Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 1, 2023 - Full Show
4/1/2023 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Michael Puente hosts the April 1, 2023, episode of "Latino Voices."
As Election Day approaches, top issues on the minds of voters. A local congregation helping migrants. The Golden Gloves turns 100. And "Adventures with Abuelita."
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 1, 2023 - Full Show
4/1/2023 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
As Election Day approaches, top issues on the minds of voters. A local congregation helping migrants. The Golden Gloves turns 100. And "Adventures with Abuelita."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> GOOD EVENING TO CHICAGO NOT TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES.
I AM MICHAEL PUENTE WITH WTTW CHICAGO.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.
THE LOCAL CONGREGATION HELPING MIGRANT BUS FROM THE CHICAGO BORDER.
BRINGING IT BACK TO THE ART OF THE MAJOR'S ITALY DEVELOPMENT.
AN ANNUAL EVENT SERIES.
>> BOXING, I OWE MY LIFE TO BOXING.
>> AND 90th GOLDIE HAWN GLOVE CHAMPIONSHIP AND HOW BOXING GOT HIM READY FOR HIS MISS.
ELECTION DAY IS QUICKLY APPROACHING.
WHAT IN FACT COULD UNDECIDED VOTERS HAVE.
WE EXPLORE THAT, RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>> CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES, MADE POSSIBLE IN PART THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.
L CRITICAL SWING VOTE ON WHO DECIDE CHICAGO'S NEXT MAYOR.
WITH TUESDAY'S ELECTION QUICKLY APPROACHING, MANY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD FROM EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES.
A RECENT POLL FROM NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FIND THE TOP ELECTION ISSUE FOR LATINOS IS CRIME AND SAFETY.
BRANDON JOHNSON AND PAUL HAVE VERY DIFFERENT PLANS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
>> MY PUBLIC SAFETY IS WE HAVE TO INVEST IN PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHAT SAFE AMERICAN CITIES DO.
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT PREVENTION.
WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER.
TO HAVE YOUR CRIME SOLVED OR PREVENTED QUITE ?
>> THERE ARE 300 OFFICERS WILLING TO COME BACK IF YOU ARE RUNNING TWO ACADEMIES, DAY AND EVENING ACADEMIES, YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT NO OFFICERS ON THE STREET.
ONLY TAKE SIX MONTHS FOR THE OFFICERS TO BE ON THE STREET.
I KNOW.
>> JOINING US NOW ARE ROBERTO VALDES JR., AND KARINA , PRESIDENT AND CEO OF -- AND JAMIE DOMINGEZ , PROFESSOR AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING ON LATINO VOICES TODAY.
WE WILL GET STARTED.
ACCORDING TO A POLL, CRIME NUMBERS ARE THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WE JUST SAW.
THEY ARE OFFERING VERY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.
WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK IS RESONATING WITH MOST LATINO VOTERS?
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
I THINK WE SEE 44% OF THE LATINO VOTERS SPLIT BETWEEN THEM.
THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT TO TOWARD MALAISE .
THERE MAY BE A MISS UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LAST NAME, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CRIME, MAKE NO MISTAKE.
LATINO S CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN A WAY THAT IS REAL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THE NEXT MAYOR HAS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE THE MOMENT.
TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES.
AND BE ABLE TO BLEND.
THERE'S NO ONE SOLUTION TO WHAT BROUGHT US HERE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FIXED OVERNIGHT.
I THINK WE ARE ALL COGNIZANT OF THAT REALITY.
IF WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE OUR PUBLIC CRIME ISSUE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYONE.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE STRATEGIES.
MATTRESS PUTTING POLICE OFFICERS BACK ON THE STREET, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, AND NOT JUST INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSE AND BREAKING DOWN THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS.
THAT'S THE HARD WORK WORKS >> THE LATEST POLLS SHOW A DEAD HEAT.
44% OF THE VOTES.
46% OF THE LATINO VOTERS LEADING TOWARDS MALAISE.
45% FAVOR JOHNSON.
