>> GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES .

I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ .

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

TONIGHT , SOME ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE TO KEEP THEIR WORKERS MORE PAID DAYS OFF , A LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

>>> CHICAGO RESIDENTS AND STUDENT DEBT RELIEF, THE SUPREME COURT THE BASE OF FUTURE FORGIVENESS.

>>> PAUL VALLAS WAS TO BOOST DEVELOPMENT AND TAKES A PAGE FROM LORI MY FOOT.

>>> AN UPCOMING EVENT .

>> THE FOOD IS A SERIOUS IS ANYTHING THAT IS OUT THERE, LET'S COOK IT.

>> AND WE HAVE HOT TAKES ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF LATIN CUISINE.

>>> ILLINOIS WORKERS SET TO RECEIVE MORE PAID DAYS OFF, HOW IT WORKS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

>>> NEARLY ALL WORKERS WILL SOON BE GUARANTEED PAID LEAVE FOR ANY REASON IN ILLINOIS.

EMPLOYERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO OFFER A MINIMUM OF FIVE DAYS OF PAID TIME OFF BASED ON HOURS WORKED.

ONE HOUR OF PAID LEAVE IS EARNED FOR EVERY 40 HOURS WORK .

THE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

JOINING US WITH MORE OUR JOSE, AND JILL, CODIRECTOR OF CHICAGO JOBS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

JOSE, I KNOW , LADIES FIRST , BUT WE WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THE LAW DOES.

>> THANK YOU.

HAPPY TO JOIN YOU, ALEX.

THIS NEW PAID LEAVE ACT WILL GO INTO EFFECT THIS UPCOMING YEAR, JANUARY 1st TIME IN 2024.

WORKERS CAN GAIN ONE HOUR OF PAY TIME FOR EVERY 40 HOURS WORK.

ONE DETAIL I WILL ADD , IT INCLUDES OVERTIME.

WORKERS THAT WORK IN EXCESS OF 40 HOURS PER WEEK, THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS THAT .

ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THE LEGISLATION, IT INCLUDES DOMESTIC WORKERS.

>> EVEN PEOPLE WORKING PART-TIME.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> IT IS BASED ON ONE HOUR OF ACCUMULATION FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED.

20 HOURS WORK, YOU WOULD ACCUMULATE A HALF-HOUR PER WEEK.

>> JILL , HOW WILL THIS IMPACT WORKERS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

WE KNOW THAT OUR LATINO COMMUNITY MAKES UP A HUGE PART OF THE WORKFORCE.

IF WE LOOK AT COVID , WE ARE HUGELY IMPACTED .

ALONG WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

THAT MEANS , ALONG WITH OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY, NOT HAVING PAID LEAVE HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON THE NUMBERS AND FATALITIES AND ILLNESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

IMAGINE IF THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS OUT THERE.

>> IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED A LOT OF THINGS.

>> YOU HAVE GOTTEN CONFUSED REACTIONS ABOUT WORKERS ABOUT HOW THE LAW WILL WORK.

WHAT ISSUES DO YOU SEE ARISING AND HOW WILL THIS LAW PLAY OUT ONCE IT TAKES EFFECT ?

>> AS FAR AS THE CONFUSION, IT IS AROUND THE LAWS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST.

SPECIFICALLY , IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO PROPER , THERE ARE ORDINANCES THAT TALK ABOUT PAID SICK LEAVE.

THE NEW LAW IS COVERING WORKERS WHO WERE WORKING OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO AREAS.

AND DEALS WITH PAID LEAVE WITHOUT ANY REASON FOR JUSTIFICATION.

NOT JUST THAT YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOU ARE OUT SICK, YOU COULD BE OUT FOR ANY REASON YOU WISH TO BE OUT WITHOUT PROVIDING A LETTER FROM THE DOCTOR.

>> PROOF.

>> YES .

THE CONFUSION IS , THE WORKERS ARE CALLING ME AND SAYING, I AM THRILLED TO HEAR I WILL GET A WEEK OF VACATION.

IF WE GO BACK TO THE NEW LAW IN JANUARY 1st AND TALK ABOUT 40 HOURS ANNUALLY OF PAID SICK TIME FOR MIXED PURPOSES .

