>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT THAT THE YOU KNOW, VOICES.

I'M JOHN, THAT NON THIS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

WATERS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO WEIGH IN WHETHER CHICAGO SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME TREE CITY AFTER TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.

>> ALL OF WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE SAFER.

>> THE MAYOR NOW SAYS A NEW PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY.

A ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR.

HOW A LOCAL RUM DISTILLING BUSINESS IS CHARTING A NEW PAST FORWARD AFTER A DEVASTATING TRAFFIC COLLISION.

>> AND A NEW SPIN TO AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT THAT'S BRINGING IN MUSIC FROM ALL OVER LATIN AMERICA.

WE HAVE A PREVIEW.

AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A SECOND DAY OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN THE CORRUPTION TRIAL OF AT BURKE.

THE FORMER ALDERMAN DEFENSE ATTORNEY BEGAN HIS CLOSING REMARKS BY CALLING THE PROSECUTION'S CASE IT QUOTE, BUNCH OF NOISE IN A LOT OF CONFUSION.

THE DEFENSE ALSO ARGUES THE PART PROSECUTION FAILED TO PROVE BURKE EVER BROKEN THE LAWS.

THE PROSECUTION MEANWHILE CENTER THEIR ARGUMENTS ON THE OLD POST OFFICE ALLEGATIONS CLAIMING BURKE IDENTIFIED THE RENOVATION AND TAX SUBSIDY.

THE BUILDING NEEDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO FORCE THE DEVELOPER TO HIRE HIS LAW FIRM.

BURKE FACES 14 CHARGES, INCLUDING RACKETEERING, BRIBERY AND ATTEMPTED EXTORTION.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY.

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH ILLINOIS LAW BENDING AR 15 STYLE GUNS AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

JUSTICES TODAY DENIED AN EMERGENCY REQUEST TO BLOCK THE LAW.

IT COMES AS JANUARY FIRST DEADLINE APPROACHES BY THEN ILLINOIS RESIDENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY OWNED GUNS COVERED BY THE LAW HAVE TO NOTIFY STATE POLICE OR FACE POTENTIAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

THE NATION'S HIGH COURT GAVE NO REASON FOR ITS DENIAL.

STILL ADDITIONAL COURT ACTION IS EXPECTED AS GUN RIGHTS GROUPS SEEK TO HAVE THE LAW FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

AND 2 MEN WILL BE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AFTER 40 TO 42 YEARS IN PRISON.

THEY'VE BEEN RELEASED AFTER WHAT IS POSSIBLY THE LONGEST WRONGFUL CONVICTION INCARCERATION IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

THE SISTER OF ONE OF THE MEN JAMES SOUTH, THOUGH, SAYS SHE WAS 8 YEARS OLD WHEN HER BROTHER WENT AWAY TODAY.

SHE'S 50.

I WISH MY DAD WAS STILL HERE.

>> BECAUSE HE WAITED IN MY DAD.

WHAT I WANTED TO SEE TODAY.

IT'S NONE OF US EVERY STEP AND LOSING BECAUSE WE KNEW HE INNOCENT.

>> ALL ALONG >> SO SCENE HERE WAS ONE OF 16 MEN WHO GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE NORTHWESTERN PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAM JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

HE'S ALREADY TAKEN THE ELSE I OUTSIDE AND EXTENDS TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL.

HE AND HIS COUSIN DAVID ALLY OUT WERE ARRESTED IN 1981.

CHARGED WITH 2 MURDERS.

THEIR ATTORNEYS ARGUED WITNESS TESTIMONY WAS FORCED IN ONE OF THEIR DEFENDING ATTORNEYS HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN COURT TODAY.

STATE'S ATTORNEY FOXX OFFICE AGREED TO DROP ALL CHARGES AND A JUDGE GRANTED THE DEFENSE'S REQUEST TO VACATE THE CONVICTIONS.

WITH HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE CORNER.

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS ISSUING A HEALTH ALERT.

THE LURE COMES AMID A RISE IN RESPIRATORY VIRUS CASES.

