>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT," I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

ON THE SHOW.

DETAILS ON A NEW TAX RELIEF PLAN AND WHETHER FAMILIES WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.

>> I'M NOT TRYING TO PROMOTE MISINFORMATION.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE CONTROVERSIAL.

>> A CHICAGO EPIDEMIOLOGIST CALLS OUT JOE ROGAN OF SPREADING MISINFORMATION.

REACTION TO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROMISE.

VAN DYKE IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED THURSDAY AND CONCERNS GROWING.

AND A MAPS AT A ROAD BLOCK, WE HAVE THE LATEST.

>> SEE INVESTMENTS AS A WELL AS A GREAT WORKFORCE THAT IS READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO MAKE BUSINESSES SUCCESSFUL.

>> SOUTH SIDE AND WEST SIDE BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE MILLIONS IN FUNDING.

AND TO SPEAK ABOUT DRUG STORE CHAIN AND OTHER NEWS.

>> PEOPLE'S MINDS WILL NOT BE CHANGED IN SILENCE.

>> HOW A LOCAL STREET ARTIST IS ENCOURAGING MINDFULNESS OF PHRASES PEOPLE MAY BE THINKING AND NO ONE IS SAYING.

FIRST MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IS DOUBLING DOWN ON SUPERINTENDENT, DAVID BROWN, THIS AS THE DEPARTMENT IS SLOW TO REFORMS IN THE WAKE OF MURDER BY VAN DYKE THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED THIS WEEK.

>> WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THE RIGHT WAY, WE HAVE THE RIGHT LEADER IN THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP PUSHING THESE INITIATIVES FORWARD.

BUT WE CAN'T JUST WALLOW IN THE CRITICS AND CRITICISM BECAUSE WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS IN OUR CITY.

>> AND HEAR FROM LOCAL ACTIVISTS WITH THEIR TAKE ON VAN DYKE'S RELEASE LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

THE MAYOR'S COACH MET TWO STRIKING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES IN FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AS BEARS.

>> TO THE CHICAGO BEARS AND FANS, WE WILL PLAY AT A HIGH TEMPO, A HIGH EFFORT, ATTACKING PHYSICAL STYLE BUILT UPON SPEED, QUICKNESS AND EXPLOSIVE ATHLETIC ABILITY.

>> AND CONTINUE TO PUT PLAYERS TO SUCCEED AND LAST TAKE THE NORTH AND NEVER GIVE IT BACK.

>> THE FIRST OMICRON SUBVARIANT IS DETECTED IN ILLINOIS AND RESEARCHERS BELIEVE IT'S MORE TRANSMISSIBLE THAN THE OMICRON VARIANT BUT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S MORE DANGEROUS.

REPORTING 6000 NEW CASES AND THE STATEWIDE POSITIVITY RATE IS 9%, DOWN FROM 12% ON FRIDAY.

AS LAWMAKERS HEAD BACK TO THE SESSION, ONE STATE SENATOR WANTS TO HELP THOSE KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE.

JACQUELINE COLLINS WANTS THE STATE TO PROVIDE FUNERAL AND BURIAL EXPENSES.

THIS WOULD COVER CHILDREN UNDER 16 AND FAMILY INCOME IS LESS THAN $40,000K UP NEXT WHAT MORE TO EXPECT AS LAWMAKERS HEAD BACK TO SPRINGFIELD THIS WEEK.

STAY WITH US.

>> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY...

GOVERNOR IS BACK TO GIVING IN-PERSON SPEECH ABOUT HIS BUDGET AND VISION FOR THE STATE.

LAST YEAR MADE A VIRTUAL ADDRESS AND THIS WEEK SPEAKING WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED THIS WEEK.

>> OMICRON VARIANT AND POLITICIANS LED TO ALL BUT ONE OF THE SESSIONS BEING CANCELED SO FAR FOR 2022 AND THE LEGISLATURE IS TO BE BACK TOMORROW AND TO GIVE A STATE OF ADDRESS.

AND GOVERNORS TRY TO PUT AS POSITIVE SPIN AS POSSIBLE ON THE BUDGET PICTURE.

THAT IS A DIFFICULT THING DO IN ILLINOIS.

THIS YEAR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SOUNDING DOWN RIGHT ROSY ABOUT HIS PROJECTION.

AND THE PANDEMIC HAS CALLED A LOT OF PAIN AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS BENEFITED FROM FEDERAL DOLLARS FROM COVID RELIEF.

AND ILLINOIS HAS RECEIVED FAR MORE THAN STATES IN THAT FEDERAL MONEY.

IN PART BECAUSE OF THE COVID STIMULUS FEDERAL RELIEF NOW THE NATION IS GRAPPLING WITH INFLATION AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE KNOWS IT AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR FOR ECONOMY OF BUDGET.

>> THOSE THREE THINGS COMBINED WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT WE ROBUST DISCUSSION THAT IS TACKLING THE IMPACT THAT INFLATION ON WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE.

AGAIN IT'S GROCERIES AND GASOLINE AND PROPERTY TAXES.

>> AND PRISKER PLANS TO HAVE A 1% SALES TAX ON FOOD AND TO SAVE $300,000 AND SAVINGS TO TAXPAYERS ON THE GROCERY TAX DOESN'T MEAN FREE, IT'S MONEY THAT ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT WOULD TYPICALLY TAKING IN AND WOULDN'T IN THIS CASE.

AND THAT 1% SO-CALLED HOLIDAY LASTING ONE YEAR AND PASSED BACK TO YOUR GROCERY BILL.

IT'S SIMILAR FOR OTHER TWO PIECES OF SO-CALLED FAMILY RELIEF PROPOSAL, THEY WOULD BE TEMPORARY.

TAKE THE GAS TAX, IT'S TOUGH TO GET POLITICIANS TO RAISE TAXES SO IN 2019 WHEN ILLINOIS DOUBLED TO 39 CENTS A GALLON TAX ON GASOLINE THEY TIED IT TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

WANTING TO SUSPEND THAT AND COULD SAVE DRIVERS 2-3 CENTS PER GALLON.

