>> TO CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINA VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALLSTATE.

THE PHONES AT THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST AND SEE IDC.

[MUSIC] >>ANCHOR: GOOD EVENING CHICAGO TONIGHT.

LATINA VOICES.

HOST AND REPORTER WITH WB EASY.

SHE THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE GOING BACK TO BACK WITH CHICAGO TONIGHT BLACK VOICES AND WITH THE UNFAILING OF THE MAYOR BUDGET PLAN, THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

LOVE A CROSSOVER DISCUSSION WITH JOURNALISTS TO BREAK DOWN THE PROPOSAL.

A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT EXTREME HEAT COULD THREATEN NEARLY $2 BILLION A YEAR IN EARNINGS FOR OUTDOOR WORKERS IN ILLINOIS.

WE HEAR MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THESE INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.FOR PUERTO RICANS HAVE FESTIVAL HAS RETURNED TO HUMBLE PARK AND WE WILL HEAR WHAT'S ON THE CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS PLAYLIST FOR THE WEEKEND.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING TO THE POWERFUL OF MUSIC AND I THINK THAT MAYBE IN THE WORLD.>> AND PREVIEW OF THE GOODMAN THEATRE'S AMERICAN MARRIOTT.

FIRST OFF TONIGHT, LORI LIGHTFOOT HAS UNVEILED HER BUDGET PLAN FOR 2022.

A PLAN THAT THEY CALLED THE CHRISTMAS LIST OF PROGRESSIVE SPENDING ITEMS.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET USES FEDERAL RELEASE FUNDS TO PIRATE A $31 MILLION UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PLAN FOR 5000 LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

AT 52 MILLION, FOR MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, PUT 240 MILLION MORE INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE.

GIVE ALL 50 AND OLDER PEOPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DISTRIBUTE AS MICROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY.

ALSO AT THE HUNDRED AND 89 TO THE CHICAGO BUDGET FOR A TOTAL $2 BILLION.

DRILLING IS NOW TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN OUR FOUR REPORTS.

JUSTICE WATCH, ADAM RHODES WITH THE CHICAGO READER.

BRANDON PUBLIC CW 26, AND JAMIE NESBITT CALLED IN WITH THE SWAT CLUB CHICAGO.

AND WE WILL START WITH YOU.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCILS CAUCUS SAYS IT SEEMED LIKE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS PULLED FROM THEIR WISH LIST.

OVERALL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT INDICATES ABOUT THE LIGHTFOOT WITH THE LIGHTFOOT ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES IN 2022?>>ADAM RHODES: I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION, NUMBER ONE IS DEFINITELY CONCERNED.

I THINK WITH HOW THE STUDY HAS BEEN PERCEIVED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT THE CITY COULD BE DOING MORE.

THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN SITTING IN COVID RELEASE DOLLARS.

THIS BUDGET WITH THE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS IT HAS WITHIN IT.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A RESPONSE TO THAT.

>>ANCHOR: JAMIE, THE $240 MILLION WERE ADDED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT APPROACH THE CITY WILL TAKE IN ADDING THIS HOUSING AT WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY REACTION?WHAT ARE YOU HEARING?

>>JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN: I'M NOT QUITE SURE.

WHEN I COVER FOR WILL HOUSING STORIES, I DON'T SEE MUCH ABOUT THE CHA.

IT'S USUALLY THE DEVELOPER COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERING TO REBUILD LUXURY HOMES AND SET ASIDE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.SO, I'M NOT REALLY CERTAIN HOW THIS IS GONNA PLAY OUT.

I KNOW THAT DHA HAD SOME BAD PRESS A FEW YEARS AGO FOR PUTTING THIS THING AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND WHILE YOU KNOW, PROPERTIES FALLING AWAY.

WHAT LIGHTFOOT DOES WITH THAT.

WHEN I TALKED TO RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN ATTITUDE.

THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT MIGHT NOT OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WHICH IS REALLY WEIRD CONVERSATION.

THIS IS HOW THEY FEEL AND YOU KNOW, LOVE CONVERSATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE MIRRORS THAT.

SO >>ANCHOR: WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE OF CORPORATE IN THE BUDGET ALSO ADDS $52 MILLION TO FUND MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES.

BUT, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER SAYS BEFORE THE CITY STARTS SPENDING MORE MONEY ON THE NEEDS TO EVALUATE HOW IT'S SPENDING THE MONEY THAT IS ALREADY THERE.