IDPH IS URGING HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TO ADOPT MIGRATION MEASURES LIKE WEARING MASK TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES.

ACCORDING TO A NEW FROM IDPH OVER HALF OF ILLINOIS COUNTIES ARE SEEING A RISE IN COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS AS WELL AS ELEVATED TRANSMISSION OF THE FLU AND RSV AFFECTING CHILDREN.

WHO'S LOOKING TO GET HATE WILL IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU, THE COOK COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IS KICKING OFF AN ANNUAL LOTTERY FOR THE FIRST MARRIAGE LICENSE OF 2024, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS APPLY ONLINE AT COOK COUNTY'S WEBSITE BEFORE DECEMBER 27TH FOR A CHANCE TO WIN.

THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK THAT DAY.

THE LUCKY COUPLE WILL GET MARRIED ON JANUARY SECOND AND RECEIVED SOME GIFTS.

LITTLE FUN TIME.

UP NEXT, WE'LL CHICAGO STATE IS SEEING TREE CITY.

HEATHER.

SHARON HAS THE ANSWER RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICE HE'S MADE POSSIBLE IN BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE >> THE MONTHSLONG EFFORT TO WEAKEN CHICAGO SELF-PROCLAIMED STATUS AS A SAINT TREE CITY RAN AGROUND TODAY.

THAT'S BECAUSE MORE THAN 3 FIFTHS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS REFUSED TO CONSIDER A MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE PUT THE QUESTION TO VOTERS IN MARCH.

THEY'RE BROUGHT AN OUTRAGE.

ALDERMAN ANTHONY BEALE TO HIS FEET.

>> WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF TO LET THE PEOPLE HAVE A VOICE?

WHAT ARE YOU >> WBTW NEWS REPORTER HEATHER SHARON JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THE LATEST ON THIS FIGHT WILL THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HEATHER.

NOW FIRST QUESTION.

REMIND US WHAT IT MEANS THAT CHICAGO IS THE SAME TREE CITY MORE THAN 38 YEARS.

CHICAGO HAS BEEN A SELF-PROCLAIMED SANCTUARY CITY, WHICH MEANS THAT CITY OFFICIALS ACROSS THE BOARD ARE PROHIBITED FROM HELPING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS.

>> DETAIN PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE OTHERWISE AT RISK DEPORTATION BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDOCUMENTED.

NOW THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE COME HERE FROM TEXAS, MANY ON BUSES PAID FOR BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HOPING TO HURT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S REELECTION.

CHANCES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL IN THE COUNTRY LEGALLY AFTER HAVING REQUESTED ASYLUM AND WAITING FOR THE COURT SYSTEM TO HEAR THEIR CASE.

BUT THAT CRISIS HAS FUELED NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SANCTUARY CITY, OF COURSE.

AND WHAT DID ALDERMAN VO WHO JOINED FORCES WITH ALDERMAN RAYMOND LOPEZ AND DAVID MOORE.

>> TO CALL TODAY SPECIAL MEETING.

HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH BY PUTTING THE CITY CENTER CITY STATUS UP TO VOTE.

SO BOTH ALDERMAN BEAL AND ALDERMAN LOPEZ HAVE LONG OPPOSED THE CITY'S STATUS AS A SANCTUARY CITY ALDERMAN LOPEZ SAYS IT PREVENTS THE POLICE FROM DOING THEIR JOB AND RESTING CRIMINAL.

WELL, ALDERMAN BEALE HAS BEEN VERY CRITICAL AT THAT.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT THE CITY HAS SPENT TO CARE FOR.

THE MIGRANTS THEY ARE USING THIS CRISIS AS AN ATTEMPT TO SORT OF GET VOTERS TO WEIGH IN ON THIS QUESTION, WHICH HAS BEEN UNTOUCHABLE FOR DECADES.

REMEMBER, IT WAS MAYOR HAROLD WASHINGTON FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS AND IT'S BEEN RATIFIED THROUGH ALL OF THE SUCCESS OF CAN YOU BRING US UP TO DATE ON THE MIGRANT CRISIS CURRENTLY?

