>> GOOD EVENING.

WITH "CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES," I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT, COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE FLOODING , MANY LOOKING TO CREATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP SOAK UP FUTURE FLOODING PROBLEMS.

FOR NEW MIGRANT STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

WE TALKED TO THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT ABOUT RESOURCES FOR LANGUAGE BARRIERS.

>>> AND PROTECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN ILLINOIS AND MOVING THEM INTO PERMANENT JOBS FROM TEMPORARY JOBS .

>>> THE MUSIC AND ART OF LITTLE VILLAGE.

MUSIC EVENT TAKEOVER NAVY PIER THIS WEEKEND .

>>> AN ARTIST IS CELEBRATING TWO DECADES OF WORK.

ALL THAT COMING UP.

>>> EFFORTS TO DEVELOP MORE ANTI-FLOODING INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINA VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> AFTER THE JULY 2nd STORM THAT CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FLOODING ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO, MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THOSE LARGELY LATINO AND BLACK COMMUNITIES ARE STILL DEALING WITH DAMAGE.

SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE EXPLORING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN HELP PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING.

JOINING US WITH MORE ARE A REPORTER AND RESIDENT OF CICERO, AND A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR ALLIANCE OF THE SOUTHEAST .

A SOUTHEAST SIDE RESIDENT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

YOU ARE A RESIDENT.

TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW IN CICERO DURING THE FLOODING AND HOW WIDESPREAD WAS IT ?

>> ABSOLUTELY .

IT WAS DEVASTATING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

EVERYWHERE I WENT , EVERYBODY I SPOKE WITH, EVERY TIME I WALKED TO THE ALLEYS, I COULD SEE GARBAGE PEOPLE HAD TO THROW OUT AFTER THE FLOODING .

IT WAS INCREDIBLY WIDESPREAD.

I WAS NOT AFFECTED THAT MUCH , A LITTLE FLOODING AROUND THE PORCH.

A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS WERE.

>> THE SOUTHEAST SIDE WAS NOT AS AFFECTED BY THE STORMS AS THE WESTSIDE AND WEST SUBURBS.

BUT IT IS THE PLACE WHERE FLOODING IS COMMON AFTER MAJOR STORMS.

HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE COMMUNITY WITH FREQUENT STORMS LIKE THAT ?

>> IT IS A HISTORICAL ISSUE WE HAVE GOTTEN USED TO , FLOODING OF OUR BASEMENTS, WHEN RAIN RUNS OFF, WE HAVE STREAMS ON OUR ROADWAYS WHICH LEADS INTO OUR SIDEWALKS.

THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES WITHOUT RESIDENCE LOSE VALUABLE THINGS WHEN HOUSES ARE FLOODED.

MY FAMILY HAS GONE THROUGH THAT.

ONE OF THE ISSUES IN WHERE WE LIVE, WE HAVE ISSUES WITH FLOODING.

>> YOU ADDED COMMUNITY MEETINGS LOOKING FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE MECHANISMS , WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT?

>> OUR REPORTING FOCUSED HEAVILY ON THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY GREEN PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM THAT USES GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.

NATURAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP MITIGATE AND STAVE OFF FLOODING.

WE ARE WORKING ON THE PROJECT WHICH WILL HELP WORK WITH THICK CHICAGO SUBURBS , BLUE ISLAND , DALTON, TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH THINGS LIKE RAIN GARDENS AND OTHER GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HELPS MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THESE FLOODING ISSUES.

>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, OUR COMMUNITIES LIKE CICERO RECEPTIVE TO THE IDEA OF RAIN GARDENS ?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ESPECIALLY AFTER THE SECOND FLOODING.

THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN 2009 WHICH WAS NOT A LONG TIME AGO FOR PEOPLE STILL DEALING WITH THE DAMAGES.

PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AS OPPOSED TO OFFERING PEOPLE LOANS TO COVER THE DAMAGE , ESPECIALLY WITH ISSUES LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE .

>> IT IS ABOUT PREVENTION, DEFINITELY.

