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But they know of Angelica could play a major role in deciding the fate of November's presidential election.

Residents a little village are pushing back on the Starbucks in their neighborhood over concerns of displacement.

>> expression of culture.

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>> In from Bill sent to Grand Chicagoans are celebrating Mexican Independence Day this weekend.

We'll kick things off right after this.

>> Chicago tonight, Latino voiced it's made possible in part by the support of these donors.

>> The Latino voting bloc is back in the national spotlight ahead of the November November presidential election.

But a more specific group may be a major deciding factor.

Latino evangelicals.

They're one of the fastest growing faith groups as other religions are losing members.

And while the demographic leads conservative Republican Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric about immigrants has put off some of these voters.

>> Springfield, they're eating the dogs.

The people that came in, they're eating the cat, they're They're eating the pets of the people that live there.

And this is what's happening in our country.

>> Also at this week's debate, Kamala Harris tried to make an appeal to religious voters on a controversial topic.

>> A survivor of a crime, a violation to their body does not have the right to make a decision about what happens to their body next.

That is immoral.

And one does not have to abandon their face.

Our deeply held beliefs to agree the government and Donald Trump certainly should not be telling a woman what to do.

>> With her body.

>> Joining us now with more Pastor Javier Gonzalez, 7 Bedwell that you'll in Melrose Park and via zoom.

We have, but shed come through of in the end chemicals going.

Harris, thank you both for joining us.

Have you and I want to start with you for people don't really know about your faith.

Tell me what it means to be of and a local member.

Well, I would say >> to be an EV and chuckle members, not so much the title as it is a lifetime to be devoted to the word of God to study the were to have a relationship with the Jesus Christ, specifically.

I think it's key in your faith walk as a evangelical Christian.

>> And question for you, Patricia, what would you say?

It is to be evangelical member.

>> To be an oven to local for me follow the word of Jesus Christ follow doctor.

the most important thing is following his teaching and what he has taught us to do to his life.

And as we know, >> there are only 53 days left until the election year, both confident and who you're casting your vote.

I'll have yet what issues are most important to you?

>> Well, definitely, I would think major issues, right?

That honor that the quiver the Kennedy is who would win this election and that they would honor the people of the United States, the hardworking Americans of all races and nationalities.

Definitely the fabric of America.

It's consistent in and the respect of life are there that we would respect life and also that we would honor the families of this nation.

>> And Patricia, same question for you.

What issues are most important for you right now?

>> For me one of the reason's, why I part of dividend goes for Harris's the respect.

We have to respect.

We have to value human human humans in Jesus Christ came for everybody, not just specific people or anything like that.

But I came to that he came and I every single individual and this country was, you know, the founding fathers is in God we trust.

So for me, it is extremely important that we value the in respect each human being in this country every season.

I think lives there.

>> And you are actually in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.

Why was it important for you to be there?

>> For me, it was important to be there because I wanted to see and talk to other Democrats.

I wanted to see to hear what was the plan.

I wanted to be in to be able You know, as as as Senator ago, we believe that we have the spirit of the Lord in numbers.

And when you go somewhere, the spirit of God, it goes with And you know, when something is right and when something is wrong and I wanted to feel that I wanted know that and I pray to be there.

And I to make sure that there was a space for forgotten the space for prayer.

very happy to mention that there was a prayer room.

It was open for everybody that can go in there.

And if they just needed a space to to just pray to be with their spiritual being, then to be there.

And then we also had a booth there for and goes for here is which we wanted to make sure that they know that our values and Christian values are extremely important.

>> And have going to what is it about Trump that makes him the best candidate in your eyes?

>> Well, in my eyes, as I would say, I'm a businessman as a contractor and have been having my own business 4 years since 2012.

I believe he's a great businessman.

I believe that he knows the numbers.

He knows the facts, the figures.

And I think that he would be a would be a great tool for this economy to get back and good standing is the perfect.

I don't expect perfection.

I do agree disagree some of the way he's carried out his campaign.

more a businessman, I'm a man of God.

And as a man of God, I have to pray for discernment say I would say that the church Israel is not so much to go to the voting polls as we naturally with thing.

The church's role is to pray.

And I agree our guests the church needs to unite, not for whatever party but the Bible says that if my people who are called by my name will humble themself.

And would seek his face, he will he learn and America's stake.

America's hurting America's divided.

And we don't come to the field in the cross.

