joining us in Chicago tonight, Latino voices.

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Here's what we're looking at.

Illini and a more of a chasm.

How a new state laws trying to close gaps in pay.

Why New Year's resolutions can be so important and house and some tips on how to stay consistent.

Super moans meter showers and lunar eclipse.

The Chicago astronomer breaks down what the stars are up to in 2025.

>> The schools are in great need the community's integrate need.

You know, they want to raise their children to be bilingual.

And how is Chicago business owners helping kids access bilingual books?

>> And now to some of today's top stories.

More details about what's being called a terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve.

The FBI says 42 year-old some D Jabari suspected of carrying out the attack alone.

According to the FBR Jobar drove to New Orleans on December 31st, plowing into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street after midnight in a pickup truck.

The FBI has called the attack an act of terrorism resulting in the loss of 14 lives with numerous others injured or died in a shootout with police.

Investigators say they discovered guns and improvised devices along with an ISIS flag within the vehicle.

The U.S. Army veteran from Texas has reportedly been found to have made a declaration of support for ISIS and is said to have joined the militant Islamic State group before last summer.

The FBI is investigating potential communication he may have had with others before the incident.

>> What I can tell you right now is that he was 100% inspired by ISIS.

And so we're digging were digging through more than social media, more interviews, working with some of our other partners to to ascertain just how to to act, to ascertain a little bit more about that connection.

>> And during an event at the White House, President Biden briefly commented on the attack.

>> As of now, no information.

We have no information that anyone else is involved in the attack.

They've established that the attackers, the same person who plan to expose and those ice coolers and to nearby locations in the French Quarter.

Just a few hours before he rammed into the crowd.

vehicle.

He says he had a remote detonator in his vehicle to set off those.

2 ice chips.

>> Chicago police have increased presence near Trump Tower downtown following a fatal vehicle explosion outside the President Elect's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday as a precaution.

Chicago police say they will conduct additional patrols in the immediate area around the tower.

The incident in Las Vegas included firework mortars and can't canisters discovered in the back of a Tesla cyber truck that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel.

The explosion resulted in the death of one person inside the vehicle and sparked an intense investigation.

The man has been identified as Matthew Live Berg, a U.S. Army Green Beret who had been deployed twice turf, Ghana Stan.

>> Some lucky fans were able to score special Derrick Rose roses, the beloved former Chicago Bulls star opened a one-day pop a flower shop today called roses hundreds of people lined up along State Street this morning for a chance to meet him and receive red roses between noon and 04:00PM.

The pop-up event comes just in time for Derrick Rose night at the United Center, which celebrates the youngest MVP in NBA history.

This Saturday rose retired from the NBA before the start of the 2020 for 2025.

Season.

What a treat.

Up next, Illinois is tackling disparities in pay with new with the new law.

End Nikki explains right after this.

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>> From now on Illinois companies will have to be more upfront about job descriptions.

Btw news reporter Amanda joins us now with more on a new state law and a happy new year.

So nice to have you started off the year.

Nicely with you as my first guest You know, you know very, very glad so many.

What's the long what's behind it?

>> Okay.

So it's been a while since I've applied for a job you to ensure we love working here at W T Tw.

But most of us have been there were.

>> You apply for a job?

Maybe even go through a couple of interviews only to be disappointed when at long last the salary is revealed should be happening anymore because of a new state law which took effect just yesterday.

It says all Illinois businesses with at least 15 employees have to include a pay range and other compensation details.

Now, as for the white, let's really moves policy VP at the organization women employed?

Explain.

>> When you discuss salary ranges openly, it becomes harder for bias.

Whether or not that bias is unconscious or conscious to employees pay positions.

And that means that we are ensuring that employees who are doing substantially similar work are being paid fairly.

That creates a more equitable workplace it stands.

There are gender disparities in pay.

Women paid less.

That has been the case really throughout history.

>> And it still is.

I would love to say >> that that is not the case now.

So was like this are needed.

But that is still the case.

Studies U.S. census data also the pay inequity continues and that women make less than men for the same work.

>> Has the equal pay manager with the Illinois Department of Labor East near Saint tracks.

Pay data and company's compliance with state laws.

For the first time in 2 decades Census data last year showed that gender pay gap widening, including in Illinois and particularly for Latinas.

Also older women face a larger wage gap.

Then younger women.

>> There's gender racial age discrimination at play.

>> Women are also.

>> Very open are over represented in low wage jobs in low-paid industries.

>> And very underrepresented when it comes to higher wage jobs.

>> Now, not to mention Joanna, the so-called motherhood penalty, and that is the practice of not being able to fully commit to work or advance in their careers because they are the ones who take on the bulk of care taking in domestic duties.

And Amanda, how exactly will it with this new law help to reverse that will sneers and says that really this is a matter of transparency and it's giving job seekers tools.

