> CHONEQUA, BACK TO YOU, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING SO FAR FROM THE YOUNG PEOPLE?

ARE THEY EAGER TO COME IN AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN COOPED UP OR ARE THEY MORE DISENGAGE AND HARD TO GET THEM INVOLVED?

>> ACTUALLY, BOTH.

WHAT WE HAVE NOTICED IN THE TEENS AND YOUNGER YOUTH, DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE THEY BEEN IN SUCH A VIRTUAL SPACE OR ISOLATED.

ONE THING WE ARE REINFORCING WITH THEM NOT JUST THROUGH THE YMCA BUT THE YMCA THROUGH THE CHICAGO AREA.

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING TO RE-CREATE THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE.

AND TEACHING THEM THE PROPER WAY TO GO ABOUT IT BECAUSE, AGAIN, PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER OR.

>> Guest: ONE ANOTHER AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ADJUST INTO THEIR REGULAR INTERACTIONS SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO BEGIN WITH A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH THAT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE FORCE IT THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, AND THROUGH CONVERSATION AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

ALLOWING PEOPLE TO JUST COME IN AND GET THE FEEL OF THAT CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY AGAIN.

>> GEORGE, I KNOW THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CHICAGO YOU HAVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH AS WELL.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THOSE?

>> LIKE I SAID BEFORE WITH THE KEYSTONE PROGRAM THAT'S ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH YOUNG FOLKS TO TEACH THEM A LOT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILL SETS.

ONE OTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE THAT FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON THE AGE POPULATION OF 16 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE, WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CHICAGO WE REFER TO IT AS THE GO PRO GRAHAM.

IT'S DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR EDUCATION AND TO EXPOSE THEM TOWARDS THE PATHWAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHETHER IT IS ATTENDING COLLEGE OR A CAREER.

THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND HELPS WITH EMPLOYMENT.

IT GIVES THE TEENS AND EXPERIENCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP COMING UP REALLY SOON WITH OUR TEENS, A UNIQUE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, A PROGRAM WITH HA, ABERCROMBIE AND FINCH AND SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL.

THEY WILL TRAVEL TO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTHWEST AND COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

THEY WILL GO OUT THERE AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY.

THEY WILL BE ROUGHING IT OUT AND LEARN SOME HOSPITALITY.

>> I AM SURE THAT IT WILL BE A NEWEXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF THEM .

PASTOR PHIL JACKSON, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED AND STAYING INVOLVED.

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT THEY HAVE ACTIVITIES TO DO IN A SAFE PLACE TO GO?>> I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 20 YEARS SERVING THE FIRE STATION SEVEN TO COMPLEMENT THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING AND THE CHALLENGES ARE, THERE IS VIOLENCE ON THE STREET AND A VOID OF SOMETHING OUT THERE FOR THEM.THERE'S ONE PROGRAM FOR EVERY THREE AND A 98 YOUNG PERSONS AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE 2011.

WE NEED MORE ACCESS TO RESOURCES SO WE CAN HAVE DAY AND NIGHT PROGRAMMING IN VARIOUS TYPES.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ON OUR AND THAT WE ARE NOT BRINGING IN YOUNG FOLKS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THAT HAVE A CRAZY BACKGROUND THAT MIGHT SEE SOMEONE IN THEIR SPOT AND IT BECOMES AN ISSUE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR BROTHER AND SISTER.WE HAD TO JUGGLE IT.

IT IS A BALANCING ACT.

YOU'VE GOT THAT, YOU'VE GOT CHALLENGES OVERALL BECAUSE OF COVID OR THE PARENTS IN THEIR DESIRE TO RESPECTFULLY KEEP THEIR CHILD SAFE SO KEEPING THEM IN OR LIMIT THEM TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND WE HAVE SOME PARENTS THAT JUST DON'T CARE.

YOU KNOW, GET, GET OUTSIDE!

SO WE DO HAVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND A LOT OF KIDS, IN THE SUMMER, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GETTING PAID FOR THE WORK THEY'RE DOING THE SUMMER.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AND A LOT OF US HAD SIMILAR VOICES TELLING US TO GET OUTSIDE AS WELL.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

GOOD WORK.

>> ONE YEAR AGO AMERICAN PEOPLE LOST A LIEN OF CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE LEGACY OF JOHN LEWIS.

[MUSIC] [DRUMS] >> SOMEDAY WHEN WE DO FINISH THAT LONG JOURNEY TOWARDS FREEDOM.

WHEN WE DO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION WHETHER IT IS YEARS FROM NOW, OR DECADES OR EVEN IF IT TAKES ANOTHER FEW CENTURIES.