>> THE GOVERNOR UNDERSTANDS THAT INFLATION IS REAL AND EATING INTO THE POCKETBOOKS OF FAMILIES.

AND WHEN ENACTED TWO YEARS AGO I DON'T THINK THAT PEOPLE DREAMED THAT WE WOULD BE FACING THE SITUATION WE ARE FACING TODAY.

THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING THAT WE PAUSA THAT FOR A YEAR.

THAT IT'S REASONABLE TO TAKE A STEP BACK.

>> AND PROPERTY TAXES, WANTING TO GIVE HOMEOWNERS A ONE-TIME PROPERTY TAX REBATE TO MAX OF $300.

THAT WOULD SAVE THEM, THE STATE NEARLY HALF BILLION BUCKS.

PROPERTY TAX REFORM HAS LONG PLAGUED ILLINOIS AND THE LEGISLATURE CURRENTLY HAS COMMITTEES TO VOTE INTO IT.

BUT NOT HAS BEEN TACKLED IN A FASHION AND ASKED MANAR WHY NOT.

>> AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE IMPLEMENT RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

AND WE THINK IT IMPACTS PEOPLE AS WE SEEK TO IMPACT IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.

YOU ARE RIGHT, AMANDA, IT'S A ONE-YEAR PROPOSAL BUT IT ALSO SEEKS TO BRING RELIEF AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> CREDITORS ARE EAGER TO POINT OUT THAT ONE-TIME FAVORS ARE COMING IN AN ELECTION YEAR WITH ROBUST CREW OF REPUBLICANS EAGER TO TAKE ON GOVERNOR PRISCER IN THAT GENERAL ELECTION AND LEARN IN THE COMING DAYS.

>> AMANDA THANK YOU.

LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST IS AMONG 270 PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND DOCTORS CALLING OUT MUSIC STREAMING PLATFORM, SPOTIFY AND MOST POPULAR PODCASTER, AND DR. KAT HAS MADE IT HER MISSION TO COMBAT DEADLY FALLACIES ABOUT COVID-19.

A LITTLE BIT OF WALLACE IN ACTION ON TikTok.

JOINING US NOW IS KATRINE WALLACE.

AND YOU WERE ONE OF 200 DOCTORS TO SPEND AN OPEN LETTER TO SPOTIFY ABOUT JOE ROGAN AND WHAT GUESTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE VACCINE.

WHAT MIGHT PEOPLE HEAR ON THAT PODCAST THAT CONCERNS YOU?

>> WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MISINFORMATION SPREAD ON HIS LARGE PLATFORM.

SOME EXAMPLES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD NOT GET VACCINATED OR THAT THE VACCINES CAUSED TOXIC SPIKE PROTEINS, THAT CAUSE ORGAN DAMAGE.

AND ADVOCATING FOR THE USE OF IVERMEXON DESPITE THE WARNINGS AGAIN THIS USE.

NONE OF THOSE ARE GOOD TO BE STREAMING TO 11 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.

>> JOE ROGAN POSTED YESTERDAY AND WHAT HE SAID.

>> I'M NOT A DOCTOR OR SCIENTIST, I AM A PERSON THAT SITS DOWN AND TALKS TO PEOPLE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I HAVE DONE AND COULD DO BETTER.

WOULD HAVE MORE EXPERTS WITH DIFFERING PERSONS RIGHT AFTER I HAVE THE CONTROVERSIAL ONES.

I'M NOT TRYING TO PROMOTE MISINFORMATION, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE CONTROVERSIAL.

>> DR. KAT, HE SAYS THAT HE IS LOOKING TO DO MORE MAINSTREAM EXPERTS ON THE SHOW AND IN ADDITION TO THE CONTROVERSIAL GUESTS, IS THAT ENOUGH?

>> WHEN YOU HAVE MISINFORMATION ON A PLATFORM OF THAT SIZE IT CAUSES AN IMBALANCE TO THE DATA AND IN ACTUALITY THERE IS NOT.

THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE THAT THE VACCINES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AND SAVING LIVES DURING A PANDEMIC.

AND WE ARE IN A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, SPOTIFY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC NOT TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM ANY WORSE.

>> SPOTIFY TAKING A LOT OF CRITICISM HERE AND NEIL YOUNG AND JONI MITCHELL WITH AN ARGUMENT THAT THEY ARE JUST A PLATFORM AND DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE POSITION OF CENSORING CONSENT, WHAT YOUR RESPONSE?

>> AS I SAID, WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE PLATFORM LIKE THAT, THAT WAS RUNNING INFORMATION RUN UNCHECKED.

LIKE I WAS SAYING AT THE BEGINNING, THAT THE VACCINE CAUSES TOXIC SPIKE PROTEINS THAT CAUSE ORGAN DAMAGE.

WE KNOW THAT AFTER MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TAKE THE VACCINE THAT IS NOT HAPPENING AND THAT IS MISINFORMATION AND SHOULDN'T BE ON A PLATFORM.

IF YOU PUT MISINFORMATION LIKE THAT ON A LARGE PLATFORM, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE STRIKES OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AGAINST YOUR ACCOUNT.

YouTUBE DID THIS WHEN STAN VON GENO FROM FOX NEWS TALKED HOW MASKS DON'T WORK AND KEPT DOING IT AND LOST HIS PLATFORM.

I AM NOT ADVOCAING FOR THEM TO LOSE THEIR PLATFORM, PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE OPINIONS AND WE CAN DATA TO SUPPORT AND THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED ON THAT.

THE SCIENCE IS NOT AN OPINION, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE AND SOME THINGS ARE NOT OPINIONS.

>> SPOTIFY CEO SAID IN A STATEMENT, QUOTE, WE KNOW WE HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY IN SUPPORTING CREATOR EXPRESSION AND BALANCING WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR USERS.