The law also requires companies to internally post opportunities for advancement.

>> lot of the hiring process.

A lot of the information is typically controlled by employers, right?

They they let out what they choose to let out.

And that's their choice.

This is an attempt to.

To to even things out a little bit in terms of control of information to let employees and job seekers know what actually is available for a possibility for that.

>> The 2025 LA is the latest Illinois statute that is intended to close the gender pay gap.

The state also requires many companies to report their salary data to the state.

And that's near Saint analyzes.

It also, businesses are banned from asking about job applicants salary history.

>> Part of the reason is because the wage gap will just follow us kind of throughout our careers.

If your current salary is based on what you were previously paid, what you're previously paid is affected by the gender wage gap.

So it's a it's a very simple, elegant solution.

And the new law is actually kind of a sister practice.

>> are says Illinois is among the states on the vanguard of using these tools to try to tackle the issue.

Both she and their son say it will, however, take some time to analyze how effective they are.

Both also point out that pay discrimination is illegal on the state and on the federal level, they both say that being up front about compensation should help businesses in that setting.

Early expectations will say everyone time in the hiring process.

Also boosting employee satisfaction and trust join as well as near since as the goal here not to punish.

But I want to point out that when this law actually passed in 2023 and then course couple of years, port taking effect here, a bunch businesses were opposed to it.

Thanks amended for the breakdown your reporting.

Thank you.

>> You can read him and his full story on our Web site.

That's www dot com slash news.

And we're back to talk about New Year's resolutions to right after this.

For many, a new here often means new beginnings.

But keeping up with resolutions is not always easy.

According to Forbes Health, only 25% of people actually stay committed to the resolutions.

>> After 30 days and less than 10% accomplish their goals.

Despite the numbers, a lot of us still feel compelled to make a list of resolutions.

Every new year.

Joining us to talk about New Year's resolutions admitting that it is founder and CEO of Latinx talk therapy and mock them on this founder and CEO of Chicago led in fitness.

Thank you both.

Ladies for being here.

Now, when you start with the phrase new year new makes it feel like we see here that every year.

What would you say of Messina drives people to make and set new goals.

And for these new year resolutions?

Well, I think with the time it's a new year, kind of like a new chapter to time to reset.

So I think people kind of reflect on >> what they've been doing and how they would like to What are your thoughts on the new year?

New I think on the surface level, it's kind of a fun way to think about it.

But I do know that when people are setting goals, what's really important is to think about the intention behind them.

Like what do they really want for themselves?

And then on making it like a bite-size thing that you can do.

So, for example, if you want to take care of yourself more so focusing on do it and not just kind of being more flexible and the intentional.

It's like it's it's from my well being for So if you don't do it for one day, not feeling so guilty about it, which is saying, yeah, absolutely.

Because one of the things that can happen psychologically is there's a narrative that tells us that we're not doing enough somehow.

So if you have a thought that says so, you know, I didn't meditate today like I was supposed to.

You can easily start thinking all like why Davis set myself up for this.

I'm gonna fail.

Like or you.

Maybe you're aware that somebody else is doing the goal and then you start feeling like you're behind somehow.

So we'll catching that being very clear about what you're telling yourself and then trying to the kinder more flexible as you're doing it and keeping the attention of wellness behind it.

I think we've all been there right in my Let's talk about working out every year.

There are reports that more people sign up to work out.

and the goal is to physically become healthier in the beginning of the year.

>> But the consistency doesn't last very long.

Why is there a decline as the year progresses?

Well, I think a lot of times people Enos said are just caught up in like New year.

New me.

But >> we really want to focus on like why are we doing it?

Why are some of the reason's?

And when we figure our what those reasons are and we remind ourselves when we feel like, oh, well, maybe I can skip today, circle back and say, hey, I'm doing this for my health.

I'm doing this to be able to play with my grandchildren are to be able to go up a flight of stairs without, you know, feeling out of and really focusing on that and for giving yourself a Houston mayors tailing internally, you say exactly like just connect with the message is that your body is giving you like that.

The work of feel-good.

Did you feel like me?

You could have done a little bit more or you are sore in areas.

They just couldn't be sore like your lower back where your niece or your hips and what are your thoughts on the no pain?

No gain.

Know what no pain.

No gain mentality.

That's like really old school, right?

Like does just of recipe for to set up.

>> For family we want to be more like mindful.

We want to be more connected.

We want to be kind to ourselves and we want to remember that would doing to be our best version to be the healthy isn't accessible version for ourselves, for our family to be able to have a better.

put in our work and in our day-to-day, like the concept that you said to be mindfulness and then the scene, as I mentioned, force held know that there has been a shift in resolution priority.

>> 36% of people said they want to improve their mental health.

34% said they want to lose weight and 30 per tent.

32 1% said they want to improve their diet.

