[♪♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

EMBRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

PARIS SCHUTZ HAS THE EVENING OFF.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> ALWAYS GOING TO SEE SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO TRY TO GAME THE SYSTEM.

>> AT LAST LONG, ILLINOIS AWARDS ITS FIRST SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES IS THE STATE READY TO LIVE UP TO ITS PROMISES ON CANNABIS?

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY AN HISTORIC DAY.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN TOUTS HIS ENHANCED CHILD TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AS THE I.R.S.

STARTS SENDING OUT MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.

>> ALL THE OLD WAREHOUSES ARE PERFECT FOR STUDIO SPACES.

>> HOW RAVENSWOOD HAS TRANSFORMED.

>> A NEW REPORT HAS THE LOW DOWN ON CHICAGO'S WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WAYS TO ADDRESS INEFFICIENCIES.

GEOFFREY BAER UNCOVERS AN EARLY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING THAT ONCE STOOD IN BRONZEVILLE IN AN ALL NEW "ASK GEOFFREY".

>> GELATIN IS YOUR BLANK CANVAS.

>> AND A LOCAL GELATIN ARTIST, YES, GELATIN ARTIST SHOWS US HER GARDEN OF DELIGHTFUL DESSERTS.

>> I AM IN RAVENSWOOD WHERE I WILL BE REPORTING TONIGHT AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS A AMANUFACTURING HUB AND NOW THE CORRIDOR IS NOW HOME TO A DOZEN BREWERIES AND IT HAS A RICH ARTS COMMUNITY AND WELCOMING NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL THAT OF COMING UP, FIRST BACK TO YOU.

>> BREWING UP A GOOD STORY.

AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

POLICE INVESTIGATING CRIMES WILL LONGER BE ALLOWEDDED TO LIE TO A MINOR DURING AN INTERROGATION.

GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SIGNED A MEASURE INTO LAW MAKING ILLINOIS THE FIRST STATE MAKING CONCESSIONS GIVEN BY ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 INADMISSIBLE IF THE CONFESSION IS RETRIEVED DECEPTIVELY.

CHICAGO REPORTING MORE CRIMINAL EXONERATIONS THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, MANY ON FALSE CONFESSIONS.

BY PRITZKER'S SIDE WERE EXONOREES INCLUDING TERRILL SWIFT OF THE ENGLEWOOD FOUR COERCED TO CONFESSING TO A RAPE AND MURDER AT 17 YEARS OLD.

>> THIS BILL I TRULY BELIEVE COULD HAVE SAVED MY LIFE.

WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO ME IT TOUCHED ME IN THAT SENSE IT COULD HAVE SAVED MY LIFE.

BUT THE REALITY IS I CAN'T GET WHAT I GOT BACK.

MOVING FORWARD I WANT TO TRY AND HELP AND MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> AND THAT LAW TAKES EFFECT IN THE BEGINNING OF 2022.

>> A FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS CONGRESSWOMAN ROBIN KELLY CAN SERVE AS THE STATE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITH RESTRICTIONS.

>> OUR ACT IS EXCLUDING CONGRESSWOMAN KELLY FROM THE VERY ACTIVITIES SHE WANTED TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE IN AND I THINK IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT THAT WE ARE EXCLUDING THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO EVER HOLD THIS POSITION IN ILLINOIS FROM ENGAGING IN THOSE ACTIVITIES.

>> THAT WAS COMMISSIONER JAMES "TREY" TRAINOR WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING KELLY TO SERVE AS THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR PROVIDED SHE EXCLUDES HERSELF FROM STATE PARTY FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND DOES NOT SELECT THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE.

SOME SAY THE RULING MAKES THE POSITION ALL BUT CEREMONIAL.

>> ILLINOIS MAY BE ON THE PATH TO FULFILLING PLEDGES OF EQUITY IN THE CANNABIS MARKET AND THAT COULD MEAN MORE PLACES TO PURCHASE POT.

AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH MORE.

WHAT IS CHANGING?

>> BRANDIS, MARIJUANA HAS AFTER ALL BEEN LEGAL FOR ADULTS SINCE JANUARY 2020 BUT THE ONLY PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN LEGALLY SELLING CANNABIS HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO LICENSES ISSUED YEARS AGO WHEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS LEGAL.

THAT IS ON THE PATH TO CHANGING WHICH MEANS IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED, ILLINOIS WILL GAIN 185 MORE POT SHOPS.

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, ILLINOIS WILL HOLD A LOTTERY TO DECIDE WHICH APPLICANTS WILL BE THE FIRST TO WIN COVETED DISPENSARY LICENSES UNDER THE LAW THAT LEGALIZED MARIJUANA HERE.

THERE WILL BE TWO MORE LOTTERIES LATER THIS SUMMER.

>> AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GO AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING EVERYDAY SINCE THIS BILL WAS PASSED REALLY TO TRY TO SETUP THE PROPER LOTTERY SO WE GET THE RESULTS THAT WE'RE ALL EXPECTING.

>> ILLINOIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AWARDED THE FIRST DISPENSARY LICENSES UNDER THE LEGALIZATION LAW LAST MAY.

BUT INSTEAD IT'S BEEN STALLED.

LAWSUITS, QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE APPLICANTS WERE JUDGED AND FRUSTRATIONS THAT THE LAW DID NOT LIVE UP TO PRITZKER'S SOCIAL EQUITY PLEDGE.

NICK PARAISO, SAYS TO) WHAT THEY NEED TO FLOURISH.

>> THAT INCLUDES BALANCING ANY IMBALANCES IN ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND THINGS THAT ARE THE RESULT OF SYSTEMIC RACISM OR INEQUALITIES IN OUR ECONOMY.

THE PROGRAM IS MAINE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FEED AND ACCOUNT FOR THAT HISTORICAL INEQUITY AND GET PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPETE FAIRLY IN THE MARKETPLACE.

>> TO THAT END, PARNELL GOT GREAT NEWS TODAY.

HIS TEAM'S APPLICATION DID WIN FOR A CRAFT GROWING LICENSE.

>> SUPER EXCITED IT'S LIKE THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF HARD WORK AT THIS POINT.

WE HAD A SMALL TEAM, SOCIAL EQUITY ALL THAT STUFF SO WE'RE EXCITED.

>> THOSE CRAFT GROWING LICENSES WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED A YEAR AGO BUT HE SAYS IN THE LONG-RUN IT WOULD HAVE WORKOUT BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE TO TRY TO GET BUSINESS UP AND RUNNING THE PANDEMIC.

HIS TEAM DID WIN UNDER SOCIAL EQUITY CRITERIA.

IT DOESN'T HAVE THE STATE LICENSE YET, THERE STILL HAS TO COMPLETE PAPERWORK AND SUCH BUT IF ALL GOES AS EXPECTED HE EXPECTS IN FIVE MONTHS TO HAVE A CULTIVATION FACILITY UP AND RUNNING IN ROCKFORD WHERE THEY WILL BE GROWING PLANTINGS.