>> IS IT EFFECTIVE AND WHAT DOES IT DO TO SHOW DOES THE COMMUNITY DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS?

ARE THEY PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS?

DID TO HEAR THE VOICE SO, YOU ARE ASKING ME AND I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING ME.

I WOULD ALSO AS A COMMUNITY SAY HEY, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THESE FUNDS THAT WE NOW ALLOCATED AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU?

AND I GUARANTEE THAT YOUR GONNA GET A DIFFERENT RESPONSE.

PEOPLE SHRUG YOUR SHOULDERS AND SAY THAT DOESN'T SERVE ME OR A FIVE NEVER, IN MY EXPERIENCE, HAVE THEM.

AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE THE GAP IS I FEEL.

>>ANCHOR: THAT IS MR. FLOREZ.

BRANDON, WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING?

WHAT ARE COMMUNITIES ASKING FOR FROM THE ADMINISTRATION?

>>BRANDON POPE: WELL, THE BIG ASK FOR MOST OF THESE COMMUNITIES IS TO RESTRICT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS THAT WERE SHUT DOWN YEARS AGO UNDER THE A MANUAL REGISTRATION.

WE ARE SEEING THE DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET TOWARDS A VAGUE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

WITHOUT SEEING THAT REOPENING OF CLINICS.

MANY SEE THAT AS A BLACK HOLE GOING ON.

IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE MOST VIOLENT THAT'S WHO THEY WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM.

INSTEAD COMMUNITY DOLLARS SHIFTING MORE MONEY FUNDED TOWARDS POLICING AGAIN, ANOTHER BUDGET WITH THE POLICING INCREASE AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

WHAT CITIZENS ARE ASKING FOR.

PUBLIC SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT, BUT TRENDS HAVE SHOWN INCREASING POLICE BUDGETS LEADS TO PUBLIC SAFETY AT ALL.

WHY NOT DISTRIBUTE THAT MONEY TO OTHER THINGS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH?

THAT'S WHAT RESIDENTS ARE CALLING FOR A NUMBER THIS BUDGET DOESN'T QUITE STRIKE THAT TONE.

>> CARLOS ALL GO TO YOU.

WE WANT TO GET THROUGH WITH THIS BUDGET.

$1.3 BILLION OF THE FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS COVER THE COST OF RUNNING THE CITY IN COVID.

MAKO TURNER CLOSE VENUE.

IS THAT THE RIGHT BALANCE?

>>CARLOS BALLESTEROS: I DON'T KNOW.

THE THING IS TO BRANDON!, THE LARGER INCREASE I THINK, ESPECIALLY BUDGET FOR POLICE.

IN THE PARK, THEY TOLD THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CHUNK OF MONEY THAT INCREASED AND PUT A IN THE COUNTRY THEY JUST FOUND THE POLICE.

GET DOZENS OF OFFICERS RETROACTIVE PAY RAISES BY 2017.

AND SO, IS IT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE SOCIAL PROGRAM?

IT'S HARD TO TELL IF IT IS ESPECIALLY WITH THE VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, THE MAYOR IS ACCOUNTING AND IN THIS BUDGET, IT INCREASED TO BY $85 MILLION.

AT THE SAME LEVEL OF FUNDING THE PROGRAM AS WE WERE IN LOS ANGELES.

IN RESPECT OUR POPULATION.

THE THING IS THAT IT IS STILL OUT ON WHETHER OR NOT THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE.

AND A LOT OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH THAT SHOWS A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE A MIXED BAG OF RESULTS.

IT'S VERY TOUGH TO SAY IT'S VERY EASY TO SAY THAT THEY ARE FINDING A LOT OF STUFF.

PROGRAMS THAT ARE A LOT HARDER TO SEE AND THE IMPACT THEY ARE HAVING.

>> IF I JUMP IN HERE.

VERY INTERESTING LOOKING AT THIS BUDGET BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE LIGHTFOOT IS TRYING TO STRIKE TO TONE TWO.

HE'S TRYING TO SHRINK A COMMUNITY FIRST TIME.

ALSO RELIEF SAYING A TOUGH ON CRIME.

TO DO THIS THINGS WORK AND LOCKS.

WE CAN AUTOMATICALLY PLEASE BOTH.

BUT, I WILL SAY THAT THIS BUDGET DOES MIRRORED SO WHAT MANY EXPECTED OUT OF HER WHEN SHE WAS RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

A LOT MORE PROGRESSIVE CAUSES.

