>>> GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES.

I AM ARACELI GOMEZ-ALDANA, HOST AND REPORTER .

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

HOW MUCH DOES RACE AND ETHNICITY MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR.

SHARING SOME INSIGHT TO THAT.

TALKING ABOUT HER LEGACY AND JUSTICE, AND WHY AT AGE 92, SHE IS STILL IN THE FIGHT TODAY.

MEET THE ARTIST BEHIND THE BRAND OF THE MEXICAN INSIDE INSPIRED HAT.

>> LIFE IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION.

>> THE PHYSICIAN, MUSICIAN, RICARDO -- HIS MEXICAN ROUTE.

HE IS A DOCTOR AND A MAGICIAN AND I.

ALL OF THAT COMING UP.

FIRST, OUR STORY TONIGHT, COMMON CONCERNS FOR BLACK AND LATINO VOTERS SHARE THIS SEASON.

THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

♪ >>> A NEW STUDY CONDUCTED BY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE CENTER OF DIVERSITY AND DEMOCRACY.

THE COVENANT OF THE BLACK AND LATINO VOTES.

IT HAS BECOME A HIGHLY CONTESTED MAYOR REAL RACE.

WHAT ISSUES ARE BLACK AND LATINO VOTERS FOCUS ON?

HERE TO SHED LIGHT ON SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES AND LATINO VOTER TURNOUT ARE DASH COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.

JOSE , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF -- AND -- DOMINGUEZ, POLITICAL SCIENCE DIRECTOR AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

THE STUDY SHOWS DATA THAT SOME MIGHT FIND SURPRISING.

CHICAGO HAS CERTAINLY HAD ITS FAIR SHARE OF RACIAL DIVIDE.

ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, BLACK AND LATINO VOTERS HAVE FOUND COMMON GROUND WHEN IT COMES TO KEY ISSUES IN THE ELECTION.

JOSE, WE WILL START WITH YOU.

WAS ANYTHING SURPRISING?

>> I'M NOT SURPRISED AT ALL.

I THINK IT IS CATCHING UP TO WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW.

BLACK AND LATINO VOTERS CARE ABOUT THE SAME THINGS.

THEY HAVE FAMILIES, CARE ABOUT THE VIOLENCE IN THE CITIES.

THEY CARE ABOUT HOUSING, ABOUT THE EDUCATION AND THEIR KIDS.

THE THINGS THAT REALLY IMPACT POLITICS.

>> THAT IS TRUE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

IS IT SURPRISING FOR YOU?

>> IT WAS A REALLY SURPRISING, I THINK LIKE JOSE SAYS, THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAP.

I ALSO THINK THAT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER HOW WE LOOK , I'M VERY EXCITED TO LOOK BEYOND IDENTITY POLITICS AND LOOK AT THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT BOTH OF OUR COMMITTEES.

>> THE CITY ALSO FOUND THAT UNLIKE PAST ELECTIONS, VOTERS ARE NECESSARILY VOTING FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR ETHNICITY OR THEIR RACE.

LATINOS ARE NECESSARILY VOTING TO -- BLACK VOTERS AREN'T ALIGNING THEMSELVES TO MAYOR LIGHTFOOT OR ANY OF THE OTHER SIX CANDIDATES.

WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT THE GROUPS AND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR?

>> ARE YOU MUTED?

>> I AM SORRY.

I THINK IT JUST SHOWS THAT DESPITE THE PERCEPTION, THESE TWO GROUPS ARE NOT -- IN FACT, THEY ARE VERY DIVERSE .

THEY ARE REFLECTED , SO THIS IDEA THAT IT IS A LATINO ISSUE, OR AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ISSUE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE VOTERS ARE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER VOTERS.

THEY CARE ABOUT NUMBER ONE , CRIME, SECOND, INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING, THIRD, THE COST OF WAGES AND JOBS.

THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY IN THAT BORDER.

>> WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE TOP CONCERNS, WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE CANDIDATES AND THE VOTERS, IS NOT HAVING A CONSENSUS CANDIDATE A GOOD THING OR BAD THING?