LIKE YOU SEE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL SCALE OPERATIONS ILLINOIS HAS HAD THUS FAR BUT IT WILL BE SMALLER THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

>> LIKE CRAFT BEER.

YOU WANT CRAFT BEER OR DO YOU WANT A BUD LITE.

THE SAME THING WITH CANNABIS.

>> MORE THAN 200 PROVISIONAL LICENSES AWARDED TODAY AND ACCORDING TO THE PRITZKER ADMINISTRATION 67% OF THOSE CRAFT TRANSPORT AND INFUSION CANNABIS LICENSES DID GO TO APPLICANTS OF COLOR.

EDIE MOORE IS WITH THE CHICAGO CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE REFORM OF MARIJUANA LAWS AND CIERA BATES-CHAMBERLAINS THIS FIX AS A SUCCESS.

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS A FIX.

BUT I DON'T THINK THE FIXES ARE GOING TO STOP.

THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WHO TRIES TO GAME THE SYSTEM.

>> SHE STILL DOESN'T KNOW IF HER APPLICATIONS SCORED HIGH ENOUGH THAT THEY WILL GET TO THE LOTTERY STAGE AS THE LOTTERIES ARE STARTING WEEKS AWAY.

SHE SAYS WHAT THE NEW LAW IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.

>> IT MAY HELP A HANDFUL OF SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS WHO DECIDE TO REALLY TRY TO GROW A BUSINESS HAVE GENERATIONAL WEALTH AS OPPOSED TO THOSE WHO WILL GET THE CONDITIONAL LICENSE OR PAY FOR THE LICENSE AND SELL IT.

YOU KNOW THAT'S MY CONCERN.

THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE TOO REAL OF A TEMPTATION FOR TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST WAITED JUST WAY TOO LONG FOR THIS TO UNFOLD.

>> SHE ALSO IS SUSPICIOUS OF THE LOTTERY PROCESS.

THAT WILL BE HELD ELECTRONICALLY BY THE STATE AGENCY FOR THE LOTTERY, AND SHE IS CONCERNED THAT THAT WILL BE DONE IN PRIVATE AND HOPES SHE IS WRONG BUT FEARS THAT POLITICS IS STILL GOING TO PLAY A ROLE.

>> WELL, I THINK THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS INCLUDING MYSELF, ARE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED.

>> EDIE MOORE MEANWHILE IS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.

SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO NORMALIZE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANNABIS AND ALSO SUPPORTING THOSE WHO DO WIN LICENSES.

>> THE SECOND NEXT STEP IS TO TRY TO HELP THESE BUSINESSES STAND THEMSELVES UP.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP THE STATE, TO HELP THE MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THEY WANT TO LOCATE, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM GET ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ACCESS TO PROPERTY, ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND STAFFING, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS >> NOW, THE LAW THAT PRIT SIGNED -- PRITZKER SIGNED TODAY MAKES OTHER CHANGES.

INCLUDING THOSE THAT WILL BENEFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS WHO THUS FAR HAD TO REGISTER AND ONLY BUY CANNABIS AT ONE SINGLE DISTENSERY NOW THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BUY MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM ANY MEDICAL MARIJUANA POT SHOP.

BRAN BISS DIS, BACK TO YOU.

>> 8 MILES NORTH FROM THE LOOP INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, VICTORIAN HOMES AND SMALL BUSINESSES LINE RAVENSWOOD'S STREETS ONCE A MANUFACTURING HUB THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS KNOWN FOR BREWERIES AND RICH ARTS COMMUNITY.

WTTW REPORTER NICK BLUMBERG AND PRODUCER MARISSA NELSON SPENT THE DAY REPORTING THERE AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES" AND NICK JOINS US NOW FROM INSIDE A LOCAL CRAFT BREWERY.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

WE'RE HERE AT URBAN BREW LABS THANKS FOR HOSTING US SO WE ARE NOT IN A RAINSTORM.

THEY HAVE BEEN BREWING UP EVERYTHING FROM IPA'S TO SOURS TO BLACK LAGGERS AND THIS MONTH THEY ARE SET TO OPEN A TAPROOM.

JAMES MORIARTY SAYS THAT SAY LIFELONG DREAM OF HIS AND HIS FELLOW BREWERS AND NEIGHBORS HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN.

IT SITS NEAR THE NORTH END OF ONE OF THE BIG ATTRACTION A STRETCH WITH 10 BREWERIES AND A DISTILLERY KNOWN AS MALT ROW.

>> IN THE SUMMER INSTEAD OF PEOPLE BAR HOPPING WE GET PEOPLE BREWERY HOPPING.

AND BECAUSE THE CHAMBER HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF PROMOTING THE AREA IT'S BECOME AN ATTRACTION.

SO WE FEED OFF OF EVERYONE ELSE'S SUCCESS AND YOU KNOW, NOW AT THE TAPROOM HOPE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> NOW, RAVENSWOOD'S KNOWN FOR ITS THRIVING ARTS SCENE INCLUDING CHICAGO GLASS COLLECTIVE WHICH FOUNDER LESLIE SPEICHER OPENED IN 2012 AND IT IS A WORK SPACE FOR ARTISTS LIKE CHITRA PANJABI.

SHE GOT INTERESTED IN ART AS A TEEN AND THE COLLECTIVE IS A GREAT PLACE TO GET STARTED.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE A SPACE WHERE WE CAN MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND THERE IS SUCH A COMMUNITY HERE AT THE COLLECTIVE ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BEING PART OF THIS SPACE.

THE MEMBERS ARE SHARING IDEAS AND WE HAVE REALLY GREAT COMMUNITY HERE AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST SELLING POINT ON BEING ABLE TO DO COOL STUFF >> NOW, JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE CLASS COLLECTIVE IS BOSLY'S BACKYARD A DOG PLACE BASE RENTABLE BY THE HALF HOUR.

NAMED AFTER THEB KIM THEOBALD.

AND IT'S DESIGNED FOR BOTH PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE STIMULUS.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TRY DIFFERENT THINGS WITH YOUR DOG AND INTRODUCE THEM TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS.

SHOWING THEM DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN THEY GET IT AND YOU ARE DOING A POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND REWARD THEM FOR IT, IT IS REALLY BUILDS THEIR CONFIDENCE AND GIVES THEMSELF CONTROL AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO WORK ON THAT COMMUNICATION WITH YOU AND YOUR DOG.

>> NOW, BOSLY'S IS A NEW BUSINESS AFTER POP-UPS THE PERMANENT HOME OPENED IN MAY.

IT'S ONE OF MANY SMALL BUSINESSES NEW AND OLD IN THE AREA THAT ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME BACK CUSTOMERS.

BUT THEY ARE AWARE THAT WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS EASED IT HAS NOT ENDED.

>> COST OF SUPPLIES ARE DOUBLE AND TRIPLE WHAT THEY WERE.

THEY ARE RUNNING HALF-STAFF AND PAYING THOSE FOLKS OVERTIME.

SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME BUT STILL A BIT OF A HECTIC ONE SO WE'RE EXCITED THE AT THE GRACE THAT RESIDENTS HAVE SHOWN OUR BUSINESSES.

>> THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AN EFFORT TO RETHINK SOME OF RAVENSWOOD'S PUBLIC SPACES CARVING OUT PEOPLE SPACES.

WITH EVERYTHING FROM OUTDOOR SEATING TO ARTWORK TO SPOTS FOR CONCERTS.

IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS EASY TO GET AROUND, IT DOESN'T HAVE LARGE GATHERING SPACES LIKE LINCOLN SQUARE OR NORTH CENTER.

>> THERE IS NOT A GOOD LOCATION FOR ONE.

SO AFTER ABOUT FIVE YEARS OF BEATING OUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL WE DECIDED TO CREATE SMALL PEOPLE SPACES THAT WILL HAVE ELEMENTS THAT CONNECT THEM.

BUT THEY ALL WILL BE DIFFERENT AND FIT THEIR CORRIDOR.

>> NOW, IN ADDITION TO REUSING PUBLIC SPACE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS SEEING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE LONG VACANT BUILDING THAT HOUSED RAVENSWOOD HOSPITAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IT'S BEEN TURNED INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS.

INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH FOLKS 55 AND UP WITH THE OPTION TO MOVE INTO ASSISTED LIVING AS NEEDS CHANGE.

>> FOR THE LOW INCOME POPULATION IN CHICAGO, THE OPTIONS ARE AS YOU GET TO BE TOO OLD AND FRAIL TO BE IN YOUR OWN APARTMENT, YOU ARE LOOKING AT GOING INTO A NURSING HOME.

AND THIS FACILITY PROVIDES A BETTER OPTION.

IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO MOVE SEAMLESSLY WITHIN THE SAME FACILITY TO BEING IN THOUSAND APARTMENT BUT IN THEIR OWN APARTMENT WITH A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE.

>> NOW CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY TRACEY SCOTT SAYS THIS COMBINATION OF SERVICES IS THE FIRST PROJECT OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE AND COULD BE A MODEL FOR FUTURE EFFORTS.

SCOTT SAYS A VACANT BUILDING IS GOOD FOR THE FABRIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE DECENT, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS TO HAVE STRONG COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH NOT ONLY THE HOUSING ITSELF BUT WHAT IS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE GREENSPACE, SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, FOOD, ALL OF THOSE AND I SHOULDN'T FORGET BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SENIOR LIVING BUT SCHOOLS ARE CRITICAL FOR STRONG COMMUNITIES.

>> COMING UP WE'LL HEAR FROM ONE OF RAVENSWOOD'S ALDERMAN WITH A BIT MORE ON THE NEW SENIOR HOUSING AND PUBLIC SPACE AND THE POLICE CONTRACT AND THE WARD REMAP PROCESS.

BACK TO YOU.

>> SEE YOU IN A BIT.

>> UP NEXT, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENTS.

STAY WITH US.

>> STARTING DAY MILLIONS OF FAMILIES ACROSS AMERICA INCLUDING SOME 1.3 MILLION IN ILLINOIS WILL BEGIN TO RECEIVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FROM THE I.R.S.

AS PART OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S REVAMPED CHILD TAX CREDIT PROGRAM.

THE PAYMENTS BETWEEN 250-300 PER CHILD FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WILL LAST THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.

ALTHOUGH BIDEN HOPES TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS PERMANENT.

HERE IS A LITTLE WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE PROGRAM TODAY.

>> THIS WOULD BE THE LARGEST EVER, ONE-YEAR DECREASE IN CHILD POVERTY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER SINGLE TAX CUTS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND IT IS A REFLECTION OF OUR BELIEF THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY WHO NEED A TAX CUT ARE NOT THE FOLKS AT THE TOP.

>> JOINING US WITH MORE ARE MEEGAN DUGAN ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF GET MY PAYMENT COALITION FORMED TO GET PEOPLE THEIR STIMULUS CHECKS.

AND HARISH PATEL, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR ILLINOIS, A NONPROFIT NONPARTISAN GROUP THAT ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES TO BENEFIT WORKING PEOPLE.

LET'S GO OVER WHAT THE EXPANDED CHILD TAX INCLUDES.

IT'S 250 FOR EACH CHILD AGES 6-17.

300 FOR EACH CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6.

AND THOSE PAYMENTS WILL BE GIVEN TO SINGLE PARENTS EARNING UP TO 75,000 OR SINGLE PARENTS CONSIDERED THE HEADS OF THE HOUSEHOLD EARNING UP TO 112,000.

AND COUPLES EARNING UP TO $150,000.

HARISH PATEL LET'S START WITH YOU IS THERE AN ARGUMENT THE PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MORE TARGETED TO THOSE ON THE LOWER SCALE OF INCOME?

>> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

AND IT IS A GOOD DAY A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WILL GET A DIRECT DEPOSIT AND IT'S WORTHY OF CELEBRATION AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE TAKING TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I ABSOLUTELY THINK THAT CUTTING CHILD POVERTY IN HALF AS THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT AT THE TOP IS REALLY IMPORTANT BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER FAMILIES THAT WILL USE THIS MONEY FOR CHILDCARE AND SAVINGS FOR COLLEGE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES.

SO BOTH FAMILIES WHO MAKE NO INCOME ARE LOW INCOME OR CLOSE TO THE INCOME UP TO MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES ALL HAVE NEEDS.

THE COST OF LIVING AND THE COST OF RAISING CHILDREN HAVE GONE UP AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS SAYING IS, IT'S HARD WORK TO PARENT, TO RAISE KIDS.

AND HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT.

SO COVERING 90% OF FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS WHO WILL BE GETTING IT IS THE WAY I DON'T THINK THAT ANY SHORTER TARGET WOULD HELP AND IT'S IMPORTANT IN THE PANDEMIC WE CREATE THE CUSHION THAT FAMILIES NEED TO NOT ONLY FOR SAVINGS BUT TO SPEND THAT MONEY.

SPENDING GIVING THEM MONEY, TO SPEND IS PROBABLY GOING TO BENEFIT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON CHILD POVERTY AT LEAST TEMPORARILY FROM WHAT WE KNOW AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT LATER.

HOW MANY FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS?

>> WE KNOW THAT ABOUT 2.5 MILLION CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS WILL BE DIRECTLY BENEFITING IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM IN ILLINOIS.

AND IT'S GOING TO IMPACT 46% OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY.

>> MEEGAN DUGAN, DO PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY?

DO THEY HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR IT?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ALSO.

SO FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE TAXES IN THE PAST, 219, 2020 TAXES OR PEOPLE WHO USE THE NON-FILER TOOL TO HELP PEOPLE GET THEIR STIMULUS CHECKS, THEY SHOULD GET IT AUTOMATICALLY.

WE HAVE HEARD SOME PEOPLE GETTING SOCIAL SECURITY MAY NOT GET IT AUTOMATICALLY.

FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN THAT GROUP WILL GET IT AUTOMATICALLY.

PEOPLE SHOULD TWO THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO.

ONE IF PEOPLE HAVE EARNED INCOME AND THINK THEY ARE ELIGIBLE THEY HAVE MAYBE A HIGHER INCOME AND THEY CAN WAIT.

THEY MAY WANT TO FILE TAXES THAT WOULD PUT THEM IN LINE.

FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THAT ADVANCED MONTHLY PAYMENT MAYBE IN A BAD POSITION AND ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE NON-FILERS PEOPLE WHO EARN SO LITTLE THEY DON'T HAVE TO FILE.

THERE IS A TOOL THAT THE I.R.S.

CREATED CALLED THE NON-FILER TOOL THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE CLAIM THAT AND THEY CAN GO ON THE I.R.S.

WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR THE ADVANCED PAYMENT.

>> NOW, CONGRESSWOMAN JAN SCHAKOWSKY WARNED OF SCAMMERS.

>> BEWARE OF SCAMS.

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE THE I.R.S.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET A CALL FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

IF YOU GET A CALL, AND PEOPLE SAY OH, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, HANG UP.

DO NOT GIVE THAT INFORMATION.

>> MEEGAN DUGAN HOW WARY OF SCAMMERS SHOULD PEOPLE BE?

>> PEOPLE SHOULD BE VERY WARY THERE'S ALWAYS SCAMMERS JUMP UP WITH ANY NEW FORM OF MONEY AND WE'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE SCAMS CREATED AS A STIMULUS CHECKS CAME OUT.

PEOPLE NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

IF THEY GET SOMEONE COMING TO THEM SAYING WE CAN HELP YOU ON BEHALF OF THE I.R.S.

THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE WARNING ABOUT, YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE TO DO IT ON YOUR BEHALF.

YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE TRY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE TOOLS TO DO.

AS WELL AS ON THE CHILD TAX CREDIT.GOV IS THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE THAT HAS GREAT RESOURCES.

>> WE KNOW IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WILL NOT GET THE TAX CREDIT IF THEIR CHILD DOES NOT HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

IS THERE PUSHBACK TO INSURE THOSE FAMILIES ARE ALSO ABLE TO BENEFIT.

>> I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE.

IF YOU ARE A UNDOCUMENTED FAMILY BUT YOU HAVE AN AN INDIVIDUAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND YOUR CHILD HAS A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER THEN YOU DO QUALIFY AND YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE THAT YOU FILL OUT YOUR FILE AND OR GO ON THE WEBSITE THE CHILD CARE CREDIT WEBSITE TO APPLY AND GET IT.

FOR FOLKS WE DO THINK THAT IT'S FOR FOLKS UNDOCUMENTED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER OR CHILDREN WITH A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER SHOULD QUALIFY AND WE KNOW THERE IS A PUSHBACK FROM SOME OF THE SENATORS AND THINK THAT ANY CHILD IN AMERICA SHOULD BE GETTING THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NOT ONLY THIS WILL BENEFIT THEM BUT MANY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS TO GET FOLKS THE CASH SO THEY CAN GO FOR A 14-YEAR-OLD AND YOUR MOM NEEDS THAT CASH TO GET YOU TO THAT APPOINTMENT TO GET YOU THAT VACCINE, THAT IS WHAT WE WOULD WANT AS A PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE AND WE THINK THE TAX CREDIT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO ALL FAMILIES.

>> WE KNOW THAT AT THIS MOMENT THIS IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR BUT PRESIDENT BIDEN WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT EXTENDED.

MEYIYA COLEMAN HOW TOUGH IS THAT -- MEEGAN DUGAN HOW TOUGH IS THAT FIGHT GOING TO BE?

>> I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION I WILL ADD ONE THING BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO HARISH PATEL.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN FACES IS THAT HISTORICALLY, TAX CUTS HAVE BEEN APPEALING TO BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BECAUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE SEEN IT AS AN INCENTIVE TO WORK.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS BILL FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING AND DON'T HAVE INCOME THEY CAN GET THIS CREDIT.

BUT THAT IS A CONCERN FOR SOME REPUBLICANS.

I THINK THAT VIEW MISSES THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF LONG-TERM BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN THAT WILL BE BACK INTO OUR ECONOMY.

THEY DO BETTER IN SCHOOL AND WILL LIKELY MAKE MORE WAGES IN THE FUTURE.

THAT IS A SHORT-SIGHTED WAY OF LOOKING AT IT AND IT'S CONJECTURE WE DON'T KNOW.

AND A LOT OF THE TAX CREDITS ARE WORKING FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT HARISH PATEL HAS TO SAY BUT WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

I HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MEEGAN DUGAN AND HARISH PATEL FOR JOINING US.

AND UP NEXT, WHAT IS GELATIN ART?

WE SHOW YOU VIBRANT EXAMPLES RIGHT AFTER THIS.

MUCH MORE AHEAD INCLUDING FINDINGS FROM A STUDY ON WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CHICAGO.

BUT FIRST, ALL ACROSS THE CITY, GARDENS ARE EXPLODING WITH BRILLIANT COLOR RIGHT NOW AS SUMMER ENTERS FULL BLOOM AND THE SUMMERTIME IS FLEETING HERE IN CHICAGO, A SOUTH SIDE GELATIN ARTIST YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT, CAPTURES THAT FLORAL FANTASY YEAR-ROUND.

ERICA GUNDERSON HAS THE STORY.

>> THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH GELATIN LIKE THE CLEAR GELATIN IS YOUR BLANK CANVAS.

>> THE GELATIN DESSERT FOR SOME IT IS A JIGGLY NOVELTY.

THE PROVINCE OF PROVINCE OF CHURCH POT LUCKS, IN MEXICAN CULTURE, THE GELATIN ANGELICA AGUILAR MAKES ARE NOT JUST A SWEET TREAT BUT AN ART FORM.

>> THE COY FISH.

BIRDS.

FLOWERS.

BUTTERFLIES.

BEES.

ANYTHING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND YOU CAN PUT IN THE GELATIN.

>> ANGELICA AGUILAR WAS BORN IN MEXICO BUT DIDN'T DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN MAKING GELATIN ART UNTIL SHE WAS IN CHICAGO.

>> I STARTED BACK IN SPRING OF 2008 WHEN MY DAD WAS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR BACK THEN.

HE WAS DOING A REHAB IN THE BACK OF THE YARDS AREA HERE IN CHICAGO.

AND THERE WAS VENDORS WALKING BY TELLING THIS GELATIN.

AND MY DAD BROUGHT SOME HOME.

AND WHEN HE SHOWED THEM TO ME I WAS TOTALLY MIND BLOWN.

>> THE GELATIN FLOWERS FASCINATED ANGELICA AGUILAR BUT THE VENDORS WERE NOT WILLING TO TEACH HER HOW TO MAKE THEM SO SHE STARTED POKING AROUND.

>> I WOULD SEE PICTURES OF GELATINS BUT THERE WAS NOT A REFERENCE ON THE RECIPES OR THE TOOLS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO USE.

