>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT.

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

>> I AM PARIS SCHUTZ .

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT -- UTILITIES ARE KICKING DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE INCREASES AS CONSUMER ADVOCATES SAY THEY DO NOT DESERVE THEM.

>> ALL ARE WELCOME AND ALL WILL BE PROTECTED.

>> PROTECTS FOR TRANS PEOPLE IN CHICAGO AND THOSE SEEKING ABORTION.

>>> AND WE TALK ABOUT GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE .

>> I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE NATION.

>> THE TRIP TO SWITZERLAND FROM GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER .

>>> THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL HIT THE DEBT CEILING TOMORROW.

>> AS SHE BROWSES FRUIT STANDS AT THE FARMERS MARKET -- >> A NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL THAT CAN WRITE FULL ESSAYS WITH A SINGLE PROMPT CAUSING CONCERNS.

>> MUSIC TRANSCENDS TIME AND LANGUAGE.

>> A CHICAGO BAND K'NEX NEW GENERATION OF MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC.

>>> THE REDWOOD ASSOCIATION FILES A LAWSUIT ABOUT THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AFTER THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE LAW.

THEY FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT CLAIMING IT INFRINGES ON THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

IT SEEKS TO HAVE THE BAN DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND PREVENT STATE OFFICIALS FROM ENFORCING IT AS COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACROSS ILLINOIS HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT FULLY ENFORCE THE NEW LAW.

>> A DEBT CEILING STANDOFF IN WASHINGTON.

WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAID TO SPEND ITS LIMIT TOMORROW AND REPUBLICANS ARE INSISTING THEY WILL NOT VOTE TO RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT WITHOUT CORRESPONDING SPENDING CUTS .

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WILL NOT NEGOTIATE THE DEBT CEILING.

>> SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES , IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST ADMINISTRATION, IN A BIPARTISAN WAY , THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITHOUT CONDITIONS.

>> THE FEDERAL DEBT CURRENTLY IS MORE THAN $31 TRILLION .

ALTHOUGH THE DEBT LIMIT MAY SOON BE REACHED , THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SPECIAL MEASURES TO DELAY ACTIONS TO DEFAULT.

>>> THE CHICAGO BULLS HAVE BEEN TAKING IN THE SIGHTS IN PARIS BEFORE THEY PLAY DETROIT.

THEY TOOK SELFIES AT THE EIFFEL TOWER.

THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR TIME IN THE CITY OF LOVE, ONE CHICAGO BULLS PROPOSED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND WHO SAID YES.

FANS WILL BE HOPING THE GOOD VIBES WILL HELP KICKSTART THE UNDERWHELMING SEASON SO FAR.

>> GOOD FOR THEM.

>> WE BRING CHICAGO TONIGHT TO PARIS .

>>> DETAILS INTO THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR AS THE MAYOR'S ETHICS TRACK RECORD .

>> HOW UTILITY HIKES COULD IMPACT YOUR BILL AFTER THIS.

>> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS.

THE JIM AND KAY MABIE FAMILY.

THE POLK BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> ILLINOIS UTILITIES WANT TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS MORE FOR DELIVERING NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY.

WE LOOK AT WHAT IS DRIVING THE REQUEST AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR YOUR BILLS.

IT MAY GO HIGHER .

>> NATURAL GAS TO ELECTRIC , THE SUBURBS , CHICAGO, DOWNSTATE, CONSUMER COSTS WILL GO UP IF UTILITIES GET THEIR WAY.

>> BETWEEN EVERY MAJOR GAS AND UTILITY IN BELITTLING IS FILING FOR A RATE INCREASE.

>> WHAT IS BEHIND THE INCREASE IS DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO, THE COMPANY HAS THEIR REASONS BUT OTHERS HAVE OTHER THEORIES, PART OF IT IS CHANGING STATE REGULATION.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE REGULATIONS.

UTILITIES CANNOT SET THEIR OWN PRICES.

THEY ARE VIRTUAL MONOPOLIES SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR CASE TO STATE REGULATORS AND THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION WHO DECIDES HOW MUCH THEY CAN CHARGE.

>> HOW MANY COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO CHARGE?

>> INCREASES THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO DOUBLE-DIGIT ADS ON CONSUMER BILLS.

>> THIS IS THE LARGEST GAS UTILITY IN THE STATE WHO SERVES MOST OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO ARE ASKING FOR A $320 MILLION INCREASE , THAT IS ABOUT $12 PER MONTH FOR THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER OR OVER $111 PER YEAR.

THAT IS ON TOP OF THREE GREAT HIKES IN JUST FOUR YEARS.

THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST RATE INCREASE IN HISTORY.

IT WAS ONE OUT BY PEOPLE'S GAS LATER .

>> THEY ARE REQUESTING A $402 MILLION RATE INCREASE WHICH IS ABOUT $12 INCREASING PER MONTH.

BOTH COMPANIES HAVE -- NICOR SAYS OR REALIZES THE IMPACT THE INCREASE COULD HAVE ON CUSTOMERS AND DOES NOT MAKE THE REQUEST LIGHTLY, BUT THE RATE INCREASE IS NECESSARY TO RUN THE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF INFLATION, RISING GLOBAL IMPACTS THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

PEOPLE'S GAS IS FOCUSING ON LIABILITY AND SAYS THAT THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE SAFE, RELIABLE , AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY THEY DEPEND UPON, ESPECIALLY WHEN TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO ZERO AND BELOW.

IN A STATEMENT , PEOPLE'S DOWNPLAYED THE EFFECTS IT WILL HAVE ON CUSTOMERS, SAYING IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO LEAD TO A HIGHER BILL.

YOU MAY WONDER , HOW COULD THAT BE?

THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS IS FORECAST TO GO DOWN.

WITH THIS INCREASE ON THE DELIVERY SIDE OF NATURAL GAS , PRICING WILL STAY FLAT.

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PRICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY ITSELF, ALL THESE COMPANIES CHARGE AND MAKE MONEY BY DELIVERING THE ENERGY .

THESE CHARGES HAVE TO DO WITH THE COST OF DISTRIBUTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE , TRANSMISSION LINES.

