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

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

>> AND I'M AMANDA VINICKY.

PARIS SCHUTZ IS ON ASSIGNMENT.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

>> PAUSE AND THINK ABOUT HOW UNHINGED THIS IDEA IS.

>> THE FIGHT TO PROTECT MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION IS UNDERWAY.

LOCAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WEIGH-IN.

>> WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE FEWER COPS ON THE STREET OR MORE COPS ON THE STREET?

>> POLICE SUPERINTENDENT BROWN DEFENDS HIS DECISION TO CANCEL DAYS OFF AS A FOURTH OFFICER DIES BY SUICIDE THIS YEAR.

>> THE NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DID 80 YEARS AGO.

>> HOW OLD SEGREGATION POLICIES CONNECTED TO LOTS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES MATTER TODAY.

THERE IS A NEW REPORT.

>> CHICAGO'S FIRST CITYWIDE PLAN SINCE 1966.

>> A LOOK HOW THAT TEN-YEAR FRAMEWORK PLANS TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S INEQUITIES.

>> WE HAVE A STIGMA IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> AND A HIGHLAND PARK COUNCILMEMBER CALLS FOR RESIDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN THE WAKE OF THE MASS SHOOTING.

>> BUT FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER HAS COVID.

A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS PRITZKER WAS DIAGNOSED AS PART OF HIS ROUTINE TESTING REGIMENT AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF POSITIVE TESTS AMONGST SEVERAL CLOSE CONTACTS.

HE RECENTLY SPOKE AT A FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

HE IS EXPERIENCING MILD SYMPTOMS AND WILL BE WORKING FROM HOME.

THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS PRITZKER IS FULLY VACCINATED AND DOUBLE BOOSTED.

>> FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THE CITY VIOLATED THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF BLACK AND LATINO CHICAGOANS BY ALLOWING A METAL SHREDDING AND RECYCLING OPERATION TO MOVE FROM THE NORTH SIDE TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

ACCORDING TO A LETTER OBTAINED BY WTTW NEWS, THE U.S. HOUSING DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT THE LIGHTFOOT ACTED IMPROPERLY WHEN IT GAVE GENERAL IRON TO OPERATE A METAL SHREDDING OPERATION IN THE 10TH WARD.

IT CONTINUED A POLICY FROM SHIFTING FROM WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS TO BLACK AND HISPANIC NEIGHBORHOODS.

ALREADY EXPERIENCING A DISPOUR ORGANIZATION AT.

>> GOOD NEWS FOR MOTORISTS AS THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GASOLINE FALLS BELOW $4.50.

THAT'S THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE.

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IN ILLINOIS IS $4.98.

IN CHICAGO IT'S $5.63.

GAS PRICES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR 35 DAYS STRAIGHT AND HAVE DROPPED ABOUT 50 CENTS A GALLON.

>> THE CHICAGO HOME OF EMMETT TILL IS SET TO RECEIVE MONEY TO AID ITS PRESERVATION.

THE 14-YEAR-OLD TILL WAS ABDUCTED AND BRUTALLY MURDERED IN 1955 WHILE VISITING RELATIVES IN MISSISSIPPI AFTER ALLEGEDLY WHISTLING AT A WHITE WOMAN.

HIS DEATH HELPED GALVANIZE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUND WILL RECEIVE A SHARE OF $3 MILLION IN GRANTS AWARDED TO 33 SITES AND ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING IMPORTANT PIECES OF BLACK HISTORY.

>> UP NEXT, A LOOK AT THE DISTURBING NUMBER OF POLICE SUICIDES.

STAY WITH US.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE CALLING FOR A HEARING ON THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FACED BY CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS THIS AFTER A FOURTH OFFICER DIES BY SUICIDE THIS YEAR ALONE.

SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN HAS DEFENDED CANCELING DAYS OFF FOR OFFICERS DURING THE VIOLENT SUMMER MONTHS AND SAYS HIS OFFICERS ARE IN FACT ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE ROBERT SOBO, DIRECTOR OF THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, MATT RICHARDS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

ALEXA JAMES C.E.O.

OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS CHICAGO.

AND KIMBERLY MARSHALL A FORMER CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

KIMBERLY MARSHALL LET'S START WITH YOU.

YOU SERVED AS A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS AND YOU WERE WELL AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS FACE ON THE JOB.

GIVE US A SENSE OF WITH WHAT SOME OF THOSE DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES ARE?

>> WELL, THE DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES ARE VERY WELL-KNOWN.

WE DEAL WITH THE ELEMENT THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BE BOTHERED WITH.

WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE CALLS FOR HELP.

WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE CRIMES WE SEE ALL OF THE BROKENNESS OF HUMANITY.

WE SEE THE CHILDREN HURT.

WE SEE THE HOMES DESTROYED.

AND WE COME INTO CONTACT WITH A GREAT DEAL OF OFFENDERS THAT HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS ALSO.

WE LIKE TO POINT OUT WHEN THERE IS A SCHOOL SHOOTER OH, THIS PERSON HAS MENTAL ILLNESS.

WELL, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT SHOOT AT EACH OTHER AND BEHAVE IN WAYS THAT WE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND HAVE MENTAL ILLNESSES, TOO.

OUR COUNTRY IS RIDDLED AND WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO YOU KNOW, AFFECT ONE SEGMENT AND NOT THE OTHER.

POLICE OFFICERS ARE SWORN TO PROTECT, PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SEPARATE, SEPARATE HOME AND SEPARATE WORK.

AND IT'S NOT THAT EASY FOR SOME OF US.

MYSELF, I FOUND IT VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

AND I WAS ABLE TO FINISH MY TERM WITH THE CITY AND MOVE ON.

AND I AM IN ANOTHER FIELD NOW I'M IN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND CRISIS COUNSELING SERVICES.

SO I'M TRYING TO HELP FROM THAT SIDE OF THE BADGE.

>> AND I WANT TO COME BACK TO SOME OF THAT AS WELL.

>> AS WE MENTIONED SUPERINTENDENT BROWN DEFENDED CANCELING DAYS OFF DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO INSURE HE HAS ENOUGH OFFICERS ON THE STREETS.

HERE HE IS.

>> AND THE CANCEL DAYS OFF TO ADD CONTEXT TO THAT AS WELL.

BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY WEEK WE DO CANCEL 8 OF 104 REGULAR DAYS OFF -- 8 OF THE 104 DAYS OFF THE OFFICERS HAVE.

BESIDES MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY IN ADDITION TO THAT 8 WE ROTATE ONE OF THE DAYS OFF COUNTS BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE WEEKS AT A TIME.

THAT ADDS UP TO 12 ADDITIONAL DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

20 REGULAR DAYS OFF FOR CANCEL ON AVERAGE SOME LESS OF THE 104 DAYS OFF THAT OFFICERS HAVE IN A YEAR.

>> OK.

SUPERINTENDENT BROWN THERE SAYING OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR IT ADDS UP TO 20 DAYS CANCELED OFF OVER THE 104 DAYS THEY HAVE OFF OVER THE YEAR.

8 OVER THE SUMMER.

HOW MIGHT LESS TIME OFF IMPACT POLICE OFFICERS' MENTAL HEALTH?

>> IT IS A BASIC NEED OF PROPER DECISION MAKING TO MITIGATE STRESS NOT ONLY SLEEP AND TIME WITH FAMILY AND CONNECTION OUTSIDE OF THE JOB THAT AS KIMBERLY MENTIONED IS WILDLY TRAUMATIC AND HIGH-RISK AND DEMANDING.

BUT I THINK WE'RE MISSING THE STORY HERE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A PHILOSOPHY OF WELLNESS AND NOT JUST PROBLEMATIC ADDITIONS.

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT DAYS OFF.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM WHAT WE HEAR CHRONICALLY, EXPERIENCING NOT BEING HEARD AND SEEN.

FEELING TIRED.

FEELING WORN DOWN.

AND WE CAN'T PROGRAM OUR WAY OUT OF THIS, RIGHT?

THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A PHILOSOPHY OF WELLNESS AND NOT JUST A PROGRAM.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT DAYS OFF.

IT IS ABOUT A COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL NEED THAT MOST ORGANIZATIONS ARE BEING DEMANDED TO DO WITH SO MANY PEOPLE CARRYING A BURDEN OF STRESS.

FIRST-RESPONDERS ARE AT THE FRONT END OF ALL OF THAT.

>> ROBERT SOBO BROWN SAYS THAT OFFICERS ARE IN FACT ACCESSING RESOURCES.

WHAT ARE THOSE RESOURCES?

>> SO IN ORDER TO HELP OUR OFFICERS DEAL THE COMORLD STRESSORS AND -- EXTRAORDINARY STRESSORS AND THE TRAUMA IN THE WORLD TODAY WE'VE COME UP WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE CRITICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE NATION.

WE BREAK IT DOWN TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SERVICES.

ONE IS OUR CLINICAL SERVICE AND THAT IS WHERE OUR DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SWORN, CIVILIAN AND OR RETIRED CAN COME FOR ANY PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL ISSUE WHATEVER IS BOTHERING THEM SO THAT THEY CAN COME AND PROCESS THEM IN ORDER TO REGAIN A SENSE OF WELL-BEING AND AUTO VOID A MENTAL HEALTH BREAKDOWN OR CRISIS.

WE HAVE SIX SWORN POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE PART OF OUR DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICE.

AND THOSE OFFICERS ARE STATE CERTIFIED FOR BEING DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELORS.

THEY PROVIDE MEETINGS, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT AND REFERRALS TO ALL DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES WHEN ADDICTION OR SUBSTANCE ISSUE COMES ABOUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY DO WORK 24/7 AS DO OUR CLINICIANS AS WELL.

WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST PEERS COURT PROGRAM THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 200 POLICE OFFICERS OF EVERY RANK-AND-FILE.

AND THESE OFFICERS VOLUNTEER THEIR OWN TIME.

THEY COME FROM ALL DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, RELIGIONS AND EXPERIENCES AND THEY GIVE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR EXPERTISE TO OFFICERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NEED ALSO AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

>> THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT OFFICERS CAN ACCESS.

MATTHEW HOW MUCH OF IT IS ABOUT STIGMA AND OFFICERS ACTUALLY REACHING OUT TO RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES?

>> I THINK, BRANDIS, AS ALEXA SAID IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE A HOLISTIC VIEW HOW OFFICER WELLNESS IS CONNECTED TO THE WELLNESS OF THE CITY.

WE'VE INCREASED OUR MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET SEVEN FOLD BY 2019.

AND EXPECTED TO DELIVER SERVICES TO 60,000 RESIDENTS COMPARED TO 3500 IN 2019.

AND OFFICERS HAVE SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE RISK THAT ADD-ON TOP OF GENERAL RISK FACTORS WE SAW INCREASE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THERE WAS A 10-15% INCREASE IN SUICIDE AMONG THE GENERAL POPULATION SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

AND THAT WAS REALLY DRIVEN BY INCREASES IN SUICIDE AMONG OLDER ADULTS.

AND INCREASES IN SUICIDE AMONG YOUNGER PARTICULARLY BLACK MALES.

AND WE'VE SEEN IT DRIVE ESPECIALLY BY AN INCREASE IN FIREARM RELATED SUICIDE.

IT CONTINUES TO BE MALE DOMINATED.

80% OF SUICIDES OCCUR AMONG MALES.

IT'S IMPORTANT WE TAKE THAT HOLISTIC VIEW HOW IS THE WELLNESS OF OUR OFFICERS CONNECTED TO THE WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITIES SO THE INVESTMENT WE ARE MAKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

MAKING IT EASIER THROUGH DIALING A THREE DIGIT NUMBER LIKE 9-8-8 OR A 211 SYSTEM IF YOU YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER YOU CAN GET CONNECTED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THE CITY FUNDED.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHEN WE SUPPORT THE WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITIES WE ALSO SUPPORT THE WELLNESS OF THE OFFICERS WHO SERVE THEM.

>> KIMBERLY AS AN OFFICER AND WORKING ON THE WELLNESS SIDE WHAT SUPPORTS DO YOU THINK OFFICERS NEED?

>> I'M SORRY I DID NOT.

>> WHAT SUPPORT DO YOU THINK THE OFFICERS NEED?

>> ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT Dr. SOBO AND Mr. RICHARDS MENTIONED ARE GREAT.

I THINK THAT WHEN YOU MENTIONED STIGMA, SOME OFFICERS WILL BE VERY RELUCTANT TO PUT THEMSELVES IN THAT CATEGORY BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE FRIGHTENED THERE WILL BE A REPRISAL.

AND THE CITY DOES HAVE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

BUT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE Dr. SOBO AS A COUNSELOR WHEN IS WITH A POLICE OFFICER.

TO SHOW THAT HE IS STILL THERE AND HAS PUT IN ALL THESE WONDERFUL, NEW INNOVATIONS SINCE 2019, THAT BRINGS A LOT OF HOPE FOR ME FOR OFFICERS THAT IS ENCOURAGING TO HEAR.

I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT.

>> AND WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.

ALEXA JAMES ONE LAST TIME, YOU ARE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FORMER WELLNESS ADVISER.

BUT YOU LEFT THE POST.

DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WEREN'T BEING HEARD?

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO BE AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT IN A BUREAUCRACY.

I WAS HEARD BY MY COLLEAGUES.

I HAD AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH Dr. SOBO AND HIS TEAM.

I LISTENED MORE THAN I SPOKE AND I THINK THAT I FELT A BIT FRUSTRATED THAT THAT PHILOSOPHY THAT I MENTIONED NEEDED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THE TIME WAS RIGHT FOR MY FEEDBACK CONSISTENTLY.

>> I'M SURE FOLKS HOPE THE TIMING WILL BE RIGHT SOON.

ROBERT SOBO, MATT RICHARDS, ALEXA JAMES AND KIMBERLY MARSHALL THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

BE WELL EVERYONE.

>> A STUDY DRAWS A LINE BETWEEN LEGAL SEGREGATION THAT BEGAN IN THE 1940s AND THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VACANT PROPERTIES FOUND ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES TODAY.

AND RESEARCHERS SAY THIS HASN'T ONLY HELPED KEEP CHICAGOANS MIRED IN POVERTY FOR GENERATIONS BUT FUELED THE DROP IN THE CITY'S BLACK POPULATION.

WTTW NEWS REPORTER HEATHER CHERONE JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK WHAT THIS STUDY FOUND.

AND THE STUDY COMES FROM THE COOK COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE.

TELL US WHAT IT FOUND?

>> IT FOUND THAT ESSENTIALLY THE MAP USED IN THE 1940s TO DISSUADE BANKS FROM MAKING MORTGAGE LOANS IN PRIMARILY BLACK COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO, ESSENTIALLY THE SAME MAP THAT AS THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SO-CALLED DISTRESSED PROPERTIES IN CHICAGO.

TOES ARE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE AT LEAST THREE YEARS BEHIND ON PROPERTY TAXES.

AND ARE OFTEN ABANDONED OR VACANT.

AND IT FOUND THIS HAS TAKEN A REAL TOLL SPECIFICALLY ON CHICAGO'S BLACK POPULATION CENTER ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES.

WHICH IS JUST, OF COURSE, FACING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHALLENGES.

>> SO YOU ALSO SPOKE WITH COOK COUNTY TREASURER MARIA PAPPAS ABOUT HER REACTION TO THIS STUDY'S CONCLUSION.

HERE SHE IS.

>> IT WAS LIKE AN OH, MY GOD MOMENT WHERE WE SAID THESE TWO ARE CORRELATED.

>> WHAT PROMPTED HER OFFICE TO CONDUCT THIS STUDY?

>> WELL, HER OFFICE HAS KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT THE TOOLS THAT COOK COUNTY HAS TO ADDRESS THESE PROPERTIES AND ATTEMPT TO FIND NEW OWNERS FOR THEM AND CLEAR THAT PROPERTY TAX DEBT IS NOT WORKING.

WHAT SHE DID IS THAT SHE HAD HER OFFICE GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN THE HOPES THAT GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THE MATTER WOULD COME UP WITH WAYS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

>> NOW, THE STUDY'S PRIMARY AUTHOR HAL DARDICK, THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AFFAIRS FOR THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND FORMER REPORTER SAID THE IMPACT OF THAT INTRACTABLE SYSTEM HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON CHICAGO.

>> THE SYSTEMIC HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CONTINUES TO ROB COMMUNITIES OF WEALTH, AND WE NEED TO TURN THAT AROUND.

>> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO THE AVERAGE CHICAGOAN?

>> WELL, IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE ARE MORE VACANT OR ABANDONED PROPERTIES THAN YOU HAVE OCCUPIED HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

AND PARTICULARLY THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF ENGLEWOOD AND NORTH LAWNDALE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED IN THIS.

ON ONE BLOCK ALONE IN NORTH LAWNDALE THERE ARE 13 VACANT OR ABANDONED PROPERTIES MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER THERE WERE IN THE 1940s.

>> THE STUDY ALSO LOOKED AT THE SCAVENGER SALE AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S EFFECTIVE TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE PROPERTIES.

IS IT WORKING?

>> IT IS NOT.

IT'S AN EXCEEDINGLY COMPLICATED SYSTEM THAT INVOLVES AN AUCTION EVERY TWO YEARS AND THEN YOU CAN GO TO COURT IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION TO PETITION TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY.

BUT IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE TO GET THE LITERALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES BACK INTO SOMEBODY'S HANDS TO CAN FIX THEM UP OR BUILD SOMETHING NEW AND THAT HAS CREATED PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN MAGNETS FOR CRIME AND EYESORES FOR DECADES.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, HAS HURT FAMILYS' ABILITY TO USE THE PROPERTIES TO BUILD WEALTH AND HAS INCREASED CRIME AND FUELED THE EXODUS OF BLACK CHICAGOANS FROM THE CITY.

>> OK. HEATHER CHERONE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS, BRANDIS.

>> AND TO READ HEATHER'S FULL STORY HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO THE STUDY AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.

THAT IS ALL AT WTTW.COM/NEWS.

>> AND NOW TO AMANDA WITH LOCAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

AMANDA?

>> BRANDIS, HOURS AGO HOUSE LAWMAKERS PASSED THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT IT PROTECTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGES AND INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES BUT THE BILL'S STATE IN THE SENATE LOOKS GRIM.