IT INCLUDES , TAKE A VACATION DAY, SHOW UP IN COURT, THOSE FIVE DAYS , YOU CAN MOVE THROUGH THEM QUICKLY.

>> IT INCLUDES SIX DAYS.

JILL, MANY WORKERS AT YOUR ORGANIZATION FALL UNDER THE EXCLUDED WORKER CATEGORY.

COULD YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THESE WORKERS ?

>> THESE WORKERS ARE NOT IN A TRADITIONAL WORKPLACE.

SPECIFICALLY, WE WORK ALONGSIDE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ORGANIZE AND FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS , STREET VENDORS , WORKERS LIKE THAT.

>> ANOTHER POINT OF CONCERN IS HOW THIS WILL DISPROPORTIONATE LY IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS .

THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES , ILLINOIS CHAPTER, THEY SPOKE.

>> SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES AND VERY FEW OF THESE CAN COVER SHIFTS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN SERVICE THEIR CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS IN TIMES OF NEED AS WELL.

THAT IS THE BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESSES , TRACKING THOSE HOURS , MAKING SURE THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED WHAT TIME OFF IS AVAILABLE.

>> WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO HOW THIS WILL IMPACT LATINO OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES?

>> IT IS A CONCERN WE HEAR A LOT.

THIS COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

WHAT BEARS MENTIONING, THERE ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH STAFF RETENTION.

IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER VISITING A BUSINESS , YOU WANT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT PERSONAL ARE TREATED PROPERLY AND NOT HAVING TO SHOW UP SICK AND YOU ARE MAKING AN ETHICAL DECISION.

I THINK THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

>> JILL , SAME QUESTION ?

>> PERSONALLY, EVERYWHERE I HAVE WORKED , THEY TREATED ME AS A ENTIRE HUMAN.

I HAVE GIVEN MORE OF MYSELF TO THEM AND SHOWED UP ON TIME AND REGULARLY.

AND I GET A SENSE OF DEDICATION IN MAKING SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL.

IN OUR BUSINESS , ON TOP OF THAT, WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.

IF YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR PEOPLE FIRST, THAT WILL MEAN NOTHING BUT SUCCESS FOR YOU.

>> JOSE , THIS CAMPAIGN , WHAT WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR WITH THIS BILL EVENTUALLY GOING INTO EFFECT ?

>> I AM SORRY?

>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AS AN ORGANIZER IN TRYING TO PROTECT THE WORKERS?

>> ANY LAW , TO BE TRULY EFFECTIVE, NEEDS DEDICATED FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT.

WONDERFUL THE STATE AND ACTING NEW LAWS BUT WHERE WE LACK THE RESOURCES , TO ENFORCE THOSE LAWS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME IMPACT THAT IS INTENDED.

A LOT OF LAWS ARE STRUCTURED AROUND COMPLAINT BASED ENFORCEMENT.

WE WELCOME THE TRANSITION TO MORE PROACTIVE MEANS AND A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

IN MAKING SURE NOTHING FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS.

>> THANK YOU BOTH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT , WHY ILLINOIS LEADS THE NATION IN STUDENT DEBT RELIEF .

>> THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LEADS THE NATION IN APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF.

MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION RESIDENTS APPLIED FOR LOAN FORGIVENESS BEFORE THE PLAN WAS PUT ON HOLD AND THE CHALLENGES.

THE PLAN IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE SUPREME COURT WHICH USHERED ARGUMENTS.

IF UPHELD , MILLIONS OF BORROWERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WOULD BENEFIT , INCLUDING LATINOS.

67% OF LATINOS HAVE EDUCATIONAL DEBT.

BECAUSE OF THAT , 33% PUT OFF GETTING MARRIED.

37% REPORT WAITING LONGER TO HAVE CHILDREN.

LATINOS ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO DEFAULT FROM THEIR STUDENT LOAN THAN WHITES.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE WOODSTOCK INSTITUTE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE .

ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DATA , ILLINOIS LEADS THE NATION IN APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT DEBT RELIEF.

