>>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

>> WOULD BE LOOKING AT?

>> WE ARE GOING TO SET UP SHOP HERE AND WE ARE GOING TO PROTEST.

>> WOODLAWN RESIDENTS ARE PROTESTING MIGRANTS MOVING INTO A VACANT AREA SCHOOL.

>> WE HAVE 6.5 MILLION TO GO.

>> MAJOR DONATION HELPS A PERSON'S DREAM OF A COMMUNITY CENTER BECOME A REALITY.

>> WOODSTOCK WILLIE SEES HIS SHADOW .

HE >> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

IN YOUR OWN WAY.

>> A CHICAGO SINGER-SONGWRITE R SINGS THE GOSPEL.

>>> A GROUP OF AT ESTONIANS ARE NOT EXCITED ABOUT THIS PLAN.

THE BENEFITS OF BUILDING THE STATE OF THE ART RYAN FIELD.

IT WOULD OVERALL BENEFIT BUSINESSES .

A SEPARATE GROUP OF OPPONENTS SAY THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY BELIEVE THAT THE SUPPORT OUTWEIGHS THE OPPOSITION.

>> THIS IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

THIS IS A COMMUNITY ASSET , ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDERLINES OF CHICAGO.

>>> THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO IS GETTING SOME NEW SUPPORT.

THIS GRANT MONEY WILL GO TO THE CONTINUUM OF CARE COALITION.

>> WE WILL HAVE MORE ROBUST OUTREACH TEAMS , WORKING FOR STABILIZATION, AND HOUSING.

THIS TRIAGE HOUSING , WITH ENHANCED SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL.

>> THE U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CAME TO CHICAGO WITH THIS CHECK , WITH THIS FUNDING.

THEY COORDINATE THE CITIES RESPONSE WILL USE THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE RAPID ACCESS TO HOUSING AND SUPPORT.

>> 70,000 MORE CHICAGO RESIDENTS IN THE CHICAGO RESILIENCY FUND.

THESE IMMIGRANTS COULD RECEIVE A ONE-TIME RELIEF PAYMENT .

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MUST HAVE HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW THIS LEVEL .

>>> ANOTHER RULING GOES AGAINST THE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.

DARREN BAILEY IS ONE OF 1000 PLAINTIFFS IN THE CASE.

HE FOUND THAT THE CASE MIGHT FIGHT THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE.

BOTH CASES WERE BROUGHT BY THE CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

>>> IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD, CHICAGOANS ARE HEADING TO THE POLLS.

HEAD ON OVER TO OUR VOTER GUIDE FOR PROFILES AND RESPONSES TO LOCALIZED CANDIDATES FOR THE ONGOING POLITICAL COVERAGE ON TUESDAY.

>> VISIT THAT WEBSITE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT.

>>> WOODSTOCK, FOR GROUNDHOGS DAY!

REACTIONS, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

IN SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> MIGRANTS, BUST AWAY FROM TEXAS .

DESPITE MONTHS OF PUSHBACK, THERE IS MORE TO COME.

WE HAVE REACTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

TENSIONS ARE HIGH, IN FRONT OF THIS FORM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> THEY WENT BEHIND OUR BACKS.

FIRST, ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, HERE.

YOU NEED TO SUPPORT HERE, FIRST.

>> THIS BUS WAS TRANSPORTING ASYLUM-SEEKERS .

>> THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T MOVE.

>> CARDONA IS CALLING FOR MORE TRANSPARENT THE AND A SAFETY PLAN FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA AND THEY WANT THESE FINDINGS TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> SAID THEY COULD SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF YOU GO DOWN 63rd STREET, YOU WILL SEE THOSE VACANT LOTS.

>> IS A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THEY COULD BE DOING WITH THIS .

THERE ARE MANY YOUNG WOMEN THAT NEED PLACES TO STAY WITH THEIR KIDS , THEY ARE SLEEPING IN THE POLICE STATION.

IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

>> THE CITY DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT, TODAY.

HE PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT THEY MUST MEET THIS MOMENT TO RECEIVE ASYLUM-SEEKERS WITH DIGNITY.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO IS CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN WOODLAWN.

THERE HAVE BEEN NEW MEETINGS WITH WOODLAWN RESIDENTS AND SAY THAT THE SHELTER IS MEANT TO ALLEVIATE CROWDING.

THEY SAY THAT MANY RESIDENTS STILL REMAIN UNHAPPY.

>> WE WILL BE HERE EVERY DAY UNTIL THEY MOVE IT.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

>>> THERE'S ANOTHER MEETING WITH WOODLAWN RESIDENTS .

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> THOUGHT IT LATEST ON THIS LONG ANTICIPATED COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?

WHERE ARE WE AT?

>> WE WANT TO HELP ANYONE AND EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY , WITH PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE .

>> THIS IS THE FABRIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> COREY BROOKS BROUGHT ATTENTION TO HIS WOODLAWN COMMUNITY , TO RAISE FUNDING FOR A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEY JUST HAD AN $8 MILLION DONATION FROM THE McCORMICK FOUNDATION AND $20 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED, SO FAR.

THE FOUNDER AND SENIOR PASTOR OF NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH IS HERE.

WELCOME BACK TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

>> I APPRECIATE IT.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, AGAIN.

SO, TELL US ABOUT YOUR VISION .

>> I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR A WHILE.

IT'S A TRANSFORMATION IN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS , WITH CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL, AND AUTOMOTIVE.

HEALTHCARE.

WE HAVE AN OLYMPIC -SIZED SWIMMING POOL, WE HAVE RESTAURANT.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON .

>> AND THE TV STUDIO, IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN.

>> YES.

ABOUT BEING BEHIND THE CAMERAS, NOT JUST IN FRONT.

THERE ARE SOME GOOD SOCIAL MEDIA OUT POST.

>> SO, WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RESOURCES?

>> OUR FACILITY IS WELCOME TO EVERYONE , ESPECIALLY THOSE RIGHT IN THE AREA, OF WOODLAWN.

WE INVITE EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THIS .

IT'S NOT JUST THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO .

>> YOU'VE TRIED TO RAISE ATTENTION FOR THIS PROJECT BEFORE , LIKE CAMPING OUT ON THE ROOFTOP OF YOUR BUILDING.

WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT?

>> WE NEED A MODEL.

CHICAGO IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND IT GETS LOOKED AT AS A PLACE WHERE THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN ARE NOT GOOD.

WE CAN HELP CREATE A MODEL TO SOLVE ISSUES OF POVERTY , TO SOLVE ISSUES OF CRIME AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS TO OTHER PLACES.

WE THINK IT WILL BE A TREMENDOUS BLESSING.

>> WE JUST SAW SOME PICTURES , WHAT WAS THIS EXPERIENCE LIKE?

>> I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME THAT DURING THE DAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY.

BUT AT NIGHT , THAT'S WHEN IT'S COLD AND YOU WERE WONDERING, ARE YOU CRAZY, SHOULD YOU DO THIS, SHOULD YOU DO THAT.

IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD NOT TRADE IT.

LIKE YOU HAVE $1 MILLION THAT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED .

>> I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL MEET OUR GOAL AND THE REASON WE WANT TO BUILD THIS , WE WANT TO INVEST IN PEOPLE AND WE WANT TO KEEP OUR FOCUS ON HELPING AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

I BELIEVE WE WILL REACH OUR GOAL.

>> YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY.

YOU STARTED THIS 11 YEARS AGO.

HAS A SECOND LONGER THAN YOU HOPED?

>> IT HAS.

IT'S BEEN A BIG PART OF MY LIFE .

WE ARE GOING TO START A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG BLACK BOYS , SO I NEED TO WORK ON THIS AND GET MORE PEOPLE.