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REPRESENTATION IN CHICAGO.

>> I THINK FOR THIS, THIS PERSON WILL REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO.

IT IS ESSENTIALLY A TRI-PART BLACK/WHITE AND LATINO.

THEY CAN SPEAK TO THOSE ISSUES AND BE NUANCE ABOUT IT , PERHAPS WITH THE ISSUE THAT AFFECTS POPULATION.

I THINK THOSE ISSUES WILL RESONATE.

JUST WITH WHAT MY PEERS ON THE PANEL WERE SAYING, I THINK ALSO THE IDEA THAT THE NARRATIVE , THE MEDIA HAS NOT GOTTEN IT RIGHT.

THE ISSUE WITH MARGARET'S COMING TO CHICAGO, PARTICULARLY IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

WE FOUND THAT THERE WASN'T ANY RESISTANCE OR ANY KIND OF NEGATIVE REACTION.

IN FACT, IT WAS MORE ABOUT THE CITY CAN ACCOMMODATE THOSE MIGRANTS, AND THE CITY CAN ALSO'S PROVIDE FOR THAT.

IT WAS AND WHAT I CAN POLICY ON IMMIGRATION.

>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, THIS IDEA THAT THE STUDY SHOWS WHAT THE FINDINGS ARE.

THEY MIGHT BE SURPRISING.

MAYBE YOU WERE SO SURPRISED, AND OTHERS WERE SURPRISED EITHER WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT NOT HAVING A CONSENSUS CANDIDATE MOVING FORWARD?

>> I THINK IT IS GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES THEY CAN LOOK TO COME AND REALLY TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE POLICIES AND ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT.

AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR OUR CANDIDATES IN COMMUNITY, BUT THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT ARE THE ISSUES.

THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES, LOOK AT THEIR PLANT NORMS AND LEARN ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY CARE ABOUT.

IT IS GREAT TO HAVE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES AND MORE CHOICES.

>> OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TOP ISSUES WE HAVE MENTIONED.

STAYING FOCUSED ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ENTITIES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY HAVE TO DO TO GET THE LATINO VOTE?

>> I THINK THEY REALLY HAD TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS A LOT OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR ARE POLITICIANS , OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS ADVOCATING FOR MORE POLICE PRESENCE, BUT NOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED.

I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR US TO TOUCH UP ON THE ROOT ISSUES, INVEST IN PEOPLE AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.

>> OKAY, WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THAT WITH THE CANDIDATES.

WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE BIG CONCERN FOR BOTH GROUPS, WHAT SHOULD THE CANDIDATE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING?

>> HOUSING IS A BIG DEAL FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

RENTS ARE GOING OUT, TAXES ARE GOING UP.

IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FOR FOLKS TO GET HOUSING IN CHICAGO.

I NEED TO INVITE ALL OF OUR FAMILIES TO COME BACK TO CHICAGO.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING THE FOLKS GOING.

FOR THE LATINO POPULATION, IT IS GROWING.

WE ARE GOING DRAMATICALLY.

WE ARE ALREADY A THIRD OF THE CITY.

ALMOST HALF OF THE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE LATINO.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE MAYOR TO HAVE THAT IN MIND WHEN THEY ARE THINK ABOUT THEIR POLICIES AND THE DECISION THEY WILL BE MAKING.

>> I AGREE.

FOR THE FINAL QUESTION I HAVE FOR ALL THREE OF YOU, HOW CRUCIAL IS THE SELECTION FOR THE LATINO VOTER?

RIGHT?

SO WHAT WERE THE RESULTS MEAN?

JOSE, CAN WE START WITH YOU?

>> THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION.

ALL ARE IMPORTANT.

WE ARE COMING OFF THE PANDEMIC, OFF A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE FAMILIES THAT WERE IMPACTED WITH THE ECONOMY , THE PANDEMIC, THEIR HEALTH, LATINOS LOST ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OF LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN OFFICE THAT CARES ABOUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO.

