>> GOOD EVENING.

CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES .

I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ .

ON THE SHOW TODAY, MAJOR JOHNSON NAMES HIS PICK FOR THE NEW TOP COP IN CHICAGO, COMMUNITY REACTION TO THE APPOINTMENT.

>> IF THEY WERE HAPPY IN THIS PLACE , I WANT THEM SOMETHING TO REMEMBER .

>> A RESTAURANT OWNER TRY TO REBUILD AFTER A FIRE RAVISHED HER BUSINESS.

>>> THOUSANDS OF ILLINOIS RESIDENTS LOSING MEDICAID COVERAGE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

>>> A CROSS-CULTURAL MUSICAL COLLABORATION COMES TO MILLENNIUM PARK.

>>> PUBLIC SAFETY WITH A NEW TOP COP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> CHICAGO IS MEETING THE NEW TOP COP, 31 YEAR VETERAN , LARRY SNELLING , WILL LEAD THE POLICE FORCE AFTER CONFIRMATION BY CITY COUNCIL.

HE FACES A DELICATE BALANCE , DRESSING THE CRIME AND VIOLENCE THAT HAS PLAGUED CHICAGO WHILE CHANGING THE WAY THE DEPARTMENT TRAINS , AND SUPERVISES OFFICERS.

JOINING US ARE RETIRED CHICAGO POLICE SERGEANT RAMIREZ WHOSE BROTHER WAS KILLED IN 2021.

A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST.

ED A MANAGER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

YOU WORKED ALONGSIDE LARRY SNELLING IN THE DEPARTMENT .

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE APPOINTMENT?

AND WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ?

>> WORKING WITH LARRY SNELLING , HE STARTED IN 1992 , I BELIEVE , I STARTED IN 1994.

WE WERE IN PASSING.

FROM MY OPPRESSION , GREAT GUY.

VERY APPROACHABLE.

WELL VERSED IN HIS CHOSEN PROFESSION.

>> REACTION FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES ?

>> VERY POSITIVE.

I LEFT THE DEPARTMENT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

I STILL HAVE A CONNECTION THERE.

I HAVE NOTHING NEGATIVE .

I HOPE THAT EVERYTHING WORKS OUT GREAT.

I THINK THEY MADE A GREAT DECISION.

ONE THING THE MAYOR SAID WAS HE WANTS THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT POSITIONS.

>> JENNIFER, YOU HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND WHAT MURDER INVESTIGATIONS LOOK LIKE AFTER YOUR BROTHER WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHEN DAVID BROWN WAS SUPERINTENDENT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT INVESTIGATION?

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THIS NEW LEADERSHIP?

>> MY FAMILY AND I WERE GRATEFUL OF THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK.

THE DETECTIVES IN AREA 5.

THEY DID EXCELLENT WORK .

THEY PREPARED ALL THE EVIDENCE.

THEY WORK DAY AND NIGHT.

THEY BROUGHT FORWARD EVIDENCE, WITNESSES , THEY PRESENTED IT TO THE STATE ATTORNEY.

THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE POLICE , IT IS THE STATE ATTORNEY, POLITICS.

WE HAVE LEADERS THAT ARE NOT DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING.

WE HAVE LEADERS THAT NEED TO CHANGE BECAUSE, IF WE WANT TO SEE A CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND START FROM THERE.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING THESE HARD-WORKING LEADERS LIKE POLICE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, THAT WORK ON THESE CRIMES DAY BY DAY , IF WE HAVE POLITICIANS THAT ARE NOT RESPECTING THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION?

>> WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ?

>> A CHANGE.

WE ARE ONE OF SO MANY FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN HURT.

THAT HAS LOST A LOVED ONE.

IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO BE PART OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT .

I WOULD EXPECT PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND BRING A CHANGE, NOT BE AFRAID .

OUR COMMUNITY TO NOT BE AFRAID OF THE POLICE WHO ARE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING BEING DONE WRONG, DON'T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP.

>> YOU KNOW CRIME HAPPENS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT ROLE DO YOU SEE POLICE LEADERSHIP PLAYING IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY IN CHICAGO?

>> POLICE DO PLAY A ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALSO PLAY A ROLE.

I BELIEVE THAT COLLABORATION WITH EACH OTHER CAN LEAD US TO HAVING A SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD.

WITH EVERYTHING GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH POLITICS , I THINK THE FIRST STEP IS COLLABORATION.

>> DO YOU THINK MORE COLLABORATION IS NEEDED BEFORE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT?

>> BETWEEN THE POLITICIANS , COMMUNITY LEADERS , WE NEED EVERY SINGLE RESOURCE POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE SAFE.

EVERYONE IS SAFE .

>> MICHELLE , YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY FROM POLICE LEADERSHIP.

GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE.