THEY SAY CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE.

>> THIS PAST YEAR , WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY AND GAS.

CONSUMERS HAVE FELT THAT IN THEIR BILLS.

THOSE MAY GO DOWN , THEY DO GO UP AND DOWN.

THEY ARE GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND THEIR IS A LOT TO THE PRICES.

WE DO NOTE THAT THE DELIVERY SIDE OF YOUR BILL , THEY WILL GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY, WHEN THE PRICE OF GAS SPIKES AGAIN , IT INEVITABLY WILL , OR THE ELECTRICITY PRICE GOES UP, WE WILL BE HIT HARDER BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY INCREASED ONE SIDE OF YOUR BILL .

>> Reporter: THE COMMENT REQUEST OF $1.5 BILLION SPREAD OVER FOUR YEARS , THAT WOULD AMOUNT TO $4.25 MORE PER MONTH ANNUALLY .

IN 2024, CONSUMERS WILL LOOK AT A $17 PER MONTH INCREASE FOR JUST THE DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY .

THE COMPANY IS ALSO DOWNPLAYING THAT , SAYING THAT THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL BILL WOULD BE LESS THAN IT HAS BEEN IN OTHER STATES.

THE CEO SAYS, THIS IS NECESSARY TO DELIVER POWER CUSTOMERS DEPEND ON.

BATTERY STORAGE AND ADVANCED AN ENERGY FUTURE THEY SAY THE UTILITY BOARD IS SKEPTICAL AS THE DIRECTOR SAYS MAKING STRATEGICALLY SMART GRID IMPROVEMENTS CAN IMPROVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN, BUT THAT SHOULD NOT MEAN THEY GET AN EXCESSIVE PROFIT RATE.

THEY WILL DO A THOROUGH REVIEW BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR IF THE UTILITY GIANTS WANT A PROFIT RATE FOR SHAREHOLDERS.

THEY WILL SCRUTINIZE AND CHALLENGE WHAT IT SAYS IS EVERY PENNY THE COMPANY CAN JUSTIFY.

THEY SAY , IN MARCH, SOME OF THE FORMER TOP PONCHOS WILL GO ON TRIAL FOR THEIR ROLE IN A BRIBERY SCHEME CONNECTED TO A FORMER ILLINOIS HOUSE SPEAKER, MICHAEL MADIGAN .

THEY HAVE PLEADED NOT GUILTY BUT THE CORPORATION ADMITTED TO THE SCHEME.

THEY SAID INCLUDED IN THE PAST IS A PROFIT INCREASE OF OVER 10% , THEY CALL IT A HEAD SCRATCHING THAT COMMENT IS IN POSITION TO RAISE RATES HIGHER THAN BEFORE AND MAKING AN EVEN BIGGER PROFIT.

>> IT IS CRAZY THAT THEY ARE POSITIONED TO DO SO WELL GIVEN THEIR BEHAVIOR IN THE LAST DECADE .

>> HE SAYS COMED IS POISED TO MAKE OUT LIKE BANDITS.

THE FORMER SPEAKER MICHAEL MADIGAN USED THAT PHRASE TO DESCRIBE HOW WELL HIS ASSOCIATES WERE DOING AFTER HE HAD ALLEGEDLY ARRANGED TO HOOK THEM UP WITH LUCRATIVE JOBS AND CONTRACTS WITH COMED.

THEY SAY THE ELECTRIC GRID DOES NEED TO BE MAINTAINED.

OUR CUSTOMERS GETTING ENOUGH BENEFIT FOR THE COST?

HE SAYS THE GAS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OUT OF CONTROL AND HAS NOT -- HE SUPPORTS THE ENERGY TRANSITION FOR ELECTRIFICATION , HE SAYS ALL OF THE INVESTMENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MADE NOW, NOT LIKE EVERYONE WILL HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE COMMISSIONERS MAKE A DECISION ON THIS.

>> THE ICC USUALLY APPROVES THESE RATES AND WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES.

WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN LATER IN THE SHOW FOR SOME SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

NOW THAT FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

>> ALL YES MORE PROTECTION FOR TRANS PEOPLE AND PEOPLE SEEKING ABORTION .

THE NEW MEASURE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERSHADOWED BY CONCERNS ABOUT CAMPAIGN ETHICS AFTER THE MAYOR'S CAMPAIGN STAFF EMAILED EDUCATORS TO RECRUIT STUDENT VOLUNTEERS.

HEATHER JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

YOU BROKE THE STORY A WEEK AGO TODAY, THE MAYOR APOLOGIZING AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN .

>> IT WAS A MISTAKE FOR OUR CAMPAIGN TO REACH OUT.

WE SAID THAT CLEARLY.

I OWN THAT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

>> WHAT IS THE LATEST?

>> Reporter: AFTER THE FIRST APOLOGY, WE LEARNED THE CITY COLLEGE OF CHICAGO OFFICIAL HAD INFORMED HER CAMPAIGN THAT A GROUP OF EMAILS SENT IN AUGUST VIOLATED THEIR ETHICS POLICY AND TOLD THEM NOT TO DO IT AGAIN .

THEY ASKED THE MAYOR IF HER CAMPAIGN HAD GOTTEN THAT ADMONISHMENT AND WHY SHE SENT ANOTHER ROUND OF EMAILS IN JANUARY .

SHE SAYS THE CAMPAIGN GOT NOTHING IN WRITING FROM THE CITY COLLEGES .

I REACHED OUT TO THE CITY COLLEGES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

>> AFTER THESE EMAILS CREATED A FIRESTORM , YOU DID A DEEP DIVE INTO HER RECORD ON ETHICS.

>> SHE CAMPAIGNED ON THIS ISSUE IN 2018 AND DISCOVERED MORE LIKE AN OLD-SCHOOL MACHINE POLITICIAN THAT SOMEBODY WHO IS A FORMER .

SHE PUSHES BACK ON THAT, SAYING SHE PASSED IN JULY 2019, THE TOUGHEST ETHICS REFORM PACKAGE IN CHICAGO HISTORY.

THAT MAY BE TRUE BUT SHE CLASSED WITH THE WATCHDOG AND PUSHED BACK AGAINST ANOTHER ETHICS REFORM PACKAGE AND WROTE IT IN A WAY THAT BENEFITED TWO OF HER ALLIES.

>> AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING , SHE REJECTED THE SUGGESTION THAT SHE MAY BE TRAILING IN THE POLLS.

HOW DOES THIS CONTROVERSY IMPACT HER BID FOR REELECTION?

>> Reporter: SHE CANNOT CAMPAIGNED ON ETHICS LIKE SHE DID IN 2019, WHICH TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AFTER AN ALDERMAN WAS THE CENTER OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.

THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE HER PATHWAY TO A SECOND TERM IN OFFICE.

CAN SHE FIND ANOTHER ONE ?

WE HAVE ANOTHER MONTH TO SEE.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO EXPAND PROTECTION FOR THOSE SEEKING ABORTION AND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.

>> THIS WILL PREVENT CHICAGO LANDLORDS AND CHICAGO EMPLOYERS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PEOPLE WHO SEEK ABORTION CARE OR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE .

IT GIVES THE CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS THE POWER TO INVESTIGATE THOSE COMPLAINTS AND LEVY FINES.

>> THANK YOU .

WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN A LITTLE BIT FOR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO READ HER FULL STORY ABOUT THE PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS CHICAGOANS AND THOSE SEEKING ABORTION, AND HER STORY ABOUT THE ETHICS TRACK RECORD OF LORI LIGHTFOOT, ON OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS .

>>> NOW FOR A LOOK AT A KEY DEADLINE LOOMING.

PARIS?

>> IT IS AN ANNUAL OCCURRENCE , THE INEVITABLE POLITICAL STARE DOWN OVER THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S DEBT CEILING .

LAST TIME CONGRESS RAISED THE DEBT CEILING IN 2021 THEY DID SO TO THE TUNE OF TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SETTING THE CEILING AT $31.4 TRILLION.

THAT IS ABOUT TO COME AND GO WHICH MEANS THE U.S.

CANNOT BORROW ANYMORE AND WILL BE STRAPPED WITH ITS BILLS IF CONGRESS DOES NOT AUTHORIZE MORE SPENDING.

THAT COULD SET OFF A WORLDWIDE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN .

HERE TO EXPLAIN IS ADAM CLARK JOSEPH, FINANCE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE DEBT CEILING AND WHY DOES CONGRESS HAVE THE SUPPORTED TO EITHER RAISE IT OR KEEP IT WHERE IT IS?

>> THE DEBT CEILING IS A LIMIT ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS PERMITTED TO HAVE.

IT WAS IMPOSED OR INTRODUCED IN 1917.

AS A FORM OF FISCAL DISCIPLINE -- >> TO REIN IN SPENDING AND BORROWING.

THERE ARE SOME COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A DEBT CEILING, DENMARK, THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE AS MUCH DEBT PER GDP THAT THE U.S.

DOES.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT LIFTING THE CEILING AND THUS NOT ALLOWING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO BORROW ANYMORE ?

>> DURING THE VERY SHORT RUN , THINGS WILL BE OKAY.

YOU CAN REST EASY ON THAT.

IF WE HIT THE DEBT CEILING, CONGRESS DOES NOT RAISE IT, THE GOVERNMENT WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ISSUE ANY DEBT OR BORROW.

THAT HAS TO DO WITH CASH ON HAND.

AND, IT CANNOT REALLY DO THAT.

THE NUMBERS DON'T QUITE WORK OUT.

>> TO THAT POINT, THE U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY IS SAYING ARE EARMARKED FOR FUTURE OBLIGATIONS , RETIREMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY , CIVIL SERVICE , RETIREMENT, DISABILITY FUNDS , SOCIAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES , I AM SORRY, RETIREES .

THEY CAN TEMPORARILY STOP PUTTING MONEY INTO THE DIPPER , THE CURRENT EXPENDITURES, AND EVEN TEMPORARILY SELL SOME OF THE ASSETS THAT THEY PUT INTO THE FUNDS.

AND THEN CATCH UP WITH THOSE AFTER THE DEBT CEILING IS LIFTED .

>> A LOT OF LITTLE TOOLS BUT IT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR VERY LONG UNLESS THE DEBT CEILING IS RAISED.

WHAT ARE THE BROADER ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES?

AS IT RELATES TO THE STOCK MARKET AND THE ECONOMY, JOBS, AND THE GLOBAL MARKETS ?

>> IT WOULD BE AWFUL.

REALLY , REALLY DISASTROUS.

THE STOCK MARKET WOULD DECLINE.

SIGNIFICANTLY.

WE WOULD SEE THE DOLLAR DROPPED TO OTHER CURRENCIES BY A WIDE MARGIN.

BORROWING WOULD BECOME MUCH MORE COSTLY.

AND WE WOULD SEE CHAOS THROUGHOUT THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

IT IS NOT A SCENARIO THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE.

>> PRETTY UGLY IN ALL FRONTS.

WE HAVE THIS STARE DOWN, THIS GAME OF CHICKEN EVERY YEAR, IT MAY BE MORE PREDOMINANT GIVEN THE FREEDOM CAUCUS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WHAT THEY ARE DEMANDING.

WHY IS THIS SUCH A POLITICAL FOOTBALL ALL THE TIME?

>> IT STARTED OUT AS A MECHANISM -- WELL-INTENTIONED , IT INVOLVED DEALING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL DEBT SEPARATELY.

BUT IT IS , A MONSTER OF SORTS IN THAT , NO ONE WANTS TO BE THE LEGISLATOR IN FAVOR OF UNLIMITED DEBT.

THEY WANT TO BE THE ONE TO GET RID OF THIS.

BECAUSE IT GETS MESSED UP AFTER SOME NAILBITING , IT CREATES VERY TENSE AND HIGH-STAKES ENCOUNTERS.

>> WHICH IS WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE LEAVING TO RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> NEXT HIM A NEW TECHNOLOGY ALARMING SCHOOL LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

STAY WITH US.

>>> THERE IS A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, GENERATE ESSAYS , AND EVEN RIGHT SCIENTIFIC PAPERS FROM A SHORT PROMPT.

