>> Hello and thanks for joining us in Chicago to my left.

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Here's what we're looking at.

President elect Trump is threatening to carry mass deportations in his second term.

How local attorneys and community advocates are preparing.

A roadway in Pilsen may be getting a new life, but some residents are raising concerns over gentrification.

>> If there's an increase your car will pay the price.

>> And now that the first snow of the season is here.

A look at the history of Chicago's parking spot.

Saving tradition, dips.

>> And now to some of today's top stories in a surprising development.

The Illinois Supreme Court is tossing out Jussie Smollett's convictions for staging a hate crime hoax against himself.

The court cited with Smollett's attorneys who argued the actor should never have face the charges.

He was convicted of because of an earlier agreement.

He reached with the Cook County State's Attorney's office.

Smollett was initially charged for faking a hate crime and lying to authorities about it.

But those charges were dropped by Fox's office in exchange for his $10,000 Bond in community Service.

But a special prosecutor filed renew charges against Smollett.

He was convicted in 2021.

Smollett attorney shared their reaction this afternoon to the court's decision.

>> Prosecutions should be based on facts.

Prosecution should not be think based on thing.

Think to This was a vindictive persecution, not prosecution.

Lets them make any mistake about that.

The motion I would describe one of relief and he's very happy.

And of course, grateful to Supreme Court for decision and for, you know, not to be condescending.

And we doing the right thing.

>> Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation has extended the street sweeping season by one week.

But don't worry, you won't be ticketed if you don't.

If you forget to move your car, according to a department spokeswoman the last round of street sweeping will be conducted on November.

29th.

>> The day after Thanksgiving.

Keep in mind, though, that street sweepers are not equipped to pick up leaves silver frame for pushing pounds of leaves from your lawn to the curb.

For advice on how to deal with your leaves, check out our Web site.

>> And today, Chicago experience its first snowfall of the season covering the city and the white blanket.

The morning began with heavy snow combined with wind in winter.

Winter advisories for commuters.

According to the National Weather Service O'Hare Airport rec recorded 2.7 inches of snow.

And while the snow may have messed up your morning commute, some of the animals at Brookfield Zoo were enjoying the fresh snowfall.

Pull a bear.

Hudson and brown bears Tim Ingest look like they enjoyed their snow day.

How cute are they?

Up next, how advocates for migrants are bracing for a second term at second Trump administration.

That's right after this.

>> Chicago tonight, Latino voices.

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>> local attorneys and community advocates are bracing themselves for a second Donald Trump presidency.

The president-elect says he'll carry out the largest deportation operations in U.S. history, even probably seeing to use the military to help that effort.

Trump's claims that he plans to targets Aintree states and cities are causing anxiety and even panic.

Here with more on how local groups are preparing our car like gas, U.S. attorney with us as immigration and Nubia Willman chief programs, officer of Latinos.

Focus on on zoom said executive director of Southwest Surburban Immigrant Project.

Thank you all for joining.

want to start with you.

What has it been like?

Have you seen an influx of calls of people calling you and trying to figure out what they should do, what look like?

We've definitely heard a lot of our clients, of course, are worried.

How is this going to impact their kids?

What they should expect?

So we definitely have seen that and we're kind we were expecting.

so we've been prepared.

I made videos for my clients, just kind of letting them know.

These are the things that >> you know, that may happen at the same time.

We don't know until we know.

And how are you preparing them?

What does that look like?

Let's advice you give them.

You it depends on the type of case they have.

There's certain things that are more in danger that are easier for the Trump administration to get right up.

Things are not in in law, right.

Things that are under executive order.

So I've been, you know, idolized all cases to see which situations are more at risk.

with those plans, we want to kind quickly care bracing yourself.

Yes.

>> No, going to we've seen a Trump administration before.

What are your organization's takeaways from 2016?

That is that it is using to prepare.

we're using the lessons learned in 2016 to make sure that we have a community response plan.

And so there's lots of folks on the ground that are working to make sure communities are informed.

>> But they know their rights and able to then connect with licensed attorney is an accredited DOJ, Rob.

So they're able to make filed cases of necessary and any event, make sure they have all the documents they need to prepare in case anything happens if they do, fact, have to have an interaction with ice.

And as we know, former ICE director Tom Homan named as a border czar says he intends to enforce strict depart Haitian policies.

>> And specifically targeting Saint tree cities and states.

What does this mean for Illinois in Chicago for people who are trying to understand of Chris?

And so we are a sanctuary were welcoming state.

We're welcoming city and there are federal laws that protect us with our due process and our rights.

And so this is a moment for our government officials.