>> YEAH, WHAT ABOUT YOU WHEN IT COMES TO HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR LATINOS?

>> I SECOND WHAT HE SAID.

I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT INVESTS IN PEOPLE LONG-TERM.

>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.

WE WILL END IT WITH YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR LATINOS?

>> IS IMPORTANT FOR LATINOS, BUT I THINK MORE FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

ONE THING I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR LATINOS, WE HAVE TO TURN OUT.

THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW THOSE A BIT CONCERNING, THE FACT THAT THOSE WERE 100% SURE THEY WOULD VOTE LATINO AS THE HIGH SHARE OF THAT.

THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT POLITICALLY ENGAGED, BECAUSE THEY ARE.

I THINK THE CANDIDATES GOING FORWARD, IF THEY WANT TO COMPETE FOR THE LATINO VOTE, THEY HAD TO ENGAGE AND THEY HAD TO DO IT EARLY.

WE ALL KNOW IT IS BEHAVIORAL.

I THINK THEY HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB.

WE AS A COMMUNITY HOW TO DO A BETTER JOB, MAKING SURE WE ARE ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY AND I JUST AROUND ELECTION TIME.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE LATINO VOTE IS IMPORTANT.

>> YES, PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE, RIGHT?

YES, THANKS TO -- AND JOSE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, TALKING WITH THE LABOR LEADER AND LIFELONG ACTIVIST IN A CONVERSATION RECORDED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

♪ ♪ >>> IT IS A SIMPLE SENTIMENT, BUT THE PHRASE , YES WE CAN HAS EMPOWERED DEMANDS FOR JUSTICE AROUND THE ROAD.

EVER SINCE THE UNITED WORKERS OF AMERICA ADOPTED IT AS ITS MODEL IN 1972, THE WOMAN BEHIND THOSE WORDS IS DELORES, SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LABOR ACTIVISTS AND A LEADER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE HER HERE WITH US.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> I HAD TO ASK YOU, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO EAT IN CHICAGO, OR YOUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> OH MY GOODNESS, SO MUCH GREAT FOOD IN CHICAGO, IT IS HARD TO CHOOSE.

I LOVE VEGETARIAN FOOD, ALSO HANDLE FOOD THAT DO YOU LIKE PIZZA?

>> I HAD TO TELL YOU, THE FIRST TIME I EVER ATE PIZZA WAS IN CHICAGO.

>> WOW.

REALLY?

WHAT AN HONOR.

>> I WANT TO START OFF, YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH IN YOUR LIFE.

AT THIS POINT, WHAT DOES THE SLOGAN MEAN TO YOU?

>> IT MEANS ACTIVISM, IT MEANS PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THINGS IN THEIR LIVES, IT MEANS EVERY PERSON SHOULD FEEL THEIR OWN POWER, KNOWING THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

HOW COME?

>> THERE'S ONLY THINGS WE NEED TO MAKE BETTER AS A SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE DEMOCRACY.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO VOTE, GET INVOLVED, ENGAGE PHYSICALLY, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THEM, RATHER BEING CONSIDERED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

THEY NEED TO CONTACT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, THEIR COMMISSIONERS, ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

IT IS IMPORTANT .

WE HAVE A VOICE.

>> VERY TRUE.

YOU FOUGHT AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

YOU YOURSELF, BEATEN BY POLICE IN 1988.

DO YOU THINK OTHER MOVEMENTS HAS SPARKED SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE KNOW THAT THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD REALLY GOT THE CITY'S ATTENTION, THE WHOLE WORLD, AS WE KNOW.

>> HOW IS IT FOR YOU TO SEE THE YOUTH SPEAKING OUT AND ORGANIZING?

IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A NEW MOVEMENT >> YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF OUR YOUTH THE NEED TO VOTE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK A LOT OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE , THEY LOVE TO PROTEST AND MARCH.

THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT VOTING IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN CHANGE THINGS.

I KNOW RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE ELECTIONS GOING ON HERE IN CHICAGO.