IT HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME , I KNOW MY PURPOSE, I KNOW MY CALLING.

>> FROM ONE GARGANTUAN PROJECT TO THE NEXT BIG >> REST WHEN YOU DIE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

SO THIS IS ALL READY TO GO?

>> WE ARE GOING TO START TICKING UP THE DIRT , WE HAVE TOWERS GOING UP , AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ARCHITECT.

WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A GREAT ALL-STAR GAME.

>> IS IS ALL PRIVATELY FINANCED?

ARE REFINANCING ANY SITUATION WITH CPS?

>> WE'VE HAD 20,000 NEW DONORS ACROSS THE STATE.

OUR LARGEST GIFT WE JUST RECEIVED IS FOR THE NAMING RIGHTS.

IT'S ROBERT R McCORMICK LEADERSHIP.

>> OKAY, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS , THERE ARE MIGRANTS NOW ARRIVING.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF USING SCHOOLS LIKE THIS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY ?

ARE YOU AFRAID THAT IT PITS COMMUNITIES IN NEED AGAINST EACH OTHER?

>> THERE SHOULD BE ROOM TO HELP BOTH , ESPECIALLY WITH A FACILITY LIKE OURS.

I JUST GOT AN EMAIL , THAT THEY SPENT $6.9 MILLION , AND THAT CONCERNS ME.

THERE'S A NEED TO HELP PEOPLE AND I'M VERY MUCH FOR HELPING IMMIGRANTS AND I AM VERY MUCH FOR HELPING OUR COMMUNITY FIRST.

THERE'S A LOT OF POVERTY IN OUR CITY, SO TO ADD TO THAT ?

>> SO THE ISSUE OF ALLOCATION.

WE ALSO ARE TALKING ABOUT M.A.

ORAL ELECTION.

YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE PAST.

IS THERE A PERSON YOU ARE GETTING BEHIND?

>> I BELIEVE , REGARDLESS OF WHAT PEOPLE SAY, THAT THE MAYOR IS VERY INTELLIGENT AND HAS HANDLED THIS WITH GRACE FOR MONTHS .

I THINK THAT SHE HAS A REALLY GOOD SHOT .

SHE'S REALLY SMART , AND I THINK THAT WHOEVER WINS, WE JUST HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB FOR CHICAGO.

THERE'S TOO MUCH GOING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AND CHICAGOANS NEED TO COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES.

>> CERTAINLY INFIGHTING DOES NOT HELP.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS PROJECT .

>> THE McCORMICK CENTER.

>> I APPRECIATE IT.

>>> NEXT, THE TRIP TO WOODSTOCK IS ON FOR GROUNDHOG DAY.

>>> IT'S FEBRUARY 2nd.

GROUNDHOG DAY !

HERE IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS, WE HAVE OUR OWN WEATHER FORECAST .

THE MOVIE WAS FILMED IN WOODSTOCK.

AMANDA WOKE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY TO GET TO THAT CITY IN TIME.

THIS IS THE FOCUS OF THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEORIES.

>> OKAY, RISE AND SHINE!

>> THE BAND MAYBE PLAYING THIS SONG, JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIE "GROUNDHOG DAY ."

WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE EYES OF THE NATION?

>> BUT IT WAS NOT FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA, RATHER, IN ILLINOIS.

>> WE DO A DANCE SCENE, UP HERE.

>> THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE GROUNDHOG DAY.

>> ESTONIA?

>> CITY OFFICIALS MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE OCCASION .

>> SHE IS IN HIBERNATION , RIGHT NOW.

>> THIS YEAR, WILLIE IS THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS.

>> I DEFINITELY SEE A SHADOW.

>> IN A MOVIE, THEY WERE SKEPTICAL OF THE WHOLE THING AND MAYBE HE WASN'T ALL WRONG, GIVEN THE 19 DEGREE CHILL.

