>>> WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES .

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

TONIGHT, -- >> NOBODY SUPPORTS THEM , SOMEBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> VOLUNTEERS ARE STEPPING UP TO PROTECT STREET VENDORS IN LITTLE VILLAGE.

>>> SAFETY AND TRAVEL CONCERNS AFTER CARTEL VIOLENCE IN MEXICO.

>>> NEW GUIDELINES FOR PROTECTING IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE COMPLAINTS .

WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE ON HOW THE PROCESS WORKS .

>>> FREE JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AT THE YWCA , HOW IT IS OPENING DOORS TO CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITY INDUSTRIES.

>> WE NEED TO PUT THE GAME AWAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE PIECES.

>> AND A CAFE BRINGS HOSPITALITY TO THE GAME.

>>> AND IN YOUR LIST ON HOW PUBLIC ART MAKES ITS HOME IN CHICAGO.

ALL THAT COMING UP , BUT OUR FIRST STORY , ADDRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT VIOLENCE IN THE NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH , THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

>>> THE ARREST EARLIER THIS MONTH OF THE SON OF EL CHAPO SPARK VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN MEXICO AS THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT PUT THE COUNTRY UNDER A TRAVEL ADVISORY, INCLUDING AN ADVISORY NOT TO TRAVEL TO THE STATE OF SINALOA BECAUSE OF THE CRIMES OF KIDNAPPING.

JOINING US WITH MORE ARE AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, GUILLERMO SANHUEZA , AND OSCAR , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AN ORGANIZATION.

OSCAR , IF I COULD BEGIN WITH YOU, A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT IS BEHIND THE RECENT CARTEL VIOLENCE ?

>> WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT VIOLENCE IS THE CAUSE THAT CONTINUES TO HAUNT MEXICO IN MANY WAYS.

THE INCIDENT IN SINALOA WITH THE ARREST OF EL CHAPO'S SON, IT IS THE MOST RECENT, BUT MEXICO HAS MORE MURDERS, DISAPPEARANCES , STORAGE AND EXTORTION , AND WHAT WE SAW IN SINALOA , IS NOT AN ANOMALY BUT PART OF A PATTERN THAT CONTINUES TO HAUNT AT ALL LEVELS IN MEXICO.

>> GUILLERMO SANHUEZA , WHY SHOULD PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, PEOPLE IN CHICAGO , CARE ABOUT VIOLENCE IN MEXICO?

>> VIOLENCE HAS SOCIAL ROOTS.

IN A GLOBAL WORLD , EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED , EVERY COUNTRY IS CONNECTED IN SOME WAY TO ONE ANOTHER.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MEXICO , VENEZUELA , IT WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS IN THE U.S.

I WOULD MENTION THREE POSSIBLE THINGS, MIGRATION LOOKS LIKE A RESULT OF PEOPLE ESCAPING FROM VIOLENCE.

SOMETHING THAT ONE MAY EXPECT.

SECONDLY , THE INTENSIFICATION OF VIOLENCE , LET'S RECALL, DRUG CARTELS ARE IN COMPETITION WITH ONE ANOTHER.

WHAT WE SEE IS ONE OF THEM, THE OTHER TRIES TO GO BEHIND A BIG , PROFITABLE BUSINESS .

AS A RESULT, THIS IS PROBABLY MORE DIRECTED TO WHAT THE U.S. SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT , TAKING SOME ACTION, THE THREAT OF CORRUPTION AND THE THREAT OF INCREASING DRUG CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

THIS IS A VERY PROFITABLE BUSINESS.

COOPERATION .

DRUG CARTELS WILL TRY TO PUT A BUSINESS TO INCREASE THEIR PRESENCE IN THE STATES, BECAUSE THAT AND EUROPE ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT MARKETS FOR SUBSTANCES.

>> OSCAR , I WANTED TO PICK UP ON SOMETHING GUILLERMO JUST MENTIONED, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY , BECAUSE THE DRUG CARTELS ARE SO FLUSH WITH MONEY, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT MANY OFFICIALS IN MEXICO HAVE TAKEN BRIBES .

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THAT KIND OF BRIBERY COULD EXPAND INTO THE UNITED STATES WITH U.S. OFFICIALS?

>> SOME PEOPLE MAY ANSWER THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE.

WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STOP THE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES .

YET, THERE ARE PLENTY OF DRUGS TO BE PURCHASED IN THE U.S. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DYING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS FROM SENTINEL.

THE QUESTION THAT ONE ASKS , HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE INVESTING SO MUCH MONEY AND TRY TO STOP DRUGS AND SO MANY ARE AVAILABLE?

ONE ANSWER IS THAT THE BRIBING OFFICIALS HAS ALREADY REACHED THE U.S. AND THAT IS SOMETHING SHOULD CONCERN PEOPLE.

>> OSCAR , LET ME STAY WITH YOU, WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IN DEALING WITH CARTELS ?

>> THE SHORT-TERM STRATEGY HAS BEEN TO DEPLOY THE MILITARY EVERYPLACE THEY CAN.

THEY CREATED A SPECIAL FORCE CALLED THE NATIONAL GUARD THAT BECAME COORDINATED IN 2018 .

THERE IS A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON DEPLOYING THE MILITARY , ASSASSINATIONS HAPPEN, KIDNAPPINGS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ARE VICTIMS AS WELL.

THE ATTACK AGAINST JOURNALISTS.

MEXICO IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES FOR JOURNALISTS.

IN THE LONG HAUL, I THINK THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE TO FIND A WAY TO MEXICO TRULY MORE PROSPEROUS SO THAT MEXICO CAN ROOT OUT VIOLENCE, NOT JUST BY DEPLOYING THE ARMY OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT CREATING SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AS MANY MEXICANS AS POSSIBLE.

>> YOU HAVE SAID , GUILLERMO , THERE IS A COUPLE OF VARIANCES NOT COVERED IN THE NEWS.

WHAT ARE THOSE?

MAYBE SOMETHING MEDIA IS OVERLOOKING?

>> I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND, I WAS TELLING THEM THAT VIOLENCE, WHY THE CARTELS MAKE THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN MEXICO , IT IS A STORY OF THE FAILURE OF THE STATE , THE FAILURE OF MEXICO IN DEALING WITH CORRUPTION, LACK OF PRESENCE IN THE STATE, FOR MANY PEOPLE , EL CHAPO, MANY OF THESE GUYS ARE CELEBRITIES.

SEMI-GODS IN THEIR TOWNS.

PEOPLE LOOK FOR THEM FOR HELP.

THAT SHOULD BE THE STATE.

THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF EL CHAPO.

YOU SAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO, A LOT OF POOR PEOPLE LOOK UP TO HIM.

OSCAR , WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CARTEL VIOLENCE.

SO MANY PEOPLE IN CHICAGO, SO MANY AMERICANS TRAVEL TO VACATION IN MEXICO.

IT GETS 35 MILLION TOURISTS PER YEAR, HOW SAFE IS IT ?

>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, PLACES THAT ARE VISITED ONLY BY TOURISTS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE KIND OF VIOLENCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THIS MAY CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT.

SOME OF THOSE COMMONLY VISITED PLACES BY TOURISTS ARE ALSO PLACES WHERE DRUGS MOVE.

THAT MAY CAUSE MORE POTENTIAL DISRUPTION .

SO FAR , IT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY SAFE.

BUT THE FACT IS, THE DANGER OF THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE IS SPREADING, THAT IS REAL.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR THANKS TO GUILLERMO SANHUEZA AND OSCAR.

THANK YOU .

>> THANK YOU .

>>> NEXT, LOCAL STREET VENDORS CALLING FOR HELP, JOANNA HERNANDEZ HAS THE STORY RIGHT AFTER THIS.

STREET VENDORS IN LITTLE VILLAGE ARE PLEADING FOR HELP AFTER AN INCREASE IN ROBBERIES.

JOANNA HERNANDEZ TELLS US HOW VOLUNTEERS ARE COMING IN TO HELP.

HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?

>> Reporter: SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR .

THEY RALLIED IN FRONT OF THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS ASKING FOR A POLICE PRESENCE IN THE EARLY MORNING , ESPECIALLY IN THE 4:00 A.M.

HOURS WHEN THEY ARE SELLING TAMALES .

AS THEY WAIT TO HEAR FROM THE CITY, VOLUNTEERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO WATCH OVER THE VENDORS.

STREET VENDORS SAY THEY ARE BEING TORMENTED.