AND THE COMPANY PROMISES TO ADD CONTENT ADVISORY AND DIRECT FOLKS TO HUB TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

AND YOU HAVE BEEN WAGING A WAR OF VACCINE MISINFORMATION ON TikTok, TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> YES AND THAT STATEMENT IS MORE TECHNICAL THAN SUBSTANCE, AND SORT OF ADDS TO THE OFF BALANCE PROBLEM; RIGHT.

THEY ARE GOING TO SLAP THAT LABEL ON ANYTHING THAT HAS COVID-19, EVEN IF IT'S FROM W.H.O., VERSUS SOMETHING THAT IS MISINFORMATION.

IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE DOING BUT REALLY ISN'T DOING MUCH.

BUT YES, I HAVE BEEN WORKING, FIGHTING MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, KIND OF DOWNLOADED TikTok FOR THE SAME REASON THAT EVERYONE ELSE DID, I WAS BORED DURING THE LOCKDOWN AND I WANTED ENTERTAINMENT.

IN ADDITION TO SEE VIDEOS OF PEOPLE'S DOGS AND COOKING VIDEO S , I WAS UNFORTUNATELY SEEING COVID-19 MISINFORMATION AND AS AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST I WANTED TO SEE THE LITERATURE OF LAY PEOPLE AND WHAT IS REAL OR FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION.

>> DR. KAT AND LOOKING AT YOUR TikTok AND GETTING RESPONSES FROM FANS OF JOE ROGAN UPSET, AND DO YOU WORRY ABOUT BEING A HIGH PROFILE CRITIC, HOW IS THAT AFFECTING YOU?

>> I DON'T, I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING IS RIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE THE DATA AND EVIDENCE ON MY SIDE AND DOING IT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

QUITE FRANKLY IT'S WHAT I TRAINED FOR TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> DR. KAT BE SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PLANS TO KEEP HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO NOMINATE A BLACK WOMAN TO SUPREME COURT.

AND A NUMBER OF NAMES ARE NAMED TO THE PROVERBIAL SHORT LIST, JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND MORE ARE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANAGER AT BAROKUE COLLEGE.

AND KORI CAREW AND AUDRA WILSON.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

TSEDALE, START WITH YOU, WHAT DOES THIS PROMISE MEAN IN A LEGAL WORLD THAT WE KNOW IS STATISTICALLY MOST MALE AND WHITE?

>> IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR US TO HAVE A BLACK WOMAN TO SIT ON THE SUPREME COURT IS TO PUBLICLY SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED.

RIGHT.

AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER WOMEN AND SPECIFICALLY BLACK WOMEN TO ENTER IN THIS SPACE.

I THINK THAT BIDEN IS MAKING A BOLD MOVE HERE BUT ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE DECADES AGO.

RIGHT.

AND WE HAVE SEEN THIS IN TERMS OF PREVIOUSLY ELEVATING BLACK WOMEN IN THE COURTS.

AND WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTIVE AND VOCAL TO WHAT THIS MEANS TO ACCESS OF BLACK WOMEN OPPORTUNITY.

>> AUDRA WILSON, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION?

>> SAME AS TSEDALE.

IT'S LONG OVERDUE AND MILESTONES TO HAVE A BLACK MALE AND TO GO THIS LONG BEFORE A BLACK WOMAN IS APPOINTED TO ME IS UNCONSCIONABLE.

AND HAPPY TO SEE THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS MADE THIS NOMINATION AND THE DEPTH HE HAS TO CHOOSE FROM.

AND THE PEOPLE ON THE SHORT LIST IS FORMIDABLE AND EXCITING HOW RICH OUR POOL OF JURISTS THERE IS TO BE SELECTED.

>> KORI, TALK ABOUT THE SYSTEMIC OBSTACLES THAT BLACK WOMEN FACE IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY.

>> THANK YOU, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S PART OF WHY THIS MOMENT IS SO INCREDIBLE.

YOU KNOW BLACK WOMEN FACE A LOT OF OBSTACLES IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.

WE TALK ABOUT THIS CONCEPT OF INTERSECTIONALITY AND FOR BLACK WOMEN THE GENDER OBSTACLES ARE DOUBLE WHAMMY THAT HAS EXPONENTIAL IMPACT ON THEIR CAREERS.

AND ONE IS LACK OF SPONSORSHIP, LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES AND ABILITIES FOR THOSE FUNDAMENTALLY RICH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW THEM TO THRIVE IN THE ORGANIZATION.

AND LACK OF SENSE OF BELONGING AND INCLUSION.

ALL OF THESE ARE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE PROGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.

AND THE MOVEMENT THAT WE SEE AWAY FROM LAW FIRM INTO THE PUBLIC SECTOR, INTO GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR WHERE OUR CLIENTS ARE.

AND THOSE ARE SOME OBSTACLES THEY FACE AND IN COMPARISON TO OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS WITH THE PRACTICE OF LAW, BLACK WOMEN TEND TO REMAIN IN THE PROFESSION EVEN IF THEY MOVE OUT OF LAW FIRMS.

>> AUDRA, KORI MENTIONED THIS, AND TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP IN THIS INDUSTRY?

>> LEADERSHIP IS CRITICAL -- I'LL GO FIRST.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> HERE'S A COMMON STATEMENT.

WE ARE OVER MENTORED AND UNDER SPONSORED.

SO QUITE FRANKLY MENTORSHIP AND THE LACK OF MENTORSHIP, HOWEVER EVEN WHEN WE ARE MENTORED, WE DON'T HAVE THAT SPONSORSHIP.

AND THE SPONSORSHIP IS A KEY COMPONENT TO SUCCESS.

WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH INFLUENCE AND RELATIONAL CAPITAL THAT CAN TALK BUT AND RECOMMEND YOU AND MENTION YOUR NAME IN THE ROOMS WHERE YOU CANNOT GET IN.

AND THAT'S A KEY PART OF THAT FOR EVERYONE.