IT'S GOOD TO BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT IF IT GETS PAST.

>>ANCHOR: ANOTHER THING THAT LORI LIGHTFOOT IS CHANGING ON, I WILL PUT WILL CHANGE I WOULD SAY FROM MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT GOING FROM CAMPAIGNING AND REMOVING ALL PRIVILEGE TO OFFERING OTHER PEOPLE A FUND OF $100,000 EACH TO DO AS THEY WILL.

DO YOU THINK THEY CAN CREATE REAL CHANGE AND IS THERE ANY INDICATION OF OVERSIGHT WITH CLEMENTS??

>> DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY KIND OF OVERSIGHT.

>>JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN: I THINK THIS IS HER TRYING TO MAKE NICE WITH THE VERY ANXIOUS CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS GOOD FOR HER.

THINK ALSO PEOPLE ACROSS THE BOARD, STOP HER AND TRYING TO SAVOR ONE PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OVER ANOTHER.

I THINK THAT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CAN GO A LONG WAY IN SAY ROSELAND OR INGLEWOOD.

AS OPPOSED TO LINKIN PARK.

WITH THAT SAID, THESE PLACES DEFINITELY NEED INVESTMENTS.

AND THAT MONEY HELPS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BLOCK CLUB PARTIES AND THE LIKE.

I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD THING.

BUT, I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO GET ON THE GOOD SIDE.

SO, I THINK TIME WILL TELL.

>> BRANDON, THE BUDGET PROPOSED COULD BE RELATIVELY MODERATE TAX INCREASE, BUT THERE IS AN INCREASED RELIANCE ON FINANCES AND FEES COLLECTION LIKE SPEEDING TICKETS.

YOU SEE ANY SPEED BUMPS THAT PORTION OF THE PLAN?

>>BRANDON POPE: [LAUGHTER] A NICE CHOICE OF WORDS THERE.

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT, IT'S A PROGRESSIVE POLICY THAT I THINK WORKS IN THEORY, BUT ONCE YOU ACTUALLY GO INTO THE DETAILS, I WANT TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS UP AND YOU START LOOKING AT PEOPLE'S INCOMES?

THEN YOU GOT SOME PRIVACY CONCERNS THAT COME UP WITH THAT ONE.

BUT, MANY CONNECTOR THAT IF YOU'RE GOING SIX OR SEVEN MILES OF THE SPEED THE ME, IT SHOULDN'T GET.

IT SHOULD NOT STRADDLE YOU OR HURT YOU TOO MUCH.

THERE ARE SOME FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE THE SAME PENALTY LIKE DRIVING RECKLESSLY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

BUT IF WE CAN HAVE SOME GRACE TOWARDS PEOPLE, I THINK IT GOES A LONG WAY.

THAT RIGHT THERE, IS A NICE PROGRESSIVE POLICY THAT YOU CAN SEE LOVE PEOPLE GET BEHIND.

BECAUSE IT DOES HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> CARLOS, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUICKLY BEFORE YOU WRAP UP?

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY ELECTION SEASON IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

THIS BUDGET TAKES US TO THE MAYOR'S LAST YEAR INTO HER FIRST TERM.

AND SO, I THINK READING AND ALSO WHAT TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY LEAVING THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THE COVID PACKAGE.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THESE PROGRAMS ARE ELEVATED NEXT YEAR.>> OKAY.

OUR THANKS TO CARLOS AND ANIMALS.BRANDON POPE AND JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN.

UP NEXT, WORKING OUTDOORS IN EXTREME HEAT.

WHAT PROTECTIONS DO WORKERS HAVE THAT MUCH MORE AHEAD.

[MUSIC] >>ANCHOR: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY LAUNCHED A PLAN WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TO PROTECT WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES FROM EXTREME HEAT.

ACCORDING TO THE WHITE HOUSE, OSHA WILL DEVELOP A WORKPLACE HEAT STANDARD.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS RISING TEMPERATURES ARE IMPACTING THE LIVES OF OUTDOOR WORKERS AND MORE ARE RIGOBERTO CAMPOS DAY LABOR ORGANIZER AT THE LATINA UNION OF CHICAGO AND DOCTOR CHRISTINA DALL, SENIOR SCIENTIST AT THE CLIENT ENERGY PROGRAM AT THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS.

>>ANCHOR: CHRISTINA, LET'S START WITH YOU.