HERE IS SENATOR SCHUMER.

>> A FEW DAYS AGO THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM TEXAS SAID THE LAW WAS WRONG AND ARGUED REPUBLICAN STATE LEGISLATORS TO DETERMINE WHO CAN AND CANNOT GET MARRIED.

WE NEED TO THINK AND PAUSE AND THINK ABOUT HOW UNHINGED, HUNDRED HINGED THIS IDEA IS.

>> HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND MUCH MORE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON CAPITOL HILL THIS WEEK ARE CONGRESSMAN MIKE QUIGLEY A DEMOCRAT FROM CHICAGO'S NORTH SIDE.

CONGRESSWOMAN MARIE NEWMAN AND DANNY DAVIS FROM THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY.

WE INVITED ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS BUT NONE ACCEPTED OUR INVITATION.

WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND LET'S BEGIN WITH YOU, PLEASE, CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY, NOW, THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT PROTECTING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE THAT ARE LEGAL IN ONE STATE HAVE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY ALL OTHER STATES.

IT DID GET SUPPORT FROM 47 REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE.

DO YOU EXPECT THAT IT IS GOING TO GET LIKEWISE G.O.P.

SUPPORT IN YOUR CHAMBER ACROSS THE CAPITOL?

>> YOU KNOW IT'S DISCOURAGING AFTER HEARING Mr. SCHUMER SAY WHAT HE SAID BUT THERE ARE THAT MANY REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILLING TO DO THE RIGHT THING WE NEED 10.

THERE WOULD BE HOPE.

LOOK, WE TOOK THE REPUBLICANS AT THEIR WORD AND LOOKED AT THE CONCURRING OPINION OF JUSTICE THOMAS.

CLEARLY THEY ARE GOING AFTER MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ACT NOT JUST IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SIGNATURE.

THERE IS A REAL DANGER THAT A LOT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE AT RISK.

>> YOU BELIEVE THIS IS A TRUE DANGER, CONGRESSMAN?

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THEY SMELL BLOOD IN THE WATER.

THEY'VE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED ALREADY AND I THINK THEY ARE ON THE MOVE.

AGAIN, READING JUDGE THOMAS' CONCURRING OPINION, HE'S GOING AFTER SODOMY LAWS GOING AFTER MARRIAGE EQUALITY, AND I THINK THAT IS JUST WHERE THEY BEGIN >> NOW, CONGRESSWOMAN NEWMAN, THE HOUSE PLANS TO SOON VOTE ON A BILL THAT WOULD PROTECT ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION AS WELL AS GIVING PROTECTION TO PROVIDERS WHO PRESCRIBE THE BIRTH CONTROL THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.

I ASSUME YOU BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL PASS IN THE HOUSE BUT WHERE THERE ARE TIGHTER MARGINS IN THE SENATE.

IS THIS GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE?

>> YOU KNOW, FOR SURE IT WILL PASS IN THE HOUSE.

WE HAVE THE VOTES THERE.

IN THE SENATE WE'RE HEARING GOOD RUMORS THAT POTENTIALLY, THERE'S MORE FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PROTECTING BIRTH CONTROL THAN WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.

WE'LL SEE.

WHAT I DO KNOW IS THOSE STATES ALL STATES WANT BIRTH CONTROL, ABORTION CARE ALL OF THE FERTILITY RIGHTS EVERYTHING AROUND WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE TO BE PROTECTED.

SO IF IN FACT THOSE G.O.P.

SENATORS CHOOSE TO VOTE AGAINST THAT, THEY ARE GOING IN DIRECT DEFIANCE AGAINST THE WISHES OF THE VOTERS IN THEIR STATE.

THAT IS VERY CLEAR.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN, YOU DO GET REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR MEASURES SUCH AS THAT, DOES THAT UNDERMINE DEMOCRATS' POSITION AT ALL AND IT IS OF COURSE AN ELECTION YEAR THAT YOUR PARTY IS THE ONE THAT PROTECTS PERSONAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS?

>> RIGHT.

WELL, I THINK IT IS VERY CLEAR WHICH PARTY PROTECTS PERSONAL FREEDOMS.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY DANGERS THERE.

I THINK IT SPEAKS WELL OF OUR NEGOTIATION SKILLS AND OUR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER AS A CONGRESS IF IN FACT SOME OF THE G.O.P.

SENATORS WILL COME ACROSS.

AND WE DO THINGS BECAUSE OUR CONSTITUENTS WANT THEM TO BE DONE AND WE VOTE THE WAY OUR CONSTITUENTS.

SOME OF THE G.O.P.

SENATORS DO NOT VOTE WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS, SO WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING FOR AMERICA.

WHETHER IT IS FAVORABLE ELECTORALLY OR POLITICALLY, IS SIGNED R KIND OF OFF TO THE SIDE.

I DO THINK AMERICANS VERY MUCH WILL SEE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONES THAT PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND WILL WORK HARD AND HAVE WORKED HARD IN THE PAST THAT THE PROOF IS IN THE PUD SNOOK ADDING THE U.S. HOUSE DID RECENTLY PASS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO ABORTION BUT THAT APPEARS STUNTED IN THE OPPOSITE CHAMBER.

>> AND GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION WITH TOMORROW A SENATE JUDICIARY HEARING AND THE MAYOR OF HIGHLAND PARK NANCY ROTERING AS WELL AS ILLINOIS' SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH ARE EXPECTED TO TESTIFY.

THIS IS ON AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.

CONGRESSMAN DAVIS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH GUN CONTROL AND PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GO ABOUT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL AND NOTIFICATIONS OF ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS?

>> WELL, I OFTEN MAKE THE POINT OR ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE POINT THAT FREEDOM IS A HARD WON THING.

AND THAT EACH GENERATION HAVE TO WIN IT AND WIN IT AGAIN.

THE IDEA THAT ASSAULT WEAPONS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AND IN THE HANDS OF CIVILIANS, I THINK IS PREPOST ROUSE.

I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE DO IT ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE BANNED NOBODY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THEM EXCEPT IN SOME INSTANCES LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE AND MILITARY PERSONNEL.

I THINK MAKING GUNS MORE DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE AND OUTLAWING THOSE THAT WE KNOW ARE SIMPLY WEAPONS OF WAR.