IT IS ALSO NUMBER SEVEN IN THE NATION FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENT DEBT.

DO YOU THINK THOSE NUMBERS TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT THE STATE OF ILLINOIS?

>> IT TELLS US A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WITH REGARD TO THE EFFORTS BY THE NONPROFIT IN ILLINOIS TO GET THE WORD OUT.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, COLLEGES BEING FORWARD IN MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE.

I HAVE TRAVELED QUITE A BIT.

I MOVED HERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO FROM CALIFORNIA.

I NOTICED MUCH MORE EFFORT IN ILLINOIS IN KEEPING PEOPLE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS.

THAT IS A POSITIVE.

WITH REGARD TO THE NUMBERS ON THE IMPACT ON LATINOS, WE HAVE A VERY STRONG CULTURE AS IT RELATES TO MONEY AND DEBT.

THAT HAS WORKED IN OUR FAVOR IN BORROWING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

IT MAY TAKE LONGER THE DIFFICULT BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND SCHOOL , BUT 67% OF LATINO COLLEGE STUDENTS GOT STUDENT LOANS, COMPARED TO 76% OF BLACK STUDENTS.

THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF DEBT WAS $24,000 FOR LATINOS COMPARED TO $32,000 FOR BLACK STUDENTS.

THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULT STUDENT LOAN DEBT WAS LOWER FOR LATINOS, 14%, COMPARED TO BLACK AT 30% AND WHITE ADULTS AT 20%.

THE TREND IS NOT GREAT.

WE NEED TO WATCH THAT.

THE SHEER VOLUME OF DEBT IS GROWING REALLY FAST .

FOR LATINOS , FROM 20,005 TO 2016, HAS GROWN.

IT IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE .

>> WHAT BARRIERS TO FINANCING THEIR EDUCATION DO STUDENTS YOU WORK WITH FACE ?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BARRIERS OUR STUDENTS ARE FACING WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESSING CRITICAL MONEY THEY NEED FOR EDUCATION.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE PROCESS ITSELF IS PRETTY ROBUST.

AND SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LACKING THE CRITICAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOLS AND IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS.

REALLY, HAVE THE FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS ABOUT GOING TO SCHOOL.

>> WE HEARD IN THE INTERIM THAT LATINOS WITH STUDENT DEBT ARE MAKING THE DECISIONS WITH THEIR STUDENT DEBT IN MIND.

WHAT KIND OF AN EFFECT OF STUDENT DEBT HAS ON BUILDING WEALTH FOR LATINOS ?

>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES PEOPLE HAVE TO DO WITH, WEALTH AND INCOME GAP , BARRIERS THEY ARE FACING IN TERMS OF HOMEOWNERSHIP, STARTING A BUSINESS, IT WASN'T LONG AGO THAT THE BURDEN OF EDUCATION WAS THE GOVERNMENT INVESTING IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES.

THAT BURDEN HAS TRANSITIONED TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS , MAKING IT EVEN HARDER THAN IT ALREADY WAS TO BREAK PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> HOW DOES THIS WORK WITH STUDENTS TO MINIMIZE EDUCATIONAL DEBT?

>> I THINK OUR FIRST APPROACH IS REALLY JUST IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES IN BUILDING FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM.

AND HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE.

WE TAKE A TWO-TIERED APPROACH.

WE ARE PROACTIVE AND WORK WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND PREPARING TO THE COLLEGE CHOICE , TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE.

WITH PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON LOANS, THEIR EYES -- THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR REGARDING STUDENT LOANS .

OUR ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHICH INSTITUTIONS ARE THE BEST FOR THEM, FINANCIALLY, AND ARE IN LINE WITH THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER GOALS.

THE NEXT STEP IS SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE ALREADY IN COLLEGE.

IN A PROLONGED EFFORT, FINANCIAL BARRIERS CONTINUE TO COME UP WITHIN A STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL CAREER.

SO , WE WORK WITH STUDENTS ONE ON ONE TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A PLAN TO PAY FOR SCHOOL IN A WAY THAT REDUCES DEBT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

>> WE ARE CUTTING IT SHORT ON TIME.