SO THERE ARE MORE THAN 14,000 PEOPLE IN CITY-RUN SHELTERS, ALL WHO HAVE COME HERE FROM TEXAS.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE ONLY 89 PEOPLE LIVING IN POLICE STATIONS ACROSS THE CITY AND THAT IS AN ALL-TIME LOW.

SINCE MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON TOOK OFFICE.

NOW THERE ARE ANOTHER 250 OR SO PEOPLE AT THE AIRPORTS.

NOW THE MAYOR HAS SAID THAT HE WILL MOVE EVERYONE OUT OF THE POLICE STATIONS BY WINTER.

HE'S GOT 7 DAYS TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.

AND THEY TRIED THIS BEFORE, RIGHT?

WILL THEY TRY AGAIN?

SO ON NOVEMBER LOPEZ IN BEAL, THE ALDERMAN TRIED TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AND IT ERUPTED INTO CHAOS WITH ALDERMAN CARLOS RAMIREZ.

ROSA, TRYING TO STOP PEOPLE FROM COMING TO THE MEETING.

SO I COULD TAKE PLACE.

HE ULTIMATELY HAD TO RESIGN AS THE MAYOR'S FLOOR LEADER AND ZONING COMMITTEE CHAIR BECAUSE HE BLOCKED ALDERMAN IT'S FROM TRYING TO ENTER THE CHAMBER'S.

THAT MEETING NEVER TOOK PLACE.

BUT IT HAS BEEN A LONGTIME GOAL, AS I SAID, OF BOTH OLDER PEOPLE TO SORT OF QUESTION THE STATUS.

I DOUBT WE'RE GOING TO SEE ANYTHING BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE DEADLINE TO PUT A QUESTION TO VOTERS IS JANUARY 2ND, BUT THIS WILL VERY MUCH BE ON THE AGENDA FOR 2024.

WILL.

THANK YOU, HEATHER LAKE ALWAYS.

YOU CAN READ HEATHER'S FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

IT'S ALL AT W T TW DOT COM SLASH NEWS.

FOR YEARS.

CHICAGO RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED THEIR CONCERNS OVER PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY.

>> WELL, VIEWS ON HOW TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY ARE DIVIDED.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ANNOUNCED HIS NEW PLAN TODAY WHICH HE SAYS WILL ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES LEADING THE EFFORT IS GARY AND GATE WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND GARY GATEWOOD JOINS US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE PLAN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

NOW, FIRST QUESTION, YOU'VE CALLED THIS THE PEOPLE'S PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY.

TAKE ME THROUGH THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF LOOKING THROUGH DATA AND TALKING TO PEOPLE.

THAT'S OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS.

WE'VE HELP.

>> OVER 29 MEETINGS WITH NEARLY 300 STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY DEVISE A PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH SAFETY FROM A COMPREHENSIVE, A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR THE CITY.

LOOK AND WE PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, FAITH LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, YOUTH, YOU NAME IT.

WE'VE ALL COME TO WE REALLY SET THE PARAMETERS ON WHAT WE CAN WORK ON.

THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE STARTED PARTNERING WITH THE ALDERMAN AND ALL THE WOMEN AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE SELECTING TO REALLY DO A DEEP DIVE INTO IT.

THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY LEADERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO REALLY BRING TO THE TABLE THAT WAY WORKING HAND IN HAND.

COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE REALLY PUSHED PEOPLE PLAN FOR AND WHAT STOOD OUT TO THE MOST THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.

I WILL SAY THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT, THINK THE MOST.

THE MORE WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT SAFETY MEANS AND SAFETY NOT JUST BEING NUMBERS ABOUT BY WAS HOW WE HAVE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SAFETY.

THAT'S WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME.

THE MOST EXCITING THAT PEOPLE HAVE PEOPLE.

WANTED TO BE ON A JOURNEY WORK WITH US TO ACTUALLY MAKES CHICAGO THE BIGGEST SAFEST CITY IN THE WORLD.