YUKO OFFERED A STUDY THAT DRAWS ATTENTION TO EXTREME HEAT AFFECTING US OUTDOOR WORKERS BUT WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY THAT HAZARDOUS HE CONDITIONS AND ARE THESE CONDITIONING'S WORSENING IN OUR AREA?

>>KRISTINA DAHL: WE HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT FOUND THAT THE FREQUENCY AND THE SEVERITY OF EXTREME HEAT ARE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY BETWEEN NOW AND THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY.

WITH CONTINUED CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE KNOW THAT THE OUTDOOR WORKERS ARE AMONG PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY FOR THE MOST EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT.

SO, WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE COULD AFFECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF OUTDOOR WORKERS IN THE FUTURE.

WHAT WE FOUND WAS REALLY SURPRISING.

WE FOUND THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY, OUTDOOR WORKERS COULD LIVE 55 BILLION DOLLARS ON AVERAGE BECAUSE OF LOST WORK DUE TO EXTREME HEAT.

>>ANCHOR: RIGOBERTO, ARE YOU SEE BEING AT MOST AT RISK WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE EXTREME HEAT?

DOCTOR CHRISTINA DOLL!

SOME OF THE CLAIMS THAT HER RESEARCH FOUND.

>>RIGOBERTO CAMPOS: I DEFINITELY SAY THE DAY LABORERS IN THAT CATEGORY PRETTY MUCH ANYONE ALSO WORKED RING IN THE SOUTHWEST OR COASTAL STATES.

THE REALITY IS THAT THEY LABORERS GO THROUGH CONDITIONS WHERE ON THE ONE HAND YOU ARE GOING TO HE CONDITIONS.

WHEN YOU ARE AT WORK AND YOU ALSO GO TO THAT AND YOU DON'T [INDISCERNIBLE] THEY ALSO HAVE THIS CONDITIONS IN THE HOME HABITAT AND THE WORKPLACE.

>>ANCHOR: NOT RELEASED THERE.

THAT'S CONCERNING.

CHRISTINE, PART OF YOUR STUDY STATES THE OUTDOOR WORKERS IN ILLINOIS ARE PROJECTING PHASE $1.9 BILLION AS YOU MENTIONED IN ANNUAL EARNINGS.

AND THAT'S RISK TO EXTREME HEAT.

THE PAID COUNTIES GET HIT THE HARDEST?

WHY IS THAT?

>>KRISTINA DAHL: WHEN YOU LOOK AT WERE OUTDOOR WORK IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, SEE COUPLE PATTERNS.

ONE IS THE HAVE AN URBAN AREA LIKE CHICAGO, YOU TEND TO HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE SITTING THERE.

THEN YOU HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF POOL WORKING OUTDOORS.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT MORE RURAL AREAS PERCENT OF THE POPULATION WORKING OUTDOORS.

AND THAT MEANS THAT OUTDOOR WORK IS CONCENTRATING ON A GREATER PORTION OF THE AREA'S ECONOMY.SO TRUTH BE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO EXTREME, WE WILL SEE MORE PEOPLE IN IMPROVING AREA BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF EXTREME HEAT, LOCAL ECONOMY, IT'S REALLY RURAL AREA OF PEOPLE WORKING FOR WE SEE THE GREATEST RISK.

>>ANCHOR: INTERESTING.

WE SPOKE WITH WITH THE IMMIGRANT MIGRANT COUNSEL WHO WORKS IN TRANSFORM WORKERS ON HEAT PREVENTION SAFETY.

TAKE A LISTEN.

>> THEY NEED TO TAKE BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THE STRESS AND STROKE, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AND THEN, YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY THERE WHO CAN CALL 911 AND PLAY AND DRINK PLENTY OF WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP HYDRATED AT ALL TIMES.

SO, IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE LET ME TELL YOU.

BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

THAT THE HARM THAT HEAT CAN DO TO THEM, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT HE CAN KILL THEM.

>>ANCHOR: RIGOBERTO, WE ARE HEARING THESE CONDITIONS, WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVING THESE CONDITIONS IN CREATING AWARENESS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE SEEN?

>>RIGOBERTO CAMPOS: YES.

HONESTLY, IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING THEY LABORERS ACCESS INFORMATION.

PASSING OUT SOMETIMES.

THEY DO HAVE THEIR CHANNELS THROUGH WHICH THEY GATHER INFORMATION AND WE ENGAGE THEM IN THAT REGARD.

BUT, ACCESS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM.