FINANCIAL DAMAGES CAN BE SIGNIFICANT .

ARE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES LIKE YOURS TYPICALLY ABLE TO RECOVER FROM INSURANCE TO MAKE THEM WHOLE AFTER A FLOODING PROBLEM?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MY EXPERIENCE IN SPEAKING WITH RESIDENTS , THEY ARE NOT MADE WHOLE.

WHAT THEY LOSE IS NEVER ASSESSED TO THE VALUE IT IS.

A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE THE AMERICAN DREAM, THEY OWN A HOME, WITH COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE, OUR HOMES ARE MORE LIKE PRISONS.

WE ARE AFFECTED BY THE SMELL , POLLUTION, WE HAVE IN-HOME POOLS.

OUR RESIDENTS ARE NEVER MADE WHOLE.

THEY NEVER FULLY RECOVER.

THAT IS THE SENSE I HAVE ALWAYS HAD.

>> ARE PLACES AROUND CHICAGO AND ELSEWHERE, WITH THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AFTER FLOODING ?

>> THE FIRST RAIN READY CITY THAT WORKED WITH US WAS MIDLOTHIAN.

THEY WERE ABLE TO BUILD RAIN GARDENS AND WORK ON THEIR LOCAL CREEKS TO ESTABLISH RETENTION BASINS SO THAT THEIR MAJOR FLOODING ISSUES COULD BE STAVED OFF.

THEY ARE HOPING TO REPLICATE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY THEY'RE WORKING ON .

>> WILL CICERO BE ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES?

>> FOR NOW , IT WILL NOT BE.

WE HOPE THAT IF SUCCESSFUL , LIKE MIDLOTHIAN , WE COULD EXPAND TO OTHER COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

>> YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT EVENTUALLY ?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AN ESTIMATED 18,000 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

MANY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

HOW DO THESE EVENTS AFFECT THEM ?

>> EXACTLY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN CICERO ARE UNDOCUMENTED.

A LOT OF COMPOUNDING FACTORS THAT ADD ONTO THE STRUGGLE PEOPLE IN CICERO HAVE TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER THE FLOODING.

ONE OF THOSE IS THEM BEING WORKING CLASS AND THESE ARE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGES.

THEN BEING LANGUAGE ISSUES.

A LOT OF THESE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS AND DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH PROFICIENTLY ENOUGH AND HAVE TROUBLE CONTACTING THESE ORGANIZATIONS OR GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

>> I WANT TO FINISH UP WITH YOU, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, IT TAKES SOME TIME TO PUT INTO PLACE.

WHAT ARE SHORT-TERM RESOURCES COMMUNITIES WOULD LIKE TO SEE?

>> WE HAVE ADVOCATED FOR PARKWAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT .

WE ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO GROW ACTUAL PLANS BECAUSE IT ABSORBS MORE WATER.

WE ENCOURAGE THAT TO SEE HOW THE WATER COLLECTS .

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, A DECLARATION FOR COOK COUNTY WAS APPROVED, MAKING IT USING FEDERAL RESOURCES FROM FEMA TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THE FLOODS.

>>> SOMMER HAS OFFICIALLY COME TO A CLOSE FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM.

CHICAGO TONIGHT RECENTLY SPOKE WITH THE TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT ABOUT THE HOPE AND CHALLENGES OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR AN INFLUX OF MIGRANT STUDENTS.

BRANDIS FRIEDMAN BEGIN BY ASKING WHETHER CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS ENOUGH SPANISH-SPEAKING TEACHERS TO ACCOMMODATE .

>> THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF ANYTHING TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES IN THE CITY.

WE ARE LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR YEARS.

WHEN YOU SEE FAMILIES LIVING OUTSIDE OF POLICE STATIONS, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE NOT PUT AN EMPHASIS OVER TIME IN MAKING SURE WE HAVE CENTERS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE ARE STUDYING THE PAIN OF THAT RIGHT NOW.