AND BLACK WOMEN TEND TO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPONSORSHIP IN THEIR ORGANIZATION, AUDRA, WHAT WOULD YOU ADD?

>> I AGREE WITH THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY, ABOUT THAT SPONSORSHIP.

AND IN MY PAST LIFE I WAS DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT NORTHWESTERN LAW AND I FOCUSED THERE, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PIPELINE, IT'S NOT JUST ATTRACTING AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE IN COLOR, WHETHER BLACK WOMEN OR MALES OR ANYONE OF COLOR.

BUT SUPPORTING THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH LAW SCHOOL.

MAKING SURE THEY ARE ABLE TO PASS THE BAR.

AND ESTABLISH A PIPELINE, IT'S NOT A FIRM TRACK.

IT'S NOT JUST A NUMBERS GAME OF MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR TO OCCUPY HOMOGENOUS SPACES AND NEED THAT SUPPORT MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER GROUP.

WITHOUT THAT, PEOPLE WILL FALL OFF AND WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT THAT WE THINK OF MENTORSHIP IN A BROADER CONTEXT AND STARTS FROM EARLY ON AND LASTS, EVEN WHEN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED THE BAR AND BEGINNING TO PRACTICE.

>> TSEDALE, WHO HIS PICK SHOULD BE FOR THE NOMINATION, WHAT KIND OF PAST NOMINATION DO YOU EXPECT FOR HER?

>> I THINK LIKE ALL THINGS AND WITH RESPECT TO BLACK WOMEN IN PARTICULAR IN WHITE STATES, THERE IS A LOT OF CHALLENGES AHEAD.

AND AS KORI AND AUDRA MENTIONED WE ARE LOOKING AT OBSTACLES THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE HAVING TO MITIGATE IN ORGANIZATIONS.

WHETHER APPEARANCE, AND PERCEIVED AS PROFESSIONAL AND COMPETENCE.

THE IDEA THAT MANY NOMINEES CURRENTLY HAVE TO BATTLE NARRATIVES AROUND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WHETHER THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH.

WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF HOW THEY DO THE WORK THAT IS NECESSARY.

I THINK THAT A LOT OF WOMEN, WHOEVER ENDS UP IN THIS SPACE, IN PARTICULAR, IS GOING TO FACE CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FACING.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE NEW, IT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT I BELIEVE IN THOSE SPACES TO DO THE HARD WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING.

BUT I THINK JUST WITH RESPECT TO THAT SPONSORSHIP; RIGHT.

BEING SPONSORED IN THIS WAY IS WHAT WILL GIVE THEM THE POWER TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR WORK.

TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.

AND NO MATTER WHERE THEY END UP, ANY OF THESE AMAZINGLY CREDENTIALED WOMEN, HANDS DOWN, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY PROFESSIONALS OF ALL RACES WHO ARE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.

I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

>> AUDRA, SOME CRITICISM FROM THE RIGHT HAS BEEN THAT THIS IS ANOTHER FORM OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THAT?

>> SO BRENDA, I WILL TELL YOU UNEQUIVOCALLY THAT IS OFFENSIVE AND THE SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SUPPORT A BLACK WOMEN AND PROCLAMATION THAT I AM SUPPORTING A BLACK WOMEN.

THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT AUTOMATICALLY PRESUMED THERE WAS A QUESTION OF QUALIFICATION.

DOES THIS PERSON BELONG?

ARE WE GIVING A HAND OUT TO SOMEONE WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN'T BE DESERVING.

THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT GIVEN THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT AND THE PRESIDENT WOULD NOT MAKE A NOMINATION OF SOMEONE THAT IS MORE THAN WORTHY.

THE WOMEN ON THE SHORT LIST OUT RIVAL THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS, THEY ARE STELLAR.

AND STILL WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAYS I WOULD LIKE TO RECTIFY THIS REPRESENTATION ON THE COURT AND THAT IS OFFENSIVE AND CALLED OUT AS IT IS RACIST.

>> SOMETHING TO KEY AN EYE OUT AS WE AWAITING PRESIDENT'S DECISION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT A LOCAL ARTIST ATTEMPTS TO PAINT WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING ABOUT BUT ISN'T SAYING.

WE EXPLAIN AFTER THIS.

>> THERE IS MUCH MORE AHEAD ON THE PROGRAM INCLUDING A LOOK AT THE WINNING PROPOAL ON THE CITY'S SOUTHWEST.

AND FIRST YOU THINK IT AND THE ARTIST THAT IS PAINTING WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING AND NOT SAYING.

WE ARE INTRODUCED TO LEON THOUGHTS ABOUT -- THOUGHTS ABOUT >> I REFLECT ON BEHAVIOR THAT I SEE AND THEN I ABSTRACT THE CIRCUMSTANCE OUT OF IT AND ALMOST A LOGIC.

WHEN YOU EXPRESS AND BECOMES CLEAR AND WHEN PEOPLE SEE IT, IT GIVES THEM PAUSE AND REFLECT ON THEIR LOGIC AND ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS.

>> IN WORDS HE IS THINKING WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING AND ISN'T SAYING.

>> IT HAS IRONY THAT MAY BE LOST ON PEOPLE AND THE STYLE IS SO ABSURD THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT IN THE SITUATION OR PIECE.

IT WILL GIVE CAUSE FOR REFLECTION.

>> THE PURPOSE OF A DIALOGUE IS TO CHANGE THE OTHER PERSON'S MIND.

IF I CAN'T FIND AN ENEMY, I JUST EXPAND THE CRITERIA.

OPIUM IS THE RELIGION OF THE MASSES.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHRASES THAT CAME TO THOUGHTSK'S MIND IN THE LOCKDOWN AND WHEN TIME HE HIT THE STREETS IN TOW.

>> I DO WANT PEOPLE TO BE UNNERVED.

I THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR AND ACTIONS AS OF LATE HAVE BEEN SORT OF CHAOTIC AND SORT OF CHALLENGING TO WATCH.