We will get nowhere.

and I see that you're getting emotional.

>> And you also mentioned that Trump is not perfect and some of your story is that you also migrated here, right?

When you're very young.

Yes, not in 85.

Would you say when Trump has some despairing things about, you know, says some things about Latinos and immigrants.

How do you reconcile that?

I can't reconcile a man's.

>> That is misinformed.

I believe that we are a hard-working people.

I then at the jail's when the migrants came over when they were sleeping on the floor, we've gotten really good people out of people who are today volunteering and helping in our building the church.

I can't speak that.

Everybody that's just throwing everybody in the same had.

So I would disagree that mass deportation.

The answer.

I think that what happened recently in this last year was done a little bit.

It responsibly both parties that the city did not have the resources to handle this type of weight.

But I believe that there is a solution.

So you don't fully agree with all his policies are what he's talking about.

I know you mentioned before he.

>> He needs White America to win the election and that's what White America wants to hear.

What did you mean by that?

Unfortunately, believe that there's still a lot of racism.

And when we throw these general >> terms illegals, deportations, I believe that you mix up all these hardworking people and you put them in the same had as people, please, just probably the minority of those who are come here to just lakoff.

I don't think that's the majority of let things.

>> Patricia, what is your opinion on your thoughts on what have you had a saying?

>> Well, first, I want to say that.

One of the reasons why I'm supporting Kamala Harris ticket to is because one of the things that the Bible teaches us is unity.

>> Love your neighbor.

And right messaging is.

>> Is person that doesn't look like you?

We've seen it.

I don't want to be things that on the other part has been saying it is extremely important as immigrant myself, I immigrated from Mexico and the Mexican and how since 2020, the labeling of of rapist we are of their left.

The Eagles are one of the hardest hardest immigrants that come here in United States.

Latinos are that feed and hands of this country.

We food to our table and business order.

So it when I look at the whole package, when I look at who is going to be representing this country.

I'm looking at the person that is is talking about unity.

And when I'm going into the front richest to talk about, you know, have yourself because if we are not on the table, we're in the menu and it's so easy for people to labor laws, especially if they don't have any interaction with Latinos that we can't.

We all came here to the United States for the American Even when they came in with the for sellers, they came here for freedom of religion to look for the for their dream for their piece.

And so what has changed?

You know, it as the years have changed.

Now we're going to close everything.

So I'm a firm believer that there has to be rules that we have to follow the law that we have make sure that we support businesses and and but I want to intervene really quick because it's really interesting that both of you are following the same faith yet you still have.

>> Very different opinions have yet.

I want to go to you.

Why do you think the faces is growing yet?

It seems.

Oh, so, you know, it's 2 different directions.

>> The faith can only grow when you put in hard work.

We've got people again.

We've been at the police station when they were sleeping on the ground.

We've been doing food drive.

We are hugging people.

When COVID told us that they couldn't they couldn't touch as we were right there in the middle of the street giving people food.

You have to put in that footwork.

Otherwise there is no grill.

You hard work doesn't only go in your 9 to 5 job.

Hard work goes investing in your community.

You've done a lot of work, correct?

Helping asylum seekers.

Yes, U.S.

In the end, the word of God church correct.

Yes.

How many members would you say that have how is that conversation?

I know many of them can vote tell you where those cut.

What that conversation like?

I'll tell you during COVID week went down to about double digits from a combination of 15200 people.

We must to hit like we're nearly like around 20.

>> Donald Trump came up with a program called food to farmers.

At that moment, we're feeding about 900 to 1000 families a week.

Every week he was we were getting up fresh produce in boxes.

Now again, is he the perfect but he has done his part right?

That doesn't make me vote for him.

It just makes me see Not all is as bad.

And when they see is that when the church is doing what they're supposed to do when they're working, when they're moving when their prey and we will reach that promise land.

We will reach the healing that America needs.

And we only have a couple seconds but to show what are your last thoughts?

>> Well, my my request, my only request for people.

>> As the film and goals is to serve community.

>> You know, I want you to pledge to You have to serve your community who have to go out there to know your neighbors to know the people that the government is going to be representing.

>> And then choose unity over journey and compassion over division.

It is extremely The most important thing is pretty year.

We need to pray because and as tell people, when I go out in the community, nothing nothing happens without the will of God.

So what know?

We're going to have to leave it at that.

Thank you.

Thank you both for your input.

Appreciate you think.