DIFFERENT THIS YEAR THAN IN YEARS PAST , THERE IS ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO RECRUIT MORE BILINGUAL TEACHER TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN AGENCY.

>> YOU NAMED SOME OF THEM , BUT FOR MIGRANT STUDENTS COMING , THERE IS THE LINGUIST BARRIER AND THERE IS ENDURING TRAUMA.

>> WE HAVE A SOCIAL WORKER IN EVERY SCHOOL.

WE NEED THAT FOR THE TRAUMATIC IMPACTS OUR CHILDREN HAVE.

THAT NEED HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY.

WE ARE SAYING YES TO THE DIFFERENCE NOW.

WE ARE WORKING COOPERATIVELY TO MAKE SURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE ALREADY, ARE DEALING WITH THIS .

>> WHAT DOES THAT COOPERATION LOOK LIKE?

>> WE HAVE A GROUP OF MEMBERS GOING FROM SHELTER TO SHELTER TO MAKE SURE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ENROLLED IN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

OUR MEMBERS ARE ENROLLING STUDENTS IN THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.

THAT WAS UNHEARD OF BEFORE THIS ADMINISTRATION.

WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES ALL OVER THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE OFFERING LANGUAGE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES.

THEY ARE WORKING IN MUTUAL AID EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS CLOTHING, AND WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS .

WE ARE PART OF THE COALITION.

WE ARE NOT FIGHTING TO BE A PART OF THE COALITION.

>> THAT WAS BRANDIS FRIEDMAN SPEAKING WITH THE UNION PRESIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

THE FULL CONVERSATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH MORE.

>>> 8000 ILLINOIS RESIDENTS WORKING IN TEMPORARY JOBS, SUPPORTING -- THAT HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED OVER TWO DECADES.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE WORKING FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT.

THERE IS A GROUP OF WORKERS THAT ADVOCATES PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE TO HARASSMENT AND ABUSE .

THE WORKERS ARE HELD BACK FROM GETTING HIRED.

NICK BLUMBERG REPORTS ON A BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER AIMS TO HELP THAT.

FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS IS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST THAT , TEMPORARY, BUT ILLINOIS COMPANIES HAVE CREATED -- >> THESE WORKERS ARE WORKING IN THESE COMPANIES FOR FIVE, 10 , OVER 15 YEARS AS TEMPORARY WORKERS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE WORKER GETS FIRED AND PROBABLY REHIRED OFTEN WITHIN THE SAME WILL TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARY.

>> AFTER 90 DAYS, TEMPORARY WORKERS WILL HAVE RIGHTS TO BECOME PERMANENT WORKERS FOR THE COMPANY REPORT WITH PAY AND BENEFITS EQUAL TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, THAT IS JUST ONE PART OF A MEASURE LAWMAKERS PASSED DURING THE SPRING SESSION .

THE BILL MANDATES SAFETY STANDARDS .

TEMPORARY WORKERS OFTEN HAVE LITTLE OR NO TRAINING ON POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT AND WAREHOUSES OR FACTORIES.

>> THEY HAVE LEFT ME WORKING THREE MACHINES WITHOUT TRAINING.

THEY DON'T TELL ME HOW TO TURN OFF THE MACHINERY OR IF IT GETS STUCK, WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS TEMPORARY WORKER AND MANY OTHERS , THERE IS A LANGUAGE BARRIER AND WHAT ADVOCATES SAY IS A PATTERN OF EXPORTATION.

>> THE WORKERS WHO WERE IN THE INDUSTRY, MANY IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY , UNDOCUMENTED, IT IS CORPORATIONS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN'T GET LABOR AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: INDUSTRY GROUPS WERE NEUTRAL BUT THE AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION WROTE A LETTER TO GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER OUTLINING HIS CONCERNS .

TO ENSURE THE AFFECTED STAFFING AGENCIES UNDERSTAND THE CRITERIA THAT THE STATE WILL USE IN IMPLEMENTING EQUAL PAY PROVISION, WE REQUEST THAT ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE PROVISIONS BE STAYED UNTIL FINAL REGULATIONS ARE ISSUED.