JOHN LEWIS WILL BE A FOUNDING FATHER OF THAT FULLER, FAIR, BETTER AMERICA.

>> MAY HE REST IN POWER.

>>> BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION IS A CHALLENGE MADE EVEN TOUGHER WHEN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER GETS INVOLVED.

THAT'S WORK AND HOUSING.

A NEW COOK COUNTY PROGRAM TEAMS AGENCIES TO HELP THOSE RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION TAKE COVER IN THEIR OWN HOME.

>>> AFTER A YEAR AND AND A HALF THIS APARTMENT HAS BECOME MORE THAN JUST A HOME FOR 33-YEAR-OLD CARLA SHAW.

>> IT FEELS GREAT.

I HAVE A ROOF OVER MY HEAD, I HAVE MY BABY.

>> FOUR-MONTH-OLD SON, JAELYN, IS THE FIRST OF CARLA'S FOUR CHILDREN TO COME HOME WITH HIS MOTHER DRUG-FREE.

CARLA SAID SHE SPENT 15 YEARS ADDICTED TO DRUGS, LIVING A LIFE IN THE STREET.

>> I WAS TRAFFICKED AT A YOUNG AGE AND I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I GOT IN THE PROGRAM AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IT AND I REALIZED I WAS TRAFFICKED.

IT WAS HARD.

>> IT WAS ANOTHER CRIMINAL CASE THAT BROUGHT HER HERE TO COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE CHARLES BURNS WHERE DEFENDANTS GET ADDICTION TREATMENT AND OTHER RESOURCES.

>> ONE OF THE TENANTS OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT PEOPLE WILL FAIL.

I DON'T WANT TO SEND PEOPLE TO THE PENITENTIARY FOR MISTAKES THEY'VE MADE AS LONG AS THEY ARE HONEST AND COMMITTED TO THE RECOVERY WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.

>> CARLA WAS NOT ONLY A GRADUATE OF THE PROGRAM, SHE WAS THE SPEAKER AT A RECENT GRADUATION.

>> LIKE MANY OF YOU MY JOURNEY STARTED WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

MY HOME WAS FILLED WITH TRAUMA.

>> AFTERTREATMENT AND GRADUATION SHE ENCOUNTERED A FAMILIAR PROBLEM, FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

JUDGE BURNS SAID HALF OF DRUG COURT DEFENDANTS COME INTO THE PROGRAM WITH NO PERMANENT HOUSING .

>> ONCE THEY GOT THROUGH TREATMENT THEY WERE GOING BACK IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY GREW UP IN AND UNFORTUNATELY THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE A LOT OF DANGER AND TEMPTATION FOR THEM.

>> THE WIFE OF THE LANDLORD DIDN'T WANT ME THERE BECAUSE OF WHAT I USED TO DO AND THEN MY CREDIT SCORE.

>> YOU PARTNERED WITH DRUG COURT HOUSING RICHARD MONOCCHIO.

YOU DON'T HAVE OTHER BARRIERS TO OVERCOME BUT IT IS DOUBLY HARD WHEN YOU DO HAVE THOSE BARRIERS.

>> TWO YEARS AGO THEY STARTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS TO 25 GRADUATES, RECIPIENTS PAY 35 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TO HOUSING AND HOUSING AUTHORITY DOES THE REST.

IT'S HOW CARLA EARNED THIS ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT IN MELROSE PARK AND A SHIFT FROM PUBLIC HOUSING RULES THAT PREVENTED PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUND TO HAVE ACCESS TO.

>> IS ONLY BEEN RECENT THAT PUBLIC ASSISTANT HOUSINGHAS SEEN THE LIGHT .

THE DAYS OF THE ONE STRIKE AND YOU ARE OUT, THOSE ARE THE OLD DAYS.

IT HAS TAKEN A WHILE TO GET OVER THAT HURDLE.

>> THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRUG COURT PROFESSIONALS SAID THERE ARE 4000 DRUG COURTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT THIS PARTNERSHIP MAY BE ONE-OF-A-KIND.

>> WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS.

WE HAVE AGENCIES, WE HAVE STATE FUNDING.

WE SHOULD DO THIS.

WE SHOULD TURN THINGS AROUND.

THERE'S TOO MANY TIMES THAT WE JUST IGNORE THESE PEOPLE AND TREAT THEM AS OUTCAST AND NOT AS SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH A DISEASE.

>> THEY SAY BARELY 4 PERCENT OF GRADUATES COMMIT ANOTHER CRIME AFTER FINISHING.

PEOPLE LIKE CARLA ARE WORTH THE INVESTMENT.

>>> 10 TO 15 YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WERE IN YOUR ADDICTION DID YOU SEE THIS FOR YOURSELF?