LAST WEEK , SHE SAYS SHE WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT BY A GROUP OF MEN.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: WHEN ANGEL HEARD THE LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO WATCH OVER THE VENDORS, HE SIGNED UP.

>> AMAZING HOW BRAVE THEY ARE.

THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY , THEY ARE HERE THE NEXT DAY.

THEY NEED TO PROVIDE.

>> Reporter: HE IS A MEMBER OF A NATIONAL CHICANO ORGANIZATION AIMED AT PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE LITTLE VILLAGE.

>> IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

THESE PEOPLE COME FROM MEXICO , LATIN AMERICA , NOBODY SUPPORTS THEM.

>> WE HAVE FRUIT VENDORS.

>> Reporter: THEY TAKE TURNS WITH OTHER VOLUNTEERS DRIVING AROUND AND CHECKING IN ON VENDORS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.

>> WE DID A WHATSAPP GROUP.

THEY SAY, BE CAREFUL.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH 26 STREET, WE SPOKE WITH A STREET VENDOR WHO SAYS SHE WAS ROBBED MULTIPLE TIMES LAST YEAR.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: VENDORS ARE LOOKING FOR ACTION FROM THE CITY.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: SHE LIVES IN LITTLE VILLAGE AND SAYS SECURITY IS AN OPTION TO BE HIRED.

>> GETTING PAID, NOT BY THE VENDOR , BUT RESOURCES FROM THE CITY.

>> Reporter: THIS ALDERMAN SAYS THE CITY HAS THE MONEY TO ESTABLISH A SOLUTION TO PROTECT STREET VENDORS.

>> THE CITY OF CHICAGO APPROVED ONE OF THE LARGEST BUDGETS IN HISTORY, $16.4 BILLION.

JUST 10% OF THE MONEY IS BEING DISTRIBUTED.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY IS OUT THERE TO SERVE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY WILL BE OUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN TO SUPPORT THE VENDORS.

>> TRIED TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD WITH THE MAYOR AND WHOEVER CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AGAIN , USE THE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: WE ARE TOLD THE VENDORS IN THE LITTLE VILLAGE WILL HAVE A MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

THEY ARE HOPING THE CITY WILL HAVE A CLEAR STRATEGY BY THEN.

>> HAS LORI LIGHTFOOT SPOKEN ABOUT A PLAN OF ACTION?

>> Reporter: SHE DID MENTION A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE FOR VENDORS TO GO CASHLESS .

THEY SAY THAT IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION IN THE LONG RUN AND IT WOULD STOP -- >> UP NEXT, NEW PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE VIOLATING COMPLAINTS , WE WILL EXPLAINED BY AFTER THIS.

>>> THIS WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUED OFFICIAL GUIDELINES FOR PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS WHO EXPERIENCE OR WITNESS WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS .

THE POLICY ALLOWS UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS TO COMPLAINTS ABOUT LABOR VIOLATIONS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN INVESTIGATIONS WITHOUT FEAR OF IMMIGRATION RELATED RETALIATION.

RIGHT CHICAGO SAYS WORKERS WHO WANT TO FILE COMPLAINTS WILL BE GIVEN RESOURCES TO HELP.

>> EVERY WORKER, CITIZEN , DOCUMENTED , IS AFRAID TO FILE COMPLAINTS IF -- AN UNDOCUMENTED WORKER FEARS THAT , BESIDES LOSING YOUR JOB , IMMIGRATION WILL COME AFTER YOU, THE EMPLOYER WILL CALL IMMIGRATION , YOU WILL GET DEPORTED AND SEPARATED FROM HER FAMILY.

WE CALL THIS THE POLICY AGAINST FEAR.

UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS SHOULD NOT FEAR ANYMORE.

THEY SHOULD GO TO WORK AND FILE COMPLAINTS.

THE STEPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS NEW POLICY ARE IDENTIFYING YOUR VIOLATION .

IDENTIFY WHAT THE EMPLOYER IS VIOLATING.

SAFETY , THE FAIRWAY JACKED, A.D.A.

, FIRST , IDENTIFY IT.

IDENTIFY YOUR LABOR PROBLEM .

THE IMMIGRATION PART WILL COME LATER.

THEY WILL HAVE TO GATHER ALL THE DOCUMENTS, IDENTIFICATION, INCOME , PROOF OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY.

YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE TWO TRACKS.