>> THEY ARE TRYING TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO WORK.

>> Reporter: A REPRESENTATIVE OF STAFFING SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS ECHOED THE CONCERNS ABOUT EQUAL PAY PROVISION AND SAID , ILLINOIS ALREADY HAS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST LAWS IN THE COUNTRY PROTECTING STAFFING WORKERS , SOMETHING OUR ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED ON AND IMPLEMENTED.

THERE WERE VERY FEW COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE STATE AGAINST ANY OF OUR MEMBERS.

WORKER ADVOCATES SAY THAT UNDERSTAFFED DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CANNOT KEEP UP WITH ENFORCING THE EXISTING PROTECTIONS.

>> THEY ARE SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED AND ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF INVESTIGATORS .

>> Reporter: ANOTHER KEY PROVISION IS ALLOWING ADVOCACY GROUPS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO MAKE ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT, ABUSE, WAGE THEFT , OR DISCRIMINATION.

>> THEY MISTREAT PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: NORMAN GREEN HAS BEEN WORKING AS A TEMPORARY WORKER FOR MY 20 YEARS AND PART OF THE EFFORT TO GET THESE PROTECTIONS PASSED.

>> YOU NEED TO BE THERE EARLY, SIGN YOUR NAME, YOU DO THINGS , YOU STILL DON'T GET WORK.

I HAVE KIDS AT HOME.

REPORT HE HOPES NEW PRODUCTIONS AND MORE ROBUST ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE A HELP TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TEMPORARY WORKERS LIKE HIM ACROSS THE STATE.

>> LET PEOPLE WORK.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THAT , IT STARTS AFFECTING YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.

YOU START TO BRING ALL THAT HOME.

REPORT FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES , I AM NICK BLUMBERG.

>> THE MEASURE TOOK IMMEDIATELY.

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

♪ >> THE PANDEMIC PUT THE ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ON HOLD FOR A FEW YEARS.

THEY ARE BACK IN FULL FORCE TO ROCK LITTLE VILLAGE .

THE ORGANIZERS SAY THE CELEBRATION THIS YEAR MAKES MORE SENSE FOREVER TO SHOWCASE COMMUNITY AND CULTURE.

>> Reporter: IT IS A MUSIC FESTIVAL WHERE YOU CAN FIND A RANGE OF DIFFERENT GENRES OF PERFORMANCE LIKE MUSIC, A DJ, WE HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES.

ALSO , WE HIGHLIGHT LOCAL TALENTED ARTISTS.

WE HAVE SKA, DJ HOUSE MUSIC, WE WILL HAVE TRADITIONAL DANCE PERFORMERS AS WELL.

WE HAVE OVER 40 VENDORS.

A LOT OF THEM ARE YOUTH.

WE HAVE ARTISTS.

WE HAVE ARTISTS THAT DO CROCHET PROJECTS.

THEY DO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, DIGITAL ART , ALL LOCAL TALENT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

WE WILL HAVE VENDORS.

WE WILL HAVE A PLAYGROUND SECTION THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WE HAVE OUR CHICAGO YOUTH BOXING CLUB DOING SPARRING EVENTS THAT IS LIVE.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT .

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE AND WALK DOWN THE STREET FROM CENTRAL PARK TO WHERE THE FESTIVAL WILL BE.

ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

>> VILLAPALOOZA STARTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, MUSIC AND ACTIVITIES WILL BE ALL DAY ALONG 26th STREET.

IT IS FREE TO ATTEND.

FIND MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> WE HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT ANOTHER ATTRACTION IN THE CITY.

>> Reporter: LIFE'S WORK DEBUTED AT THE SOUTHSIDE ART CENTER.

HE SHARED WITH US HOW HE IS USING THE MEDIUM TO CONNECT WITH BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.

>> MULTIPLES AND MULTITUDES.

IT SPANS THE LAST 15 , 18 YEARS .

>> Reporter: FOR TWO DECADES, THIS ARTIST HAS BEEN PRACTICING ART OF ALL MEDIUMS.