SO KNOWING JUST THE BASIC RECIPE OF GELATIN, I EXPERIMENTED AND POKED THE GELATIN AND SEEING WHAT WAS THE REACTION.

>> ANGELICA AGUILAR FINDS INSPIRATION OUTSIDE HER BACK DOOR.

>> I LOVE TO WALK AROUND MY GARDEN AND STARE AT THE FLOWERS.

I FOCUS ON THE SHAPE, THE FOLDS, THE DETAILS THAT EACH PETAL HAS.

>> IN ORDER TO RENDER EACH FLOWER'S UNIQUE FRILLS AND RUFFLES IN GELATIN AGUILAR HAND CRAFTED TOOLS.

>> THE WORD IS AN ITALIAN WORD FOR CHISEL AND IT WORKS BY MOLDING THE CUT INSIDE THE GELATIN AND THIS ARE AATTACHED TO A SYRINGE.

>> SHE MAKES CUSTOM GELATINS FOR WEDDINGS, AND BABY SHOWERS.

SHE ALSO TEACHES GELATIN ART CLASSES.

>> SHE GAVE ME A MINI LESSON IN HER KITCHEN.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MOVEMENT THAT YOU DO WITH THE NEEDLE.

>> WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS BEST YOU CAN COVER UP THE UGLINESS ON THE UNDERSIDE.

>> NO ONE WILL KNOW.

>> THE RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE WOBBLELY.

>> MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT THINGS HAVE BEEN WORSE BEFORE.

>> I DID FIND THE PROCESS VERY CALMING.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND IT THERAPEUTIC AND THEY RELAX JUST BY POKING THE GELATIN AND THEY COME NOT KNOWING HOW TO DRAW AND A THEY CREATE SOMETHING REALISTIC.

>> AFTER ALL WHAT IS BETTER THAN ART YOU CAN EAT?

>> WE HAVE PROBLEMS IN LIFE BY MAKING FLOWERS YOU ARE ABLE TO HAVE CONTROL AND YOU END UP WITH WILLING BEAUTIFUL AND DELICIOUS TO EAT.

>> EXCELLENT ATTEMPT.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE GELATIN ART ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> ONE OF RAVENSWOOD'S ALDERPEOPLE ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE OUTLOOK FOR REDISTRICTING IN CHICAGO.

>> IDEAS HOW CITY RESIDENTS WITH DISPOSE OF THEIR GARBAGE AND RECYCLE OLD ITEMS.

>> AND GEOFFREY BAER ON AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING INFLUENCED BY THE ARCHITECT'S MENTOR LOUIS SULLIVAN.

BUT FIRST, MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

COOK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SHIFTING THEIR FOCUS IN GETTING MORE VACCINES INTO THE ARMS OF RESIDENTS.

THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE COUNTY'S MASS VACCINATION SITES IN FOREST PARK, DES PLAINES AND MADISON WILL CLOSE NEXT WEEK.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL FOCUS ON BRINGING VACCINES TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK AS WELL AS FESTIVALS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SCHOOLS.

OFFICIALS SAY AT THEIR PEAK THEY WERE ADMINISTERING 4,000 DOSES PER DAY BUT THEY ARE SEEING LESS THAN 100-150 PER DAY.

>> DISGRACED SINGER R. KELLY WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHAKE UP THE LEGAL DEFENSE TEAM WEEKS BEFORE HE IS SET TO GO ON TRIAL IN NEW YORK FOR RACKATEERING CHARGES.

THE TOP TWO ATTORNEYS, BOTH FROM CHICAGO ASKED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CASE CITING A FALLING OUT AMONG KELLY'S TEAM OF ATTORNEYS AND IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO CONTINUE REPRESENTING KELLY.

HIS SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN EARLY AUGUST.

HE IS STILL FACING SEX RELATED CHARGES HERE IN ILLINOIS AND MINNESOTA.

THOUGH HE DENIED EVER ABUSING ANYONE.

>> AND THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW IS FINALLY REVVING UP AFTER BEING SHUTDOWN.

THE FIVE-DAY SHOW OPENED TODAY INSIDE McCORMICK PLACES BUILDING.

SINCE THE SHOW IS TYPICALLY HOSTED IN FEBRUARY IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN THE SUMMER.

THE SPACE MAKES ROOM FOR NEW EXPERIENCES MORE CARS TO TEST DRIVE AND EVEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEMONSTRATIONS.

VISITORS CAN PULL UP TO THE STREETFEST WHICH INCLUDES FOOD TRUCKS, BREWS AND LIVE MUSIC.

THE LAST DAY TO DRIVE UP IS MONDAY THE 19TH.

>> AND NOW WE CHECK BACK IN WITH NICK BLUMBERG WHO SPENT THE DAY REPORTING IN RAVENSWOOD AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> BRANDIS TODAY I SPOKE WITH 47TH WARD MATT MARTIN WHO REPRESENTS MUCH OF THE AREA AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WE TOLD YOU ABOUT EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM.

>> THIS IS 100% SENIOR AFFORD AGO SITE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK AWAY FROM WHERE WE'RE STANDING.

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED THEY WILL BE OPENING IN THE COMING MONTHS.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING DRIVES FOR BOARD GAMES THE SMALL THINGS THAT WILL MEAN A DIFFERENCE THAT IT'S TURN KEY READY.

IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT.

LASTLY IT IS 100% ADAPTABLE REUSE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING.

VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AS WELL AS BEING THAT AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR SENIORS.

>> HERE IN RAVENSWOOD AND IN YOUR WARD IN GENERAL THERE HAVE BEEN LASTING CHANGES SPARKED BY COVID IN TERMS HOW WE USE PUBLIC SPACE LIKE SHARED STREETS OR PEOPLE SPACES.

DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE KIND OF LASTING CHANGE THAT WE MIGHT SEE IN SOME OF OUR PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE CITY?

>> WE NEED TO RETHINK HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS FOR FOLKS AND PART OF WHAT COVID HAS SHOWN US THERE ARE TISK OPPORTUNITIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE RAVENSWOOD TO EAT, WORK AND PLAY HERE.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON PEOPLE SPACES, THE DYNAMIC INTERSECTIONS WHERE WE KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ARE CONGREGATING AND BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THOSE SO FOLKS CAN WALK THROUGH THE PEOPLE SPACES AND SIT AT THEM IT IS A NUMBER OF THINGS WE'RE WORKING TO DO TO MAKE SURE OUR AREA REMAINS OPEN AND WELCOMING.

>> NEXT TO RAVENSWOOD THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF FRUSTRATION AROUND THE SO-CALLED GHOST KITCHEN THAT OFFERS SPACE FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A LOCATION.

QUESTIONS AROUND TRAFFIC AND CONCERNS THIS IS AN UBER LIKE DISRUPTIVE BUSINESS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS A FOUNDER OF UBER INVOLVED.

WHERE DO THINGS STAND WITH THAT ISSUE?