>> WHILE THE ARTIST BEHIND LEON THOUGHTSK INTENDS TO BE A MYSTERY DOESN'T MEAN THAT HE COMES FROM ENCOURAGEMENT OF REFLECTION.

>> HE'S SORT OF PERSONA THAT IS LOUD AND BOLD AND THAT'S NOT WHO I AM, QUIET AND INTROSPECTIVE AND NICE TO HIDE BEHIND THAT ALTER IDENTITY.

FOR ME TO WORK ON MY OWN SELF AND MY OWN BEHAVIOR.

I DO TRY TO TAKE THESE TO HEART.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET OUT OF THESE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS BUT GOOD TO BE AWARE AND CHECK YOURSELF.

AND HOW OTHERS ARE AFFECTING OTHER PEOPLE AND TO BE MORE AWARE.

>> THIS END GOAL HAS PROVEN TO BE TRUE.

>> PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MYSELF.

BUT WHEN I SAW IT, IT CORRELATED WHAT I DO AND RETHINK OF HOW I SEE THE WORLD.

>> WHILE THE PURPOSE IS TO ENCOURAGE SELF-REFLECTION AND GROWTH IT'S ALSO MEANT TO SERVE AS A REMINDER.

>> IT'S BETTER FOR PEOPLE'S IDEAS AND OPINIONS TO BE OUT IN THE LIGHT.

EVEN IF THEY ARE BAD, WE HAVE TAKE THEM UP AND TALK ABOUT THEM.

PEOPLE'S MINDS ARE NOT CHANGED IN SILENCE, WE NEED DIALOGUE.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

>> HE SAYS THAT HE HAS NO PLANS TO EVER REVEAL HIS IDENTITY OR TAKE HIS WORK BEYOND THE STREET.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO SEE LEON THOUGHTS ABOUT --.

COMING UP MORE INFORMATION FROM CRANES.

AND A DEADLOCK AND DESPITE THE SUNDAY SESSION WE HAVE THE LATEST.

CHICAGO BUSINESSES WILL SOON SHARE $14.4 MILLION IN CITY GRANTS.

AND CALLS FOR FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST OFFICER VAN DYKE ARE GROWING.

AS SET TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON.

MORE STORIES, LORI LIGHTFOOT AND OTHERS GOT TOGETHER AFTER SIX SYNAGOGUES AND JEWISH BUSINESSES WERE TARGETED WITH SPRAY PAINTED SWASTIKA OVER THE WEEKEND.

MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IS CONCERNED WITH THE RISE IN ANTICENT -- SENTIMENT.

>> I AM A BLACK WOMAN LESBIAN AND WE HAVE TO STAND UNITED WHERE WE SEE ANTI-SEMITISM.

>> CPS HAS LOST 100,000 STUDENTS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.

THAT'S ASSIGNED BY THE GROUP, KIDS FIRST CHICAGO.

ENROLLMENT WAS 430,000 AND NOW 330,000, WITH DECLINING IN BIRTH RATE.

ONE-THIRD OF CPS'S BUDGET COMES FROM STATE FUNDING AND THE AMOUNT THAT DISTRICTS GET IS BASED ON PRIOR YEAR ENROLLMENT.

AND TIED TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED AT EACH SCHOOL.

AND WITH FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH RISING HEATING BILLS, LAWMAKERS ARE ASKED TO DUMP A SURCHARGE.

SAYING THAT THE EXTREME COLD THIS WINTER HAS AFFECTED LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH HIGHER BILLS.

THE 2013 SURCHARGE WAS IMPLEMENTED TO PAY FOR PIPE REPLACEMENT AND SOME LAWMAKERS SAY IT'S TIME TO END THAT CAN COST UP TO $150 A YEAR.

IN DECEMBER, PEOPLE BEHIND ON THEIR BILLS UP TO 77 MILLION.

BOENIG MAKES A $450 MILLION INVESTMENT IN AIR TAXI SAYS AND A FINANCIAL FIRM ANNOUNCING THIS DEAL.

HERE IS EDITOR ANN DWYER.

WHO ARE THE BIDDERS AND THE VALUATION HERE?

>> POTENTIAL BUYERS ARE NOT OTHER RETAILERS AND THAT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE LAY OF LAND IN RETAIL.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE EQUITY AND BUY-OUT COMPANIES.

THE LIKES OF SYCAMORE PARTNERS AND KPAR.

NONE OF THESE ARE EXACTLY HOUSEHOLD NAMES HERE IN THE U.S.

BUT ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE MMA SCENE INCLUDING IN THE EUROPEAN RETAIL AND GROCERY SPACE.

COULD FESH AS MUCH AS 9.5 MILLION IN THIS MARKET AND THIS COMBINATION ONLY A FEW YEARS IN THE MAKING.

>> BOENIG INVESTING 450 MILLION IN WHISK, AN AIR TAXI START UP.

AND REMIND US THE IDEA BEHIND AIR TAXI AND WHAT MAKES THIS A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR BOENIG?

>> IT'S A FLASH GORDON TYPE IDEA, BUT BIG COMPANIES ACROSS SEVERAL INDUSTRIES ARE INVESTING IN THIS SPACE RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AUTONOMOUS AIR TAXIS.

THE IDEA IS THEY WHISK PEOPLE FROM AIRPORTS TO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

NOW THE CONCEPT MAY BE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AWAY FROM BEING REALITY.

BUT THE IDEA IS THAT YOU HOP INTO ONE OF THESE LITTLE VEHICLES AND THEY TAKE YOU ACROSS A PRESET ROUTE FROM ONE VERTICAL LANDING STRIP TO ANOTHER.

AND BOENIG JUST PUT SIGNIFICANT MONEY IN ONE OF THESE START UPS, WHISK, 450 MILLION.

AND NOT THE ONLY ONE INVESTING IN THIS ACTIVITY IN CHICAGO.

