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I'M ALEX.

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ON THIS SHOW TONIGHT, AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATE OF CHICAGO'S SMALL BUSINESSES.

>>> PLUS A LOCAL TECH START UP WANTS TO HELP FUND SMALL LATINO OWNED BUSINESSES FOR THE FUTURE.

THEY LAY OUT PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING CELEBRATION.

>>> PEOPLE DURING THE HOLIDAYS MORE THAN ANY OTHER TIME REALLY RETURN TO THE FAMILIAR.

>> THEY PARTNER TO BRING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH 17TH CENTURY MEXICAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC.

ALL OF THAT COMING UP.

>>> OUR FIRST STORY TONIGHT, HOW CHICAGO SMALL BUSINESSES ARE FAIRING AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS IN CHICAGO SHOPPING DISTRICTS.

BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS, INFLATION AND THE SHAD DOVE A PANDEMIC, THE OUTLOOK CONTINUES TO BUN CERTAIN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

JOINING US NOW TO SGI US A LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE FOR CHICAGO SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ISABEL, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY WITH THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, SECRETARY OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CAROLINA BUSINESS DISTRICT MANAGER AT THE ROGERS PARK BUSINESS ALLIANCE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU ISABEL.

COULD COW -- YOU TELL US WHAT THE PICTURE IS LIKE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WE END THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC?

>> SURE.

WE ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE BUSINESS.

WE HAVE SEEN 4,700 NEW BUSINESSES GET NEW LICENSES SINCE THE BEGINNING.

A LOT OF BUSINESSES DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS CREATED THEIR BUSINESSES THROUGH INDEPENDENT AND ARE NOW NEW BUSINESS OWNERS.

WE HAVE ALSO SEEN THE LICENSE RENEWAL STAY AT THE SAME PERCENTAGE AS IT WAS PRE-PANDEMIC.

WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AND GETTING SLOWLY BUT SURELY BACK TO NORMAL.

>> RIGHT.

SO SOMETHING POSITIVE DID COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> YES.

>> NEW BUSINESS OWNERS.

>> YES.

A LOT OF NEW BUSINESS OWNERS STARTED THEIR BUSINESS WHILE THEY WERE IN LOCKDOWN.

>> THAT IS GREAT.

JACKSON, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS?

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS THE COST OF RENT, UTILITIES, PAYROLL WILL CONTINUE GOING UP.

WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE CREATING DIFFERENT BUSINESS MOLDS THAT HAVE ADAPTED SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

THERE IS LATE OF RED TAPE WHEN IT COMES TO PERMIT ACCESS, UNDERSTANDING THE DIRECT TIE BETWEEN FINANCES AND OPERATIONS AND THAT IS WHY GAS ROOT ORGANIZATIONS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND VITAL TO THESE COMMUNITIES.

>> RIGHT.

SO, BUSINESSES FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH GETTING HELP?

>> I DON'T THINK IT IS A QUESTION OF FEELING COMFORTABLE OR FAMILIAR ENOUGH.

IT IS RECOGNIZING WHERE THOSE RESOURCES ARE AND WHERE TO FIND ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT EVERYONE HAS, RIGHT?

WHAT BANK DO I USE?

HOW DO I GET AND SECURE A SPACE?

HOW DO I SCALE MY BUSINESS?

THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

>> MIKE, HOW HAS THE INFLATION AFFECTED SMALL BUSINESSES?

>> INFLATION HAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED THE WAY A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE WORKING.

AS YOU SEE THE RISING COST OF PRODUCTS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT -- WHAT IS A NECESSITY THESE DAYS.

SO, YOU SEE A LOT OF CONSUMERS THAT ARE KIND OF HOLDING TON THEIR MONEY A LITTLE BIT MORE, MAYBE BUYING DOWN BUT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, IT A CONCERN IS HOW MUCH HIGHER IS INFLATION GOING TO GO?

I MEAN WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND SO A LOT OF US ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, ENGAGE AND AT THE SAME TIME INCENTIVIZE CONSUMERS TO COME IN.

>> RIGHT.

AND FINANCING THE BUSINESSES MIGHT BE A PROBLEM.

CAROLINA, HOW DIFFICULT IS IT FOR BUSINESSES TO FIND FINANCES?

>> IT IS VERY DISH THINK WHAT IS MOST DIFFICULT IS FOR BUSINESSES TO EVEN REALIZE WHAT KIND OF HELP THEY NEED.