>> THINGS ARE IMPROVING WE KNOW THAT PROBLEMS REMAIN AND WHAT WE KNEW FROM THE OUTSET WITH THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT ADJACENT BUSINESSES FLAGGED.

SAYING THE WAY THIS KITCHEN MOVED IN, CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THEIR BUSINESS MODELS.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS INVOLVED THERE WHILE ALSO INSURING PRO-ACTIVELY THAT WE'RE BEING THOUGHTFUL WHERE NEW KITCHENS ARE GOING SO IF WE HAVE NEW KITCHENS POPPING UP, THERE BE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE BUSINESSES.

>> THERE'S BEEN BACK AND FORTH IN THE LAST WEEK WITH MAYOR LIGHTFOOT AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ON THE LONG AWAITED POLICE CONTRACT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN EXPECT?

DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE AN AGREEMENT SOON?

AND DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE REFORM ELEMENTS IN THAT CONTRACT?

>> I AM AS INTERESTED AS EVERYONE IN SEEING WHERE THIS ENDS UP.

ARBITRATION SEEMS LIKELY.

THAT IS WHERE WE'VE GONE IN THE PAST WHEN IT COMES TO THE FOP CONTRACT.

WE NEED THE ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGES TO THAT CONTRACT THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE FEDERAL DOJ AFLAC LACK'S MURDER VIDEO CAME OUT AND THINGS IN THE LAQUAN McDONALD MURDER VIDEO CAME OUT.

AND THAT IS WHAT I CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT.

>> LATER THIS MONTH, THE ONCE A DECADE WARD REMAP PROCESS IS GETTING STARTED IT WILL BE A CLOSED DOOR PROCESS RATHER THAN AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONER SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS SOME REFORM MINDED FOLKS CALLED FOR.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST REMAP PROCESS.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE OUT OF THAT?

>> IT IS MY FIRST GO AROUND.

I'M LEARNING LIKE A LOT OF MY FRESHMEN COLLEAGUES HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK.

WE NEED TO SEE THE DATA COME IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE CENSUS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THERE WAS POPULATION GAIN AND WHERE THERE WAS DECLINE.

I EXPECT AROUND THE WARD TO HAVE SEEN INCREASE BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING WITH RESIDENTS AND COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAP IS SOMETHING THAT REFLECTS OUR NEEDS AND VALUES.

>> NOW COMING UP WE'LL LEARN ABOUT A LONG RUNNING MANUFACTURING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM BUT FOR NOW, BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THE CITY OF CHICAGO PRODUCES MORE THAN FOUR MILLION TONS OF MATERIAL WASTE EVERY YEAR.

THAT IS ABOUT THREE POUNDS OF TRASH PER CHICAGOAN.

THAT IS A NONPROFIT THAT CONDUCTED A WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT ON THE CITY.

THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS INEFFICIENCIES HOW CHICAGO SORTS AND DISPOSES RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE WHILE LAYING OUT SHORT AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THESE FINDINGS ARE BILL SCHLEIZER, C.E.O.

OF DELTA INSTITUTE A NONPROFIT THAT SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS FOR MIDWEST COMMUNITIES.

AND ANGELA TOVAR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER.

MORE THAN FOUR MILLION TONS OF WASTE PRODUCED IN CHICAGO THAT IS A LOT.

WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER INCLUDE AND IS IT ESPECIALLY HIGH FOR A CITY LIKE OURS?

>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US ON.

YES, I MEAN THAT NUMBER INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL WASTE AND FROM SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT NUMBER INCLUDES HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL WASTE AND THAT NUMBER INCLUDES WASTE THAT IS GENERATED FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS HERE IN CHICAGO.

SO IT REFLECTS A DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS AND DIFFERENT OPERATIONS AND SECTORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THAT NUMBER IS HIGH.

BUT CHICAGO IS A BIG CITY.

I THINK THAT WHAT IS NOTABLE ABOUT THE WASTE STUDY IS THAT OUR RECYCLING DIVERGENT RATE HAS HOVERED AROUND THE SAME THAT IT HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOMETIME AROUND THE 8-10%.

AND WE HAVE A REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY HERE TO DRIVE-IN VACCINATION AND TO DRIVE NEW SOLUTIONS TO BRING UP THAT RECYCLING RATE AND FOCUS ON WASTE DIVERSION FROM LANDFILLING.

>> AND BILL WHAT ARE THE INEFFICIENCIES THAT YOU FOUND IN CHICAGO'S WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WHAT ARE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS?

>> SO WE WANTED TO LOOK ACROSS ALL THE MATERIALS THAT GET GENERATED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND WE DON'T THINK ABOUT INEFFICIENCY AS MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

AND WE HAVE THROUGH THE REPORTS, REALLY SELECTED AND SLICED AND DICED THAT SYSTEM TO LOOK AT I ARRANGE OF THINGS THE CITY CAN DO FROM THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS FROM THE PLACES THEY ARE GENERATED, FROM LOGISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING, TRANSPARENCY IN COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATION.

IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THINGS WE CAN START ON NOW AND PLAN FOR LARGER SCALE IN THE FUTURE.

>> ANGELA WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MISTAKES CHICAGOANS MAKE?

>> I THINK THE ISSUE IS TYPICALLY CONTAMINATION.

OR WISH CYCLING.

WITH CONTAMINATION, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RECYCLABLES ARE RINSED BEFORE WE PUT THEM IN THE BLUE CARTS.

IF YOU ARE RECYCLING SOMETHING LIKE A PIZZA BOX, IF THE TOP IS SOILED YOU HAVE TO BREAK THAT PIECE OFF AND THEN RECYCLE THE PART THAT HASN'T BEEN SOILED.

SO JUST ISSUES LIKE THAT.

AND THAT IS ON US TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE RIGHT WAYS TO RECYCLE.

ALSO SOME PEOPLE WISH THAT SOME OF THE ITEMS THEY HAVE PLASTIC BAGS FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD GO IN THE BLUE BIN BUT THEY DON'T.

AND SO WE HAVE TO JUST BE BETTER ABOUT INSURING THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THOSE ITEMS GO AND THAT CASE FOR EXAMPLE, THE PLASTIC BAGS THAT WOULD GO TO YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE THAT HAS THE RECYCLING BINS WHEN YOU WALK IN TO HANDLE THOSE PLASTIC BAGS.

JUST GIVING MORE INFORMATION TO PEOPLE MAKING SURE INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING IS OUT THERE FOR COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN BE DOING IT BETTER.

AND THEN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT LOOK BEYOND JUST SINGLE RESIDENTIAL HOMES.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER SECTORS WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT RESTAURANTS, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRIAL SECTORS, THE BUILDING SECTOR IN PARTICULAR A LOT OF MATERIALS THAT CAN BE REUSED AND RECYCLED.

IT'S ABOUT BROADENING OUR APPROACH TO RECYCLING AS WELL.

>> AND BILL, WHAT SHOULD CONSUMERS KNOW?

WHAT SHOULD WE CONSIDER WHEN PURCHASING NEW PRODUCTS?