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE INVESTIGATION, AND THE TESTIMONY WITH THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, OSHA , WHOEVER YOU FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH , GO TO THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS.

DO NOT TRY TO GO TO A AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT LABOR LAW.

THIS IS A LABOR ISSUE.

NOT AN IMMIGRATION ISSUE.

GO TO THE EXPERTS ON LABOR ISSUES.

>> YOU WILL FIND MORE ON THESE NEW GUIDELINES ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> IF YOU HAVE EVER CONSIDERED A CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION OR UTILITIES , BUT NOT SURE HOW TO GET STARTED , A NEW PROGRAM OFFERING A WAY TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR.

YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO IS EXCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 11 WEEK CONSTRUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY , IT IS PAYING TRAINEES TO LEARN THE BASICS.

>> THIS PROGRAM IS AN 11 WEEK LIFE-CHANGING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A UNIQUE CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, GUIDANCE , AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN AND MINORITIES INTERESTED IN ENTERING ENTRY-LEVEL CONSTRUCTION CAREERS.

WE HAVE FOUND THAT PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO GET INTO UTILITY AND CONSTRUCTION FIELDS.

YES , THIS IS DEFINITELY PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY AND BRIDGING THE GAP FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE INFORMATION OR RESOURCES OR GUIDANCE OF HOW TO WORK WITH THESE BIG MAJOR UTILITY COMPANIES.

THIS WAS DESIGNED TO BUILD A STRONGER AND MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES A WAY TO REDUCE THE GAP FOR THOSE WHO RESIDE IN UNDERSERVED AND UNDERDEVELOPED COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE REALLY SEEN OUR PARTICIPANTS GO FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING , THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED.

IT STARTS FEBRUARY 6th .

IN ORDER TO APPLY, YOU NEED TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 27th .

ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS NEED TO BE UNEMPLOYED , 18 YEARS OR OLDER , MEN AND WOMEN , WOMEN CAN APPLY.

MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, VALID DRIVERS LICENSE, AND BE COMMITTED TO AN 11 WEEK TRAINING SESSION .

THAT IS ALL WE ASK.

>> YOU WILL FIND MORE ON HOW TO APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> FROM APPLES TO YACHTS HE , EVERYBODY LIKES PLAYING GAMES , BUT THE FACE OF THE BOARD IN INDUSTRY IS OFTEN WHITE AND MALE, PEOPLE HOPING THEY CAN CHANGE THIS, MORE GAME ENTHUSIASTS AND ENTREPRENEURS ARE ROLLING THE DICE WITH GAME LOVERS OF ALL STRIPES WHO WANT TO STAY AND PLAY AT THE NEW CAFE.

ERIKA GUNDERSON GIVES US THE STORY.

>> Reporter: ON A LIVELY FRIDAY EVENING , AT THIS CAFE, THE TABLETOPS ARE BUSY, CARD FLIPPING , BATTLESHIP STATION.

OWNERS SAY THAT TABLETOP GAMES , HUNDREDS THEY HAVE, ARE ONE OF THE THREE GREAT LOVES THEY HOPE TO SHARE IN THE NEW BUSINESS.

>> WE WANT TO REPRESENT THOSE THREE PIECES.

OUR PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE, LOVE FOR CHICAGO , AND OUR PASSION FOR BOARDGAMES.

>> Reporter: THEY HOSTED GAME NIGHTS FOR YEARS BEFORE TAKING THE LEAP IN TURNING THIS BAR INTO A HAVEN FOR GAMEPLAYERS.

>> A DECADE AGO WE WERE HOSTING A GAME NIGHT AND WOULD ALWAYS SAY, WE LEFT THAT NIGHT, I SAID, WE SHOULD TAKE THIS TO A LARGER SCALE AND GIVEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: THEY SERVE UP PUERTO RICAN FINGER FOOD .

>> PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE.

OUR CUISINE IS ACCESSIBLE AND DELICIOUS.

>> THEY ASKED WHY DON'T WE HAVE SOME DISHES.

WE LIKE COOKING THE FOOD.

I DO NOT WANT TO FIND SOME PIECES HERE AND THERE.

>> Reporter: THEY OFFER A RUM FOCUSED COCKTAIL MENU.

SOMETHING THE MASCOT WOULD APPROVE OF.

>> THE SPANISH WORD FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, WE DESIGNED A MEATBALL AND NAMED HIM.