Our mental health goals, more sustainable and easier to maintain than physical health goals.

Well, I would say with a mental health co it could just come into coming into this moment, be more present.

>> just building a relationship with yourself.

So as opposed to thinking of something they are adding to your to do list, just come back into the now and think of something you could do.

Just even take care of yourself.

And it could be as easy as just following your breath in the second that year aware of it would just say that people don't think about those you talking about just feeling how your breath is.

That's very simple.

Yes, it's about slowing down so that you can really build that relationship to reflect, you know, on how you're doing as opposed to trying to check off something or feel like, oh, I did that like the go.

Go go mentality.

right.

Yes, because I think that's kind of what makes it difficult.

And stress is really built up on that feeling that in this moment is not enough and you should be somewhere else.

And somebody is taking care of their mental health.

The first thing would be to reflect maybe slow down, really check in with themselves.

kinder, there's really no way.

But you can do that okay to take a pause, guys.

It's to >> I what approached Should people take one starting on a new workout regimen?

Well, they should first chicken that they have a full clearance from their doctor that there's no contradictions.

in.

I like the analogy of merging.

And so think of when you're merging into the highway, you're not going 90 miles an hour right Just slowly figuring things out getting into the lane.

So find out how often are you going to do it?

Don't over like to me like I'm going to work out every single day.

Maybe start with 30 minutes 3 times a week.

Things that you enjoy such as perhaps Joaquin cycling may be swimming, something that is going to be doable and accessible.

So, you know, if ice skating is not your thing, don't sign up for later on.

You can add some challenges, some things that you enjoy doing.

But in the beginning, you just want to merge into the practice of daily activity or 3 or 4 times a week like that.

Setting up like a good goal for yourself, understanding who you are and stena, what should people say and do it?

They start to fall off the resolutions.

>> I think is just more about your mindset.

A few are aware that you're starting to feel unmotivated or discourage are falling off again, just pause and maybe you could say something a little bit encouraging to yourself.

There are a model that you follow a phrase that helps you.

Yeah, I would say, you know, what can I do?

Just right now?

And sometimes all that is is not pressuring myself are expecting myself to be doing anything different.

It's understanding that every time you try to do your best that could look different depending on where you're at in the moment.

Well, thank you, ladies.

For those tips advice that new Year.

Happy New thank you.

>> Up next, we take a look at what the stars in the sky will display in 2025.

Stay with us.

In Chicago, the skyline can light up in the night, but looking a little higher in the stars will put on a show, too.

But if you're worried about missing these events because of all the city lights, our next guest says they're still planning to see here to break down what to expect in 2025.

Is our good friend Joel Guzman, founder and CEO Chicago astronomer.

Here's he's also and NASA.

Ambassador, thank you, Joe.

Welcome.

Happy New Year.

some new year.

New Year.

I see you brought really cool.

Tell us Goble first.

Before we get to that, we know 2025.

Is already off to Nick starting an exciting start with this rare event called parade of planets.

What is it?

>> The slowest orbits of the planets umpires to biased to one side of the solar system.

Sometimes the Morningstar, sometimes evening stars right now currently.

Planets are pushed to one side.

So during the evening time to get to see planets such as Venus and Mars and Saturn and Jupiter.

And if you have a telescope, you can see Uranus and Neptune but it's it's a semi rare event.

It's just a natural progression of the orbit.

So talking about if we can see it, if you could see if you have a telescope.

>> Uranus and Neptune, but other 4 planets make it a day.

That's so awesome.

Now, last summer we saw solar eclipse, thousands of people gather to see that to see that this year brings a lunar eclipse.

Remind us what's happening here in what will what will we be able to see from Chicago?

2024?

Was a fantastic year for urban astronomy.

Not only do we have the solar eclipse in April, but we have learned or eclipse and we had a comment and don't forget those fantastic Aurora displays that we saw right from the city.

>> 25 has a lot to catch up with, but already in January, we have the parade of planets.

We're going to have the crescent Moon do a conjunction and median a pairing with Myers and Center tomorrow.

And then on the 10th the moon will continue its path and will kiss Jupiter it will be right next to a red giant the number.

that's fantastic.

Photo opportunities.

And that's just January continues.

It's not over yet.

We ares being its closest approach to the Earth.

Now since 2022 is that called in occultation generate much.

even go to that one, That's a new one, because it I see here that March will stop some unique event.

yeah, and that's what it's called.

And on the 13th of January.

>> full Wolf Moon say that the wolf moon with mowing equipment each month has a has a name snow, moon, cold moon.

>> It will cold Mars, the planet Mars, which means that the moon will slide between the Earth and Mars.

And if your roads are in Merced, make it through a telescope.

We'll just blink out of existence Chicagoans will be able to see events is most definitely grab a pair of binoculars grappa telescope.