>> Up next, pushback over Starbucks coming to Little Village.

We explain right after this.

Some little village residents say they're facing yet another blow to their community.

A Starbucks is set to open at the Little Village Plaza.

An area once filled with local vendors and businesses before it was sold to developers.

Residents say this is just the beginning of what will lead to gentrification while others say the community should embrace investment.

Joining us are that side of the Katz, director of the Little Village Community Consul and aldermen, Byron Sigcho Lopez of the 25th Ward.

We also reached out to a representative from Starbucks and did not receive a response.

Thank you both for joining us.

But that said, I want to go to you.

There was a community meeting held last week with representatives from Starbucks.

What was your message to them?

>> Our message is here.

This type of businesses.

Accordingly, not go with our image of a Mexican neighborhood.

I let you neighborhood and shame on the Chamber of Commerce for supporting these type of businesses.

You know, they you shops, small businesses, support small businesses, and then they're going to a big corporation come in.

people keep those, you know, hypocrites.

And what we're saying here is that.

This neighborhood was not handed to us.

We fought.

And we finally got this big.

To my ovaries biz of Another Magnificent mile.

But it was intended us.

So we don't.

See the scene things that are small businesses are going to suffer.

Not right.

So to see a Starbucks coming there because we have coffee shops little village.

>> We have graphic up there that I'm a of his seat, though.

Little Vintage Cafe.

But to see such a big change doesn't sit well with, know, there's an assistant with me, but with the neighborhood the image that we have.

>> And aldermen by are 2 to Lopez.

I want to bring you and have you gotten any positive feedback about this store?

What are your thoughts?

>> Yes, no.

And we have a representative that attended that meeting and we do.

We hear the concerns of residents.

We also recommended it to owners of the site is it is.

It is where the these come all a part of what was left.

is located.

So they're doing the licensing bite, right?

As we've seen all.

However, I do think that the developer continues ignore the pleas of the community into their multiple, a small local got like we have pilsen where we prevent that it, you big change the green, especially in this case, a Starbucks ad, corporation Union, Boston and quite honestly continues to find it genocide in Gaza.

So prosecutor unity, we continue to the preference to local businesses and hopefully, you know, again, we were committed to bring really investment for the award support small businesses.

It important that the and alderman to Juneau that this was a plan for that empty space.

>> So at the center night, where part of the of the to try to to keep this these come will open?

I think that we having multiple locations recommended.

We did see down when tell us about the proposal, put a Starbucks and I were I was very frank that I would be public about my position.

However, as you know, to induce that ended in system where, you know, people can choose what to the board not.

You know, they decided to move forward.

I do think that there's resistance in the community.

I do think that these could be better choices, but ultimately and just given the option that we thought they great in my right and I do is I do hear the concerns.

again, I personally do not think that that the corporations is all just a disappointing for me appointing that we do not provide a space for small businesses.

We've got wonderful coffee shops.

That would be great Unfortunately, again, we have a developer.

The you know, corporate chains and by side year organization started a campaign called new novel.

That will now go or not one drop.

>> Tell me about that.

>> So we want our members and residents too support a campaign.

You culpa.

We're not gonna can someone drop out of their coffee and 2, we should the table.

And so Starbucks.

Shutters operations here or hand over your business or not for profit similar to body's which they have a.

Restaurant right on Ogden and Pulaski all the money that they Christian clinic.

So we either handed over to us or get out.

>> So are you hoping to connect people with this campaign?

So we were doing that is by letting the people know that we have good coffee.

little village go for the food.

Jump horrible.

And we want to make sure to Starbucks doesn't steal our image by having or chopped a lot myself on flavor.

Prep it, you know, because we don't want them men because you don't believe that reflects the community.

You know, and Starbucks them not aligned with our values and our best wishes.

Families.

And like the alderman said support genocide.

So, you so they don't their bodies on 4 with our values.

And our image in the community meeting do feel the Starbucks representatives were listening to the concerns of the people.

Now.

>> They were not listened where there are people in the community who were for it.

Maybe one.

One person.

>> But the community, the most of the members were not for it and they did not answer questions.

Days didn't know.

And when a corporation like this doesn't know, it really you don't care and because they have so much money, they're going to whatever they want.

And you know how good money.

Here's the big issue and I can do for Starbucks.

It's like 5, $6, just for coffee.

So our neighborhood neighborhood does not.

cannot think lead to gentrification.