>> MARY BROWSED THE FRUIT STAND AT THE FARMERS MARKET, SHE COULD NOT SHAKE THE FEELING SHE WAS BEING WATCHED.

>> THOSE WORDS WERE GENERATED BY A NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED CHAT BOT .

IT PROMPTED SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BLOCK ACCESS ON ITS NETWORKS.

OTHERS ARE LOVING ITS VALUE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

HERE TO DISCUSS HIS CHRISTIAN , PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY , THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR ADVANCING SAFETY IN MACHINE INTELLIGENCE .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US .

THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY , IT IS FAIRLY NEW, WHAT IS THIS ?

>> CHAT GPT IS A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL.

IT IS A SYSTEM THAT WAS BUILT BY TRAINING A COMPUTER ON , NOT JUST HUNDREDS , NOT JUST THOUSANDS , BUT MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS.

IT IS LEARNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORDS.

WHAT IT CAN DO IS , WHEN YOU ASK A QUESTION, IT WILL FIND THE WORDS THAT MAKE SENSE.

FROM A STATISTICAL POINT OF VIEW.

AS AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.

>> HOW DOES ONE ACCESS IT ?

IF I WERE TO GO ONLINE TO TRY TO ACCESS IT COMPARED TO A SEARCH ENGINE LIKE GOOGLE ?

>> RIGHT NOW , IT HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR USE BY THE COMPANY THAT BUILT IT, AND YOU SIGNED UP AND YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A THING , YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS , GIVE IT PROMPTS TO TELL IT WHAT TO WRITE.

WHAT IT WILL DO IS , BASED UPON THE CONTEXT OF THE LANGUAGE IN YOUR PROMPT, AND PAST PROMPTS, IT WILL TRY TO FIND THE LANGUAGE THAT WORKS IN TERMS OF WHAT AN ANSWER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

WHAT IS INTERESTING , IT DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT TRUTH OR FALSE , IT DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD, IT KNOWS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WORDS.

>> THE PRIMARY CONCERN AMONG EDUCATORS WITH THE ABILITY OF CHATGPT TO GENERATE ESSAYS FOR STUDENTS , HOW EFFECTIVE IS THIS FOR WRITING ESSAYS OR ARTICLES ?

>> THEY ALWAYS SOUND GOOD, BUT, THEY WILL OFTEN BE FILLED WITH THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE.

WE ASKED IT TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT OUR MASTERS PROGRAM.

TO USE A PHRASE ALMOST EVERYONE USES WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT IT, IT WAS DECENT.

IT MISSED TWO FACTS, ONE WAS IMPORTANT, HE SAID THE PROGRAM LAST FOR TWO YEARS, IT DOES NOT, 15 MONTHS.

BUT MOST MASTERS PROGRAM IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ARE FOR TWO YEARS.

FROM A STATISTICAL POINT OF VIEW , THAT MADE SENSE FOR IT, SO THAT IS WHAT IT PUT IN THE TEXT.

IN GENERAL, IT WILL PUT IN THINGS THAT SOUND TRUE , AND ARE FROM A STATISTICAL POINT OF VIEW , ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE TRUE THEN THE TRUTH ITSELF OFTEN IS .

>> NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS, TWO OF THE LARGER SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY HAVE ALREADY BLOCKED CHATGPT ON SCHOOL COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS .

SOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO ARE NOT BLOCKING IT, THEY SAY IT IS UNDER REVIEW.

FOR POTENTIAL RISKS TO STUDENTS.

THEY HAVE TO BALANCE THE NEED TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

WHAT COULD BE THE BENEFIT FOR USING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN LEARNING AND EDUCATION?

>> IT WOULD BE AN EXCEPTIONALLY GREAT TOOL FOR EDUCATION.

THE WAY IT IS STRUCTURED, YOU GIVE IT A PROMPT , AND YOU CAN PUT ANYTHING YOU WANT IN THE PROMPT.

YOU CAN ASK IT TO WRITE A STORY ABOUT A BAR FIGHT IN THE FORM OF A HEMINGWAY STORY.

THE SNIPPET YOU SHOWED WAS THE FIRST FEW SENTENCES OF A SHORT HORROR STORY ABOUT BUYING FRUIT WERE NOTHING SCARY HAPPENS.

THE ABILITY TO TAKE WHAT YOU WANT SAID AND EXPRESS IT , THAT IS TO EXPLAIN THE GOAL IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION TO A MACHINE, THAT SKILL IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

WE CALL IT PROMPT ENGINEERING.

I THINK WITHIN THREE MONTHS WE WILL HAVE PROMPT ENGINEERING AS A JOB TYPE.

IT WILL GENERATE THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE.

I THINK THE NOTION OF JUST SAYING, NO , YOU CANNOT USE IT, IS NOT NEARLY AS POWERFUL AS SAYING , WE WILL MAKE YOU USE IT.

YOU WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN YOUR PROMPTS AND THEN , FOR EVERYTHING IT SAYS, YOU NEED TO DO FACT CHECKING.

YOU NEED TO CORRECT IT GRAMMATICALLY.

YOU HAVE A WORLD IN WHICH, WE ARE TRAINING OUR STUDENTS HOW TO TAKE THEIR GOALS AND MAKE THEM REAL , AND TRAIN THEM TO BE CRITICAL.

>> MORE INCORPORATING IT INTO LEARNING , RATHER THAN BLOCKING IT ENTIRELY.

I WANT TO ASK THIS, THERE IS RESEARCH INTO THE LABOR THAT OPENAI AND WHAT THEY USED TO FILTER OUT VIOLENT SEXUAL ASSAULTS, TIME MAGAZINE SAYS THEY PAY TWO DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR READING AND FILTERING, WHAT COULD BE HARMFUL COPY.

COULD THIS WORK BE RAMPANT IN DEVELOPING THIS TECHNOLOGY?

HOW COULD THAT HAVE HAPPENED, IN 30 SECONDS ?

>> IT IS RAMPANT .

FOR EVERY SINGLE LARGE-SCALE MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM, YOU ARE GOING TO FIND COMPANIES USING INCREDIBLY CHEAP LABOR.

TO SORT OF FIX THEM .

FILTER THEM OR TIED THINGS.