CIVILIANS SHOULD NOT HAVE THEM.

THEY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE.

SO I THINK THOSE TWO PRACTICES WOULD REALLY GO A LONG WAY.

>> WELL, CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY, IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN THIS IS ONE WHERE GETTING THAT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE COULD TAKE CHANGES THE RULES ON A FILIBUSTER.

WE TALKED ABOUT A FILIBUSTER IS THE MATTER OF GUNS GOING TO BE THE ISSUE THAT CHANGES THAT IN WASHINGTON?

>> LOOK, I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF REASONS WE SHOULD GO AFTER THE FILIBUSTER LAW.

NUMBER ONE IS VOTING RIGHTS.

ALL OF THE RIGHTS FALL FROM THERE.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF THIS FILIBUSTER WHICH WAS BASED ON RACISM A LONGTIME AGO.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE CHANGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE ON GUN CONTROL, ON WOMEN'S ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION AND BASIC EQUALITY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO AFTER IT.

WHAT SINGLE MEASURE WILL GET MEMBERS TO GO AFTER THE FILIBUSTER?

RIGHT NOW I DON'T SEE THE WILL TO DO IT AMONG TWO SENATORS DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN PARTICULAR.

>> SPEAKING OF THAT IS REFERENCING ONE OF THOSE SENATORS WOULD BE MANCHIN JOE MANCHIN AND HE RECENTLY AFTER A YEAR OF NEGOTIATIONS SHUTDOWN A TAX AND CLIMATE MEASURE.

HERE IS WHAT HE SAID ABOUT CRITICISM LEVELED BY FELLOW DEMOCRATS FOR TAKING A YEAR TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

>> IF THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT INFLATION IS THE NUMBER ONE CRITICAL FACTOR WE HAVE THAT IS HURTING EVERY FAMILY AND HARMING OUR ECONOMY RIGHT NOW, IT'S INFLATION.

AND I'M VERY MUCH CONCERNED.

I HAVE NEVER CHANGED MY POSITION.

I'M NOT STRINGING ANYBODY ALONG.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN NEWMAN WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE MATTER OF CLIMATE TOMORROW.

WHAT ARE YOU HOPING HE IS GOING TO DO TO ACT ON THIS AS WE HAVE SCORCHING WEATHER ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE?

>> I'M HOPING THAT HE IS GOING TO TAKE EXECUTIVE ACTION.

WE'RE HOPEFUL AND WOULD BE A LONGTIME IN COMING.

AND LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT SENATOR MANCHIN I WANT TO COMMENT ON HIS COMMENT.

TO SAY WE ARE ALL HIGHLY COGNIZANT.

INFLATION IS COMING DOWN.

WE'RE SEEING GAS PRICES COME DOWN.

WE'VE MADE MEASURES HERE IN THE CONGRESS TO BRING PRICES DOWN OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND WE'RE SEEING THEM COME DOWN AT THE GROCERY STORE AS WELL.

INFLATION IS IMPORTANT AND EVERYBODY'S EVERYDAY PRICES ARE IMPORTANT TO US.

BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST MEASURES BY WHICH WE COULD BRING DOWN INFLATION IS TO ENACT CLEAN ENERGY LAWS AND RENEWABLE LAWS AND BRING GREEN CLIMATE ACTION INTO THE FORE AND WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR THE PRESIDENT TO CREATE EXECUTIVE ACTION.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS.

SENATOR MAN SKHIN SPEAKING OUT OF EVERY SIDE OF HIS MOUTH WE ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT INFLATION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

BUT ONE OF THE TOP WAYS TO ALLEVIATE IT IS CREATING CLIMATE ACTION IN A TRANSFORMATIVE WAY.

>> AND THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT FOR NOW.

WE WILL BE JOINED AGAIN BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO DISCUSS THE JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS AND MORE.

OUR APPRECIATION TO REPRESENTATIVES QUIGLEY, NEWMAN AND DAVIS.

AND THERE'S MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" JUST AHEAD, SO STICK AROUND.

>> AND STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT"... MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REACT TO EVIDENCE THAT THE SECRET SERVICE DELETED TEXT FROM JANUARY 6TH THAT COULD HAVE HELPED THE INVESTIGATION INTO FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> HOW THE CITY'S NEW TEN-YEAR PLAN DUBBED WE WILL CHICAGO AIMS TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH AND MORE.

AND A HIGHLAND PARK COUNCILMEMBER CALLS FOR RESIDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AS THE COMMUNITY HEALS FROM THE MASS SHOOTING.

BUT FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> NASCAR GETS THE GREEN FLAG AND IS COMING TO CHICAGO.

AT A NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING WHAT WILL BE THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NASCAR RACE IN THE CITY MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT SAID BRINGING THE SERIES HERE WAS TOO GOOD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MISS.

>> AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOMETHING SO UNIQUE AS NASCAR TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC RACE COURSES MAYBE EVER.

AND INTRODUCE A WHOLE NEW FAN BASE TO WHAT NASCAR IS ABOUT IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, WE COULDN'T PASS UP THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> THE FIRST RACE IS SET TO TAKE PLACE IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR.

THAT RACE IS PART OF A THREE-YEAR DEAL.

>> AND LIONS ARE BACK ON THE PROWL AFTER A MONTH LONG SPA VACATION, MUST BE NICE, THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO'S FAMED LIONS RETURNED TO THEIR POST AND ARE ONCE AGAIN GUARDING THE ENTRANCE.

THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING A CLEANING AND WAX SINCE MID-JUNE.

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT THEY ARE NOW QUOTE CLEANER AND GREENER THAN EVER.

>> AND NOW AMANDA WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANKS, BRANDIS.

EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM WE DISCUSSED ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW WE'RE JOINED AGAIN BY THREE MEMBERS OF ILLINOIS' CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, REPRESENTATIVES QUIGLEY, NEWMAN AND DAVIS.

WE INVITED ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS BUT NONE ACCEPTED OUR INVITATION.

I WANT TO PREVIEW THE JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS COMING UP THURSDAY.

REPRESENTATIVE KINZINGER SAID THIS IS GOING TO SHOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INACTION ON JANUARY 6TH AND OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES IN A BIG WAY.

CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY HAS THE COMMITTEE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT CRIMINAL CONDUCT WAS DONE THAT THERE IS A CRIMINAL CASE THAT IS AGAINST THE FORMER PRESIDENT?

>> LOOK, BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT AS MY OLD CRIMINAL DEFENSE TELLS ME A LOT.

BUT THE MESSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THE PRESIDENT LED A COUP AN ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN AN ELECTION.

AT SOME POINT IN TIME THIS PARALLEL INVESTIGATION BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL BEAR OUT WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN PROVE THE SECOND POINT YOU RAISED AND THAT IS BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

IN THE END, I WAS PART OF TWO INVESTIGATIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION I NEVER FELT THE JURY WAS THE SENATE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND I THOUGHT THE JANUARY 6TH PANEL HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB AT LEAST GETTING TO MIDDLE AMERICA AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT WE SERVED UNDER FOR FOUR YEARS.

>> AND BRIEFLY CONGRESSMAN, DO YOU THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED ANYTHING?

IS THE REPUBLIC AWAKENED IN ANY DIFFERENT WAY?

>> I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY THREE GROUPS.

THE GROUPS THAT WILL NEVER LEAVE TRUMP AND NEVER GOING TO BE WITH TRUMP.

00 5 TO 10% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DECIDE ALL THE ELECTIONS.

THAT IS THE AUDIENCE.

AND I THINK THE JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB MESSAGING TO THEM AND MOVING THEM AND IT WILL IMPACT ELECTIONS.

>> CONGRESSMAN DAVIS WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS BEEN DOING, WHAT IT HAS BEEN DOING, IS THE DOJ ACTING QUICKLY ENOUGH AS PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAYING THAT HE PLANS TO PERHAPS SHORTLY ANNOUNCE A RUN FOR 2024 WHITE HOUSE BID?

>> WELL, I THINK THE JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE HAS SET THE STAGE FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, I THINK THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW READY TO MOVE MORE AGGRESSIVELY THAN IT HAS MOVED EARLIER.

I AGREE THAT MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN CULPABILITY ON THE PART OF THE PRESIDENT AND I DON'T THINK THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE PREPARED TO VOTE THIS INDIVIDUAL BACK INTO OFFICE NO MATTER WHAT HE MIGHT BE RUNNING FOR.

THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HANGING ON TO HIM BUT NOT ENOUGH.

SO I THINK HIS DAYS AS AN ELECTED PERSON ARE OVER.

THE COMMITTEE IS ABOUT TO END ITS INVESTIGATION.

WE'LL KNOW WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE.

AND I THINK THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS RIGHT ON THE HEELS.

>> AND CONGRESSWOMAN NEWMAN WE WILL BE EVIDENTLY HAVING THAT HEARINGS COMPLETED WITHOUT TEXTS FROM THE SECRET SERVICE FROM JANUARY 5TH AND 6TH.

DO YOU THINK THAT THERE'S SOME SORT OF INTENT TO HAVE HIDDEN AND RID OF THOSE TEXTS THAT COULD BE USED AS EVIDENCE?

AND SHOULD THERE BE ANY CONSEQUENCES FOR POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF RECORDS DOCUMENTATION TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES?

>> WELL, I DO KNOW IS THIS COMMITTEE IS WELL EQUIPPED AND IS ACTIVELY LOOKING INTO WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

THE ADMINISTRATION IS INDICATING THAT SOMEHOW THESE TEXTS DURING SOME SOFTWARE UPDATE WERE SOMEHOW MAGICALLY ERASED.

WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT.

BUT I DO KNOW AND I HAVE FAITH IN THIS COMMITTEE THAT THEY WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.

AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING ANY WRONGDOING THERE, I WOULD HOPE THERE WOULD BE SOME LEVEL OF REPERCUSSION FROM THAT.

>> MOVE TO A LIGHTNING ROUND ON ISSUES THAT FACE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

CONGRESSWOMAN JANUARY SHAKOWSKY AND OTHERS SAID THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF EXPANDING ADDING FOUR JUSTICES TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

YES OR NO ANSWER.

CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY DO YOU SUPPORT THAT?

>> NO.

>> CONGRESSMAN DAVIS?

>> YES.

>> AND CONGRESSWOMAN NEWMAN >> YES.

>> AND HOW ABOUT THE NOTION OF CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES INCLUDING THAT OF REPRESENTATIVE GARCIA FROM CHICAGO PLANNING TO HAVE THEIR STAFF UNIONIZED.

DO YOU SUPPORT THAT?

CONGRESSMAN DAVIS >> YES.

>> NEWMAN >> YES.

>> AND QUIGLEY.

>> ABSOLUTELY YES.

>> AND THEN ALSO, GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER REALLY GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION LOOKING LIKE TRUMP NOT THE ONLY ONE PERHAPS RUNNING FOR A 2024 BID IT IS POSSIBLE THAT JOE BIDEN COULD FACE A PRIMARY IN 2024 IF THAT WERE TO BE THE CASE WOULD YOU SUPPORT PRITZKER, CONGRESSMAN DAVIS?

SY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION MAY BE AT THE TIME.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO RUN FOR REELECTION.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN NEWMAN?

>> I THINK THERE'S SPECULATION OUT THERE.

I WILL NOT ADDRESS SPECULATION.

>> AND CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY?

>> THE INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT GETS FIRST CHOICE AT WHAT HE DOES.

IF HE DECIDES NOT TO RUN, I WILL CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER TO GIVE IT A SHOT.

>> CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT ABORTION, GUN LEGISLATION, INFLATION, HEADING INTO THE MIDTERMS WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSED ON?

WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS?

>> I THINK INFLATION IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

I BELIEVE MARIE IS RIGHT IT'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK BUT IT IS A WORLDWIDE ISSUE PARTICULARLY RELATING TO ENERGY.

AND THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY DIFFICULT ISSUES TO ADDRESS.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON AT THE HOUSE LEVEL AND IN OUR HOME DISTRICTS.

>> AND WE HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT, BRIEFLY HERE.

CONGRESSMAN DAVIS, THERE ARE REPORTS THAT WE WILL NOT GET AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN.

WHAT SHOULD CONGRESS DO IN THE FACE OF THAT?