WE WANT TO TELL PEOPLE TO PLEASE GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS THE FIRST STEP?

>> YES, IT IS THE FIRST STEP.

OF COURSE, KEEPING IN THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ELECTED, MAKING SURE THAT WE DO THAT ADVOCACY SO THAT WE CAN HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE .

>> MANY PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE THE LABOR ORGANIZER, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF MANY MOVEMENTS.

THE WOMEN'S RIGHT MOVEMENT, RACIAL INJUSTICE.

HOW COME?

>> BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE RESPECTED.

REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CASH WATCHING THE PROGRAM.

IT SAYS -- HOWEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, HOWEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT RIGHTS, WE HAD TO RESPECT AS A PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE >> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST SOMETHING, BUT ARE FREE TO DO SO, WOULD YOU TELL THEM?

>> WE HAVE SO MANY CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO BE ENGAGED.

WE HAD TO USE OUR VOICES.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE AFRAID.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE NEED TO MAKE BETTER.

THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT.

>> YOU HAVE MADE SO MANY SACRIFICES.

IS THERE ANYTHING THROUGHOUT YOUR JOURNEY THAT JEWISH WAS DIFFERENT?

>> I THINK I HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BLESSED.

ABLE TO MAKE A CHANGE.

IN CALIFORNIA, JUST PASSING THE LAW WITH THE HEALTHCARE.

THOSE ARE THE KIND OF LAWS TO MAKE A BETTER EDUCATION FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO THAT.

>> AMAZING.

YOU ARE 93 YEARS OLD AND STILL AT IT.

WHAT DRIVES YOU?

>> AGAIN, MAKING A BETTER LIFE FOR EVERYONE.

DOING THAT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, THROUGH VOTING.

ELECTING GOOD PEOPLE THAT WILL REPRESENT US.

>> ARE YOUR CHILDREN PROUD OF YOU?

YOUR DAUGHTER?

>> YES, THEY ARE.

ALL OF MY KIDS HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY, REALLY GOOD PEOPLE VERY >> CAN YOU SHARE A MEMORY THAT STAYS WITH YOU?

EMORY YOU HAVE HAD THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE THAT YOU KEEP CLOSE TO YOUR HEART?

>> I HAVE A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES.

ONE OF THEM IS WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA HERE.

HE GAVE ME THE METAL OF FREEDOM.

THAT WAS BEFORE HE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, DID YOU THINK THIS WOULD BE ALIVE?

>> I WANTED TO BE MY LIFE.

YOU COULD DO THIS IN AN UN-VIOLENT WAY WITHOUT ANY VIOLENCE.

YOU COULD ACTUALLY MAKE CHANGES.

I WANTED TO DEDICATE MY LIFE TO DOING THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING WITH THE FOUNDATION, THE ORGANIZATION RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO, THEN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND FIND OUT -- WE HAVE THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HOW WE VACCINATED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SO THEY WALK IN IT.

WITH THE FOOD BANKS, CLINICS, SO THAT PEOPLE WILL BE SAFE.

>> HAD YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU?

>> I HOPE THEY REMEMBER ME AS AN ORGANIZER, SOMEONE THAT IS GETTING OUT THERE AND CHANGING PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE TO TO GET INVOLVED COMING OUT TO GET ENGAGED.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE CHANGES, IT STARTS WITH VOTING.

>> WHEN YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT, DO YOU SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS TO VOTE?

BECAUSE OF CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES?

IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TELL THEM?

YOU HAVE TO VOTE?

>> I THINK IT WOULD OVAL BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.

THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THE PEOPLE WE ELECT , WE HAD TO LIVE BY THE LAWS THAT ARE GOING TO GOVERN OUR LIVES IN OUR FAMILY.

>> ARE YOU PROUD OF ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE?

TONIGHT I'M VERY PROUD.

I FEEL VERY BLESSED THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE IN THAT SPACE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

>> IF YOU COULD GO BACK, WHAT YEAR WOULD YOU GO BACK TO?