GOING TO TALK TO YOU NOW.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY THE 2 APPROACHES OF THIS INITIATIVE?

PEOPLE BASED IN PLACE BASED?

ABSOLUTELY.

SO PEOPLE BASE REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW WE INVEST IN PEOPLE.

>> AROUND THE CITY, WE'RE LOOKING AT 3 KEY POPULATIONS, YOUTH AND ADULTS OF HIGHEST PROMISE.

AND I KNOW THIS NEW TERMINOLOGY OR SO.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS NO LONGER CALLING YOUTH AND ADULTS HIGH RISK.

RIGHT?

BECAUSE LABELS MATTER, LANGUAGE MATTERS.

AND ALSO REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN PURPOSELY DISINVESTED IN WHO ARE CAUGHT IN A REPEATED CYCLE HAR AND ALSO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE BUILD IN IN SERVICES SUPPORT FOR THOSE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

ALSO LIFTING UP THOSE KEY POPULATIONS.

SO THAT'S THE PEOPLE PORTION WE THINK ABOUT THE PLACE MAKES COURSE WE LOOK, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PILLARS.

WE CAN REALLY INVEST IN PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THOSE IN THE CITY BEEN PURPOSELY DISINVESTED.

SO WE HAVE 7 KEY PILLARS.

I'LL BE QUICK ON KNOWS EDUCATION HEALTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND UPWARD MOBILITY.

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, POLICING, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE.

YOU CAN SEE MORE ABOUT THE PLAN ON OUR WEB SITE.

I WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME TO GO CAUSE LOT LATER LIFE.

I DO WANT TO PLAY A CLIP FROM CHICAGO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT LARRY SELLING AT TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

LET LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> WHAT WE DO.

AFTER THAT INDIVIDUAL IS ARRESTED.

WHAT ARE WE PROVIDING?

WHAT RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE?

FOR REFORM.

WELL, THIS IS DIVISION.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

WE CAN STOP ARRESTS.

MADE WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT IS A LOSING GAME.

CBD IS PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES IN EVERY CITY AGENCY.

>> TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER.

>> AND I CHOSE CLIP BECAUSE MUCH OF MY MY WORK ON FOCUS SCHOOL, MUCH OF YOUR PREVIOUS WILL FOCUS ON HELPING USE IN ADULTS.

AVOID THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SUPPORT THOSE RE-ENTERING SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION.

WHAT HAVE THE DEPART WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT APARTMENT CONVERSATIONS BEEN LIKE I'M CHANGING THIS APPROACH.

YEAH.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY MEN, SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IT.

>> SO THE CONSENT DECREE, THE CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES A PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET MEETING TO MEET QUARTERLY.

WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS ENOUGH.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY SAFETY CABINET AND BIWEEKLY UNLOCKS ALL CITY AGENCIES.

SO EVERYBODY STARTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAN SAFETY.

WE'LL TAKE DIFFERENT PARTS OF CITY.

DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT WE'VE SEEN HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO US BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE BRING THOSE ISSUES TO BEER AMONGST THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CABINET.

EACH OF THESE MEMBERS WHAT THEIR ROLE IS A SAFETY.

WHEN I SAY TO THESE TALKING D CASE, PARKS, STREETS AND SANITATION, YOU NAME IT.

THE CLERK'S OFFICE REALLY COMING TO THE TABLE TOGETHER.

REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE ADVANCE SAFETY, HOW HAVE FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY IS NOW ONLY FOR CPD CITY, ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO, WHICH JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE'S COMING TOGETHER SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

YEAH, IT IS DIFFERENT, RIGHT?

SO NOT ONLY BIG EVERYONE IN THE CITY AGE COMING TOGETHER, BUT YOU ALSO SEE COMMITMENTS FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, THE FAITH COMMUNITY REALLY COALITION AROUND.

WHAT WE SEE IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THE CITY SAFETY.

>> SAFETY IT.