ROBERTO , IS THAT YOUR SENSE OF WHERE THE LATINO VOTERS ARE RIGHT NOW?
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE UNDERSTAND THE LATINO COMMUNITY IS NOT A MONOLITHIC GROUP.
WE HEAR THAT A LOT IN MANY OF THE MESSAGING .
LATINOS ARE GOING TO VARY ON DIFFERENT ISSUES .
OF COURSE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES AS THEY THINK ABOUT HOW THEY VOTE AT THE BALLOT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT.
FOR CANDIDATES TO PUSH HARD AND ENSURE THEIR MESSAGE IS GETTING TO THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES , THE DIFFERENT LATINO COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO.
AGAIN IT'S NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE CAMPAIGNS.
>> JAMIE DOMINGEZ, 40% OF LATINO VOTERS SAY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE CAMPAIGNS.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE CANDIDATE VOTERS OUTREACH TO THE LATINO COMMUNITY?
>> WHAT IT BASICALLY SAYS IS THAT WHEN THE RACIST SUPERTYPE THEY WILL BEGIN TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
FOR LATINOS I THINK THE FACT THAT HISTORICALLY WE HAVE LOWER RATES OF REGISTRATION, AND THEREFORE, BY DEFAULT, THE FORM OF VOTING.
THE TAKE AWAY IS GOING TO BE, GOING FORWARD, AS IT THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW, THE LEADERS AND VOTING PREFERENCES ARE REFLECTED.
AGAIN, THE FACT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO JUST WAIT TWO OR THREE WEEKS TO BE ENGAGED WITH THE ELECTORATE.
VOTING IS BEHAVIORAL.
THE EARLIER WE CAN GET MESSAGING TO OUR COMMUNITY, THE MORE IT'S GOING TO BE MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION.
>> I WILL STICK WITH YOU.
DO YOU THINK WHEN U.S.
CONGRESSMAN , JESUS LOUIS GARCIA, LEFT THE CAMPAIGN WITH THE LOSS IN THE PRIMARY, DO YOU THINK LATINO VOTERS MAY HAVE LOST INTEREST OVERALL?
SOME LATINO VOTERS MAY HAVE LOST INTEREST.
>> PROBABLY.
PERHAPS THOSE WHO FELT STRONG ABOUT CHICAGO BEING ABLE TO BE THEIR OWN.
THE STUDY IS SHOWING 75% OF VOTERS ARE GOING TO PREFER THE ETHNIC CANDIDATE.
LATINO VOTERS WE POSTED VALUES WERE LATINO, THERE COULD BE SOME EFFECTS WITH THAT.
AGAIN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE TWO CANDIDATES SPEAK ABOUT THE BROAD ISSUES THAT LATINOS ARE INTERESTED IN.
CRIME, COST OF INFLATION.
AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
THEY BELIEVE YOU CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME, ADDRESSING CRIME, PROMOTING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES, AND PERFORM ACCOUNTABILITY .
WE HAVE THE MOST EFFICIENT POLICE FORCE IN THE COUNTRY.
>> KARINA, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES YOU ARE HEARING REPORTING TO THEM?
>> PUBLIC SAFETY WE KNOW IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
AS IS THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH JOBS.
JOBS THAT LEAD TO CAREERS AND ARE WELL PAID.
AND TO BE REALLY BLUNT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, RIGHT?
70% OF THE POLL TOLD US THAT WE ARE IN GREAT DEAL OR A FAIR AMOUNT SIMILAR TO OUR BLACK BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS THOSE GOALS.
OUR PURCHASING POWER.
OUR HOME OWNERSHIP.
IT'S OUR SKILL AND COMMITMENT TO THE ENTREPRENEURS.
IT'S OUR CULTURE.
WE KNOW IT'S WELCOMING.
IT'S ALSO HARD-WORKING AND READY.
ALL OF THAT PACKAGED TOGETHER IS OPPORTUNITY.
>> BOOK AND A CANDIDATE STILL DO TO GET THEIR MESSAGE ACROSS TO LATINOS?
>> SIMPLE , MICHAEL.