>> I THINK CONGRESS COULD KEEP WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST PROTECTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE CAN CREATE.

>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT ANSWER.

ALL THINGS WE WILL BE FOLLOWING AND YOU WILL PERHAPS BE VOTING ON.

OUR THANKS TO REPRESENTATIVES QUIGLEY, NEWMAN AND DAVIS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND NOW BRANDIS, WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> AMANDA, THANK YOU.

CHICAGO IS RELEASING ITS FIRST CITYWIDE PLAN IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

THE DRAFT PLAN CALLED WE WILL CHICAGO WILL LAYOUT A TEN-YEAR VISION FOR HOW THE CITY CAN ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES BY FIRST ACKNOWLEDGING THE POLICIES THAT CREATING THEM AND CREATING GOALS FOR THE FUTURE.

THE GOALS CREATED WITH TWO YEARS OF COMMUNITY INPUT LOOK AT HOW TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PUBLIC SAFETY AMONG OTHER ISSUES CAN BE TRANSFORMED.

JOINING US WITH MORE ARE MELVIN THOMPSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ENDELEO INSTITUTE AND CO-CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PLAN.

IYANA SIMBA, CITY PROGRAMS DIRECTOR WITH THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL AND CO-CHAIR OF THE CLIMATE ENERGY FOR THE PLAN.

AND SKYLER LARRIMORE INCOMING DIRECTOR OF POLICY FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

SKYLER LET'S START WITH YOU, PLEASE, HOW IS THIS PLAN DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CITY PLANS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS?

>> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST CITYWIDE PLAN PROPOSED SINCE 1966.

AND IT IS THE FIRST ONE THAT HAS BEEN [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE BEGINNING WE BROUGHT TOGETHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, RESIDENT, COMMUNITY WASTED ORGANIZATIONS TO SAY WHAT SHOULD OUR PROCESS LOOK LIKE?

WE THEN DID AN ALL CALL A CITYWIDE APPLICATION PROCESS IN 2021 TO ASK WHO WANTS TO DRAFT THE PLAN ALONGSIDE CITY, CITY STAFF AND SISTER AGENCY STAFF?

AND LEADERS SUCH AS AYANNA AND MELVIN RAISED THEIR HAND TO JOIN US.

FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR MANY MONTHS OVER MANY ZOOM MEETINGS TO DRAFT HIGH LEVEL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE OF CHICAGO TO BE MORE EQUITABLE AND MORE RESILIENT.

THINK OF THIS AS A PEOPLE-CENTERED DATA DRIVEN PLAN THAT WILL EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO REFLECT ON OUR SHARED PATHS AND TRULY REIMAGINE OUR CITY'S FUTURE AND THINK OF IT AS A ROADMAP HOW THE CITY, PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE.

CAUSING NEIGHBORHOODS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND MORE.

>> AND YOU MENTIONED ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS PLAN IS THAT THE PATH THAT IT ACKNOWLEDGES.

TELL US ABOUT THAT AND I WANT TO GET MELVIN IN ON THIS, TOO.

>> THIS TRULY IS THE FIRST PLAN OF ITS KIND AROUND THE COUNTRY TO LOOK BACK AS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD.

TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPACT OF RACIST DISCRIMINATORY AND PREDATORY POLICIES OF PREVIOUSLY PLANNED POLICIES AND PRIVATE SECTOR PRACTICES THAT CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE INEQUALITY TODAY.

WE CENTERED THAT INFORMATION RIGHT IN THE FORWARD OF THE PLAN.

WE HAVE DETAILS ABOUT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION TO REDLINING FROM SCHOOL CLOSURE TO INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND IT IS A HEAVY WAY TO START THE PLAN BUT IT GROUNDS NEWS A RECOGNITION WHY WE SEE EXTREME RACIAL AND ETHNIC WEALTH GAPS AND HEALTH GAPS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO CHANGE THOSE REALITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS.

>> AND YOU MENTIONED HOME RUN A ZOOM MEETING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AYANNA DOZENS OF PEOPLE WORKING ON YOUR PILLAR OF ENVIRONMENT ALONE.

WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE TO HAVE THIS MUCH INPUT IN THE COLLABORATION IN THE PLANNING PROCESS?

>> IT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.

HAVING A TON OF ZOOM CALLS IS ALWAYS INTERESTING HAVING A PLAN THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT, LIKE, WHERE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WHAT LANGUAGE ARE WE USING BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT.

REALLY BEING ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROCESS AND BEING ABLE TO AS A CO-CHAIR PARTIALLY LEAD IS SOMETHING THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT AND I FELT LED TO THE OVERALL PILLAR WE PUT TOGETHER THAT HAS REAL IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY, JUSTICE AND OVERALL RESILIENCY.

>> MELVIN YOUR GROUP WORKS IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS WHAT IS THE REACTION TO THE FOLKS OF POSSIBLY THE GOALS COMING TO FRUITION?

>> THERE'S EXCITEMENT.

THERE WAS A HEALTHY DOSE OF CYNICISM AT THE BEGINNING.

BUT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS IS EXPERIENCED A WHIRLWIND OF ATTENTION OVER THE LAST YEAR.

SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG VISITED OUR STATION LAST SUMMER.

WE'VE SECURED A LARGE GRANT AND THEN FOR ME TO KIND OF REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ALL THE TALK AROUND THE COUNTRY ABOUT INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE, I MEAN IT WAS REALLY A NATURAL PROGRESSION FOR US.

>> TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS ON BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES DUE TO THE INEQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS AND HOW THE PLAN PRIORITIZES ADDRESSING THOSE BURDENS?

>> YEAH.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BURDENED.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OF COURSE BLACK, BROWN, AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES THAT HISTORICALLY DUE TO THE REDLINING AND INEQUITABLE LAND USE OF PLANNING PROCESSES HAVE BECOME THE DUMPING GROUNDS FOR INDUSTRY AND IN THE CASES WHERE INDUSTRY IS LESS THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH THE LEGACY POLLUTION.

AND THAT BEING COUPLED WITH NOT HAVING RESOURCES TO REMEDIATE SOME OF THE ISSUES.

PART OF THE PLAN WAS ONE FORMALLY RECOGNIZING THE DISINVESTMENT AND POLICY.