>> I THINK THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SO MANY CHALLENGES.

WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS WITH REAL KIND OF HIDDEN COMING MY SAY.

NOT OUT IN THE OPEN, WE ARE SEEING THEM.

WE KNOW THESE ARE THINGS WE HAD TO REALLY WORK ON MY GLOBAL WARMING, THE HOMOPHOBIA, MISOGYNY.

MAKING SURE THAT WE GET REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND THE -- IN THE U.S. CONGRESS.

THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR.

>> BACK TO YOU.

>> BY DAY , SHE CARES FOR PREMATURE INFANTS AND TEACHES MEDICINE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

BY NIGHT, THE GOOD DR. TRANSITIONS INTO PHYSICIAN POSITION IN HIS NEW SHOW AT THE RHAPSODY THEATER.

STORIES OF HIS CAREER AND -- PRODUCER CONCERNS OF THE STORY.

>> MAGICIANS HEAR THE WORD IMPOSSIBLE.

EVERY ILLNESS, BIG OR SMALL , CARRIES A RISK THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

SOMETIMES, IMPOSSIBLE TO HE'LL MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT EITHER YOU HEAR OR -- THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IS ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY.

>> YOU ARE TELLING US THAT YOU WANT TO GO TO ITALY?

>> TO THE PHYSICIAN AND MAGICIAN, HE BELIEVES IT CREATE -- CONNECTS TWO OF HIS LIFE'S GREATEST PURSUITS.

>> I THINK THE MOST MAGICAL THING ABOUT BELIEF IN MEDICINE IS THE BELIEF THAT THE PERSON THAT IS THERE'S GOING TO TAKE THE SCIENCE AND APPLY THE BEST THEY CAN TO YOU.

>> HOW TO SOLVE THE ONE PAGE PAMPHLET COPYRIGHTED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

>> IN HOPES OF THE EMPOWERMENT OF -- >> THE MEDICINE CAME BEFORE THE MAGIC IT WASN'T UNTIL HE WAS IN HIS 30s THAT HE BEGAN HIS PURSUIT IN MEXICO.

>> GRABBED THE DECK, OPEN IT.

>> IT DEEPENED WHEN HE MOVED TO CHICAGO.

THAT LEGENDARY MAGICIAN, HISTORIAN AND PHILOSOPHER.

>> IT WAS LEANING, IT IS HELPFUL, SOME PEOPLE IN THEIR 30s, 40s, I SAW EUGENE.

>> HE INCORPORATED MAGIC INTO HIS CLASSES AS A PROFESSOR AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN LIGHT OF PERFORMING HIS MAGIC SHOWS.

IN 2022, WHEN THE HISTORIC THEATER WAS PUT UP FOR SALE, HE SEIZED THE CHANCE TO TRANSFORM IT INTO A SHOWCASING FOR MAGIC AND CATTERY PERFORMANCES.

>> I'M A BELIEVER THAT IT HAD TO COME TO -- WE SHOULD ALL HAD TO LOOK TO IT CULTURE.

>> IN HIS SHOW AT THE RHAPSODY THEATER, PEOPLE WITH INSPIRATION FROM HIS OWN LIFE TO CREATE AN ENCHANTING SPECTACLE.

>> WITH COVID BEING THE KIND OF DIFFICULT TIME FOR EVERYBODY THAT IT WAS, I FEEL THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME TO THEATER TO FORGET.

SOMETIMES, PEOPLE COME TO REMEMBER AND PROCESS.

THE THEME FOR THIS SHOW IS LOSS.

MAGIC IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION.

LIFE IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION.

THAT IS WHAT I HAVE PUT IN THE SHOW.

>> IT ALSO GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER ANOTHER NOT TO HIS MEXICAN UPBRINGING, SUNDAY PERFORMANCES OFFICIAL IN SPANISH.

IT WILL BE CALLED -- I AM MEXICO, MEXICAN, I GREW UP IN MEXICO.

I NEED TO DO A SHOW IN SPANISH THAT GIVES PEOPLE AUTHENTIC PERFORMANCE IN THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE, MY FIRST EYELIDS.