>> WE HAVE GREAT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS WITH POLICE OFFICERS BEING PRESENT.

MAKING THEMSELVES AVAILABLE.

THE STAKEHOLDERS.

CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP .

WE ALL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A SAFER CITY , A SAFER COMMUNITY.

WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOALS.

WE ALL WANT TO FEEL SAFE.

WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS.

IF WE CAN COME TOGETHER , CREATE A COMMITTEE, OR SOMETHING , I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE APPOINTMENT OF LARRY SNELLING ?

>> GOOD.

I WAS HAPPY -- HE IS FROM CHICAGO, INGLEWOOD , HE WENT TO CHICAGO SCHOOLS AND UNDERSTANDS THE MAKE AND FABRIC OF CHICAGO AND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO LIVE IN AN INNER-CITY AND THE MONEY CHALLENGES .

I WAS HAPPY WITH IT.

>> LARRY SNELLING TALKED ABOUT THE MAYOR DURING HIS PRESS CONFERENCE.

THIS IS SOMETHING OF WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

>> TO HAVE SOMEONE IN CITY HALL WILLING TO LISTEN, WILLING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR OFFICERS ARE DEALING WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR OFFICERS ARE RUNNING INTO VIOLENT SITUATIONS AND RISKING THEIR LIVES.

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE , A MAYOR , WHO SITS IN CITY HALL AND UNDERSTANDS THIS.

>> DO YOU THINK HE AND MAYOR JOHNSON WILL WORK WELL TOGETHER ?

>> I BELIEVE SO.

LARRY SNELLING IS A GREAT GUY FOR THE POSITION .

GREAT LEADERS , BOTH OF THEM.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THERE IS A NEW SURGE OF INTEREST , LEADERSHIP , WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY .

I HAVE OFTEN SAID THAT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF POLICING IS POLICE ARE THE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE ARE POLICE.

IN THE 1830S, THAT'S WHAT THEY SUBSCRIBED TO.

I BELIEVE THAT.

MOST PEOPLE DO NOT SEE , AND MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES FOR YOUR LOSS, THE DETECTIVES , SUPERVISORS , OFFICERS SPEND DAY AND NIGHT TRYING TO PUT THIS MATTER TO REST AND ARREST PERPETRATORS OF THESE HORRIFIC CRIMES.

PEOPLE FEEL THAT.

THERE IS EMOTIONS.

WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFE.

>> WHAT SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY OF LARRY SNELLING WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT?

>> ONE MAN CANNOT DO IT.

THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE TO GET THE RESOURCES , GET THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER , GET THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM , AND START TALKING ABOUT A THINK TANK.

GETTING ALL OF THE INPUT WE CAN.

THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN WE TALK ABOUT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE.

>> INITIALLY , YOU SAID , YOU EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH THE COOK COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY AND NOT PRESSING CHARGES.

DO YOU THINK NEW LEADERSHIP CAN IMPROVE HOW POLICE AND PROSECUTORS WORK TOGETHER ?

>> OF COURSE .

THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM STARTS, WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN CHARGE FOR THE CORRECT LEADERSHIP AT HAND.

THERE IS A BUNCH OF US IN THE COMMUNITY BEING AFFECTED BY ALL OF THESE CRIMES AND NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE BEING SELECTED AND WE HAVE OUR KIDS , IF WE DON'T CHANGE THE LEADERS, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE A CHANGE?

WHEN ARE THESE CRIMES GOING TO STOP?

WHEN ARE THE GUNS GOING TO BE PUT DOWN?

>> YOU MENTIONED THAT WANTING TO SEE CHANGES , HOW POLICE HANDLE MENTAL HEALTH CALLS, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

>> MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

I DO BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN THINGS THAT POLICE WEAR CAN TRIGGER PEOPLE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.

THEY NEED A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INSTEAD OF SOMEONE WITH A BADGE AND A GUN.

>> MICHELLE , VERY QUICKLY AS WE ARE SHORT ON TIME , WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION ?

>> ENGAGEMENT.

ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION.

HAVING POLICE OFFICERS BE APPROACHABLE AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS NOT SCARED TO SPEAK WITH POLICE OFFICERS.

ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION.

>> THAT IS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR BETWEEN EVERYONE .

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>>> THE NORTHPARK BUSINESS OWNER IS PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER HER BUSINESS BURNED TO THE GROUND.

JOANNA HERNANDEZ HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: SHE USED HER SAVINGS TO OPEN A RESTAURANT FOUR YEARS AGO , SHE NAVIGATED FINANCIAL STRUGGLES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND NOW SHE WILL HAVE TO START OVER.

>> I WAS HOPING TO SEE IT CONTAINED.

THE SECOND I SAW THE FIRE , I THOUGHT, IT IS OVER.

>> Reporter: ON A SATURDAY MORNING, SHE WAS TOLD HER RESTAURANT WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE.