>> NEVER.

I BASICALLY THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE DIED.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE OF MY ADDICTION BECAUSE THAT'S HOW FAR I WAS IN.

>> TODAY, CARLA'S HOME IS ALSO AN OFFICE WHERE SHE MENTORS OTHER SURVIVORS.

WITH THIS NEW LEASE ON LIFE SHE PLANS TO BE A CERTIFIED DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADVICE COUNSELOR WITH DREAMS OF OWNING HER OWN HOME WHERE SHE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL OF HER CHILDREN UNDER ONE ROOF.

>>> JUDGE BURNS SAYS THE PANDEMIC WAS ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING FROM HIS COURT.

FIVE PARTICIPANTS OVERDOSED AND THEY TRIED TO REESTABLISH CONTACT WITH OVER 35 PERCENT.

WHEN THE DEFENDANT COMPLETE THE DRUG COURT THE CHARGES THAT BROUGHT THEM TO COURT WILL BE EXPUNGED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COOK COUNTY SAID THEY ARE ALSO HOPING TO EXPAND THE VOUCHER PROGRAM TO OTHER SUPPORT CENTERS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH AND FEDERAL DRUG COURTS.

>>> HOW THE LIFT ON EVICTION BANDS CAN APPLY TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

STAY WITH US.

>> AFTER MORE THAN 17 MONTHS THE STATES BAN ON EVICTION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WILL COME TO AN END NEXT MONTH.

RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR JOB OR FOUND THEIR PAYCHECK SCALED BACK WILL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A DEADLINE FOR ASSISTANCE THAT WILL EXPIRE TONIGHT.

WTTW REPORTER HEATHER SHARON HAS MORE ON WHAT TO EXPECT.

WELCOME BACK.

WE KNOW THAT GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

WHAT WILL RESIDENTS NEED TO KEEP IN MIND?

>> PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW EVICTION FILINGS WILL BE ALLOWED AUGUST 1 BUT THOSE ORDERS ONCE THEY ARE ISSUED BY A JUDGE WON'T BE ENFORCEABLE UNTIL AFTER AUGUST 31.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A GRACE.

AS THE MORATORIUM COMES TO AN END BUT THE GOVERNOR SAID IT WILL PROVIDE AN ORDERLY WAY FOR THE COURT TO CATCH UP AFTER WHAT WILL BE PERCEIVED TO BE A HUGE BACKLOG.

>> WHY AUGUST 31?

WHY IS THAT THE DATE?

>> THE NATIONAL MORATORIUM FOR DISEASE CONTROL WILL END ON 31 JULY.

IN ILLINOIS PEOPLE WILL HAVE MORE TIME BUT THE GOVERNOR WANTS THINGS TO RETURN TO NORMAL AND WANTS LANDLORDS TO HAVE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BECAUSE MANY OF THEM HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RENT THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ARE FORCED TO LEAP FACING FORECLOSURE.

LACKS A RIPPLE EFFECT.

WHAT CAN RESIDENTS DO FOR ASSISTANCE?

>> THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR STATE ASSISTANCE GRANTS IS TODAY.

THEY HAVE TO APPLY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THAT COULD PROVIDE UP TO $25,000 TO PROVIDE FOR 15 MONTHS OF RENT.

A YEAR BEHIND AND THREE MONTHS IN THE FUTURE.

THE ISSUE IS, HOWEVER, THE STATE HAS GOTTEN MORE THAN $774 MILLION OF REQUESTS IN GRANTS AND HAS 500 MILLION AVAILABLE.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND IN THE FALL WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF FEDERAL RELIEFCOMING .

STATE OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET IN LINE NOW AND GET THE PROCESS STARTED.

>> DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE, RENTERS AND TENANTS WILL BE AFFECTED ONCE THE BAND IS LIFTED?

>> WE DON'T.

THE HOUSING ADVOCATES SAY A TSUNAMI OF EVICTIONS ARE LOOMING.

IN CHICAGO A STUDY SHOWED AS MANY AS 25,000 PEOPLE COULD BE FACING EVICTIONS.

THE LANDLORD GROUP SAID IT WON'T BE AS BAD ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE LOST IN OVER $1 BILLION IN RENT FROM ILLINOIS RESIDENTS SINCE THE BAND BEGAN.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1.

>> YOU MENTIONED IT, BUT WE KNOW HOW THIS HAS AFFECTED LANDLORDS AND OTHER HOUSING PROVIDERS?

>> WE ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

WE HEARD THE GOVERNOR SAY HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

BUT AT SAME TIME THOSE LANDLORDS HAVE BILLS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN FALLING BEHIND ON THEIR BILLS AND THEY ARE PLEADING FOR HELP WHICH IS WHY SO MANY OF THEM WERE PLEASED TO HEAR THE GOVERNOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT THISPAST WEEK .