KNOCKING ON DOORS.
MAKING THE PHONE CALLS, ENSURING THEY ARE TRYING TO REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT.
WE ARE EXCITED .
FOR THE PAST SIX OR SEVEN WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN DOING NONPARTISAN GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORTS.
IT REALLY FOCUSES ON THAT.
MEETING FOLKS WHERE THEY ARE AT.
WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DO THAT TYPE OF WORK.
WE KNOW THESE FOLKS KNOW THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY , AND WE WOULD HOPE THE CAMPAIGNS DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.
FIND FOLKS WHO ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
>> WE'VE GOT LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.
IS THERE ONE ISSUE THAT CANDIDATES HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO?
THAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED?
>> SOCIAL COMPETENCY WITH THEIR OUTREACH.
ENSURING THEIR MESSAGING IS SOCIALLY COMPETENT.
FOLKS ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE PREDOMINANTLY MEXICAN HERITAGE AND BACKGROUND.
THE NORTHWEST SIDE, PUERTO RICAN.
VARIOUS DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
ENSURING THE MESSAGING IS SOCIALLY COMPETENT.
KARINA.
>> WHAT ISSUE HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED?
>> AND NEEDS TO BE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES.
NOT JUST INVESTING IN COMMERCIAL.
INVEST IN THE COMMUNITIES.
KNOW THAT WE ARE UNITED , NOT ONLY IN OUR DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER, BUT READY ON ELECTION DAY TO WORK WITH THE NEXT MAYOR.
IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO FEEL UNITY.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.
OUR THANKS TO ROBERTO, KARINA AND JAMIE.
YOU CAN VISIT OUR WTTW NEWS VOTER GUIDE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
YOU CAN SEARCH BY NAME, RACE OR BOARD, AND FIND OUT WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND ON THE ISSUES.
VISIT WTTW.COM/VOTER GUIDE.
UP NEXT, HOW A WESTSIDE CONGREGATION IS HELPING MIGRANTS BUS TO CHICAGO.
AND HUNDREDS OF MIGRANT ARRIVED AND BUSES FROM THE TEXAS BORDER.
JOANNA HERNANDEZ VISITED A CONGREGATION HELPING ASYLUM-SEEKERS THROUGH THEIR JOURNEYS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK INSIDE THIS FOOD PANTRY.
PASTOR JOHN RUNS THE OPERATION.
>> WE DO OUR FIRST THINK WITH THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY.
WHAT WE HAVE GOT HERE IS WE TRY TO HELP FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH FOOD THEY DON'T RECEIVE .
>> THAT MISSION GOES BEYOND THE FOOD PANTRY.
LAST YEAR, PASTOR AND HIS WIFE OPENED THE DOORS OF THEIR CHURCH TO WELCOME DOZENS OF MIGRANTS ARRIVING ON BUSES FROM TEXAS.
>> ONCE THEY WERE COMING HERE, WE WERE ABLE TO FEED THEM, CLOTHE THEM.
THEY RECEIVED SHOWERS AND A NIGHT STAY.
WE PLACE THEM IN DIFFERENT PLACES TO LIVE.
>> ONE OF THE MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED ON THE CHURCH ON THE BUS FROM THE BORDER.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> THE MOTHER OF TWO SAYS THE CONGREGATION HAS GIVEN HER FAMILY A FRESH START FROM THE HARDSHIPS.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE IS WHAT THE PASTOR THAT STARTED TO HAPPEN.
THE SERVICES STARTED TO GROW.
>> RETURNING MIGRANTS WE GET WEEKLY , ABOUT 150, THAT WILL COME HERE WEEKLY.
RECEIVING SERVICES.
WE STILL GIVE FAMILIES.
FAMILIES ARE NOW COMING FROM OTHER STATES IN TRYING TO FIND BENEFITS, RESOURCES AND HELP.