IT IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET FIXED.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU, THIS WAS FANTASTIC.

>>> BACK TO YOU, PARIS .

>> COMING UP, TALK ABOUT GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE IN LIGHT OF NEW STATE PROTECTIONS, WITH LEGAL ACTION ACROSS STATE LINES.

OUR TEAM ON THE BROAD LAWSUITS CHALLENGING THE STATE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.

>> MUSIC IS TRANSCENDENT OF TIME AND LANGUAGE .

>> A CHICAGO BAND CONNECTS NEW GENERATIONS WITH MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC.

>>> MORE OF THE TOP STORIES , A MAN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT WHILE WAITING FOR A SCHOOL BUS THIS MORNING .

POLICE FOUND THE 21-YEAR-OLD MAN UNRESPONSIVE AFTER RESPONDING TO A CALL OF SHOTS FIRED.

THE VICTIM WAS SHOT THREE TIMES, ONCE IN THE HEAD, WHILE WAITING FOR THE BUS.

POLICE SAY AT LEAST THREE GUNMEN OPENED FIRE.

>>> THE OFFENDERS LIKELY THOUGHT THAT THE VICTIM'S RIVAL GANG MEMBERS.

NONE OF THE FAMILY INVOLVED, FATHER , NOR THE 15-YEAR-OLD , NOR THE 21-YEAR-OLD VICTIM , HAD ANY GANG AFFILIATION WHATSOEVER.

NO ONE SHOULD BE SHOT , LET ALONE SHOT WHILE STANDING WAITING FOR A SCHOOL BUS.

NO FATHER SHOULD SEE HIS CHILDREN SHOT LIKE THIS.

>> DETECTIVES AT AREA ONE ARE INVESTIGATING AND POLICE ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

>>> CITY LEADERS ARE CRACKING DOWN AGAINST TEENAGE VAPING AS THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF REDUCING VAPING BY CHICAGO TEENAGERS .

THE PROPOSAL DOUBLES THE PENALTY FOR SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN 21.

EACH OFFENSE NOW CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000.

STORES THAT MAKE MORE THAN 20% OF THEIR INCOME FROM VAPING PRODUCTS NOW NEED SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE CITY .

THE MEASURE ALSO BANS THE USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES IN RETAIL TOBACCO STORES AND REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO KEEP RECORDS OF TOBACCO AND e-CIGARETTES SALES.

>>> THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINDS AMAZON FOR WORKING VIOLATION IN THE WAUKEGAN WAREHOUSE.

THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED AFTER INSPECTIONS IN NEW YORK AND FLORIDA.

OSHA INVESTIGATOR SAY WORKERS WERE AT HIGH RISK FOR LOWER BACK INJURIES AND OTHER DISORDERS FROM HAVING TO REPEATEDLY LIFT HEAVY PACKAGES .

IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAY THE WORK PROCESS IN AMAZON WERE DESIGNED FOR SPEED AND NOT SAFETY.

AMAZON HAS 15 DAYS TO APPEAL OR PAY A $60,000 FINE.

>>> A LOT OF STATES ARE OUTLAWING OR CRIMINALIZING SO-CALLED GENDER AFFIRMING CARE WHILE ILLINOIS DOES SOMETHING DIFFERENT, PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE PROTECTIONS WITH POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION COMING FROM ACROSS STATE LINES.

THERE WAS A LONG RECENTLY SIGNED BY GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER .

WE ARE JOINED BY THE INTERIM CEO OF GREAT SPACE ALLIANCE, THE FIRST BLACK AND TRANS LED LGBTQ PLATTE CENTER.

WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WHAT EXACTLY IS GENDER AFFIRMING CARE ?

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, PARIS .

GENDER AFFIRMING CARE ENCOMPASSES ANY SORT OF MEDICAL OR SOCIAL CARE THAT WOULD ALLOW TRANS PEOPLE , ANY PERSON , TO FEEL MORE AFFIRMED TO THE GENDER, THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM BREAST AUGMENTATION , AND A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT PROCEDURES.

THESE HELP TRANS PEOPLE, WHO ARE AFFIRMED IN THE GENDER.

>> MANY CLINICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PEDIATRIC ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS.

TELL ME THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS KIND OF CARE.

>> AS WE KNOW , ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNGER PEOPLE, BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE CARE THAT WILL HELP THEM FEEL AFFIRMED, WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE THEM NOT HAVE THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE WHEN YOU ARE EXPERIENCING GENDER DYSPHORIA.

>> THE CLINICAL TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO FEELS THAT THEY ARE A DIFFERENT GENDER THAN THE PHYSICAL BODY.

THAT BEING SAID , SEVERAL STATES HAVE STOPPED OR CRIMINALIZED THIS , WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON TRANS AND GENDER NONCONFORMIST FOLKS ?

>> A GRAVE IMPACT.

WE ARE GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR ILLINOIS WHERE WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE MEDICAL REFUGEES.

THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE.

CRIMINALIZED FOR WANTING PROCEDURES TO HELP THEM FEEL AFFIRMED.

WE SEE A LOT OF TRANS FOLKS AND PARENTS OF TRANS YOUTH COME TO US TO GET THE PROCEDURES DONE AND HAVE ACCESS TO TESTOSTERONE AND ESTROGEN.

WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OF MEDICAL REFUGEES FINDING ASYLUM IN ILLINOIS.

>> BASICALLY, THE GOVERNOR SIGNING THIS BILL IN THE HOUSE, TO PROTECT PEOPLE WHO COME FROM OUT-OF-STATE FROM LEGAL ACTION FROM THOSE STATES.

GIVE US THE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE BILL DOES.

>> EXACTLY .

IT PROTECTS THEM FROM ANY SORT OF LEGAL ACTION WHEN THEY DO TRAVEL BACK TO THE STATE THEY CAME FROM.

IT ALLOWS ILLINOIS TO MITIGATE ANY SORT OF CRIMINAL ACTION ILLINOIS COULD TAKE FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.

YOU ARE SEEING MORE PEOPLE FROM ACROSS STATE LINES, ANY PARTICULAR STATE OR AREA YOU ARE SEEING THE PEOPLE FROM?