UNITED AIRLINES HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THIS SPACE AS WELL.

A BIG BACKER OF RIVAL START UP CALLED ARCHER AVIATION.

AND BOENIG AND UNITED SEE THE POTENTIAL NEED TO CONNECT PEOPLE BETTER TO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS TO GET AROUND TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS IN THIS SECTOR.

>> YEAH, I WILL BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THAT TURNS OUT.

>> I WILL BE CURIOUS TO RIDE ONE.

>> I WILL BE CURIOUS TO SEE ME RIDE ONE, ANN, CHICAGO LOOP CAPITAL CLOSED A DEAL WITH THE UNIT OF TORONTO BASED FIRM.

>> THEY ARE STANDING FROM LONG STANDING MUNICIPAL BUSINESS INTO ASSET MANAGEMENT.

THIS DEAL TO BUY IS 6.2 BILLION ASSET FIRM OWNED BY HARRIS' PARENT IS A MAJOR EXPANSION OF LOOP FINANCIAL.

>> THAT'S IT FROM EDITOR ANN DWYER.

THANK YOU.

>> NEGOTIATIONS OVER A NEW BOARD MAP THAT WILL SHAPE CHICAGO POLITICS REMAIN DEADLOCKED.

FAILING TO RESOLVE THE POLARIZED DEBATE THAT IS MORE FRAUGHT OVER THE PAST MONTH.

HEATHER CHERONE JOINS WITH MORE.

AND WE KNOW THAT YESTERDAY'S MEETING WAS LIVESTREAMED BUT CLOSED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, BUT WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT CAME OUT OF YESTERDAY'S MEETING?

>> NOT MUCH, WE ARE ESSENTIALLY STILL IN THE SAME PLACE BACK WHEN THIS DEBATE GOT STARTED IN OCTOBER.

WITH THE BLACK AND LATINO CAUCUSES AS YOU SAID DEADLOCKED OVER HOW THE BALANCE OF POLITICAL POWER AT CITY HALL WILL BE DIVIDED AFTER THE 2020 CENSUS FOUND THAT CHICAGO'S BLACK POPULATION CONTINUES TO DROP.

WHILE CHICAGO'S LATINO POPULATION CONTINUES TO RISE.

>> LAST YEAR WE SPOKE WITH ALDERMAN ON THE BOARD MAP AND WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

>> WE HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT IN MAKING SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE DATA AND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACTS AND LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHICAGO.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE BASED ON HEARING.

I HOPE THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THERE AND IF NOT, THE REFERENDUM.

>> WHAT ARE BOTH CAUCUSES LOOKING FOR?

>> IT'S A SUM GAME AND THE BLACK CAUCUS HAS ONE WARD WITH MAJORITY OF BLACK VOTERS AND ONE WARD WITH MAJORITY.

AND LATINO CAUCUS YOU CAN'T DRAW A MAP THAT MAKES BOTH CAUCUSES HAPPY.

WITHOUT A CLEAR SOLUTION SOMEBODY IS EITHER GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN INSISTING UPON FOR MONTHS AND GIVE UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER IN CITY HALL.

OR UP TO CHICAGO VOTERS TO DECIDE.

IN THAT REFERENDUM WE HEARD ALDERMAN VIAGAS TO TALK ABOUT AND IN JUNE TO VOTE FOR GOVERNOR AND OTHER STATE-WIDE OFFICES.

HEATHER THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU BRANDIS.

>> AND YOU CAN READ HEATHER'S FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

NEIGHBORS IN NORTH LAWN DALE WILL SEE 38.5 MILLION PROJECT TO GENERATE 700 JOBS.

AND THE COMPLEX AND OTHER COMMUNITY AREA WILL BE PART OF THE MAYOR'S INVESTMENT.

MAYOR LIGHTFOOT MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> WE ARE HERE AND THIS IS A CITY THAT DESERVES INVESTMENT AND LOOK AT THE RESOURCES WE HAVE BOTH IN TERMS OF BUSINESSES AND BC INVESTMENT AND AS WELL AS A GREAT WORKFORCE THAT IS READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO MAKE BUSINESSES SUCCESSFUL HERE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

>> JOINING TO US DISCUSS THE INITIATIVE IS ANNIE SMITH, EXECUTIVE, AND ALDERMAN ANTHONY BEALE IN THE NINTH WARD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

ANNIE AS A PART OF THIS INVEST SOUTHWEST INITIATIVE, A LOT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES AROUND THE CITY ARE RECEIVING SEPARATE GRANT FUNDING, YOUR ORGANIZATION IS RECEIVING $250,000.

TELL US ABOUT THE ANGEL OF GOD RESOURCE CENTER FIRST, WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> THE ANGEL OF GOD RESOURCE CENTER IS A 501-C-3 TO REACH VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE CREDENTIALS OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE ROSEMAN AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

>> HOW DO YOU PLAN TO USE THIS GRANT FUNDING?

HOW WILL IT BENEFIT THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH?

>> WE HAVE A FACILITY AT 10810, WE WILL BE EXPANDING OUR SERVICES AND BUILDING ON THAT LAND WE HAVE AND BRING IN EIGHT COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.

EXPAND OUR CURRENT SERVICES.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE MORE JOBS.

WE WILL HAVE JOBS IN THE PART-TIME MARKET, FULL TIME AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

>> AND ALDERMAN BEALE GIVE US EXPLANATION OF INVEST SOUTHWEST PROGRAM?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS PROGRAM SINCE LAUNCHED.

AND A LOT OF MEETINGS WORK WITH THE ALDERMAN AND STRATEGIC OF NOT WORKING WITH THE ALDERMAN.

AND I DON'T SEE HOW YOU GET IT DONE WITHOUT WORKING WITH THE ALDERMAN.

AND INVEST SOUTHWEST HAS BEEN A DISASTER AS I BUTT HEADS WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON THE VISION.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE INVESTED THE DOLLARS AND CREATED THE JOBS IN THE ROSEMAN COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE FOR TWO YEARS AND TELLING WHAT WE NEED THAN LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND A PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB.