>> HER TO KIDS SPEND 10 DAYS WALKING THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
HER 10-YEAR-OLD SON MADE THE LONG JOURNEY WITH ONE LEG.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> IT'S THE FIRST TIME VISITING THE CHURCH IN HOPES OF GETTING HELP FOR HER SON.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> EMMANUEL HAD HIS LEG AMPUTATED WHEN HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ].
>> WHAT STARTED AS A YOUTH PROGRAM IN 1995 HAS EXPANDED TO A MASSIVE OPERATION.
THE MISSION THE PASTOR SAYS IS GOD 'S WORK.
OR DOES THE PASSION COME FROM?
>> NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT A STAFF OF FOLKS THAT ARE ALL CALLED TO HELP PEOPLE.
WE ARE CALLED.
IT'S NOT ABOUT A PAYCHECK.
IT'S BEEN CALLED TO THIS TYPE OF WORK.
HELPING FOLKS WHO ARE THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND MOST NEEDY.
>> FORMER .
FOR LATINO VOICES, I AM JOANNA HERNANDEZ.
>> THE FOOD PANTRY OPERATES EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE CHICAGO GOLDEN GLOVE AT ANNUAL BOXING TOURNAMENT IS CELEBRATING ITS CENTENNIAL THIS YEAR.
FOR MANY LATINOS IT'S A CULTURAL POINT OF PRIDE.
LONGTIME FANS OF THE SPORT WILL RECALL RICARDO LOPEZ, AND LOCALLY DAVID DIAZ.
PRODUCER MET UP WITH A THREE-TIME GOLDEN GLOVE CHAMPION WHO CREDITS HIS YEARS CLEANING UP IN THE RING AS A BOXER TO HIS SUCCESS TODAY AT THE HOME OF A CLEANING SERVICING COMPANY.
>> WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD I WAS 504 175 POUNDS.
WHICH IS KIND OF CHOPPY.
>> HE SAYS HE REMEMBERS THE EXACT MOMENT HE BECAME DEDICATED TO BOXING.
AS A TEENAGER, IN A OUT WITH AN OLDER OPPONENT.
>> HE JUST STARTS WAILING ON ME.
PUNCHING.
HOOKS.
I WAS SHIELDING.
AND THEN THE PUNCHES STARTED GETTING LIGHTER AND LIGHTER.
I LOOK UP AND THE GUYS EXHAUSTED.
I SAID, IT'S MY TURN.
THE CROWD IS GETTING INTO IT AND EVERYBODY STARTS CHEERING.
THEY WERE GOING CRAZY.
EVER SINCE THAT I WAS HOOKED.
>> HE SAYS GROWING UP IN SUBURBAN AURORA, BOXING WAS PART OF HIS FAMILY'S LIFE.
>> IT WAS PART OF OUR CULTURE.
BOXING.
ALL THE GREAT MEXICAN FIGHTERS.
WE WATCHED EVERY FIGHT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED BOXING, I LOST A FRIEND, AND I STARTED EATING.
I ASKED MY FATHER IF I COULD JOIN HIM AT THE CITY GYM.
HE SAID , SURE.
>> HE SHOWS PROMISES AS A YOUNG BOXER AND LOOK FOR PLACES TO COMPETE.
>> THE CLOSEST TOURNAMENTS WERE IN CHICAGO.
SO WE MADE OUR WAY TO CHICAGO A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH TO COMPETE IN THEIR TOURNAMENTS.
PART DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS, CYO.
CHICAGO IS VERY SEGREGATED BUT WEIGHS -- MEXICAN, IRISH, ITALIAN.
BEAUTIFUL RIVALRIES.
EVERYBODY IS REALLY INTO BACKING THEIR FIGHTER.
HOW COLORFUL THE CITY IS AND HOW ETHNIC AND DIVERSE IT IS.
>> HE WENT ON TO WIN THREE GOLDEN GLOVE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
>> 97, 98, 99.
TWO ARE FROM THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASS CATEGORY.
THE 156 POUND WEIGHT CLASS PERIODS >> THE BELTS FROM THOSE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OTHER MEMORABILIA NOW ADORN HIS OFFICE AT APACHE SERVICES AND A SUPPLY.