I THINK DEFINITELY KIND OF HAVING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM CAN FACILITATE THE ACCESS CAR, BUT THE AWARENESS AROUND WHAT HAPPENED IF YOU'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF ON THE JOB.

OR IN GENERAL.

I THINK IT'S ALSO ONE OF THOSE THINGS AND ON THOSE LINES.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, CHALLENGES AND I THINK ALSO COME DOWN TO THE FACT THAT SOMETIMES MANY WORKERS TO KIND OF VOICE WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE JOB.

AND SO, SO WE KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY INSERT.AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE SCARED ALSO.

BECAUSE FEAR OF RETRIBUTION.

>> AND CHRISTINA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT YOU SEE AS HURDLES TO CREATING BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THESE WORKERS?

>>KRISTINA DAHL: WORKERS AND WHAT THEY NEED WHEN IT COMES TO EXTREME HEAT, THEY NEED WATER, SHADE, AND [INDISCERNIBLE] .

THOSE THINGS CAN PREVENT HE RELATED ILLNESSES IN OUR COUNTRY.

AND DEATH.

WE HAVE A STANDARD FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND THAT STANDARD WAS BEING DEVELOPED, THERE WERE A LOT OF OPPOSITION FROM EMPLOYERS.

THE THOUGHT THAT PROVIDING WATER AND REST TIME AND THE BREAKS THAT THEY NEED TO BE REALLY COSTLY.

BUT, WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW WITH THE PUT IN PLACE FOR A WHILE IS THAT WHILE SOPPING PERFECTLY ENFORCED, WE ARE SEEING A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ON THE JOB.

SO, IT'S ENCOURAGING AND IT'S HAPPENING AT A MUCH LOWER EXPENSE THAN EMPLOYERS IN THE ZEPEDA.

SO, WE DO EXPECT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND OSHA TRYING TO CREATE THE HEAT HEALTH STANDARD THAT WILL BE DEFINED NATIONALLY.

IT'S LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE PUSHBACK FROM EMPLOYERS, WE CAN LOOK WHICH IS THE CALIFORNIA AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO SEE THE CLEAR BENEFITS THAT RESULTED FROM THAT STANDARD.

>>ANCHOR: RIGOBERTO, WHAT PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN PLACES EITHER BY EMPLOYERS OR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AS CHRISTINA HAS MENTIONED?

>>RIGOBERTO CAMPOS: AS I HEARD THE PROPOSAL, IN PRACTICE, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.

IN TERMS OF WHAT WE KNOW THE CONDITIONS ARE ON THE GROUND, I THINK FOR WORKERS TO FEEL THE EFFECTS AND HAVE CONFIDENCE AND THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE PRACTICE.

I THINK THE REALITY IS THAT IN ENFORCEMENT.

AND CONSISTENCY.

IF WORKERS OFTEN FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT SUPPORTED AND THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS.

WE ALSO KIND OF RELY ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF A LOT OF OSHA AND IF YOUR LABOR STANDARDS.

THE UTILIZE.

>>ANCHOR: THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO RIGOBERTO AND CHRISTINA FOR JOINING US.

>>RIGOBERTO CAMPOS: THANK YOU.

>>ANCHOR: UP NEXT PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL RETURNS THE HUMBLE PARK.

STAY WITH US FOR MORE.

[MUSIC] >>ANCHOR: AFTER TAKING A YEAR AND AND A HALF OFF DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL IS BACK FOR ITS 39TH YEAR IN HUMBLE PARK.

THE EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY ATTENDEES CAN EXPECT MORE ART AND CULTURE REPRESENTATION THAN EVER BEFORE.

THE HEART OF THE CELEBRATION IS STILL FOR THE MUSIC FROM THE [INDISCERNIBLE] [MUSIC] >> THIS WEEKEND YOU CAN EXPECT MUSIC.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CHARLIE AND MICHAEL STEWART HELPING OUT SATURDAY NIGHT.

AND THEN SUNDAY IT IS GOING TO BE CRANKY AND P. BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE OTHER FACETS OF OUR CULTURE, WHICH IS THE ART.

THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL.

THE NEW FAST, WHICH IS SHOWING MORE WELL-ROUNDED VIEW OF WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO IMPARTING.

WE ARE MORE THAN THAT AND SO, WE HOPE THAT YOU COME OUT AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE GOT GOING ON.

>>ANCHOR: PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT IN HUMBLE PARK.

YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.