>> ALDERMAN, TELL ME ABOUT THAT PLAN AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE IS WORKING OUT THIS RELATIONSHIP OVER THIS INITIATIVE BETWEEN YOU AND THE MAYOR.

WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMMISSIONER LISTEN TO THE ALDERMAN THAT HAS THE POST OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TRIED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TRIED TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VISION THAT WE PUT IN PLACE.

AND IT'S JUST LIKE HITTING OUR HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL.

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS THE COMMISSIONER NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE HE'S FROM DETROIT.

AND HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND EVERY CORNER OF THE COMMUNITY AND HE'S COMING IN TRYING TO TELL US WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

INSTEAD OF UNDERSTANDING WE ALREADY HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM IF PLACE HERE IN THE NINTH WARD.

ALL THE JOBS THAT WE HAVE CREATED.

ALL THE INVESTMENT THAT WE HAVE MADE.

I THINK WITH THE PULLMAN NATIONAL MONUMENT AND ROSS AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND INDUSTRIAL.

WE BECAUSE AMAZON IN AND SC JOHNSON AND A DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND ALL OF THESE JOBS BEING CREATED.

AND FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO BASICALLY TELL US WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE DOING WELL AND THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF WHAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING.

>> ANNIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU ARE A BENEFICIARY OF THIS INITIATIVE, WHY DO YOU THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS NECESSARY?

>> I THINK WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN TERMS OF WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY.

ALDERMAN BEALE'S OFFICE WORKING WITH THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN YOUR GROUP AND WE WORK OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE HANDS ON-SERVICES WE PROVIDE AND WE CAN DO BETTER AS ALDERMAN SAID THAT MAKING SURE THAT THE HIGHER UPS IN OTHER AREAS KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT IS STILL NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND STILL MUCH SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

WE WILL EXPAND ONE SETS WE ALREADY HAVE IN ALDERMAN AND ONE THAT IS PRESENT.

AND THESE FUNDS WILL HELP US TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, TAKE THE LAND AND BUILD UPON IT AND FILL THE GAPS WHERE THE NEEDS ARE HERE.

>> AND ALDERMAN, BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, OBVIOUSLY IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT PROJECTS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE NINTH WARD?

>> WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE LAUNCHED WITH AAU, THE LARGEST YOUTH ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD.

AND WE NEED A HOTEL LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

WITH ALL THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE, I NEED A VERY UPSCALE HOTEL RIGHT HERE IN THE ROSEMAN PULLMAN COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE THE TOURISTS IN FOR THE NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PEOPLE FOR THE BIG SPORTING EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND WE HAVE CREATED A PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE TO EAT AND NOW A PLACE TO SLEEP.

IF WE KEEP THEIR MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY AND KEEP IT FLOWING, THAT'S HOW WE GROW THE COMMUNITY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND EVEN ON 34th WARD AND WE WANT TO BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

IT TAKES LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND LISTENING TO THE LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS HOW YOU GET IT DONE IN CHICAGO.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

UP NEXT A LOOK AT DEMANDS OF OFFICER JASON VAN DYKE.

FIRST THIS WEEK'S FORECAST.

FORMER CHICAGO OFFICER JASON VAN DYKE IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON THURSDAY AFTER SERVING THREE YEARS BEHIND BARS.

LESS THAN HALF THE SEVEN-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE GIVEN FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

FAMILY MEMBERS ARE CALLING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION FOR VIOLATING McDONALD'S CIVIL RIGHTS AND JOINING US WITH MORE IS TONY THEDFORD, JAZMINE SALAS AND WILLIAM CALLOWAY.

WILLIAM, START WITH YOU PLEASE, VAN DYKE THIRD TIME FOR THE CHARGES BROUGHT BY THE STATE.

WHY DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD FACE FEDERAL CHARGES?

>> IT'S CLEAR THAT JASON VAN DYKE UNDER TITLE 18 OF UNITED STATES STATE CODE SECTION 2.2 HE VIOLATED McDONALD'S CIVIL RIGHTS AND SHOULD BE PROSECUTED ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

THE PUNISHMENT THAT HE RECEIVED HANDING DOWN LIFE SENSE OF 81 MONTHS DOES NOT MATCH THE CRIMINAL ACT THAT HE COMMITTED IN 2014.

AND FURTHERMORE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS IN COOK COUNTY JAIL THAT ARE SPENDING MORE TIME IN DETENTION WAITING TO GO TO TRIAL THAN WHAT JASON VAN DYKE HAS SPENT IN THE ILLINOIS STATE PENITENTIARY.

>> WHAT DID YOU FEEL HE VIOLATED?

>> UNDER COMMON LAW IT'S A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND VIEWERS CAN VIEW THAT AND THE CHARGE OF VAN DYKE.

>> JAZMINE YOU ARE JOINING THIS CALL FOR FEDERAL CHARGES HOW DO YOU WORK TO GET THE ATTENTION OF U.S. ATTORNEY HERE?

>> WELL, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOCUSING ON MOBILIZING OUR SUPPORTERS AND FOLKS ALL OVER CHICAGO.

THIS IS A CAUSE THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

WE KNOW THAT 81 MONTHS IS NOT ENOUGH TO FULLY HOLD VAN DYKE ACCOUNTABLE AND WE KNOW THERE IS A MOVEMENT IN THIS CITY THAT IS THE REASON WHY VAN DYKE IS BEHIND BARS.

WE ARE REACTIVATING THAT MOVEMENT.

WE ARE OF COURSE SENDING THE LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS WELL AS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

NOT JUST AROUND THE VAN DYKE CASE BUT AROUND 49 OTHER CASES OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND POLICE MURDERS THAT OCCURRED IN THIS CITY.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE SAYING THAT VAN DYKE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL AS THE OTHER KILLER COPS WHO ARE OUT THERE COMMITTING CRIMES AND ACTING AS VAN DYKE DID ON THAT NIGHT HE MURDERED LAQUAN.