Even they couldn't just get out watch.

What about space exploration?

What kinds of things might we learn are try to find out this year.

>> Nasa has launched a probe to one of the moons Jupiter Europa.

It's called the Europa Clipper euro, but euro because euro, but Clipper and its job is to land on ice to to move on, covered in ice and underneath this crust of ice oceans, oceans of water.

Each liquid water.

And when you have the high life So we're going to find and see if there's a new discovery.

definitely in that we're getting the Artemis mission ready to go to the moon again, we haven't been there in over 50 years, but NASA's have been setbacks right now.

But don't get Get there.

What are you most excited about?

Everything, everything.

Astronomical.

I'm excited about teaching in and and having young minds and you've been teaching for a couple years.

right.

Well, after school matters, really 6 years and I started the Chicago stronger in 2004.

And I know that that program is always full.

There's always a line of of kids wanting 10200.

I wanted to join all.

most definitely.

And it's a great pleasure that these young guys want to study astronomy and space exploration.

Tell me about this telescope here.

You said it's from 6 to Astros Camp Telescope.

>> It was made for the adventurer has a strapped you can put on your backpacking, go camping, going mountain climbing.

It was built to take abuse and it's nice.

Whitefield views.

did you say you 19 7?

This is a classic coast.

Took a hard to get, but it's easy.

Nothing complicated.

Nothing fancy just popping in piece and you're studying the that is so to see.

Also the advancements in the telescope's.

Oh, not all.

Manual we have telescopes.

Know you just punch a few buttons and those still slow to return so also now it's still a bit cold right now for outside events.

But are you planning anything for the summer?

What are you looking forward to viewing?

The Chicago Strummer takes a hiatus during the winter, just a little cold out there.

We like the war will go when I was a kid, I'd be out there and 20 below, but all those decades.

So >> we will start in March and our season begins in March and ends in December.

So we will long observational season with the public thousands of people come out and share disguise.

can you just shared so many different events?

What's one event that you feel that Chicago in should pay attention coming up?

Is that lunar eclipse March March, the 14th.

That's the Friday.

So it's early morning event starts at 12 midnight.

>> And ends at 05:00AM the peak will be at 02:00AM.

you know, if you see in the first part, the second part of that just repeat of the first part, you can go back to bed.

But this is where earth blocks all this It promises to be a deep crimson type of leak lips this time around.

Let's hope for clear Thank you.

Thank you, Joe, for breaking all that out.

Some so excited.

We have a lot to look forward for this Me thank you coming on.

>> Up next, books for bilingual.

Learn or stay with us.

Chicago public schools have faced challenges in providing bilingual programming for students along with access to books in their native language currently around 40 Chicago Public Schools offer dual language programs.

We spoke with the teacher turned business owner who was working to bridge the gap and ensure students have access to bilingual materials.

>> notice know Bumble getting must do us now money says as a child to feel most at home when surrounded by books, we went to the virus it was like our safe space where we kick it help from the librarians for homer accuse the computers.

Now she's opening her own book event.

Will some Eagles books is a bilingual book store in the Bucktown neighborhood make sure that all of our building will books are written by Latino authors and that they speak to our experiences.

So.

>> Obviously sun a sonically and that's something that mom used to tell us.

Lisa get hurt.

>> Before owning a business, how money spent 5 years as a dual language teacher instructing students in both English and Spanish.

>> As a teacher, we I noticed the need.

But then I saw that same problem a need for myself.

When I became a mom and I had those goals of having my son know how to speak Spanish read Spanish.

So yeah, he's a inspiration for for the Her passion for books also led her to study to become a school library.

>> Where she learned about international purchasing the main assignment in the course was to go down to the international book Fair and Weather data.

>> And books for customer that may be in need and luckily, my customer was our school's librarian and we were dual language program.

So I asked her what she needed.

I went and I sourced in and brought it back.

So bad experience really left a mark on me.

>> The life-changing experience at her on a new path with her background in purchasing books.

money now serves as a vendor for Chicago.

Public schools making sure they have access to bilingual books.

>> School districts are finally realizing what we always know that bilingualism is our greatest asset.

And it's something that have a responsibility of helping us develop.

So we are seeing that shift.

with that shift comes a greater need for the resources.

>> Germany says she wants children to feel represented by the books in her store.

Our logo mean him, you know, and there's a little booking a little heart because it's.

>> You know, it's all done with the mindset that it's for the younger generation, like my son.

She runs the bookstore with her husband just a few blocks away from her husband's childhood home in Logan Square.

>> A neighborhood where she hopes to make her mark.

feels really good to have a space for the community.

>> to take up space to show people that we are here that we belong here and that our experiences in Darling, which matter >> The bookstore offers a selection of Spanish and bilingual children's books as well as books for adults.

We have more details on our website and that's our show for this Thursday night.

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