THE COMPANY HE FOUNDED IN 2002.
>> WE GROW TO BE A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR A LOT OF THE OLDER BUILDINGS IN CHICAGO.
WE SERVICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND WE SERVICE HOSPITALS.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY.
>> HE ULTIMATELY OPTED OUT OF GROWING PRO, TO CREDIT THE LESSONS HE LEARNED FROM THE DAYS IN THE RING THROWING AND TAKING PUNCHES FOR HIS BUSINESS SUCCESS.
>> I OWE MY LIFE TO BOXING.
>> INCHING MY WAY OUT .
I HAVE WORKED HARD.
I'VE MADE A LOT OF SACRIFICES, JUST LIKE IN THE RING.
SACRIFICE IS HARD WORK.
PEOPLE LOSE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT , LATINO VOICES, THIS IS ERICA HENDERSON.
>> THE 100 OLD AND GLOVE TOURNAMENT IS IN FULL SWING RIGHT NOW.
YOU WILL FIND MORE OF THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
CHICAGO PROJECT IS UNDERWAY IN THE BACK OF THE YARD.
TWO YEARS AFTER ITS ANNOUNCEMENT.
CITYWIDE PLAN AFTER REVITALIZING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
$50 MILLION DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS UNITED YARDS, RETAIL SHOPS, HEALTH CLINIC, BREWPUB AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HERE IS AMANDA WITH THE STORY.
>> THIS RIGHT HERE WITH THE SHOPPING DISTRICT.
IT HAD EVERYTHING.
THE BASEMENT.
STEREOS.
THE TOYS.
FIRST FLOOR HAD THE CLOSE, MULTIPLE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT FURNITURE CLOTHING.
>> JESSE GREW UP IN THE BACK OF THE YARDS.
NOW AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S REINVENTION.
HE OWNS BACK OF THE YARD COFFEE.
IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED YOU WILL BE SELLING FRESH ROASTED IN THEM ON TODAY'S ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE DEPARTMENT STORE HE ONCE SHOPPED OUT AS A KID.
ONE OF THE OVERALL GOALS FOR THE PROJECT, TO CREATE JOBS.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HELP REINVIGORATE OF THIS THE CORNER OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THERE WERE PEOPLE OUT OF SCHOOL AND UNEMPLOYED.
WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT TO NEIGHBORHOOD VIOLENCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT IT GOES HAND-IN-HAND.
BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE JOBS, IT'S GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DEVELOPER GROUP SAYS THE UNITED PROGRAM WILL CREATE 300 CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND 40 PERMANENT ONES.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> LACK OF JOB OPPORTUNITY WASN'T ALWAYS AN ISSUE.
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES CAME HERE BECAUSE OF THE JOBS AVAILABLE AT CHICAGO'S MASSIVE MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY.
BUT WHEN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE IS CLOSED, THE JOBS LEFT, TOO.
ESMERALDA HOPES THESE NEW JOBS WILL BE WELL-PAID.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> ORGANIZERS ALSO WORRIED THE PROJECT COULD LEAD TO DISPLACEMENT.
KNOWING DEVELOPMENT OFTEN DRIVES PEOPLE OUT OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE, JUST LIKE ABOUT BROWNSVILLE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE, IS TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE NOW , OR WITH RISING PROPERTY TAXES AND PUSHING PEOPLE OUT, WILL THIS END UP BEING A COOL THING FOR OTHER PEOPLE ?
IF THAT MAY HAPPEN, WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW, TOGETHER, TO SHOW THAT GENTRIFICATION ?
>> BUSINESSES THAT ARE PART OF THE PROJECT MUST COMMIT TO SIGNING THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT.
A PROMISE THEY WILL PAY FAIR WAGES, HIGHER LOCALLY, AND USE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.
>> DO I BELIEVE IT CAN BE A GREAT THING?
ABSOLUTELY.
WE ALSO HOPE THEY WOULD LIKE TO HIGHER LOCALLY, INSIST WE BUY LOCALLY, AND SERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A LOCAL AND FAIR PRICE.