>> To underscore that they're going to follow the law, both in the trust act, welcoming city ordinance and the federal officials also follow the law just because some of becomes president doesn't mean that the last change.

And so this is really a moment for us to say we're going to defend our communities.

We're going to defend our rights and that's across the board for both immigrants and citizens to live in this country have used also seeing a panic among people.

There's definitely a thing.

There's a little bit of a disconnect from 2016 because so many things promising didn't happen.

But we are also entering a second administration understanding that folks may now know which levers to pull to be a little bit more efficient.

And so we want to be prepared.

>> And Jose, want to bring you in.

Your organization is currently putting together a know your rights curriculum.

What plans should families have in place if they are separated?

>> you know, we want to make sure that we're acknowledging that there's real fear, anxiety amongst the community, but we're not powerless, right?

And there are certain rights for everyone living in the U.S., especially here in the state of Illinois.

We have built significant safeguards that we want to make sure we're educating people and what those safeguards are around a little trust act, making sure that folks understand that they don't have to open the door if you know, if fun ice age and knocks on their door.

So we want to make sure that, you know, we're getting out on.

We're gearing up these presentations at our local churches, schools to make sure that our community understands their rights.

>> And Kudla Trump has made claims that he plans to use the military to help execute his mass deportation plans.

How probable is that?

I think that it's it's going to be logistically and legally very difficult for him to do that.

We know that Trump tends to kind of throw up things fly by the seat of his pants.

>> And in terms of doesn't think through all is right.

Logistically legally, I think it would be very problematic there.

We have federal law that makes clear that the military is not to be used to enforce domestic last domestically.

So that would be the first issue think there'd be a lot of lawsuits filed immediately.

If he were to do that and then even logistically money wise, I mean, I've heard it's going to be in the billions of dollars to be able to do even from that perspective, it would be very difficult to actually accomplish.

Carla, what impact does it have knowing that the Republican Party has control the Senate and the House and the Supreme Court?

Does that have an impact?

You know, still looking at again.

We have federal law.

This has never happened before in our country.

So even the Republicans that may be more willing to, you know, let's put some troops at the border now, we would be talking about, you know, our military coming into our cities into our towns and enforcing immigration law, which they're not prepared to enforce because they're not trained to do that.

So I think even that even though, you know, obviously they have a majority, I think even still it would be a very difficult sell.

And, you know, Congress would have to act because we do have laws that make very clear that that's not something that can legally be done.

>> And Jose, how can people hold our government officials accountable to protect immigrants?

>> Yeah.

So you know, we encourage people to join community-based organizations.

We know that here in the state of Illinois, the governor himself has said that he will stand, you know, and they will have to come through him in order to get to to our community.

So we want to we're going to make sure that hold them accountable to is we do need to make sure that our communities are protected.

>> And no be a there have been situation the past where law enforcement agents executed workplace rage.

Should we be concerned about this this time around?

You what I think is important is that folks understand that, though we're a welcoming city welcoming state.

The federal government still has jurisdiction to do their role, which includes doing raids if necessary.

>> really depends on the appetite of the federal administration as to when they do that.

So we probably should anticipate workplace raids and then in increased presence of ISIS.

Well, if this goal of mass deportation is supposed to happen, and I do want to mention that in the 7 years ago we did see operation went back.

So there is some historical so some historical back so that this has happened before.

But I do think that now that we're committed to really supporting the ribbons in our community, we have to be responsive and be prepared what may happen.

why is it a cause for concern for everyone?

Not just immigrants.

>> I mean, I think, you know this this is going to affect on every level in our communities, right?

If we have individuals that are in fear that are, you know, it's her neighbors.

It's are, you know, children in our schools.

There's this is not an insulated issue.

This is something that is going to impact a large way, right?

Everyone.

What are your thoughts on?

I think I agree.

And I think that's one of the things I think it's very easy to disconnect yourself from this issue.

I think this is only going to impact the 500,000.

>> Half a million in refugee Sullivan, Chicago or the lift throughout the state.

But the idea is that when someone being stopped in engaging with an ICE agent, they don't know if you're a citizen or not.

And so we really have to think about is this a space where want to be where we all are going to have to show our papers because that's the trajectory they're heading us towards of this comes into fruition.

So if it affects different aspects state and communities and Jose, we hear a lot of conversation about the economic troubles we could face of Trump executes this mass deportation that he claims what else is at stake?

>> So, you know, there's the real fear and anxiety, right?

We work local and our local school districts with peer mentors and there's already know conversations about, you know, parents kids to school.

So this is going to have a big impact, right?

Not just economic.

There's also the humanitarian side of it and it's going to impact their our entire community.

>> Carla, we have left.

We have time for one last question.

Should people with green cards of playing with citizenship continue that process?