UM, A LOT OF TIMES THE LATINO BUSINESSES WE WORK WITH KIND OF ONLY WORK WITH CASH.

AND SO THROUGH OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAM WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES AND KIND OF HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY STARTING FROM MAYBE EVEN HAVING A BANK ACCOUNT ASK THEN MAYBE A LINE OF CREDIT AND THEN MAYBE TRYING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CREDIT SCORE!

OH.

>> OKAY.

ALSO THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

HOW HAS THE CITY BEEN HELPING BUSINESSES CONTINUE THEIR RECOVERY?

>> YES, SO RIGHT NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC WE HAD A BAND-AID APPROACH WHERE WE WERE DISTRIBUTING FUNDS TO HELP BUSINESSES JUST STAY OPEN WHILE EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED.

NOW THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO REOPEN, WE ARE HAVING A MORE THOUGHTFUL THOUGHT PROCESS THROUGH THE FUNDS WE ARE DISTRIBUTING AND HOW WE ARE DISTRIBUTING THAT ASSISTANCE.

SO RIGHT NOW FOR EXAMPLE WE HAVE AN ACTIVATION PROGRAM TO BRING THIS BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NEVER HAD IT BEFORE INTO VACANT STORE FRONTS.

AT THE SAME TIME WE REALIZE THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF THE 17 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING WITH US AND BRINGING UPGRADING 50 SPACES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY VACANT AND NOW HOUSE VENDORS AND ARTISTS.

I RECOMMEND VISITING ALL THOSE SPACES.

IT IS REALLY GREAT FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE IN.

>> AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO SHOP IN SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA AS WELL.

>> RIGHT, YES.

DEFINITELY WE ARE PROPONENTS OF SHOPPING LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE ARE HOPING PEOPLE WILL SHOP LOCAL.

IT MAKES IT LIVELIER AND MORE SAFE.

>> JACKSON, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY COULD BE DOING DIFFERENTLY TO HELP LATINO OWNED BUSINESSES?

>> THAT IS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION.

I THINK IT COMES DOWN TO BREAKING DOWN SOME OF THE RED TAPE THAT I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND MAKING THE RESOURCES READILY ACCESSIBLE.

UH, IF YOU LOG INTO THE CITY'S WEBSITE IS IT FOR KNOWN DECIDE FOR THAT TYPE OF JAR BEGAN?

I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I THINK THIS IS WHERE GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND A LOT OF THESE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS STEP INTO PLAY BECAUSE THEY BREAK DOWN A LOT OF THE RED TAPE AND GET ALL THE FINE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THE CITY NEEDS TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT THOSE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE HAVING THEIR FOOT OR THEIR EAR ON THE GROUND.

>> ALL RIGHT.

MIKE, HOW IMPORTANT HAS BEEN TECH SAVVY BEEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC FOR BUSINESS OWNERS?

>> EXTREMELY.

I THINK -- IT IS REALLY HARD WITH SMALL BUSINESSES A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR SOMETIMES MIGHT NOT HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY BUT WHEN IT COME TOURPSD -- COMES TO UNDERSTANDING THOUSAND USE SOCIAL MEDIA, IT HAS HELPED A LOT OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE OUT THERE.

THERE IS A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WE ARE TRYING INCENTIVIZE.

WE ARE TRYING TO SHOWCASE SOMETHING UNIQUE THAT OTHER LOCATIONS MIGHT NOT HAVE.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM AND EVEN WORKING ON WEBSITES AND STARTING ONLINE BUSINESSES HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> DEFINITELY.

ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME.

CAROLINA, COULD YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING CENTER AND HOW YOU ARE HELPING BUSINESSES?

>> IT IS FREE TO ALL CHICAGOANS.

IT IS A WEEKLY SESSION OR A BOOT CAMP WHERE BUSINESSES OR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN OPENING A BUSINESS CAN COME AND LEARN ALL ABOUT HOW IT IS -- WHAT IT MEANS TO START A BUSINESS.

AND WHAT IT MEANS TO MAINTAIN YOUR BUSINESS AND MAYBE EVEN EXPAND THINGS LIKE ACCESS TO CAPITAL, THINGS LIKE MARKETING, THINGS LIKE SITE LOCATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT IS SOME OF THE THINGS YOU LEARN.

WE DO HAVE IT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

>> SO YOU CAN HELP A BUSINESS FROM A TO C IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR BUSINESS?