AND YOU KNOW, I AND WORKED ON SEVERAL STORIES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOST SOMEONE TO GUN VIOLENCE OR HAVE GOT ROBBED ARE AMONG OTHER CRIMES.

THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THE DISINVESTMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO THE FRUSTRATION ABOUT THOSE COMMITTING THE CRIMES, RIGHT BEING SO YOUNG NOW, KHALID DEPARTMENTS PLENTY TO WORK WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE IS A CHANGE.

YES.

SO ONE, WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

>> SO AS A PART OF OUR WORK, WE REALLY STARTED TO BUILD LARGER YOUTH GROUP.

SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND MORE FROM THE EXPERTS ON YOUTH.

RIGHT.

CAUSE WAS A BIT EXPERT YOU AND FOLKS THEMSELVES REALLY LISTEN HEAR AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT DO THEY NEED?

NO, THAT'S A PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

WE'LL CONTINUE ADVANCE AN ADEPT AT WORKING.

ALSO SAME AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

WE REALLY WANT TO LEAN IN SUPPORT THEM.

AND I WORK AS WELL TOO.

EXPAND RESOURCES.

THE VICTIMS SURVIVORS.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN NOT ONLY HOLD FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE BUT CREATE BETTER PATHWAY FOR THOSE THIS INVEST IN COMMUNITY.

AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S BEEN ORGANIZATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK.

>> FOR YEARS.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE TO BRING TO THE TABLE.

WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BRING NEW VOICES TO THE TABLE AS WELL.

AND I CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE HEARD ALWAYS THE SAME FOLKS AT THE TABLE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR EVERYBODY.

SO WE'RE COMING TO THE FIRST SETS OF COMMUNITIES AND WILL BE DOING THIS DEEP DIVE WORK IN WHEN IT'S TIME EVOLVE AND GO TO THE SENSE OF COMMUNITIES.

WE WANT VOICES AT THE TABLE SO WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO PUSH FOR TO GET TO THE CITY THEY WANT TO SEE.

SO YOU'RE REALLY TIRED OF PEOPLE, CHICAGO.

HEY, WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU.

NOT ONLY ARE WE TELLING WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU.

WE TELL YOU TO COME IN AND HELP US AS WELL.

THIS IS WHY DOORS OPEN.

THIS IS WHY CALLED THE PEOPLE'S PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY.

>> AND MAYOR JOHNSON HAS PUSHED FOR A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF MENTIONED THAT TO ADDRESSING CRIME.

AND THIS IS REALLY HIS FIRST INITIATIVE AS MAYOR TO BE PROACTIVE IN THIS WAY.

SO WHY TAKE THIS PROCTOR PROACTIVE APPROACH OPPOSED TO BEING REACTIVE TO CRIME BECAUSE WE CAN ACTED.

WE'VE BEEN REACTIVE THE CRIME FOR SO LONG.

AND THIS IS WHY WE HAVE 4 MILLION PEOPLE.

>> IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WITH THE REST RECORDS, IF WE CONTINUE TO BE REACTIVE, WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE SAME CYCLE.

YOU SEE SOME ID IN HIS ROLE 20 YEARS FROM NOW HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY START ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES ALSO HAVING RAPID RESPONSES TO THINGS THAT WAS IN THE CITY.

>> AND YOU DID SAY TODAY WE WILL HAVE TIME TO TAKE TO KEEP REINVENTING THE WHEEL AND SAID YOU LOOKED AT WHAT WAS AND WASN'T WORKING.

WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

HASN'T BEEN WORKING.

>> THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS AHEAD.

NETWORK MASS INCARCERATION HASN'T WORKED, TRY.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU HIS CPD SAY THAT AND ALSO SAY THAT OVER-RELIANCE ON THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ENTIRELY TOO MUCH.

SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR OTHER FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT WE PLAN SAFETY.

I MEAN, THE PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE ON THE MEASURE, EVEN PEOPLE WHO TWEET KENTUCKY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING CHICAGO.

EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING.

SO HOW DO WE BRING EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE TO WORK TOGETHER?