>> OBVIOUSLY A STORY FOR YOU TO FOLLOW.

I AM SURE WE WILL FOLLOW THIS THROUGH OCTOBER AND BEYOND.

HEATHER SHARON, INCORPORATED YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU BRANDIS.

>> YOU CAN READ HEATHER'S FULL STORY ON A WEBSITE AND A LINK TO APPLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AT WTTW.com/NEWS.

>>> UP NEXT AND ARTISTS HELPS A LOCAL ARC ART CENTER WITH GRAPHITE.

STAY WITH US.

MARKING TIME.

THAT IS HOW INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST FAHEEM MAJEED SHOWED IN THE COUNTRY.

WE ARE SHOWING HOW HE USED GRAPHITE TO MARK THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> THE HIGHLIGHT, THE GALLERY.

I WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT I SEE WHEN I COME INTO THE SPACE.

>> FOR THE PAST EIGHT DECADES THE SOUTHSIDE ART COMMITTEE CENTER HAS WORKED TO SERVE BLACK ARTISTS OF ALL MEDIUMS.

THE IMPACT IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS ARTIST IS HONORING THE CENTER IN HIS LATEST PROJECT, A GRAPHITE RUBBING OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.

>> I DON'T SEE OLD WOODEN WALLS, I SEE THE ANCESTORS MOVING THROUGH THE SPACE.

REALLY, THE GRAPHITE RUBBING EXTERIOR IS ONE OF THE MAIN EXPLORATIONS OF THE HISTORY OF THE SPACE.

>> FOR SIX DAYS REAL-TIME CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY U.S. CAPTIONING COMPANY AND HIS TEAM LEAD SHEETS ACROSS THE BUILDING AND USED GRAPHITE TO LITERALLY CAPTURE THE MOMENT IN TIME.

>> I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IT WORKS.

IT WILL MOVE ON YOU AND IT IS INCREDIBLY HEAVY.

THE WIND WILL BLOW AND IT WILL GET YOUR FACE AND IT WILL MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND WHEN YOU COME BACK IT IS SMOOTH AND THAT IS THE POINT.

YOU'RE TRYING TO RUB A MOMENT.

WHEN YOU SEE THE PIECE, IT IS LIKE MARKING TIME.

HONESTLY LIKE A PHOTOGRAPH.

BUT, IT IS MOVING.

>> MAJEED USE THE DRAWING MATERIAL TO DOCUMENT THE INSIDE OF THE CENTER WHILE CREATING A COLLECTION OF INTERIOR RUBBING'S FROM THE FLOOR, PIANO AND WALLS.

THE GRAPHITE TRIBUTE STANDS IN DISPLAY AT THE HYDE PARK ART CENTER AS A WAY TO BRIDGE THE GAP DOING THE TWO INSTITUTIONS AND IDEALLY PROPEL THIS COMMUNITY ART CENTER TO THE LEVEL THAT MAJEED BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.

>> THEY HAVE A WORK WITH THE PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND THEY GOT GOVERNMENT FUNDING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES.

A LOT OF ARTISTS HAVE SHOWN BEFORE BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN MANY FORMAL EXCHANGES.

>> LONG-TERM, MAJEED HOPES THIS MULTILAYERED EXHIBITION HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT PHYSICAL INSTITUTIONS PLAY IN NOT ONLY SHAPING ARTISTS BUT SHAPING THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A BUILDING BECAUSE THIS UNRAVELED OR HOW DO YOU WRAP A COLUMN INTO A RUBBING AND ALL OF THAT?

IT IS LIKE AN EXPLOSIVE KIND OF THING AND IT MOVES.

ONE COLUMN CAN MOVE YOU.

IT'S A GREAT ANALOGY OF WORKING IN A CULTURAL SPACE LIKE THIS AND THAT IT IS ALWAYS MOVING AND CHANGING.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM ANGEL IDOWU.

>> THE FULL GRAPHITE RUBBING IS ON DISPLAY AT THE HYDE PARK ART CENTER THROUGH JULY 24.

>>> THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.com/NEWS FOR THE VERY LATEST FOR WTTW NEWS INCLUDING THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT NEW HEADQUARTERS OPENING ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

JOIN PARIS SCHUTZ AND ME TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00 FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT.

AND, WILL THERE BE AN OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR CHICAGO POLICE?

PLUS, ART HISTORY AND DANCE LESSONS FROM DILIP IS ON STALLIONS WITH THE NEW PERFORMANCE.

FOR ALL OF US TONIGHT AT CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, I AM BRANDIS FREEMAN.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.