WHAT DID THIS MEAN TO YOU ?

>> IT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME.

IT REALLY DID.

>> Reporter: THE ONCE VIBRANT MEXICAN RESTAURANT HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE AUGUST 6th BECAUSE OF FIRE DAMAGE.

SHE SAYS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.

>> OVER $80,000 , MAYBE MORE.

IT IS A BIG EXPENSE .

>> Reporter: IT LEAVES HER IN A TOUGH SITUATION.

SHE SAYS THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS DENYING HER CLAIM BECAUSE OF A CLAUSE IN THE POLICY.

SHE IS TRYING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP HER BUSINESS RECOVER .

>> HELP OUT MY EMPLOYEES.

TO PAY THEIR BILLS.

REPORT LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A PLAN TO TURN THIS AREA INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

MEANT TO REPLACE THE BUSINESS CORRIDOR, FORCING HER TO RELOCATE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> WE WERE HOPING TO FIND A PLACE BY THEN IN THE AREA OR GO TO A NEW HOME.

NOT FAR FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SHE HOLDS ON TO THE MEMBERS OF HER RESTAURANT.

YOU WERE INSPIRED BECAUSE OF YOUR FATHER?

>> YES.

IT WAS MY SAFE SPACE GOING UP.

BEST CHILDHOOD BEING IN HIS RESTAURANT.

I WANTED TO REPLICATE IT.

HAVE THAT SAME EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID LOCKDOWNS, SUPPLY SHORTAGES , SHE HAS PUSHED THROUGH , THIS TIME HOLDING ONTO HER DREAM OF REOPENING.

>> START OVER AGAIN.

[ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] GOT TO GET UP AND GO.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO THE LANDLORD BUT HE HAD NO COMMENT.

NEXT, THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN LOSING MEDICAID COVERAGE, WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THE LOSS BY BRANDIS FRIEDMAN, IN A CONVERSATION RECORDED EARLIER.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 47,000 ILLINOIS RESIDENTS HAVE LOST MEDICAID COVERAGE SINCE AUGUST 1st AND COMING UP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE FACE LOSING THEIR COVERAGE.

THAT IS BECAUSE , FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC, MEDICAID RECIPIENTS ARE ASKING TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SUSPENDED A REQUIREMENT IN MARCH OF 2020 AS COVID CASES MOUNTED , BUT THE REQUIREMENT IS BACK.

ISRAEL IS JOINING US FROM COOK COUNTY HEALTH, CHIEF OF STAFF AT THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND BEN, AND DR. LUNAFROM THE SERVICES, FROM THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

BEN, 47,000 PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS LOSING MEDICAID COVERAGE AS OF AUGUST 1st , HIGHER OR LOWER THAN WHAT YOU EXPECTED?

>> THAT NUMBER IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

NOT THAT WE WERE EXPECTING.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS FOR THREE YEARS.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ALL OF US , I WANTED TO OUR PARTNERS, THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH HOSPITAL SYSTEM , THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, KEEPING EVERYONE ENROLLED WHO IS ELIGIBLE.

THE 47,000 NUMBER IS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT WE WERE AIMING FOR , IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW 13,000 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS , PEOPLE NOT ELIGIBLE, THE REMAINDER ARE PEOPLE WE NEED TO WORK ON.

>> PUT THAT 47,000 NUMBER INTO CONTEXT , HOW MANY PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS DEPEND ON MEDICAID?

>> WE HAVE CURRENTLY ENROLLED 3.9 MILLION PEOPLE IN MEDICAID.

THAT COMPARES TO 2.9 MILLION PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

THAT IS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH.

IN CONTEXT FOR THIS MONTH, THERE WERE 200,000 INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COVERAGE WAS UP FOR RENEWAL IN AUGUST AND 70% OF THOSE ARE MAINTAINING COVERAGE.

30% ARE EITHER STILL BEING PROCESSED OR HAVE LOST COVERAGE.

>> GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW THIS IS IMPACTING COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOW MANY OF YOUR PATIENTS RELY ON MEDICAID?

>> 4700 , HOWEVER, WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE STATE SAW BETWEEN 69% AND 70% REDUCTION, THOSE THAT STAYED ON THE ROLE, WE SAW 85% STAY ON THE ROLE, WE CREDIT THE COVERAGE IN CHICAGO TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THEY ARE UPDATING THEIR ADDRESS ON THE WEBSITE AND WE ARE MAKING OUTREACH.

THAT IS WHAT WE CAN DO AS WE WAIT FOR THE INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD.

GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE UPDATED THEIR ADDRESS .

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, REACH OUT TO THE STATE HIGHLIGHT OR CALL COOK COUNTY HEALTH.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU.

>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN CHICAGO DEPEND ON MEDICAID.

WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS AS WE SEE PEOPLE LOSE COVERAGE?

>> MY CONCERN HAS BEEN THE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE FRAIL, DIFFERENT COMPETENCIES , AND LITERACY , TALKING ABOUT OUR BLACK COMMUNITIES, LATINO COMMUNITIES , TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE INCAPACITATED .

THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE IN COMMUNITIES WE KNOW THAT ARE HIGHLY IMPACTED , NOT ONLY BEFORE COVID , DURING COVID COME AFTER COVID , BECAUSE THEY POSE A THREAT OF LOSING THEIR INSURANCE.

>> BEN, OF THE 47,000 STATEWIDE, ABOUT 13,000 PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE, WHICH MEANS THE REST OF THEM HAVE A PAPERWORK PROBLEM.

IF YOU HAVE LOST COVERAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT DONE THE PAPERWORK , AND OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE , WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> FOR ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THEY ARE STILL ELIGIBLE AND HAVE LOST COVERAGE, THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CLICK ON , MANAGE MY CASE.

AID.ILLINOIS,GOV, COMPLETE THE PAPERWORK ONLINE.

YOU CAN CALL OUR HOTLINE .

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE RETURNED THE PAPERWORK ALREADY HAVE OTHER COVERAGE.

OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE CASES WERE CLOSED FOR NOT RETURNING THE PAPERWORK, A LOT ALREADY HAVE OTHER COVERAGE.

WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY HAVE LOST THE PAPERWORK OR IT GOT LOST IN THE MAIL BUT WE THINK THEY ARE STILL ELIGIBLE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY COVERED.

IF THEY DO THAT, THEY WILL HAVE NO GAP IN COVERAGE.

>> WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL PROCESS?

>> WE HAVE OUR CALL CENTERS WORKING NOW , DEDICATED PERSONNEL WHICH SPEAK 102 LANGUAGES, SPANISH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE A HUGE COMMUNITY OF HISPANICS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY WHO ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR COVERAGE.

THEY CAN CALL US AT [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] , AND THEY CAN GO TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH , AND WE ARE GOING TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.

JUST TO REASSURE PEOPLE, IF THEY LOSE COVERAGE , THEY CAN STILL RECEIVE CARE IN COOK COUNTY ?

>> CORRECT.

IF YOU LOSE COVERAGE, WE HAVE FINANCIAL COUNSEL TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.

GO TO OUR WEBPAGE COOKCOUNTYHEALTH.ORG.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, COME IN AND WE WILL HELP YOU .

IF YOU HAVE LOST COVERAGE, WE WILL HELP YOU.

IT IS OUR JOB TO FIND A WAY TO GET YOU HEALTH COVERAGE.

>> YOU TALK THEM THROUGH HOW TO GO THROUGH THE REDETERMINATION PROCESS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> BACK WITH MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> A FIRST-EVER CONCERT NEXT WEEK WILL BRING THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF CHICAGO'S TWO LARGEST LATINO COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AT MILLENNIUM PARK.

THE PUERTO RICAN ARTS ALLIANCE PRESENT A SHOW , A CROSS-CULTURAL REPERTOIRE OF MEXICAN AND PUERTO RICAN MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES .

IT IS PART OF A MILLENNIAL PARK RESIDENCY PROGRAM .

HERE IS A PREVIEW.

>> THE ORGANIZATION IS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS.

PUTTING TOGETHER ONE MAJOR EVENT AS WE CREATE A SERIES OF EVENTS.

WE ARE NOW CELEBRATING MEXICO AND PUERTO RICO , BRINGING TWO COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.

WE ARE THE LARGEST LATINO COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO.

WE ARE BRINGING MUSIC OF PUERTO RICO , A SINGER WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS , AND THE SAME THING WITH MEXICO.

WE ARE BRINGING IN A CONDUCTOR FROM MEXICO WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC , THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA , THEY ARE BACKING US UP WITH GREAT MUSIC TALENT.

IT IS ABOUT LOCAL TALENT.

REPRESENTING OUR MUSIC PROJECT , WE ARE GOING TO BE TEAMING UP WITH A NONPROFIT THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE BEAUTY OF MEXICAN MUSIC THROUGH TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS.

AND A DANCE COMPANY WILL PERFORM ON STAGE.

THE PUERTO RICAN SIDE, WE HAVE THE PUERTO RICAN-AFRICAN EXPERIENCE.

IT IS ARTISTIC BEAUTY WITHIN THE CULTURE.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.

I WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL PROUD.

I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A GREAT TIME .

THIS IS A SPECTACULAR EVENT THAT SHOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN.

>> THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE J.B. PRITZKER PAVILION ON AUGUST 26th.

FIND MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE .

THAT IS OUR TIME AND OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

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FOR ALL OF US AT CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES , I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ .

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