WE WANT TO ALWAYS GET A LOAN.

BUT WHAT WE ALL CAN AGREE ON WE WANT A SAFER CITY.

>> AND YOU TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU ALSO ADDRESSED VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN THIS PLAN.

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN?

SUPPORT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THERE'S MANY?

YEAH, IT IS MANY WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THEM.

WE NEED TO LISTEN.

AND THEN WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT.

AND WE'VE ALSO HAD LEADERS IN EXPERTS AND VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS, VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

>> REALLY GUIDING US ON OUR WORK REALLY GODNESS ON CREATING THOSE PILLARS AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR WORK FOCUSES AGAIN ON THOSE 3 KEY POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE YOU THAT HIGHEST PROMISE A DOSE OF HIGH AS WELL VICTIMS IS ABOUT AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THOSE USED ARE SUFFERING IN SITUATIONS AND >> DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES?

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL THEM?

I LIKE TO TELL THEM THE DOORS OPEN FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER AND WE'RE LISTENING AND WE WANT TO HELP AND WANT YOU TO HELP US.

HOW ABOUT THOSE FAMILIES AND PARENTS WHO'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TYPE OF CHANGE?

IS HERE NOW AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ACTUALLY BUILT THIS.

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HERE WE WANT YOU TO DO WITH THIS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO EXPERTS AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU FOR NEW COMMUNITY.

>> SO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY WORK WITH YOU.

BRING THE FULL FORCE OF PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY, PARTNERS IN BUSINESS.

YOU LOOK AT THE PLACES WHERE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES DOUBLING DOWN AND MAKING LARGE INVESTMENTS.

WE WANT TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE WANT TO BUILD WITH PEOPLE.

WE GET OUT OF THIS.

AND LAST QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU HERE IS WHAT'S NEXT.

WHAT'S NEXT IS THE NEXT PART OF THE ROLLOUT.

SO WE WANT TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT WE ROLL OUT GOING FORWARD.

WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES WILL DO THOSE, THE DATA THAT WE USED TO DO.

THOSE DEEP DIVES AND WE'RE BUILDING IN THOSE CAN TELL YOU, OBVIOUSLY WILL BE IN ENGLEWOOD.

WE DO A DEEP DIVE IN GARFIELD PARK AUSTIN, IN LITTLE VILLAGE.

SO REALLY WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES.

AND WITH THOSE AND THOSE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE STAND AS WORKED UP.

START PUSHING THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF YOURSELF.

WE ALL WE ALL DO THAT THROUGH.

WE'LL DO OUR THANKS TO GARY GATEWOOD FOR JOINING US.

UP NEXT, A LOCAL RUM DISTILLERY ADJUST AFTER A DEVASTATING TRAFFIC COLLISION.

>> FRIENDS, >> DANIEL TO GET SEAN ELLIS HAS HE SHARED 2 GREAT LOVES COLLECTIVIST POLITICS AND RUM.

IT'S A BLEND THAT LAST YEAR RESULTED IN THE FOUNDING OF THE RUM BUSINESS.

CHICAGO CANKER OPERATIVE.

BUT THIS SUMMER, THE CROP ARTIST REJECT JURY WAS ALTERED BY A DEVASTATING TRAFFIC COLLISION.

PRODUCER ERICA GUNDERSON HAS THE STORY OF HOW THE SPIRITS OF PERSEVERANCE AND COMMUNITY ARE HELPING THEM FIND A NEW PATH FORWARD.

>> THERE'S THIS THING THAT YOU'RE REALLY INVOLVES MAKING SURE YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT LIKE A LOT OF WORK INTO MAKING IT HAPPEN TO INTO MAKING THIS PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT OUT IN THE REAL WORLD IN LIKE A PROFESSIONAL SETTING OR LESS RIGHT IT'S INCREDIBLE.

ON A CHILLY FALL NIGHT AND MARINAS BISTRO IN RUM BAR IN UPTOWN.