IN WATCHING ALL OF THESE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HAPPENED, HEARING STORIES ABOUT LIFE , THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE, NOT NECESSARILY PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH I AM A DOCTOR.

I MUSED TO WRITING A PRESCRIPTION AT THE END.

WHEN THEY WALK OUT, THEY ARE ENERGIZED AND EMPOWERED FOR THEIR OWN LIFE.

THAT FOR ME IS REALLY WHAT I WANT.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES, THIS IS ERICA GUNDERSON.

>> IT IS THROUGH APRIL 2nd, INCLUDING -- PRESENTED IN SPANISH.

YOU WILL FIND MORE THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

FOR THE FIFTH RUNNING GEAR, THE CHICAGO BULLS RULE OUT THEIR ARTIST HAD SERIES THIS MONTH.

IT FEATURES LOCAL ARTISTS AND ON THE TEAM'S ICONIC LOGO AND ARE GIVEN AWAY TO FANS OF SELECTED GAMES.

AMONG THE HATS WAS A MEXICAN THEMED DESIGN CREATED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

WE MEET UP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN HIS HEAD.

>> I GREW UP IN THE 80s.

I WAS BORN IN '75.

IN THE EARLY 80s, IT WAS BREAK-IN, WILD STYLE, THE THREE MOVIES THAT I THINK SHAY TO I WAS GOING TO BE IN MY LIFE.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN IN ME SINCE I WAS A KID.

THE BULLS IN THE 90s, IF YOU ARE A CHICAGOAN, YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE MICHAEL JORDAN PLAY TWO GAMES AS A KID.

BOTH GAMES, I REMEMBER HIM HITTING THE GAME-WINNING SHOT.

IT WAS OBVIOUSLY INCREDIBLE.

EVERY YEAR, THE BULLS HAVE WHAT IS CALLED THE -- HE PRETTY MUCH SUBMIT YOUR ART AND HOPE THEY CALL YOU BACK.

I GOT A CALL FROM THEM DIRECTLY THAT THEY REALLY LIKE THE PIECE OF IT.

I LOVE THE BULLS FOREVER.

TO HAVE MY LITTLE GRAIN OF SAND IN THE HISTORY OF THE BULLS, IT IS AMAZING.

CHICAGO IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

THERE IS SO MUCH CULTURE HERE.

ANYWAY THOUGH, THERE'S THE INFLUENCE OF MEXICO, THE FOOD, THE ART, THE CULTURE.

THE BULLS HAVE BEEN BIG IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE 90s WHEN JORDAN, -- WERE RUNNING THE SHOW.

THE CHICAGO BULL LOGO, THE ACTUAL HEAD, IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE LOGOS.

I'M NOT BEING BIASED BECAUSE I'M FROM CHICAGO.

IT IS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL LOGO.

I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE TOO MUCH.

THEY ARE MAYAN AND AZTEC , KIND OF AN ELEMENT SWITCH TO SPICE IT UP AND GET A BIT.

WHEN I WAS AT THE GAME, IT WAS SOMETHING OUT OF THIS WORLD.

ALL RACES WEARING AN ASPECT MAYAN DRIVEN HAT IS SOMETHING I WILL OH WAYS REMEMBER.

JUST SEEING IT COME TO LIFE , AND OUT OF THE WORLD, IT IS SUPERCOOL.

>> NOW FOR SOME BAD NEWS, UNLESS WITH THE 5000 AT THE GAME, OR ABOUT ONE OF THE LIMITED EDITION SETS OF THE HATS, YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK.

THEY ARE SOLD OUT.

THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEKEND.

DON'T FORGET YOU CAN KISS ME -- CATCH ME HOSTING THE WE CAN ADDITION , AS WELL AS MY REPORTING DURING THE WEEK.

AND NOW FROM ALL OF US TOGETHER HERE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES, I AM ARACELI GOMEZ-ALDANA.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

STAY HEALTHY, STAY CELL SAFE.