HE IS PLAYING.

>> HE PLAYS BOARDGAMES , EATING FOOD , DRINKING COCKTAILS.

>> Reporter: THE CONCEPT OF A GAME CAFE IS NOT ENTIRELY NEW , THEIR VISION IS OF A PLACE WELCOMING TO EVERYONE, FROM FRIENDS TO FAMILY, AND OFFER CULTURE AND CONNECTION WITH CLUE AND CONNECT 4.

>> WE ARE NO STRANGER TO SAYING , YOU HAVE A PARTY OF TWO , THERE IS A PARTY OF THREE TAKING A BIG TABLE, ASKING THEM, WE JOIN TABLES AND IT HAS WARMED OUR HEART.

THEY PLAY A GAME TOGETHER .

COMPLETE STRANGERS PLAYING TOGETHER.

IT IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO >> Reporter: THE CAFE SEEMS TO BE GETTING HIGH SCORES ACROSS THE BOARD FROM CLIENTELE.

>> IT IS A HOME BIBLE .

I AM PUERTO RICAN AND I FEEL LIKE I'M AT HOME.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF BARS AND LOUNGES , NO PLACES LIKE THIS WHERE YOU CAN JUST HANG OUT.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CAFE AND JUST PLAY A GAME.

>> I REMEMBER LOVING SWEET PLAN PAINS, -- >> THE FACT THEY HAVE OVER 600 GAMES, EVERYBODY CAN PLAY , THEY HAVE THE SIMPLEST GAMES .

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR A THROWDOWN OR BATTLING DRAGONS , THEY SAY THEY ARE STAYING TRUE TO THE NAME.

>> TAKE AS MANY GAMES AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

PLAY OUR GAMES, HAVE FUN, EAT OUR FOOD.

>>> STAY AND PLAY GAME CAFE IS IN THE WESTERN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD .

>>> ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC MURALIST IN CHICAGO MET UP WITH US IN A REAL ESTATE OFFICE WHERE HE SPOKE ABOUT MAKING A HOME FOR PUBLIC ART IN CHICAGO AND WHAT HE COULD DO FOR HIS PEOPLE.

>> ARTISTS RESPONDING TO LIFE AND THE THINGS WE ARE GOING THROUGH.

THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION THAT GOES THROUGH , WHERE HAVE WE BEEN, WHERE ARE WE AT , WHERE ARE WE GOING?

PUBLIC ART IN CHICAGO HAS THE SAME OBLIGATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CHICAGO IDENTITY.

WHERE HAVE WE BEEN, WHERE ARE WE GOING , WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE, WHAT ARE WE RESPONDING TO?

THIS IS REAL ESTATE OWNED BY A FAMILY.

THEY RECENTLY CELEBRATED 25 YEARS.

THIS MURAL WAS COMMISSIONED TO CELEBRATE THAT HISTORY.

THE TITLE OF IT IS , THE JOURNEY TOGETHER TOWARDS THE FUTURE.

THE FUTURE IS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO WHAT I THINK IS THE SHARED GOAL OF HOME , WHEN YOU ESTABLISH , WHETHER YOUR APARTMENT , YOU PURCHASE YOUR FIRST HOME , YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR KIDS , YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, THINKING ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY , YOUR NEIGHBORS , THE CITY , AND THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL BE.

NOT JUST WHERE YOU WILL BE BUT WHERE YOU ARE RAISING YOUR FAMILY, YOU ARE ENGAGED.

I GREW UP WITH RICH , CULTURAL HISTORY WITH PUBLIC ARTISTRY.

ALL OF THESE GIANTS THAT PAVE THE WAY FOR THIS ONGOING COMPETITION ABOUT MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY .

WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF OTHER ARTISTS AND MURALISTS.

THE CHALLENGE OF CHICAGO IS TRANSCENDING THE WORLD IN OUR CITY AND CONNECTING US IN PUBLIC ART , WHICH CAN BE A TREMENDOUS SERVICE TO THAT.

>> HE SAYS HE IS BUILDING A NEW STUDIO SPACE AND WILL OFFER CLASSES .

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEKEND.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

YOU CAN ALSO CATCH CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES AND BLACK VOICES ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

JOIN TRENT FIVE AND PARIS SCHUTZ NEXT WEEK FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT A NEW TIME, 10:00 P.M.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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