>> A BRAND-NEW BUILDING , A BACK OF THE YARD STARTER.
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS THE OWNER HAS BEEN RUNNING HIS BUSINESS THROUGH POP-UPS AND FESTIVALS.
NOW HE GETS A CHANCE AT RUNNING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR OPERATION.
>> OUR VISION IS TO HAVE A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.
HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM BUT THEY CAN COME.
THIS IS OUR SPOT.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT POSSIBILITY, THAT THE PROJECT WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF BELONGING FOR RESIDENTS.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> IT WON'T BE SINK OR SWIM FOR THESE NEW LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS.
>> THEY ARE DOING A COHORT WITH THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
LEARN WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO TO PREPARE FOR OPENING, AND ALSO MEETING WITH THEM , EACH SPECIFIC BUSINESS, TO GIVE THEM TOOLS AND RESOURCES.
GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES THE SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT THAT HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR FAR TOO LONG.
>> WITH MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT EXITING CITY HALL, THE FUTURE OF ONE OF HER SIGNATURE PROGRAMS COULD BE IN JEOPARDY.
JOSE EMMA A BLACKFOOT DEVELOPER, BELIEVES THE FUTURE MAYOR WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE SOME VERSION OF IT.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR THEM TO DENY THE BENEFITS THAT THE PROGRAM BRINGS TO THESE COMMUNITIES.
I SUSPECT IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE .
IT MIGHT BE REBRANDED.
IT MIGHT BE TWEAKED.
IT MIGHT BE IMPROVED.
BUT THE MODEL OF SENDING THOSE INVESTMENT DOLLARS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS THESE DOLLARS, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN TURN THAT BACK.
>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES, I AM AMANDA VINICKY.
>> THESE ARE ANTICIPATED TO OPEN BY THE END OF SUMMER, WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IS EXPECTED TO START AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART HAS LAUNCHED ITS 29th ANNUAL FESTIVAL.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVENT SERIES HONORING 17TH-CENTURY MEXICAN NUN, WRITER AND ACTIVIST.
NEXT WEEK, ONE OF OUR CHICAGO OWN WRITER WILL BE READING HER ADVENTURES AS PART OF THE CELEBRATION.
>> THE FESTIVAL IS OUR ANNUAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY FESTIVAL.
IT CELEBRATES MEXICAN WOMEN IN THE ARTS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.
THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL HAS INCLUDED A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING FROM BOOK READINGS.
WE HAVE PERFORMANCES , CONCERTS, AND WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE UP WITH A CELINE ATTRIBUTE DANCE PARTY.
I STARTED WRITING A SERIES I CALL ADVENTURES WITH -- WHERE I TAKE MY LITTLE GRANDSON TWO DIFFERENT MUSEUMS .
THE BOOKS ARE BILINGUAL SO PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS CAN READ TO THEIR CHILDREN , EVEN IF THEY DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH.
THEY ARE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
THEY ARE ALSO MEANT TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS TO TAKE THEIR FAMILIES TO THE WONDERFUL MUSEUMS AND PARKS AND ZOOS WE HAVE IN CHICAGO.
>> WE SEE IT AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND ALSO TO ENJOY THE MANY TALENTS OF WOMEN .
>> READING AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART ON SATURDAY APRIL EIGHTH.
YOU WILL FIND MORE ON THE EVENT SERIES ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK .
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT WTTW.COM/NEWS FOR THE VERY LATEST FROM WTTW NEWS.
WHILE YOU ARE THERE MAKE SURE YOU VISIT THE WTTW VOTER GUIDE AHEAD OF TUESDAY'S ELECTION.
YOU ARE WATCHING US ON SATURDAY NIGHT, YOU CAN ALSO CAST LATINO VOICES AND BLACK VOICES ON SUNDAY BEGINNING AT 10:00 P.M. YOU CAN CATCH MY REPORTING ON 91.5 FM.
FOR ALL OF US HERE AT CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES, I AM MICHAEL PUENTE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.
STAY HEALTHY, STAY SAFE.
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