>> INDIANA IS A STATE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING FROM TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.

>> IT IS NOT JUST MEDICAL CARE, WHAT ARE THE OTHER RESOURCES YOUR GROUP AND OTHER GROUPS PROVIDE?

>> WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY PANTRY, WE HAVE A LOT OF HEALTHCARE ITEMS, OUR BARBERSHOP , THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ALSO OFFER JOB AND PLACEMENT HELP.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT PEOPLE HOLISTICALLY AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO THRIVE INSTEAD OF JUST SURVIVE.

>> HOW ABOUT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY , HOW DIFFICULT IS IT ?

>> A LOT MORE.

I THINK WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN HER SEXUALITY EXISTS -- IT IS A LOT HARDER BECAUSE WE SEE RACIAL INEQUITIES ALONG WITH ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATION WE HAVE SEEN A RISE IN.

WE ARE FACING RACIAL INEQUALITY ALONG WITH GENDER INEQUITY AS WELL.

>> A LOT OF DEBATE , IS THERE AN AGE WHERE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE PERHAPS IS NOT APPROPRIATE?

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, MAYBE IT IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO WAIT .

>> MY ANSWER TO THAT IS, ANY APPROPRIATE AGE , ANY AGE IS APPROPRIATE.

WE'RE NOT ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT SURGERY.

SOMETIMES, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL TRANSITIONING.

WHETHER CALLING PEOPLE BY THEIR PREFERRED NAME , USING THEIR PREFERRED PRONOUN, PERPETUATING THEM TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DRESS AND THERE OUTWARD EXPRESSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> NEXT, CAMPAIGN CASH IN THE MAYOR'S RACE.

FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER .

>>> THE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS IS CHALLENGED IN A DOWNSTATE COURT TODAY, AND THE GOVERNOR POSITIONS HIMSELF ON AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE.

THIS AND MUCH MORE IN SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

WELCOME BACK OUR TEAM, AMANDA VINICKY, PARIS SCHUTZ , AND HEATHER.

FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES TAKING SHAPE , AMANDA, THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT BY A REPUBLICAN WHO DID NOT WIN ATTORNEY GENERAL.

>> HE MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF, HE WON THE NOMINATION AFTER FIGHTING COVID RESTRICTIONS .

HE DID NOT HAVE A TON OF SUCCESS IN THE COURTS BUT HAVE NOT STOPPED HIM FROM FALLING MORE CASES.

HE HAS SEVERAL ARGUMENTS THAT THERE WERE PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS WITH HOW THE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED AND THERE WILL BE IRREPARABLE HARM ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERS.

THIS IS THE QUICKEST ONE SEEKING A TEMPORARY RESTRICTION ORDER.

THERE IS NO -- THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE BEING FILED, GUN RIGHTS ARE COMING TOGETHER AND THEY EXPECT TO FILE ONE SOON.

ALREADY, THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION HAS FILED A CASE, THEY ARE MAKING THE ARGUMENT THAT , THE LIMITS ON MAGAZINES OF GUNS , THAT IS NOT PRACTICAL BECAUSE THERE ARE RULES WHERE YOU CANNOT OUTLAW GUNS THAT ARE TWO COMMON , THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT BREACHES THAT , BY REQUIRING THOSE WHO CURRENTLY OWN THESE GUNS, THEY REQUIRE THEM TO REGISTER , THAT WOULD BE SELF-INCRIMINATION.

THERE IS A LOT OF BACK-AND-FORTH.

>> WIND MAY WE EXPECT A RULING?

>> SOONER THAN LATER, MAYBE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

>> THE SUPREME COURT WAITED ON A NEW YORK GUN CONTROL LAW, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ILLINOIS LAW?

>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE THINK IT IS MORE VULNERABLE IN THE FEDERAL COURT THAN IN THE STATE COURT.

THE STATE COURT HAS TO DECIDE WHAT THE STATE CONSTITUTION NEEDS AND WE KNOW THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HAS SIX CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES AND HAVE SIGNALED A WILLINGNESS TO OVERTURN GUN CONTROL MEASURES .

HOWEVER, THEY DECLINED TO DO SO IN A CASE INVOLVING A STATE LAW WHICH WAS NOT THE SAME BUT IN THE SAME BALLPARK .

THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT STOP IT FROM GOING INTO EFFECT , OBSERVERS WILL POINT TO THAT AND SAY THAT PERHAPS THE SUPREME COURT HAS MOVED FAST ENOUGH ON GUN ISSUES AND THAT WILL ALLOW THE ILLINOIS LAW TO STAND IN THE FEDERAL COURT IF IT WITHSTANDS THE STATE CHALLENGE.

>> THE SECOND AMENDMENT MAKES NO SENSE , STARTING WITH THE CLAUSE, A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA IS NECESSARY FOR THE SECURITY, THE RIGHT TO KEEP -- PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T IRONCLAD ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY, THAT IS NOT ACCURATE WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS BEING LITIGATED.

A CASE IN MARYLAND WHICH COMES DOWN TO WHETHER THESE STYLE WEAPONS, SO-CALLED ASSAULT WEAPONS, COMMONLY USED IN DEFENSE.

THIS IS THE CRUX OF THAT CASE.

THIS IS A LEGAL GRAY AREA.

THE SHERIFF'S WILL SAY THAT THEY KNOW IT IS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.

THAT IS THEIR OPINION.

WE DO NOT KNOW.

THAT WILL BE LITIGATED FOREVER BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED 100 DIFFERENT WAYS OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE CASE AND ASKING HIM, YOU MAY HAVE A MORE FRIENDLY RULING IN SOME PLACES SUCH AS A DOWNSTATE COUNTY LIKE THIS, SAYING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE PREDICTIONS ABOUT WHERE THE JUDGE IS GOING, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD RISE TO THE STATE'S HIGH COURT, THAT IS AND DEMOCRATIC CONTROL.

>> THE RACE FOR MAYOR GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION AS MAYOR LIGHTFOOT WAS ASKED ABOUT HER CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL .

>> WE ARE IN A PLACE WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ARE , VIS-÷-VIS , THE OTHER CANDIDATES , WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TALKING TO THE VOTERS AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.