IT WAS JUST BEFORE OPENING NIGHT THAT THE CAST OF AMERICAN MARRIOTT SHE HAD TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.

NOW, NEARLY 18 MONTHS LATER, THAT CAST HAS RETURNED.

THE SHOW IS A COPRODUCTION BETWEEN THE DALLAS THEATER CENTER AND CHICAGO'S GOODMAN THEATER.

ARTIST CORRESPONDENT ANGEL YOU DO TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS NEW PRODUCTION SET IN CHICAGO IN THE 1970S.

[MUSIC] >> MUSIC IS SO POWERFUL.

RIGHT?

I THINK THAT'S A LINE IN THE SHOW.

THAT MUSIC IS LIKE MEMORY.

[MUSIC] >> THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE PREMISE OF THE NEW GOODMAN THEATER PRODUCTION.

AMERICAN MARRIOTT SHE.

[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> AFTER PLAYING THE TUNE FROM HER MOTHER WITH DEMENTIA AND SPARKING HER MEMORY, BLUE-CHIP PLAYED BY TIFFANY SOLANA, DECIDES TO DO THE UNTHINKABLE AND START AN ALL-FEMALE MARRIOTT SHE BANS.

[CHEERING] [MUSIC] >> AND TEACHERS FORMER MUSICIANS FROM THE CHICAGO GROUP MEXICO, THE FICTIONAL FEMALE GROUP FULLY CAPTURES THE MUSIC GENRE.

>> MARRIOTT SHE IS A CULTURE WITHIN ITSELF.

WE ARE PENSION AREAS, POLKA.

>> ITSELF IS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA.

I CAN REPRESENT ANY KIND MUSIC.

[MUSIC] >> GOING UP AGAINST THE PATRIARCHS OF THEIR FAMILY, THE STORY ALSO EXPLORES THEMES WITHIN GENDER ROLES.

SOMETHING ACTRESS LUCY GELINAS HAS EXPERIENCED WHILE WORKING WITH HER DAD.

HE WAS ALSO DIRECTOR OF THE PLAY.

>> MY DAD DIRECTING THE SHOW DEFINITELY COMES UP AND IF WE ARE EVER ARGUING I WILL BE LIKE RIGHT THERE.

WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME.

AND THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE.

PUBLIC NOTES NOW.

HOW CAN IT BE?

AND UNLIKE YOUR LATINO MAN.

YOUR INHERENT EXISTENCE CONTRIBUTES TO MACHISMO.

THE ONGOING THING WHERE THINGS IN THE SHOW KIND OF INFORMED THE DIALOGUES THAT WE HAVE JUST WITH OUR OWN FAMILIES ABOUT THESE EXACT THINGS.

AS THEY ARE VERY REAL.

>> THE STORY ALSO SPARKS CONVERSATION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ROLE MUSIC PLAYS IN HELPING PEOPLE HEAL.

>> IN PARTICULAR, OUR COMMUNITY TO THINK ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS IN A WAY THAT IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE ASHAMED OF OR TO HAVE TO HIDE.

OR SOMETHING NEGATIVE.

AS I THINK ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THIS PLAY IS THAT IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT WE CALL MENTAL ILLNESS MIGHT BE ANOTHER REALITY FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

>> FROM THE ONLY TAKE AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCTION.

A LATINA WOMAN, WITH IS TO BRING THE STORY OF AMERICAN MARRIOTT YOU TO THE GOODMAN THEATER?

>> IT CAN'T BE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT NATION SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES.

THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DESERVE TO HAVE WORLD-CLASS THEATER ABOUT THEM AND THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR STORIES.

PARTIALLY THEY SPEAK AT HOME.

THEY ARE DESERVING OF THAT IN THEIR OWN CITY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL ETHNICITIES TO BE ABLE TO COME AND SEE IT BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO UNDERSTAND THIS STORY.

THEY'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY AND MUSIC AND TRADITION.

AND TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

IN MY HOUSEHOLD OR IN ANOTHER LATIN ASKED HOUSEHOLD.

[MUSIC] >> SURE CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM ANGEL EGO.

[APPLAUSE] >> AMERICAN MARRIOTT SHE RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 24 AT THE GOODMAN THEATER.

IT'S JUST ONE OF SIX PRODUCTIONS IN THIS YEAR'S CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.WE GOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FESTIVAL AND AMERICAN MARRIOTT SHE ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND THAT'S OUR CHAUFFEUR THIS WEEKEND.

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