>> YOU PEOPLE ARE NOT.

>> IT'S A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY AND OF CHICAGO.

THE SCREENWRITER SAID THAT WOODSTOCK WAS NECESSARY AND KEY IN THIS PROJECT.

>> IS ANOTHER STORY , ABOUT A COMMUNITY WHO WOULD CHOOSE TO COME OUT AT DAWN.

BUT THEY DO IT , TO BE GOOFY.

TO BE APPRECIATIVE .

>> OF COURSE, IT TAKES A LOT OF REPEATING THE SAME DAY .

YOU SHALL REMEMBER THE SCENE FROM BILL MURRAY'S CHARACTER.

>> WATCH OUT FOR THAT FIRST STEP!

>> BUT THE JOURNEY RAISES DEEP EXISTENTIAL QUESTIONS.

>> IF YOU WERE STUCK IN ONE PLACE AND EVERY DAY WAS EXACTLY THE SAME, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

>> NO DEADLINE.

IF YOU HAD TO RELIVE IT .

>> A VACATION WITH MY WIFE.

>> I WOULD JUST BE WITH MY KIDS ALL DAY.

>> I WOULD WANT TO GET OUT THE WAY BILL MURRAY WANTED TO GET OUT OF THAT LOOP.

>> THIS IS A CELEBRATION UNIQUE TO OUR TOWN .

>> AND , JUST LIKE BILL MURRAY'S HAPPY ENDING -- >> I SAID, I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU, AND IT GET TO SPEND EVERY DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

>> SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!

>> THIS IS ONE TIME WHERE TELEVISION REALLY FAILED TO CAPTURE IT.

>> I, FOR ONE, AM GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.

"CHICAGO TONIGHT".

>>> GROUNDHOG DAY FESTIVITIES CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND .

THERE'S A PUB CRAWL AND BINGO AND THEN WOODSTOCK WILL HOST A PANCAKE BREAKFAST.

LOCAL SHOPS SO MEMORABILIA, INCLUDING MUGS .

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CITY , CHECK IT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THEY ARE REALLY MILKING THAT MOVIE.

IT CAME OUT LIKE , 11 YEARS AGO, AT THIS POINT.

>>> THIS CHICAGO NATIVE CREDITS THE GOSPEL SOUNDTRACK FOR CREATING A SPACE FOR CLIENT INCREDIBLE SOUND.

SHE TALKED ABOUT FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THE TEXTURES IN THIS PSYCHEDELIC SOUL.

>> IT HAS PSYCHEDELIC SOUL.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT I COME IN CONTACT WITH THAT INSPIRE ME.

IT WAS, PRIMARILY, GOSPEL.

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT YOU HEAR THAT.

IT'S THOSE MOMENTS THAT SPEAK TO THE MUSIC.

SPEAKING, LISTENING TO R& B, I AM A REFLECTION OF ALL OF THAT.

MY FAMILY, THEY PLAY EVERYTHING.

IT'S A WIDE RANGE.

I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WILL PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD.

EVERYONE RESONATES WITH IT.

IN SUCH A PERSONAL WAY, IT'LL MAKE SOMETHING NEW, EVERY TIME.

THE SONG WAS CALLED FOLLOWING MIND.

IT'S ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.

JUST LOOKING AT IT , IT'S LIKE OKAY, YOU KNOW.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ?

EVERY TIME A CHANCE IS PRESENTED , WE CAN SHARE THIS MUSIC.

WE HAVE DONE OUR LAST RUN , WE CRASH THAT TUMBLE FOR THE NIGHT , WHEN WE HIT THE LAST KEYS , WE JUST WANT TO FEEL A LITTLE MORE FREE.

I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO FEEL LOVED.

WHEN THEY COME INTO THE SHOW.

IT'S THE BEST THAT WAY.

>> THE ALBUM DROPS FEBRUARY 28th.

YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

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STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE, AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT POINT