>> THE MENU OF RUM COCKTAILS PUTS PATRONS A THE EVENT WAS A FOUNDERS LAUNCH PARTY FOR CHICAGO CAME CO-OPERATIVES LOCALLY DISTILLED FROM AND THE WARM RECEPTION WAS AN ESPECIALLY SWEET MOMENT FOR CO-FOUNDER, DANIEL TO GET OUT BECAUSE IT CAME SO CLOSE TO NOT HAPPENING AT ALL.

>> IN AUGUST, THEY GET IT WAS IN A DEVASTATING COLLISION RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE.

>> ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE GYM.

A WOMAN'S BLEW A STOP SIGN ON AND I HAD LITERALLY A SECOND REACT, WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH.

SO YEAH, WE COLLIDED.

MY SPINAL CORD WAS SEVERED AT L ONE.

I HAD THE SURGERY DONE TOO.

YOU KNOW MY BACK IN PLACE.

BUT A COUPLE ROUNDS IN PLACE TO HOLD IT.

THERE.

>> THE COLLISION LEFT GET A PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.

WE LOVE THAT WE ORIGINALLY MET WITH AND HIS CO-FOUNDER, C AT THEIR DISTILLERY BACK IN LATE MAY WHEN THEIR COMPANY WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS OLD, THE WORST C&A 3RD PARTNER HAD SET THE COMPANY UP UNDER A COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP MODEL WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE 2015 AND THE 2 THINGS THAT REALLY HEAD OFF OUR FRIENDSHIP WERE OBVIOUSLY BOOST >> AND DRINKING REALLY FUN LIQUOR AND EXPERIMENTING WITH COCKTAILS AND ALSO TALKING ABOUT POLITICS.

WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN EACH OTHER'S POLITICS IN OUR POLITICAL ACTIVISM.

>> AND WANTED.

>> TO INFUSE THAT PASSION INTO WHATEVER WE DO.

THE RAMEN SUGAR PRODUCTION HISTORY.

THERE'S A REALLY BAD HISTORY >> OF NOT JUST THAT LABOR PRACTICES, BUT SLAVERY RIGHT?

AND THE AMERICAS IN THE NEW WORLD IN GENERAL.

AND SO THIS OUR ATTEMPT AT DOING SOMETHING TOO ADDRESS THAT REALLY TERRIBLE, AWFUL HISTORY.

>> SEE, MANAGES THE MARKETING SIDE OF THE BUSINESS TO GET A SQUIRREL IS TASTEMAKER IN CHIEF.

>> AND SO HERE AND THIS VERA, WE HAVE OUR LAST THE SOLUTION.

THE SPURS ALSO FUN BECAUSE YOU GET TO SMELL IT WHEN IT ALL MIXES UP IN THERE JUST WALKED OUT.

WHAT'S THE BEST THING EVER?

>> BIG DREAM PLANS IS TO OPEN A TASTING ROOM IN THE CITY AND TO HAVE A DISTILLERY THAT IS CHICAGO.

YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN INSPIRATION FROM THE GET-GO.

WE ARE NOT SHYING AWAY FROM THE ASPIRATION OF THE WHOLE THING.

FOUNDING A WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE MAKING ROOM IN CHICAGO.

>> BUT SUMMER 2023, CHICAGO KING CO-OP HAD 2 STYLES OF RUM IN PRODUCTION TODAY IS THEY'RE EXPANDING DISTRIBUTION AND PREPARING TO LAUNCH NEW PRODUCTS SAYS HE'S STAYING IN THE MIX SO.

>> RIGHT NOW INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THE ROUND SINCE I CAN BE AS PHYSICALLY INVOLVED THAT LIKE TO BE.

BUT IT HAS DEFINITELY LIT A FIRE UNDER MY EYES OF LIKE.

LET'S LET'S GO.

LET'S YOU KNOW, LET'S LET'S DO THIS THING.

>> NOW, 4 MONTHS INTO HIS REHABILITATION AT THE SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB TO GET A SAYS THE SUPPORT HE'S RECEIVED MAKES HIM MORE MOTIVATED THAN EVER TO SEE THE CHICAGO KING COOPERATIVE ASPIRATIONS BECOME REALITY.