>> TONY IN YOUR LEGAL OPINION WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF CHARGES BROUGHT IN THIS CASE?

>> IT'S A MATTER OF CHOICE, NOT A MATTER OF CHANCES.

I THINK THE EASIEST WAY TO EQUATE THIS IS GOING BACK YEARS TO THE RODNEY KING INCIDENT BACK IN THE EARLY 90s.

THERE THE STATE COURT -- SORRY THE OFFICERS WERE TRIED IN STATE COURT THAT THAT ABUSED RODNEY KING WERE ACQUITTED.

AND BELIEVING THAT WAS FEDERAL INJUSTICE AND EACH OFFICER CONVICTED AND SPENT TIME IN A FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.

AND THERE IS A TRIAL HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE OTHER OFFICERS PRESENT WHEN DEREK CHAUVIN TOOK THE LIFE OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THIS IS PART OF THE SECTION OF FEDERAL CODE THAT ADDRESSES THE ABILITY TO CHARGE ONE FEDERALLY IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE.

IT REALLY WILL COME DOWN TO THE CHOICES MADE BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

>> OF COURSE AND JUST A FEW SLIGHT DIFFERENCES YOU MENTIONED THE RODNEY KING CASE AND ACQUITTED IN STATE COURT AND IN MINNESOTA THEY ARE STILL FACING STATE CHARGES AND CHAUVIN WAS CONVICTED IN STATE COURT.

AND ALSO VAN DYKE WAS CONVICTED IN STATE COURT.

AND WILLIAM YOU ARE CALLING ON THE MAGA ASSOCIATION TO PARTICIPATE.

>> I HAD A MEETING A LITTLE BIT, I WANT TO SAY A FEW DAYS AFTER WE APPROACHED THEM AND ASKED FOR HELP.

PRESIDENT KIMBERLY, IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION AND HEARD THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY.

BUT WE LAID IT OUT.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE MAGAMA ASSOCIATION HAS A LOT OF BIDS FROM INSTITUTIONS AND ESTABLISHMENTS, THEY SHOULD SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE REACTIVE.

WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL CIVIL UNREST OCCURS BECAUSE IT'S MISPLACED ANGER IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY EXPLODES.

AND WE WANT THEM TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND THEIR INFLUENCE, AND USING THEIR VOICE AND NETWORK AND RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDERSTANDS THAT JASON VAN DYKE IS A HAZARD TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED.

>> WE REACHED OUT TO THE MAGAMILA ASSOCIATION AND NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

TONY, VAN DYKE WAS SENTENCED ON SECOND DEGREE MURDER SENTENCE, AND CONVICTED ON 16 COUNTS OF AGGREGATED BATTERY AND ONE COUNT ON EACH 16 SHOTS OF McDONALD'S AND EACH COUNT CARRIES 30 YEARS, HOW DID HE GET SEVEN YEARS AND SERVING LESS THAN HALF THAT TIME?

>> WHAT HAPPENS AND THERE IS A CRIMINAL CONVICTION AND REMEMBER THAT THE JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER, THEY COULD HAVE FOUND HIM GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE AND DID NOT.

AND NO CRITIQUE ON THE JURY AND FOUND HIM GUILTY OF EACH 16 SHOTS.

THAT WAS HEFTY AND HOWEVER WHAT HAPPENS THOSE CHARGES MERGE INTO WHAT WOULD BE THE MURDER CONVICTION.

THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION TAKES PRECEDENT IN SENTENCING.

AGAIN THIS COURT FOUND THOSE SHOULD MERGE IN THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER COUNT GIVING MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS AT 50%.

YOU MENTIONED ONLY RELEASED.

AND ANY DEFENDANT IN THAT SITUATION WOULD SERVE ONLY 50% OF THEIR SENTENCE THAT IS THE LAW IN ILLINOIS FOR THE CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

>> IN THE WORLD THAT WE ARE AND WITH GEORGE FLOYD AND THAT HASTENING AND WOULD SHOULD SENTENCE BE DIFFERENT?

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, THE PROTESTING WAS THE LARGEST EVER IN OUR HISTORY.

AND IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO KILLING A LYNCHING OF A BLACK MAN AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW THAT FOOTAGE OF GEORGE FLOYD LOSING HIS LIFE AND SPURRED TO TAKE ACTION.

AND PEOPLE'S CONSCIOUSNESS AND FEELINGS FOR POLICE IMMUITY IS THE SAME.

>> WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE, BACK WITH "CHICAGO TONIGHT" TONIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE IN PART BY: >> A NOTE BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT.

VERY SAD NEWS IN WTTW, OUR LONG TIME MANAGER DON MUTTS PASSED AWAY.

DON WAS A FORCE, HIS WORK ETHIC UNMATCHED.

AND HIS CARE FOR THE PLACE THAT WE WORK.

THE TITLE OF BUILDING MANAGER DOESN'T ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE HIS WORK, WORKED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO KEEP OUR BUILDING SAFE.

THANK YOU DON MUSS, AND THE MUSS FAMILY AND HIS MANY, MANY FRIENDS.

THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS MONDAY NIGHT.

PLEASE JOIN US TONIGHT LIVE AT 7.

RISING WATER LEVELS ARE TAKING OVER CHICAGO SHORELINE, WHAT IS THE CITY'S PLAN TO PROTECT IT?

AND THE ARTISTRY OF MINIATURE INTERIORS AT THE ART INSTITUTE.

AND JOIN ME IN A FEW MINUTES FOR THE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THE EFFORT TO KEEP THE STORY OF MOBLEY ALIVE.

I WILL BE JOINED WITH A COUSIN TO SHARE THE STORY.

TONIGHT AT 8, FOR ALL OF US AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT," I AM BRANIS FRIEDMAN, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND HAVE A HEALTHY GOOD NIGHT.