Absolutely.

After speaking with an attorney because, you know, we have to remember that people with green cards.

>> Some of them may not if they have certain criminal convictions, they have to be careful before applying.

But those who are eligible absolutely, that should not stop them.

Nothing has changed right now.

And that's why keep in mind, my clients in general, there's been a lot of threats that we're going to get rid of this or that right now that has not happened.

And so we want to take advantage the options that we have right now.

They should continue to push through absolutely.

Well, thank you all for joining us.

Thank you.

>> Up next, an effort to repurpose and abandoned railway on the southwest side.

Stay with us.

>> and >> the band and relay in Pilsen may be getting a new look.

The purpose, the sale trail project has been stalled for several years now.

The city's transportation department is working with community members to transform the area, but some worry it will create some more gentrification and displacement in the largely Mexican American neighborhood.

Joining us now with more, our DePaul University professor Winifred Curran who studies efforts the effects of gentrification on the urban landscape and cloudy.

I got Sanchez, a coordinator for women for green Spaces and Eva had to do a lot.

A lifelong polson resident and former candidate for the aldermen.

We also invited the city's transportation department to send a representative, but they declined.

Thank you all for joining I want to start with you for those who are familiar with that area.

How would you describe it?

The but the trail?

if it's project that they see days working on.

That, everything would have mean if that we're going lead would be about But how does it look like right now?

>> There are no from the end of the base now it's on them and the they swim get that Landstuhl.

They still really take in.

How got advance now that he's did not know going to you guys have a garden space near the trail.

No, we're looking Putin, faith.

Okay.

Look at space.

We have house.

That's about listen to it.

Expecting for because that is now bases in a nice base to get in for guy if that is basis published their out of Inc. And that's what would your vision your vision was to have to have a butterfly century?

>> In a place to guard and you would say, yes, I know houses about of listen to it.

But the weather looking for space to much faith do have the and that will keep going without a mission saving them on that.

But a fly.

>> And David, what are your thoughts on the vision for in a sale?

Do you agree that it should be Bill?

Yeah, it was part of the quality of life study in 2006, a university, UIC.

>> Had had.

>> Said it would have improved the quality of life and actually pilsen historically has not only is that area blighted because it's in all the emotional core.

>> That is the fewest amount green space per capita per person in the entire city because of the high density.

sun doesn't outdoor parks like some of the other communities like Lincoln Park Double Park.

So additional green space is definitely needed in that community.

And this would provide essentially a trail bike trail, additional green space.

There's a ways to work with the community through community feet, community benefits, agreement where the community can have a say how the development will take shape.

>> Are you worried about gentrification?

You think so makes a difference that people have an input this time.

>> I think there's an that benefit here.

There's a gain.

Obviously there's going to be an impact.

this was proposed at 20 years ago I was halted by current aldermen and 2022 says it hasn't really been much prop progress last 2 years, but my preference would be that.

Do we want all of the growth and development to happen downtown, which is really the man a shun of the city or do we want to spread the word the wealth and have development in our backyards now as part of kind of Lori Lightfoot's mandate where it was in vast, vast southwest, right, the south and west community.

So week.

I have this barboa fact where manual it was Manhattan icing, high-rise development and that really.

Benefits while fear pension fund investors or do we want your traditional 2, 3, 4, for our communities to be?

You know, having renovation, those communities, which provides opportunity for your local mentioned mostly this is an opportunity.

>> When you heard I want to bring you in, this project is over 10 years in the making.

Several studies have examined how to best improve the area.

How could a trail potentially impacting defecation and displacement in pilsen?

>> Yeah.

But that's and that's, of course, the big fear is that we already have in Chicago, the example of the 606 trail of a trail that was put in place without considering the effect that it would have on affordability.

And we saw a tremendous increase housing De Paz Institute for Housing Studies did a study on the effect housing values increased anywhere from 40 60%.

Even more.

So that's the great fear.

You know that when when it comes to the 606 child the people have input.

>> I know mean some on the design, but they're definitely and there are many people saying displacement is going to be an issue and it wasn't really addressed by the city until after the fact.

And of course, once people are displaced, it's much harder to get them to come back than it is to prevent that displacement in the in the first with projects like this.

The thing is not not necessarily not to build, right.

As David said, this is area that absolutely needs green space.

But but how do we do it in a way that doesn't attract more real estate speculation.

What would be your suggestion?

I think we need to do it in partnership with very active policies around preserving affordable housing in creating more affordable housing.

So there's an opportunity do that right at the end of E-pass sale at the 18th and Peoria site that the city purchased to be affordable housing.

So that still in development, it would be great to see that be 100% affordable and affordable at a lower income rate than a lot of other.