>> EXACTLY.

>> THAT IS AMAZING.

DEFINITELY HELPFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND NEW ENTREPRENEURS.

WHAT IS SOMETHING ASPIRING BUSINESS OWNERS OFTEN MISS WHEN GETTING STARTED?

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS SUCH -- SOME TIMES BUSINESS OWNERS GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS.

THEY MIGHT WANT TO START A PLACE WHERE THERE USE GOD A COFFEE SHOP BUT THAT COFFEE SHOP WENT OUT AND DID NOT FOLLOW ALL OF THE RULES TO HAVE A COFFEE SHOP IN THAT SPACE.

I THINK IT IS NOT AS -- THEY CAN'T HAVE THEIR BUSINESS THERE.

MAKING SURE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK ALL OF THE LICENSING, ZONING REGULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THEY WANT TO DO, THEY ARE ABLE TO DO.

UM, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN ONES.

>> MAIN ONES.

IMPORTANT ONES.

>> YEAH.

>> JACKSON, WHY YOU THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BUY AND SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL BUSINESSES?

>> THIS GOES BACK TO CONSUMER CONSCIOUSNESS.

YOU MOVE INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE RENT IS CHEAP BUT THEY ARE TAKING BUSINESS TO BIG BOEKS STORES.

YOU FORGETTING THE DOLLAR GOES SO MUCH FURTHER.

IT IS CIRCULATING WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

IT IS TAXES THAT GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

IS SHAPING A COMMUNITY IDENTITY.

I THINK -- IF YOU WILL MOVE INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE YOU AFFORD IT, THAT IS FANTASTIC.

GREAT FOR YOU.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS THE FABRIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU NEED TAKE CARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> GREAT WAY TO PUT IT.

>> MIKE, HOW DOES YOUR CHAMBER WORK WITH THE CITY TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES?

>> SO THE XHAM XHAM BETTER OF COMMERCE HAS WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH THEM.

THAT WAS EXTREMELY DEN BEN FISH FALL LITTLE VILLAGE IN ORDER TO GET MORE SMALL BUSINESSES, NEWER IDEAS, FRESH IDEAS OUT THERE BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO TRANSLATED FROM ENGLISH TO SPANISH.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN LITTLE VILLAGE, ROUGHLY 76,000 PEOPLE.

IT IS THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

NOT EVERYBODY THERE SPEAKS ENGLISH.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE ARE GETTING THOSE RESOURCES OUT THERE, THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY WALKING THE COMMUNITY AND REACHING OUT TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAYBE AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM.

>> SO THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT AREN'T THE BUSINESS BUSINESS CORRIDOR IN THE CITY AS WELL.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IMPORTANT ROLES OTHER PEOPLE PLAY?

>> ROGERS PARK HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WE HAVE HAD.

I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ALDER PEOPLE STAY ENGAGED.

IT IS ABOUT STAYING PRESENT AND MAKING THEMSELVES WELL DONE.

>> RIGHT.

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

ISABEL, JACKSON, MIKE AND CAROLINA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> THE CHICAGO BASED E-COMMERCE AND POINT OF SALE START UP CASH DROP IS LOOKING TO DROP SOME EQUITY CASH INTO THE POCKETS OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

THIS WEEK THE FOUNDER ANNOUNCED HE IS PUTTING $1 MILLION OF HIS OWN EQUITY INTO WHAT HE CALLS THE LATINO RENAISSANCE FUND WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO 1,000 LATINO OWNED BUSINESSES WHO USE THE CASH DROP PLATFORM.

>> WE ARE AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM.

I'M PLACING $1 MILLION OF MY PERSONAL STOCK IN THE COMPANY.

WE ARE GIVING IT AWAY TO 1,000 LATINO OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE PLATFORM.

IT IS A WAY FOR THEM TO SAY NOT ONLY AM I A USER OF THIS PLATFORM, BUT NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M INVESTED.

I FEEL LIKE I'M AN OWNER.

I FEEL LIKE MY SUCCESS IS THEIR SUCCESS.

THE LATINO EQUITY PROGRAM IS MEANT FOR EVERY SINGLE MERCHANT ON THE PLATFORM.

WE ENCOURAGE EVERY PERSON TO SIGN UP.

THEY CAN DO IT AT CASH DROP DOT COM SLASH OWNER.

IT IS A VERY SHORT FORM.