LAST QUESTION, HOW DO YOU THINK THE U.S.

COMPARES TO OTHER NATIONS IN THE APPROACH OF PAYING OFF STUDENT DEBT , STUDENT LOAN DEBT?

>> DEPENDING ON HOW SHORT A TIME YOU HAVE, NOT WELL.

IF YOU TAKE AN HONEST LOOK AT WHAT THE UNITED STATES IS DOING, THE INCOME , SOCIAL SECURITY, IT BOILS DOWN TO AN EDUCATION WORKFORCE.

WE NEED TO RECALIBRATE AND HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATION WE DID IN THE 1800s WHEN WE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION , EDUCATION THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

>> THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT , CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR HAVE PLANS FOR BOOSTING DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO.

THAT STORY IS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY NOT THE ONLY ISSUE FACING RANDY JOHNSON AND PAUL VALLAS , THEY FACE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD BOOST DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE.

HEATHER SHARON JOINS US WITH A PLAN FROM SOON-TO-BE FORMER MAYOR, LORI LIGHTFOOT.

THEY WANT DIRECT INVESTMENTS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT APPROACH?

>> VALLAS WANTS AN INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WHICH WILL OPERATE FREE OF POLITICS FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR.

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

AND THE UNWRITTEN RULE THAT GIVES EVERY OLDER PERSON THE FINAL SAY ON WHAT HAPPENS.

EVEN THOUGH HIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS NEARLY 1500 WORDS , NOT QUITE CLEAR HOW IT WOULD WORK.

BUT -- THE AUTHORITY IT WOULD HAVE.

THE PAUL VALLAS CAMPAIGN DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>> THE MAYOR IS APPOINTING THE BOARD MEMBERS BUT DECIDES WHO HAS CONTROL OVER IT.

WHY DOES PAUL VALLAS THINK THIS NEW APPROACH IS NEEDED ?

>> THE WESTSIDE HAS ENDURED DECADES , THIS BODY HE SAYS WILL LEVERAGE THE CITY'S RESOURCES , NOT JUST ANNUAL BUDGET, BUT THE SISTER AGENCY BUDGET AND ABILITY TO BORROW , TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE IS VACANT LAND WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO CRIME AND PERHAPS FAMILIES AND GENERATIONS OF POVERTY.

>> PREROGATIVE OF THE ALDERMAN, DEVELOPED IN A CERTAIN AWARD , THAT ALDERMAN USUALLY HAS FINAL SAY AND THEY REFER TO THEM.

LORI LIGHTFOOT SAID SHE WOULD STOP THAT IN HER CAMPAIGN.

WE KNOW HOW THAT SOURED RELATIONSHIPS.

WHAT SUPPORT IS THERE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM PAUL VALLAS ?

>> THERE IS LITTLE APPETITE ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO TACKLE THIS HOT BUTTON ISSUE.

IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE HOW BRUISING THESE BATTLES WERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

THERE IS A REASON WHY LORI LIGHTFOOT WILL LEAVE OFFICE WITH ALDERMAN PREROGATIVE INTACT .

>> IF PAUL VALLAS PUSHES THIS BACK, WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS ISSUE FOR WHOEVER THE NEXT MAYOR IS?

>> THE BIGGEST THREAT TO ALDERMAN PREROGATIVE IS AN ONGOING FEDERAL PROBE WHICH STEMS FROM THE 2010 COMPLAINT FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT THIS PRACTICE REALLY PREVENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WHITE AREAS OF THE CITY WHICH COULD TRIGGER AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> READ HER FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS.

BACK WITH MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES AFTER THIS .

>> DO YOU LIKE A LITTLE SALSA WITH YOUR FISH ?

AT THE AQUARIUM NEXT WEEK , THEY WILL HAVE LET MUSIC, CUISINE, CULTURE , IN THE UNDER THE SEA EXHIBIT.

>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR AFTER-HOURS EXPENSES WHERE WE CAN SHOWCASE SOME AMAZING MUSICAL TALENT AND BLEND CULTURAL ELEMENTS .

WE WILL HAVE TWO MARVELOUS BANDS.

THEY WILL BE PERFORMING IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE BUILDING.