You know, part part of the problem with the housing affordability is how do we define affordable?

So we look like exactly.

And so we want we want to see affordable housing for families, right?

Because that's really who needs it.

Most impulse.

you've got multigenerational families that if you're building studio apartments, one bedrooms, that's not going to cut it.

Then the for years you've been a lifelong resident, correct?

My family, lifelong pulse and lifelong West town sides pulse and my mom sites question are passionate about the neighborhood where I grew up in the cement.

Her life might use to have a restaurant >> Rylan 18th Ps to pop on and they were actually cover.

The from book in 19, 8280 to have a photo of it out.

Send it over to interesting.

>> And clouds you are at last week's community conversation about residents who would like to see and sale.

What do you want to see happen with this project?

Yes, we have.

We have an uptick now we don't have get in the faces when you So we we really to getting this basis.

But the thing that's what and what it means is that.

>> We to getting this basis.

We have the benefit of of them on at the moment about a flight by those.

So we need to put us in about from leasing them neighborhood and that s expecting weapon worry about how we going to put a said that that specious by kidded to get in basis by those.

So humans I know I got up.

I mean, is that they have lit neighborhood in.

Some of and they want to come back.

But it's hard.

coming back for too many that ace that mugginess that property taxes, everything is going up.

so Because I helped the team that and then our high with life and try basin from the Mexican, you see on the coats, U.S. bank that that.

But I that they So excited about the trail.

But also there's concerns.

Yes, I'm so excited.

I'm getting this basis.

on that battle for that, I will a thing, but I'm always come say about the families, the families, especially with to that especially indebted people at Tyler able to stay there.

When you something that many residents still want is a bike specific trail.

Why?

>> Because bike lanes have basically been understood as gentrification leans right, that that bike lanes have been built.

initially by the city and very specific areas with very specific demographic that doesn't look like people in polson.

So there's this real concerned that bike lanes have become a tool of gentrification and that they could quite literally connect Wilson with other infrastructure.

Again, like the 606 that has led to displacement.

So I think there's been more concern about kind of what the environmental improvement that can be here rather than sort of amenities like a bike lane, which again can on can be a great thing, but just has been representative of kind of change that people want to avoid.

Impulse an even and of course, to education is in Pilsen right.

And where where L to sail is is the most gentrified section of the neighborhood.

So it's it's there's a reason for concern, but we'll have to see what happens.

Thank you all for your input.

Thank you so much.

And kids.

>> Up next, a history of dips.

Chicago's parking spots, saving tradition.

Well, we finally saw the first snow of the season today and what snow in Chicago comes parking headaches, which means the return of But what exactly is dips?

When did it start and is it legal?

Those are among the questions we take on in the latest edition of our Emmy Award-winning series W T Tw News explains hears Erica Gunderson.

>> Every Winter Chicago stands divided around a practice commonly known as kids.

When car owners use janky household objects to reserve their precious shoveled out parking spaces.

The idea behind it is that taking your car out from the snow you exclusive rights to the spot?

>> And should you decide to kids and parking space?

Someone else is marked with a folding chair.

Dubiously acquired traffic cones for a late Georgian.

Have to wait.

Sideboard.

There's an implicit threat to your car will pay the price way.

So how did begin?

Well, Chicago is among a handful of American cities that have the conditions to create a perfect storm for Winter Park.

part ownership, dense urban environment and the snowy climate.

It starts snowfalls in 1967.

In 1979, were so catastrophic to Chicago's streets and Shovelers Bakst that folks begin defending their spot with whatever junk was hand since then calling out the old milk crates or patio furniture after a hefty snowfall has become more la standard practice in Chicago.

Much to the chagrin of others who find the practice putting and a little a neighborhood.

It'll be are the biggest city to called or not.

The only one in Pittsburgh.

It's known as the Pittsburgh parking chair.

They also do it in Boston that they probably call it the packing tips.

And if the term bids which Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass point in 1999, isn't cute enough for you.

In Philadelphia.

College >> Bottom line is legal in Chicago?

Come on.

It's not.

Of course it's You know, it's not.

But when Mayor Richard Daley was asked his thoughts on did in 2001, he echoed the feelings of many Chicagoans.

>> If someone spends all her time to get car with drive into that spot.

So consider that fair warning.

Chicago into a city leader has enough snowballs enforce a no dips policy.

>> Park in somebody else's didn't spot it your own risk.

>> And visit our website for more in the W T Tw News explains series and I actually grew up with my family doing Dave's and there was this whole respectful tradition that if you shoveled your snow, it was your spot and you could put your chairs there.

But I know different times.

And that's our show for this Thursday night.

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