>> BUT THERE ARE MOMENTS WHERE I THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD HAVE DIED.

NOT TO MENTION ALL THE PANELS AND REMEMBER EXPRESSING THIS TO MY WIFE.

AND SHE LOOKED AT AND SHE WAS LIKE.

>> SURE.

>> BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE.

FIRST OFF.

SECOND OFF YOUR GOOD FROM THE WAYS LIKE?

YOU HAVE PLENTY OF FUNCTION.

WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.

I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

MIKE, OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE BEEN HERE.

OUR CIRCLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING US MOMENTS THAT ARE ONLY SOMETIMES PUBLIC WHERE CRY REMINISCE AND HARMFUL BUT YOU KNOW, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN AS TO HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO.

STILL LIVE A LIFE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE.

SO, YEAH, THEY'RE GRATEFUL IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, THE TEEN SAYS THIS IS ERICA GUNDERSON.

WHAT AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY.

CHICAGO CANE CROP OR SAYS EXPECTING TO RELEASE A NEW BLEND EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

UP NEXT, A NEW SPIN TO AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT.

WE HAVE A PREVIEW RIGHT AFTER THIS.

THE NEW VERY CONCERT IS GIVING A DIFFERENT SPIN TO THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT.

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE NEWLY DESIGNED PROGRAM IS EXPANDING FROM THE MEXICAN REGION TO INCLUDE MUSIC FROM FEDERAL SPAIN, VENEZUELA CALLING IT A LEAD IN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS.

THE DIRECTOR ALSO SAYS IT WILL HIGHLIGHT INDIGENOUS AND AFRICAN ELEMENTS WITH MUSIC THAT WAS OFTEN HEARD FROM THE 15TH TO 18TH CENTURY.

>> I WOULD BE EXPECTING BY THE TREAT THE CAUSE IS HISTORICALLY ACCURATE, BUT IT'S ALSO IT ALSO LEGACY THAT WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN THAT WAY.

MUSIC FROM THE PAST IS STILL AND IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO FEEL JOY AND SADNESS HAPPINESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, MAKES THE MOST US WITH THIS MEANS.

IF YOU'RE FROM HISPANIC HERITAGE, YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE MOVED BY THESE BECAUSE IT IS PART OF OUR HISTORY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRESENTING INSTRUMENTS LIKE THE BUREAU COULD TIE WAS COMES STRAIGHT FROM SPAIN.

>> WE'RE PRESENTING A RENAISSANCE THAT HUMIDITY THEATRICAL PIECE.

THAT IS ABOUT SHEPHERD'S TALK ABOUT ADVENT OF BIRTH OF BABY JESUS.

THAT IS GOING TO FRAME ALL THE SONGS THAT ARE PART HAPPENED.

>> IT IS A FANTASTIC TIME FOR ALL AGES.

EVERY YEAR WE'VE HAD MORE FAMILIES, MORE KIDS COMING IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT EVENT AND STARTING TO BE, I THINK, A REAL TRADITION FOR FOR PEOPLE IN THE CHICAGO AREA.

SO IF IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME COMING, YOU'RE GOING TO BE JOINING A REALLY HAPPY AND EXCITED CROWD AND HEARING JUST A LOT OF GREAT MUSIC SEEING A LOT OF INTERESTING >> AND TALK ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD.

YOU CAN SEE A LATIN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN EVANSTON LITTLE VILLAGE IN UPTOWN FROM DECEMBER 15, THROUGH THE 17TH FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

AND THAT'S OUR SHOW TONIGHT.

JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5.37, FOR THE WEEK IN REVIEW.

AND NOW FROM ALL OF US HERE, CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES.

I'M JONATHAN ON STAY HEALTHY.

STAY SAFE.

WHEN AS >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ROBERT A CLIFF AND CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES, A CHICAGO PERSONAL INJURY AND WRONGFUL THAT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ITS 20 ATTORNEYS WHO