OUR TEAM IS REVIEWING ALL OF THE SUBMISSIONS AND WILL GET BACK OVER THE PERSON WE CHOOSE.

WHEN WE LAUNCHED, IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE USED TO BRICK AND MORTAR COMMERCE WERE FORCED -- AT THE BEGINNING IT WAS A LOT OF RESTAURANTS AND FOOD TRUCKS AND A HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY BUSINESSES.

THEY NEEDED A WAY TO COLLECT PAYMENTS FROM A RELET LOCATION.

THEY HAD THIS IDEA I'M NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT I COULD START SELLING THIS SERVICE.

I CREATED THIS INTERESTING ECOSYSTEM.

THE HOPE IS THAT THOUSANDS LATINO BUSINESS OWNS END UP BEING MILLIONAIRES.

>> WELL YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO THE APPLICATION FOR THE LATINO RENAISSANCE FUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> DETAILS ON AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION FOR SAINT MARY UP NEXT.

STAY WITH US.

PREPARATION ARE UNDERWAY FOR A LARGE ANNUAL RELIGIOUS GATHERING.

THE ARCHDIOCESE LAID TOUT PLAN FOR THE FEAST OF OUR LADY CELEBRATION.

THE ARCHDIOCESE SAID THE SHRINE HOSTS THE LARGEST GATHERING HONORING OUR LADY IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATES VISIONS OF THE VIRGIN MARY SEEN IN MEXICO IN 1531.

>> WHAT BRINGS A LOT OF FOLKS HERE IS WE NEED SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

MORE BEAUTIFULLY WE CELEBRATE TOGETHER.

IT NOT ONLY CALLS THE MEXICAN COMMUNITY TOGETHER OR THE LATINO COMMUNITY TOGETHER, THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY NOW SPREADS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

YOU CAN SEE HER IMAGE IN AFRICA.

YOU CAN SEE HER IMAGE IN CATHEDRALS AND SHRINES ALL OVER EUROPEUn AMERICA.

SHE IS INDEED A WONDERFUL BEACON, A MOTHERLY EXPRESSION OF THOSE WHO SEEK HER LOVE, HER HEALTH AND PROTECTION.

>> THE ARCHDIOCESE AN -- THIS YEAR'S FEAST WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 11THWhá!% AND 12TH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PARKING AND STREET CLOSURES AS WELL AS A SCHEDULE OF EVENT YOU CAN VISIT THE SITE.

>>> THEY ARE CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A HOLIDAY CONCERT.

ANGELA INTRODUCES US TO THE FEATURED CHOIR SET TO TAKE LISTENERS BACK IN TIME.

RRT >> Reporter: THE MEXICAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT HOPES TO TRANSPORT LISTENERS BACK-÷+8ñ TH CENTURY MEXICO CITY.

>> Io@ THOUGHT WHY NOT HAVE A CONVENT CHOIR THAT WE MIGHT HAVE HEARD IN MEXICO CITY IN THE 17TH CENTURY, An<Ñ ONLY HEAR IT OVER THE WALLS BUT YOU COULD HEAR IT IN THE STREETSZ47Ey OUTSIDE AND PEOPLE WOULD GATHER TO HEAR THESE ANGELIC VOICES MAKING THIS BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.

THERE WOULD ALSO BE STREET BANDS FULL OF INSTRUMENTS AND SINGERS AND DANCERS DOING VERY LIVELY SORT OF FOLKY MUSIC IN THE STREETS.

WE WANTED TO PUT THOSE TWO THING TOGETHER AND WE THOUGHT WHY NOT?

HEARD IF YOU WERE STANDING IN THAT PLAZA.

>> CHRISTMAS IS BIG IN LATIN AMERICA.

WHAT WE ARE DOING IS A VERY INTERESTING COMBINATION OF CONTRASTING PIECES OF MUSIC THAT ARE COMPOSED TO THE SAME SEASON.

SO FROM THE CONVENT ENSEMBLE YOU WILL HEAR SOME CELESTIAL SOUNDS WHAT YOU WOULD ASSOCIATE ANDP REALLY NICE CONTRAST WITH FESTIVE MUSIC, UPBEAT, VOICES, INSTRUMENTS.

EVERYTHING IS RELIGIOUS.

>> WITH ALTER NATING SONGSÑ7f+█ BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THE CONCERT FEATURES MUSICAL MEMBERS DERIVED FROM MEXICAN CHOIR BOOK, CURRENTLY HAVE THE NEW BERRY LIBRARY.