>> REALLY LOOK AT THE PRODUCTS WHAT THEY ARE MADE OF AND WHAT IS IN THEM.

ONE OF MY PET PEEVES IS OPENING A PACKAGE IN A PACKAGE IN A PACKAGE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOW THINKING ABOUT THE WASTE SYSTEM HOW DO WE GET IT JUST TO STOP PUTTING THAT STUFF IN A REEXCEPT KELL SO WE DON'T HAVE IT GOING THERE.

AND IF THEY PUT IT IN THE REEXCEPT KELL WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE IT OUT FOR REUSE, RECLAMATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IN THE CITY TO CREATE JOB CREATION.

IT IS ABOUT BEING MORE AWARE AND NOW ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO LOOK AT PROVIDING FEES THAT WOULD HELP US DEAL WITH THE MATERIALS BEING PRODUCED BY MANUFACTURERS.

>> AND ANGELA WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT?

THERE'S AN ACCELERATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE THERE?

>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW, WASTE IF YOU THINK ABOUT WASTE, THE PROCESSING THE LANDFILLING AND THE EMISSIONS THAT COME OUT OF LANDFILLING AND ALSO JUST THE TRANSPORTATION THAT IT REQUIRES, A CITY LIKE CHICAGO WE EXPORT OUR WASTE IN MOST MAJOR CITIES DO BECAUSE LANDFILL SOMETHING TYPICALLY BANNED IN MAJOR CITIES.

SO JUST THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTATION IT TAKES TO HANDLE OUR WASTE ALL OF THOSE ARE SOURCES OF EMISSIONS AND COLLECTIVELY THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 6% OF OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HERE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

SO THERE IS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT HERE AND ALSO I THINK ONE OF THE NOTABLE THINGS ABOUT THE STUDY WAS LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN ALLEVIATE THAT BURDEN AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR WASTE SYSTEM AND OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM -- TO ALIGN OURSELVES WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> I WANTED TO BRING BILL IN, WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH HOW ARE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY DIFFERENTLY IMPACTED?

>> IT FOLLOWS THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PATTERNS WE SEE WITH AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDENED WITH THE WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE TRAFFIC AND LOGISTICS AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO RETHINK WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ALSO THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS OF THAT.

AND CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEN CAN REINVEST INTO THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL.

>> WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.

THANK YOU TO ANGELA TOVAR AND BILL SCHLEIZER.

BILL I HOPE I'M SAYING YOUR LAST NAME CORRECTLY.

>> YOU GOT IT.

>> THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND UP NEXT, FILLING AND MAINTAINING JOBS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER... WE CHECK BACK IN WITH NICK BLUMBERG IN RAVENSWOOD AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> BRANDIS WE'RE JOINED BY REGAN BREWER-JOHNSON THE PRESIDENT OF THE JANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION, A MANUFACTURING JOB TRAINING ORGANIZATION BASED IN RAVE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT WE -- BASED HERE IN RAVENSWOOD.

>> FOR FOLKS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK YOU DO CAN YOU GIVE US A THUMBNAIL?

>> CERTAINLY.

WE PROVIDE FREE JOB TRAINING FOR ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO A CAREER IN MANUFACTURING.

WE FOCUS ON JOBS THAT WE CONSIDER TO BE MIDDLE SKILLED POSITIONS.

THOSE ARE JOBS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE BUT THEY REQUIRE SOME TRAINING IN ADDITION TO A HIGH SCHOOL SOME TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION.

THOSE OCCUPATIONS ARE IN VARIOUS MACHINING AND WELDING AND THEY DO OFFER GOOD PAY FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGES WITH AUTHENTIC CAREER PATHWAYS AND BENEFITS.

>> JANE ADDAMS WAS FOUNDED BACK IN THE 80s TO TRY AND KEEP MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THE AREA.

HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN PARTICULAR CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR?

>> IT'S CHANGED QUITE A BIT.

WE HAD BACK IN THE LATE 70s AND EARLY 80s THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS BLEEDING MANUFACTURING JOBS PRIMARILY IN THE METAL WORKING SECTOR.

AND OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE WORKED TO RETAIN SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES BOTH HERE IN THE RAVENSWOOD INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR AND IN THE LARGER METROPOLITAN AREA.

BUT THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THE MANUFACTURING THAT WE DO HERE HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT.

WE NO LONGER DO A LOT OF METAL WORKING.

WE'RE MUCH MORE INTO BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING, TEXTILES, LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND SO THAT IS WHY YOU WILL HEAR IT CALLED TODAY IT'S CALLED MALT ROW.

>> AND HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO ADAPT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE THE NEWER MANUFACTURING AND PLAYERS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO THE INDUSTRY WE ARE AN INDUSTRY 4.0.

WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF INDUSTRY 5.0.

WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR EMPLOYER PARTNERS TOMORROW IN ADDITION TO TODAY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME JOBS IN ROBOTICS AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOME OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY EMERGING SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE PROPERLY TRAINING THE WORKFORCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT DECADE.

>> WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT MANUFACTURING JOBS I IMAGINE A LOT OF THE TIMES THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE A GREAT PERCEPTION THAT IT IS A DARKER WORK.

HOW DO YOU TRY TO COMBAT THAT PERCEPTION AND EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT THE WORK IS LIKE.

>> SURE, YEAH, THAT IS AN IMAGE THAT THE SECTOR STRUGGLED WITH OVER THE YEARS OVER THE LAST COUPLE DECADES.

YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.

WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT ESPECIALLY THESE MIDDLE SKILLED TYPES OF POSITIONS THEY ARE HIGH TECH POSITIONS.

THEY ARE POSITIONS THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BOTH WORK WITH THEIR HANDS AND USE TECHNOLOGY.

SO THEY ARE NOT THE JOBS OF YOUR FATHER OR YOUR GRANDFATHER'S MANUFACTURING PLANTS.

>> WE HAVE GOT WITH 45 SECONDS LEFT.

OBVIOUSLY THE PANDEMIC HAS IMPACTED A LOT OF WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING IN-PERSON TRAINING THINGS LIKE THAT.

HOW DID COVID-19 AFFECT THE WORK YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES?

>> IT WAS A CHALLENGE.

IT CERTAINLY WAS A CHALLENGE.

WE HAD TO PIVOT AND GO TO VIRTUAL TRAINING WHICH AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE'RE VERY HANDS ON AN TACTILE INDIVIDUALS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TRAINING PLATFORMS.

THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WAS EXACERBATED FOR THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE BEING THEY ARE PRIMARILY LOW INCOME, UNEMPLOYED AND UNDER EMPLOYED FOLKS.

THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE AND SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING INTENTIONALLY ON.

>> REGAN BREWER-JOHNSON, JANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THAT IS ALL FOR US TONIGHT FROM RAVENSWOOD.

>> THANK YOU, SEE YOU LATER.