IT IS STANDARD FARE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DEFINING THE OTHERS WHO WANT TO PUT A GLOSS OR SPIN A NARRATIVE THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THEIR TRACK RECORD.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> SHE IS TRAILING IN THE MONEY RACE.

IS SHE CONCERNED ABOUT HER FUNDRAISING NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE SPENDING?

>> SHE SAID SHE WAS NOT , SHE WOULD HAVE MONEY TO STAY ON TELEVISION UNTIL ELECTION DAY , ALMOST ONE MONTH AWAY.

SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS RIGHT WHERE THEY WANTED TO BE BUT THE MONEY IS A WASH.

HER, CHUY GARCIA BRANDON JOHNSON , PAUL VALLAS, ALL PRETTY MUCH HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND THERE IS WILLIE WILSON WHO HAS A COOL $4 MILLION FROM HIS OWN BANK ACCOUNT THAT HE CAN USE TO CONTINUE DOING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

THAT IS HOW THE MONEY IS SHAKING OUT.

WHETHER THAT WILL MEET ANOTHER CANDIDATE DOES NOT CATCH FIRE, THEY OBVIOUSLY COULD , BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

>> PARIS, THIS RACE IS DOWN TO THOSE THREE CANDIDATES?

>> NOT GOOD TO PREDICT THE RUNOFF OUTCOME , THIS FAR IN ADVANCE, BUT IT WILL BE A LOW TURNOUT ELECTION BY DESIGN.

ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS FROM THE MIDTERMS, THE POWERS THAT BE DESIGNED IT TO PROTECT INCUMBENTS.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE MOST MONEY AND CAN GET THEIR NAME OUT ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.

JOHNSON HAS TEACHERS UNION MONEY , YOU MENTIONED WILLIE WILSON, HE HAS BOUGHT A LOT -- >> ANOTHER GROCERY GIVEAWAY COMING UP.

>> BRANDON JOHNSON IS UP ON CHUY GARCIA BUT HAVE BEEN RUNNING INTRODUCTORY ADVERTISEMENTS.

>> AMANDA, EARLY VOTING STARTING SOON , TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT MATTERS WHO CONDUCTS THE POLLS, SOME ARE NOT COMMISSION BY THE CAMPAIGN.

>> WHEN THEY ARE COMMISSIONED BY THE CAMPAIGN , WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO GET WHOEVER'S ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS TO GIVE A CERTAIN RESPONSE.

YOU NEED TO LOOK AT , IS IT A REPUTABLE FIRM?

WHAT HAVE THEY RELEASED?

THOSE ARE THE SORT OF QUESTIONS THAT A JOURNALIST SHOULD BE ASKING BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD AND REPORT ON A POLL.

YES , EARLY VOTING DOES FACTOR INTO THE EQUATION.

UNTIL THE ACTUAL ELECTION , OR THE FIRST ROUND, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

USUALLY, THESE PEOPLE HAVE SOMEBODY THEY ARE GUNG FOR .

BALLOTING OPEN EARLY , THAT IS WHEN YOU SAY, HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE?

>> HEATHER, TALK ABOUT THE MAYOR'S ETHICS STEPS AND HOW THAT IS PLAYING IN THE RACE.

>> SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN AS A REFORMER.

WE SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT HOW HER RECORD REALLY BELIES WHAT SHE RAN ON IN 2019 .

SHE WOULD BREAK THE CORRUPT POLITICAL MACHINE.

THE POLITICAL MACHINE STILL EXISTS.

THE QUESTION IS , CAN SHE USE ANOTHER ISSUE, OR ANOTHER CIRCUMSTANCE , OR CHANGE THE NARRATIVE ?

SHE IS TRAILING IN THE POLLS .

SHE DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE IS NOT A LOT OF TIME LEFT.

SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE FOR HER.

THE ISSUE WITH THE EMAILS IS THAT IT -- >> THE MAYOR RAN ON THE PLATFORM TO BRING IN THE LIGHT.

SHE IS FUNCTIONING MORE LIKE AN OLD SCHOOL POLITICIAN.

>> WHAT HEATHER BROUGHT UP EARLIER, SHE HAS GONE AGAINST THE CITIES TOP WATCHDOG , USING POLICE SCANNERS ON MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.

THESE HAVE HER WITH A PHILOSOPHY OF BEING ALL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY .

SHE KIND OF MEANT THAT TORT CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.

SHE WIELDED THE BATON AGAINST THEM.

DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.

>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH STATE POLITICS AS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SPOKE TO AN INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS AND THE WORLD 'S WEALTHIEST PEOPLE AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP ILLINOIS AND DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM TALKING ABOUT NATIONAL POLITICS.

>> THEY SAID THE PRESIDENT DID AN AMAZING JOB PERSEVERING IN VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A COUPLE OF DEMOCRATS WHO WERE NOT WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PARTY.

I AM GLAD THAT WE GOT A LOT DONE.

I WISH WE COULD GET MORE DONE.

WE WILL GET MORE DONE IN THE SENATE, THE PROBLEM NOW IS KEVIN McCARTHY AND THE HOUSE.

>> GIVING PRAISE , IS THIS A DIG AT THE PRESENT OR THE HOUSE?

>> DIGGING AT REPUBLICANS AND THE TWO DEMOCRATIC SENATORS , JOE MANCHIN, KYRSTEN SINEMA , WHO HELD UP THE PROCESS , ALTHOUGH DEMOCRATS WERE ABLE TO PASS THINGS , ON CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE , COVID RELIEF .

I WOULD HAVE TO IMAGINE THAT , IF JOE BIDEN IS GOING TO RUN AGAIN , NO ONE WILL CHALLENGE HIM.

I THINK THE CRITICISM IS ALL FOR REPUBLICANS.

>> NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY HE HAS.

>> A GOOD ARTICLE IN THE TRIBUNE HE SPENT $350 MILLION IN THESE RACES FOR GOVERNOR.

>> A MONUMENTAL AMOUNT .

HE PROBABLY JUST WROTE A CHECK.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CHICAGO BEARS.

THEY WELCOME THE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO YESTERDAY, MAKING NO BONES ABOUT WANTING TO FINALIZE A MOVE TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.