WITH SOUNDS OF BOTH OLD-n5VVÑ N, THEY SAY THEY HOPE TO RESTORE NEW INTEREST IN OLD TRADITIONS.

>> IT IS STILL A T LARGE PRESENT AT ONE MOMENT.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, SOME OF THESE ARE -- THEY MIX LIKE SPANISH WITH SOME DIALECT FROM BACK AT THE TIME.

NOBODY THINKS THAT MEXICAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC IS GOING TO HAVE -- IT IS A COMBINATION OF EARLY MUSIC IN HUMANS.

>> THE ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS SAY THEY ARE SURE CONCERT GOERS WILL BE FAMILIAR -- >> DOING A CONCERT OF MUSIC THAT MAYBE SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE UNFAMILIAR WAS A BIT OF A GAMBLE.

THERE ARE TWO THINGS ABOUT THAT.

ONE IS IT IS NOT AS FAMILIAR AS PEOPLE MIGHTDáw%kGx THINK.

i Jt MEXICAN CULTURE IN THISNDSQ COUNTRY IN GENERAL BUT IN CHICAGO.

AND SO THIS MUSIC WILL JUST TICK A LOT OF BOXES FOR PEOPLE.

A LOT OF MEMORY BOXES.

>> I HOPE THEY LEARN WHAT A RICH, HIGH ART CULTURE EXISTED AND STILL EXISTS IN MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA.

I THINK WE HEAR A LOT OF POPULAR MUSIC.

WE DON'T HEAR A LOT OF THE MORE CLASSICAL MUSIC AND IT IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY MEANINGFUL.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I'M ANGEL.

>> YOU CAN SEE A MEXICAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT DECEMBER 9TH THROUGH THE 11TH AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> UP NEXT -- FOR YOUR HOLIDAY PLAY LIST.

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR TRADITION AND THAT INCLUDES THE TRADITIONAL SONG MISOF US LOVE TO HEAR AGAIN AT THAT TIME OF YEAR.

IF YOU HEARD A FEW TOO MANY TIMES, MUSIC JOURNALIST HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS PROVIDING A LITTLE MORE JOINING FALL YOUR HOLIDAY JAZZ.

>> HOLIDAY MUSIC IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE GATHERINGS AND FIESTAS.

SOME OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY CLASSICS ARE OF COURSE EL BURRITO AND EL NINO.

WE ALSO WANT THE ADD NEW STUFF.

THERE ARE SO MANY ARTISTS THAT HAVE CREATED HOLIDAY MUSIC AND THEY JUST MAKE THE GATHERING MORE SPECIAL AND MORE FESTIVE AND YOU ALL LIKE TO DANCE.

THE RECORDS ARE AN INDY RECORD LABEL THAT SPECIALIZES IN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC AND THEY HAVE INTRODUCED ARTISTSES.

THEY PUT TOGETHER THIS COMPILATION OF ORIGINAL AND COVERS.

THEY JUST RECENTLY DEBUTED A NEW SINGLE.

WE WILL ADD A LITTLE MARIACHI TO THE MIX.

WHO BETTER THAN LUPITA?

SHE HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE GENRE EVER SINCE SHE STARTED.

SHE IS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF PEDRO WHO DOMINATED THE GOLDEN ERA OF CINEMA IN MEXICO.

SHE IS CARRYING THAT LEGACY WITH PRIDE AND ALL THAT SHE DOES.

WE WILL HEAR HER NOW.

SAN ANTONIO IS THE POLICE STATION -- PLACE WHERE PATRICIA VON RESIDES.

YOU MAY KNOW HER BROTHER ROBERT FROM FILMS LIKE MACHETE KILLS.

HER SISTERS ARE ALSO TALENTED LIKE HER AND INCLUDED IN HER NEW ALBUM.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SONG.

THIS IS PATRICIA VON.

I HAVE A LOT MORE, SO MUCH MORE AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LISTEN TO IT ALL.

YOU WILL FIND ARTISTS AMONG A OTHERS.

IT IS ALL HOLIDAY MUSIC.

I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY IT.

>> YOU CAN ALSO FIND A LINK TO HER COMPLETE LIST ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> WELL, THAT WILL BE OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEKEND.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE WTTW.COM/NEWS FOR THE VERY LATEST FROM WTTW NEWS AND ALSO DON'T FORGET TO TUNE IN EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING.

I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

NOW FOR ALL OF US HERE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.