WE WILL HAVE A DANCE COMPANY DOING SOME DANCE INSTRUCTION , AND DANCING ON THEIR OWN.

BLENDING THAT WITH MARVELOUS CUISINE.

HIBISCUS MARGARITA.

WONDERFUL DESSERTS.

LECHE AND OTHER DESSERT OPTIONS.

EVENTS LIKE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE PEOPLE A NEW REASON TO COME TO THE AQUARIUM, A CHANCE TO INVITE DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND OUR HEART IS ALWAYS OUR MISSION , INSPIRE COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, CONSERVATION FOR THE AQUATIC ANIMAL WORLD.

THESE ANIMALS , IT WILL MAKE THEM STRONGER AND GREATER AMBASSADORS.

WE LOVE WELCOMING ALL .

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE A GREAT TIME, DRINKS , FOOD , TAKING BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS , MAYBE MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS.

>> SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

YOU WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TICKETS FOR THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE ARE NOT DONE, THE COLORS AND FLAVORS OF LATINO CUISINE CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER CHICAGO.

CHEF MARK MENDEZ SAYS LATINO CUISINE DESERVES A SPOT AMONG THE WORLD'S GREAT CULINARY TRADITIONS AND THAT IS NEXT .

>> THIS IS AS SERIOUS AS ANYTHING THAT IS OUT THERE.

WE WANT TO SHOW HOW SERIOUS WE CAN BE.

WHEN I GREW UP, MY HOUSE WAS LIKE "I LOVE LUCY."

MY FATHER IS PUERTO RICAN AND MY MOTHER WAS FROM DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS.

IF THEY WERE TO GET MARRIED, HE SAID SHE HAD TO KNOW HOW TO COOK FOR THE RICAN FOOD.

THEY WENT TO PUERTO RICO.

MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT HER HOW TO PUERTO RICAN FOOD.

SHE CAME BACK AND THEY GOT MARRIED.

THERE SHOULD BE A SPICE LEVEL, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SPICY, BRIGHTLY COLORED , ALIVE .

SHOULD BE A LOT OF ACID.

ALL OF THESE NOTES, THIS IS WHAT LATIN AMERICAN FOOD IS.

OTHER CHEFS I RESPECT, THEY'RE GOING TO THE MARKET, WHY?

I REMEMBER GOING WITH THAT ATTITUDE, I SAID TO A SOUS CHEF, HOW DIFFERENT WILL IT BE?

A CHARACTER IS A CARROT.

WHEN I GOT THERE, I TRIED ARUGULA FROM A FARMER.

MY HEAD EXPLODED.

I HAD NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE IT.

DURING THE SUMMER, I GO OVERBOARD.

I ALWAYS PURCHASE WAY TOO MANY TOMATOES, PEPPERS , CHILIS.

WE HAD A KALE SALAD ON THE MENU AND I HATED IT.

IT SOLD LIKE CRAZY.

I WANTED TO TAKE IT OFF.

THEY SAID , PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THE SOLID.

I SAID, I DON'T CARE.

I AM THE CHEF.

WE TOOK A IT OFF COMMITTEE -- I THOUGHT , WHAT DID I DO.

I SHOULD LISTEN.

THE EXECUTIVE CHEF , WHEN I STARTED , HE WAS A KID, I WAS YOUNG , BUT HE WAS YOUNGER, BUT HE HAD BEEN DOING IT LONGER AND SHOWED ME THE ROPES.

HE REALLY HELPED ME LEARN THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO COOK AND SURVIVE.

A GREAT COOK.

GOOD CHEF.

HOW MANY COOKS HAVE SHOWED ME HOW TO DO SOMETHING?

>> ALL THOSE DISHES LOOK AMAZING.

WE WILL GET THE HOT DISH NEXT TIME.

THAT WILL DO IT, IF YOU ARE WATCHING US ON SATURDAY, CATCH LATINO VOICES AND BLACK FORCES SUNDAYS BEGINNING AT 10:00 P.M.

TUNE INTO UNIVISION EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING , I WILL BE THERE AT 5:00 AND 6:00.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES, I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ, THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.