HIS WORK IS ON DISPLAY AT THE HYDE PARK MUSEUM.

>> MULTIPLE PROJECTS EXHIBITED.

THE FAMILY PORTRAIT PROJECT CAME ABOUT FROM A CONVERSATION I WAS HAVING WITH MY MOTHER ABOUT OUR MULTIPLE MIGRATIONS.

MOVING ACROSS THE CITY, THE NATION.

BUT BETWEEN 12,000 AND 15,000 PHOTOGRAPHS.

>> Reporter: HIS EXPERIENCE GOES BEYOND PHOTOGRAPHY.

HE TEACHES SCREENPRINTING AT UIC AND HAS ROOTS FURTHER SOUTH AS WELL.

>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A TEACHING ARTIST.

THINKING IN WAYS THE CENTER IS THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE MY SOLO EXHIBITION.

I LIVE IN CICERO.

LITTLE VILLAGE, NORTH LAWNDALE.

PART OF THE CONVERSATION I WAS HAVING , SPECIFICALLY IN THAT INTERSECTION , THIS BOARD BETWEEN BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS, I WAS INTERESTED IN ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS WITH BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES, THINKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE REPRESENTED.

THINKING ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY THAT EXISTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> HE HIT THE STREETS .

UNLIKE OTHER MEDIUMS, THE ARTIST SAYS SCREENPRINTING IS ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE.

>> MOST OF THESE ARE WORKS I CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS.

THESE PRINTS WERE CREATED TO THE MOBILE STREET ART CART.

THESE WERE CREATED WITH THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC FINISHING THEM OUT.

THEY ARE REMINISCENT OF COLORING SHEETS.

LIKE MAD LIBS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN FINISH THEM.

THINKING ABOUT CONVERSATIONS WITH NORTH LAWNDALE RESIDENTS.

TO THE VIOLENCE HAPPENING AROUND CHICAGO.

BEING ABLE TO CLAIM SPACES.

SO THEY ARE SAFE TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH BEAUTY IN BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.

WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM.

CELEBRATE THEM.

MORE ART CAN BE CREATED FOR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE WILLIAM ESTRADA AT THE HYDE PARK ART CENTER NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 29th.

ALEX?

>> AFTER THE HOT WEATHER THIS WEEK , LISTEN TO MUSIC AT THE LAKE, THE SEVENTH ANNUAL LATINX MUSIC FESTIVAL AT NAVY PIER THIS WEEKEND WITH TWO FULL DAYS AND NIGHTS OF PERFORMANCES SHOWCASING LATINO ARTISTS.

>> OUR SEVENTH EDITION , A FREE TWO DAY FESTIVAL FEATURING MUSIC FROM LATINX ARTISTS .

WE WILL HAVE OVER 15 ARTISTS PERFORMING ACROSS THREE STAGES , THE MAIN STAGE , THE PLATFORM NEXT TO THE FERRIS WHEEL, AND THE BEER GARDEN ON THE EAST SIDE.

WE WILL HAVE LOCAL VENDORS PARTICIPATING IN ARTISAN MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE PEER.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PERFORMANCES.

WE WORK WITH FUTURE WORDS WHICH HAS MUSIC PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS WHO WORK TO IDENTIFY EMERGING ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE FORECAST LOOKS GREAT.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE PIER , SEEING THE FESTIVAL, IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THIS GREAT MUSIC WE HAD IN THE SUMMER.

>> LATINX MUSIC FESTIVAL IS AT NAVY PIER IS THIS WEEKEND AND FREE TO ATTEND.

FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE.

THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT, JOIN JOANNA HERNANDEZ THIS MONDAY AT NOON FOR OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CHICAGO TONIGHT LATINO VOICES COMMUNITY AS WE DISCUSSED WHAT BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAFETY FOR YOUTH LOOKS LIKE THE FOLLOWING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF CLASSES.

FOR MORE, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.

TUNE INTO UNIVISION EVERY MORNING AND I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ , BUENOS NOCHES.