>> WE ARE FOCUSED ON ARLINGTON PARK.

THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT , WE ARE LEANING IN TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT .

THE BIGGEST THING WE CAN DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE METHODICAL, DETAILED, WE TAKE THE TIME TO PLAN IT PROPERLY.

>> THE BEARS JUST LAST WEEK DID A SLICK RENDERING OF THE REVAMPED SOLDIER FIELD .

A HAIL MARY ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE BEARS IN CHICAGO.

>> A HAIL MARY ON YOUR ONE INCH LINE.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE BEARS ARE GONE.

I DO NOT KNOW IF CITY LEADERS ARE LISTENING, THE BEARS DON'T WANT TO BE IN SOLDIER FIELD ANYMORE , THEY WANT TO OWN THEIR OWN STADIUM AND HAVE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE WITH ALL THE REVENUE POSSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH IT.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IS THE BEST OPTION.

THE ONLY CHANCE, A HAIL MARY I GET BOUNCED AROUND, IS TO OFFER THEM SOME PLOT OF LAND WHERE THEY CAN BUILD THEIR DREAM FACILITY.

IT IS A LONGSHOT BUT -- THIS LOOKS PRETTY , BUT NOT WHAT THE BEARS ARE LOOKING FOR IF YOU WANT TO ENTICE THEM.

>> LET'S SAY THE BEARS ANNOUNCE , WE FINALIZE THE DEAL IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS AND LEAVING CHICAGO BEFORE ELECTION DAY , THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW PEOPLE FEEL , NOT ONLY ABOUT LEADERSHIP BUT IN TERMS OF THE CITY.

NATIVE CHICAGOANS WILL TAKE IT HARD THAT THEY ARE LEAVING FOR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.

IT IS A LOVELY TOWN , BUT IT WILL HURT CHICAGO.

THAT WILL HAVE UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES.

>> WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE CITY LEADERS PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL WORK, LORI LIGHTFOOT NEEDS TO DO THAT.

SHE NEEDS TO SHOW THAT SHE IS DOING ALL SHE CAN TO KEEP THE TEAM IN THE CITY.

>> THE BEARS WILL CLOSE ON THE DEAL AT SOME POINT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

IT COULD BE BEFORE FEBRUARY.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT DEVELOPERS AND CITY OFFICIALS , THEY KNOW IT WILL BE A POST BEARS FUTURE FOR SOLDIER FIELD.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT CONCERT FESTIVAL AREA.

SOLDIER FIELD WOULD BE THE BIG VENUE.

>> HEATHER , WOULD THE MAYOR GO AHEAD WITH THIS EXPENSIVE REVAMP OF SOLDIER FIELD, EVEN IF THEY LEAVE, MAY BE TO ATTRACT ANOTHER TEAM?

>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD GET THE MONEY FOR THAT.

THERE WAS NO APPETITE FOR MASSIVE SUBSIDIES AND NO MONEY IN THE CITY COFFERS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS .

NOT TO MENTION, CHICAGO IS STILL REPAYING THE ORIGINAL RENOVATION OF SOLDIER FIELD.

>> THAT A SPOTLIGHT , AMANDA, PARIS , HEATHER.

WE ARE BACK WITH MORE AFTER THIS.

>> THE SOUNDS OF MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC OFTENTIMES IS PASSED THROUGH FAMILIES WHO PLAY TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND CELEBRATION AND AT HOME .

IN CHICAGO, A FAMILY BAND IS KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE AND THRIVING.

THE FAMILY PERFORM THEIR SPIN ON THE CLASSIC "LA BAMBA."

>> I HAVE NOTED MY ENTIRE LIFE.

FROM THE MOVIE , "LA BAMBA," WHERE I WAS EXCITED TO SEE SOMEONE WHO LOOKED LIKE ME ON THE BIG SCREEN.

I LEARNED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT WHEN I GOT OLDER.

IT WAS 300 YEARS OLD.

IT WAS USED AS A CALL TO LET THE SLAVES KNOW GO UP AND UP TO ESCAPE.

>> [ SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH ] >> I WISH I WAS ALIVE TO REMEMBER IT.

2008, THE RECESSION HIT AND MY PARENTS WERE LIKE, WE NEED TO MAKE MORE MONEY, WE REALLY LIKE TO PLAY MUSIC, I WAS BORN AND THEY BROUGHT ME ALONG TO SHOWS.

WHEN I COULD WALK , I WALKED UP TO THE STAGE AND I GRABBED THE MICROPHONE AND STARTED SINGING GIBBERISH.

THAT IS WHEN I BECAME A PART OF THE GROUP.

>> [ SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH ] >> I DID NOT LEARN THE MUSIC IN MEXICO.

WHEN I MOVED HERE, I WENT DEEP INTO LEARNING ALL THE DIFFERENT STYLES.

WHEN WE MET AND SHE FORCED OURSELVES INTO OUR DUO, THAT BROUGHT IN THE YOUNGER VIBE TO OUR SOUND.

>> MUSIC TRANSCENDS TIME AND LANGUAGE.

AND ALL OF THAT OTHER STUFF THAT GETS IN THE WAY OF A CONNECTION TO THE SOUL.

I LOVE FOLKSONGS AND THE TRADITION WE PLAY.

ADDING ELECTRONIC ASPECT , DIFFERENT GENRES, IT IS A WAY TO CONNECT MORE PEOPLE.

>> IT CREATES NEW EXPERIENCES WHERE PEOPLE ENJOY THAT.

>> YOU WILL FIND MORE ON THE BAND ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE ARE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS.

THE JIM AND KAY MABIE FAMILY.

THE POLK BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT , STAY CONNECTED BY SIGNING UP FOR OUR DAILY BRIEFING WHERE YOU CAN GET CHICAGO TONIGHT ON FACEBOOK , YOUTUBE, AND OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS .

>> GET THE SHOW BE A PODCAST , JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT LIVE AT 7:00, YEARS AFTER AN ALDI GROCERY STORE LEFT WEST GARFIELD PARK, THEY ARE GETTING A NEW GROCERY STORE.

>>> FOR ALL OF US AT CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

>> I AM PARIS SCHUTZ .

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING .

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE.

GOOD NIGHT.

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