>> AND UP NEXT, DETAILS OF A MOSTLY FORGOT AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING IN AN ALL NEW "ASK GEOFFREY".

TODAY WE KNOW FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AMERICAN ACT PROTECT ARCHITECTS BUT EARLY IN THIS CAREER YOU MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE RECOGNIZING WAS HIS EVEN IF YOU LIVED IN THE BUILDING.

GEOFFREY BAER HAS THE STORY OF ONE WRIGHT BUILDING THAT ONCE STOOD ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE IN THIS WEEK'S "ASK GEOFFREY".

WELCOME BACK TO THE STUDIO.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE IN-PERSON.

>> I'M NOT IN A LITTLE BOX.

>> YOU ARE A WHOLE PERSON.

>> SOCIALLY DISTANCED.

>> THIS QUESTION COMES... >> WELL, BRANDIS, OUR QUESTION ARE GLEN LYNN WHEN GWEN LYNN WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP IN THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 43rd STREET AND FORESTVILLE AVENUE IN BRONZEVILLE SHE HAD NO IDEA IT WAS DESIGNED BY ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ARCHITECTS AND IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY.

IT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE LOW SLUNG PRAIRIE STYLE THAT WRIGHT IS KNOWN FOR NOR HIS FAMOUS BUILDINGS LIKE THE FALLING WATER IN PENNSYLVANIA DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THOSE BUILDINGS AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE FRANCIS APARTMENTS AGAIN IN BRONZEVILLE WERE DESIGNED IN 1895 VERY EARLY IN WRIGHT'S CAREER WHEN HIS STYLE WAS MORE REMINISCENT OF HIS ONE TIME BOSS AND MENTOR LOUIS SULLIVAN.

WE KNOW SULLIVAN, SULLIVAN'S WORK, FOR REJECTING HISTORICAL STYLES AND PIONEERING THE ESTHETIC MODERN SKYSCRAPER WITH THE ADD DAMAGE FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION INSTEAD OF PASTING ON GREEK COLUMNS TO HIS BUILDINGS, LOUIS SULLIVAN WRITES DEVELOPED A SYSTEM OF SINUOUS ORNAMENTATION INSPIRED BY ORGANIC NATURAL FORMS AND THE BUILDING'S STRUCTURE.

YOU CAN SEE THIS PLAY OUT IN FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S FRANCIS APARTMENTS.

LET'S LOOK AT THE BUILDING'S ENTRANCE WITH THETER COTTER COT TA >> AND TALK ABOUT MORE OF THAT IN A MINUTE.

AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE CIRCLES AND LINES, WOW IT FEELS STRIKINGLY CLOSE TO WHAT LOUIS SULLIVAN WOULD HAVE DONE LIKE THE DEPARTMENT STORE IN THE LOOP OR IN SULLIVAN'S LAST COMMISSION WHICH WAS THE KRAUSE MUSIC STORE STILL STANDING IN LINCOLN SQUARE.

THE FRANCIS APARTMENT BUILDING IS NOW GONE.

WAS BUILT AS MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING WITH APARTMENTS ON THE UPPER FLOORS AND RETAIL ON 43rd STREET.

OVER THE YEARS, THE FRANCIS APARTMENTS SADLY DETERIORATED AND THEY WERE TORN DOWN REALLY WITHOUT MUCH PROTEST ORPHAN FAIR THAT HAPPENED IN 1971.

>> WRIGHT AND SULLIVAN ARE TITANS OF ARCHITECTURE BUT THEY HAD A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP.

>> COMPLICATED WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

I THINK.

WRIGHT JOINED SULLIVAN'S FIRM CALLED ADLER AND SULLIVAN IN 1888 AND WORKED AS A DRAFTS MAN ON ONE OF THE FIRM'S MOST FAMOUS PROJECTS THE AUDITORIUM BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.

THEY WOULD WORK TOGETHER FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS UNTIL WRIGHT STARTED MOONLIGHTING DESIGNING HOUSES FOR HIS OWN CLIENTS TO MAKE EXTRA CASH.

THIS WAS A TOTAL VIOLATION OF HIS CONTRACT WITH SULLIVAN AND SULLIVAN FURIOUSLY FIRED HIM AND THAT LED TO BAD BLOOD BETWEEN THE TWO THAT LASTED UNTIL NEAR THE END OF SULLIVAN'S LIFE WHEN THEY DID RECONCILE.

NOW, WRIGHT AND SULLIVAN DID COLLABORATE ON SEVERAL INFLUENTIAL PROJECTS.

THESE INCLUDE THE NOTABLE CHARNLY-PERSKY HOUSE WHICH STILL STANDS IN THE GOLD COAST NEIGHBORHOOD NOW THE HOME OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCUAL HISTORIANS.

SULLIVAN AND ADLER WERE THE ARCHITECTS OF RECORD THAT HOME.

BUT THE SOCIETY TELLS US THAT WRIGHT OVERSAW MANY OF THE DETAILS LIKELY INCLUDING THE BALUSTERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHICH FEEL LEAK A FORESHADOWING OF WRIGHT'S MATURE STYLE.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT OF THE FRANCIS APARTMENTS TODAY?

>> UNFORTUNATELY NOT MUCH.

THE SITE IS NOW HOME TO A SERIES OF CONTEMPORARY TOWNHOUSES WHICH IS PART OF A LARGER WAVE OF CONSTRUCTION NEW CONSTRUCTION IN BRONZEVILLE.

A FEW REMNANTS FROM THE BUILDING ARE HOUSED AT THE ART INSTITUTE INCLUDING THIS GATE FROM THE ENTRANCE WAY AND THIS VENTILATOR GRILL THAT WRIGHT DESIGNED FOR THE BUILDING.

AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE A RARE EXAMPLE OF WRIGHT'S EARLY SULLIVANNESQUE WORK YOU HAVE TO GO A MILE-AND-A-HALF NORTH OF THE SITE OF THE FORMER PROJECT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AND GET TO THE ROLOSON ROW HOUSE ON CALUMET AVENUE.

NOTICE THE SULLIVANNESQUE ORNAMENTATION.

WRIGHT DID THE REMODELING JOB A YEAR BEFORE HE DESIGNED FRANCIS APARTMENTS A YEAR AFTER SULLIVAN BOOTED HIM OUT.

RIGHT BEFORE HE WAS WRIGHT.

>> I SEE WHAT I DID THERE.

>> THE INTERIORS OF THE ROLOSON ROW HOUSE HOMES WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1981 BUT THE FACADES REMAIN AND THEY ARE A CHICAGOLAND MARK.

>> ALWAYS FUN GEOFFREY BAER GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE IN THE FLESH.

THANK YOU, GEOFFREY.

AND YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FRANCIS APARTMENTS AND SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION TO GEOFFREY BAER.

>> AND WE'RE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP.

FIRST A LOOK AT WEEKEND EVENTS.

>> AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

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AND WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT THREE BENNETT WALLABY JOEYS NOT KANGAROOS BORN AT THE BROOKFIELD ZOO LAST YEAR.

NOW FOR ALL OF US HERE AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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