I mean, many people are ready.

>> Have seen have said that Pilsen is shows how that community has gone gentrified.

Are you concerned that little village is headed that We are very concerned with been concern.

>> And we we have made sure did.

know Baucus, the you might own the plaza, but you don't own neighborhood and that's what we want to make sure do.

We choose the that's the view a little extent.

It's our people making the decisions not people.

Outsiders are people that don't belong in our neighborhoods.

>> And Byron, to aldermen to stores already under construction.

I passed it the other day.

it's set to open the end of the month.

Is it too late to stop the plan?

>> Well, I think that as we've seen this report of the committee of the lack of support, community with their side, the side I for one I supported my community.

I want to see businesses like out there on that and many other small business in the captain being being I'm But we do many small businesses that provide a quality coffee that line with values.

I think that to be our committee will decide.

And I think we're seeing laces shutting down when there's no support.

I think coming community coming together, developing alternative was to come eat it invest in a commune with just invested in the renewal of their arch.

The renovation of all, there are people really are going to comply with proper space where the come up and witness, please, would you developer would continue to make sure that we were advised as more businesses and people over profit.

>> thank you, Alderman.

Thank you both for your input as we'll have to see what happens next to him.

>> Up next and look at how Chicagoans are celebrating Mexican Independence Day you've probably seen a lot of Mexican flags around the city this week.

That's because celebrations for the annual Mexican Independence Day are kicking off this weekend.

Some street closures and traffic disruptions are expected in parts of the city as thousands are expected to participate in the festivities.

>> I'm Maggie Goll.

She's your >> It's a weekend filled with Mexican pride.

>> As hundreds of people take to the streets to celebrate Mexican Independence about that on You are.

>> And governor.

>> And little village blocks are decked out with the colors of the Mexican flag ahead of the annual Mexican Independence Parade on Sunday.

This parade has been a tradition in Chicago.

>> We had to take it.

Not not in a battle.

We have to take advice.

culture and it's so colorful and so rich in history that we can't keep it to ourselves.

>> On September 16th, Mexico commemorates the anniversary of the start of its decade-long revolution from Spain.

As the story goes.

>> Catholic priests me getting the outgoing coast Deiah call the town to stand strong in sound at the first battle cry known as AG Bill to fight for Mexico's independence in 18, 10, this moment in history has symbolize hope for the Mexican community.

>> And can happen.

in venues that are well known, but they can happen at home.

They can happen.

>> Industry that has suffered a guy's.

A founding member of the committee did I I know that you've got goal.

She has been instrumental in organizing the pilsen annually.

celebration at Harrison Park.

This year's the ceremonies taking place on Sunday outside the beneath the flight is community campus and will include food music in student performance is I think that it's going they're going God.

No.

>> What we have done is that we are showcasing hidden in having it here at a place that will say Meanwhile, at Butler's field at Grand Park, tents and a stage are being set up for today.

Mexican festival scheduled for this weekend.

We feel like we wanted to bring and organize and to really.

>> Festive and fun and vibrant festival to the city of Chicago to right downtown so that people have an outlet.

It has been more than a decade since the last Mexican festival took place downtown.

>> Organizers say they have been working for 2 and a half years to revive the culture event.

We need to be here.

We over 1, 1.8 million Mexicans and this sky don't.

So we need to represent the city sponsored festival will feature range of musical performances, including money actually bans traditional dancers, a variety of food options and an arts section curated by the National Museum of Mexican Art.

It's not just about Mexicans to come and celebrate, just open them up.

Our hearts to every community member to come learn about our culture.

>> Caravans have also played a significant role in Chicago in celebrations.

Lines of cars can be seen driving from Little Village to Lake Shore, Drive form of expression that that is a Florida says gets people pride in proclaiming their identity.

>> For the city, for our neighbors, for our children.

>> brace it and live it and love it.

>> We know now the care of as a representative of that expression.

>> And police leadership have reportedly said there will be 0 tolerance for any care of ending, but it's unclear what that means as thousands of drivers have participated in the past, police say they will close streets is necessary to control traffic in the department does shut down areas of the loop.

There will be access points along Housten Street Division Street and Washington Boulevard.

Among others.

You can see the full list and details on our on these events on our website.

And that's our show tonight for this Thursday night.

Join us tomorrow night at 5, 37 10.

>> Now from all of us here at Chicago tonight, Latino voices.

I'm Joe on that and then this.

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