AND HOW IT TRANSLATES TO HEALTH IMPACTS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE RECOGNIZING WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT HAS BEEN WRONG AND ALSO RECOGNIZING TARGETS FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMES.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE HARPED IN ON IS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT THAT CAN BE USED GOING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

THINKING ABOUT IF THERE IS INCOMING DEVELOPMENT, WHAT IMPACT IS THAT GOING TO HAVE ON THE AIR, THE WATER AND WHAT IS THAT GOING TO HAVE ON COMMUNITIES?

LOOKING AT IT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY PERSPECTIVE.

PART OF THAT ALSO BEING THAT MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.

MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ON THE SAME EQUAL GROUND AS DEVELOPERS.

IT'S NOT SOMEONE HAVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND THE COMMUNITY HAVING TO PLAY CATCH UP.

AND FINALLY IN A SIMILAR VAIN WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

AND TALKING ABOUT FOR RESOURCES IT'S NOT JUST A THING FOR A REASON.

WHEN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FACING POLLUTION DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR PROJECTS OR THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS GRANT PROPOSALS OR PROJECTS IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE PREPARED FOR WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING NOW BUT THE FUTURE CLIMATE IMPACTS.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE HARPED ON.

>> AND MELVIN SAME QUESTION TO YOU BUT WITH REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS WHAT ARE THE MAJOR NEEDS THERE AND HOW MIGHT THIS PLAN ADDRESS IT?

>> WELL, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A RENOVATED TRAIN STATION AT 95TH STREET BACK IN 2018.

A RECORD INVESTMENT BY THE CTA OF $300 MILLION.

BUT WE WERE SUFFERED THE MISFORTUNE OF NOT HAVING ANYTHING BUILT AROUND IT.

SO THEY LEFT THIS GAP THAT LEFT US DISCONNECTED BETWEEN THE 95TH STREET CORRIDOR AND THIS SPACESHIP OF A NEW STATION THAT LANDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT NOW IS THE WHOLE PLANNING PROCESS AROUND THE AMENITIES THAT CAN FEED INTO THIS NEXUS OF A STATION THAT WE ALL LOVE.

198 MILLION DOLLARS ESCAPES OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE LEAVE THE COMMUNITY TO GO ELSEWHERE FOR WHAT THEY NEED.

SO WE'VE GOT THIS HUGE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE STATION AT THE CENTER THAT WE CAN RIGHT SOME REALLY YOU KNOW, DECADES LONG WRONGS.

>> A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

SKYLER WE HAVE 10 SECONDS.

THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC POLICIES IN THIS PLAN OF COURSE.

THOSE POLICIES COMING DOWN THE ROAD, CORRECT?

>> YEAH.

ACTUALLY OUR PILLAR TEAM'S GENERATED A LIST OF 600 POLICY IDEAS THAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD ADVANCE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN THE PLAN.

CAN YOU SEE THEM ON THE WE WILL CHICAGO.COM WEBSITE WE WILL BE FOCUSING THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS ON THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVE AS AT A HIGH LEVEL TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MOVING IN THE DIRECTION THIS IS OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OUR SHARED VISION FOR THE CHICAGO WE WANT TO BECOME AND EXCITED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH NOVEMBER FIRST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE INCLUDING DIVERSE VOICES AND AS PLANNING PROCESS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT COME 2023 AND BEYOND.

>> ALL RIGHT MORE TO COME.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MELVIN THOMPSON, SKYLER LARRIMORE AND IYANA SIMBA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, THE PUSH FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN THE WAKE OF THE HIGHLAND PARK MASS SHOOTING.

THAT IS A CONVERSATION THAT FIRST AIRED ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT" LATINO VOICES WITH ALEX HERNANDEZ.

FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER...

IN WHAT IS A DEVASTATINGLY FAMILIAR PATTERN IN AMERICA THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND PARK HAS BEGUN THE RECOVERY FROM THE SHOCK OF THE MASS SHOOTING.

THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE SHOOTING TOOK SEVEN LIVES AND INJURED DOZENS MORE AND IMPACTED THE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

JOINING US WITH MORE ARE, HIGHLAND PARK MAYOR, NANCY ROTERING.

AND HIGHLAND PARK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRES TAPIA WHO WROTE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AT THE PARADE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST.

I WELCOME BOTH OF YOU TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES".

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I WILL START WITH YOU COUNCILMEMBER, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED THAT DAY?

>> IT WAS A JOYFUL DAY.

BLUE SKIES.

FESTIVITIES, FAMILIES EVERYWHERE.

AND THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL WERE CARRYING THE BANNERS OF HIGHLAND PARK.

WE WERE LIKE TWO-AND-A-HALF BLOCKS FROM THE SQUARE WHEN PANDEMONIUM BROKE LOOSE AND I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY SHOOTER IN CLINTON SQUARE AND MY WIFE WAS WAITING FOR ME WHERE I WAS GOING TO RETURN WHEN WE FINISHED MARCHING.

I RAN COUNTER TO THE PEOPLE RUNNING DOWN THE HILL ON CENTRAL AVENUE.

I WILL NEVER NOT GET COMING ON PORT GLEN SQUARE AND SEEING THE BODIES AND LOOKING AND TRYING TO SEE IF ONE WAS MY WIFE.

AND SUDDENLY, IN THE PANIC AND THE FEAR I LOOKED UP AND THERE SHE WAS STANDING ALL ALONE IN A BLUE T-SHIRT IRONICALLY MARCH FOR OUR LIVES T-SHIRT THAT WE HAD ANTIGUN PROTEST NOT TOO LONG BEFORE THAT.

AND THERE SHE WAS.

AND TOUCHED.

AT LEAST PHYSICALLY.

AND WE HAD THE EMBRACE OF OUR LIVES.

SO THAT WAS MOMENTS THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND I THINK WILL STAY WITH ME FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

>> I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THAT MIGHT HAVE FELT LIKE.

MAYOR, TELL US ABOUT WHERE YOU WERE AT THAT MOMENT AND WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS RIGHT AFTER?

>> MY THOUGHTS WERE ONE OF DISBELIEF.

MY THOUGHTS WERE HOW -- WHAT DO I DO RIGHT NOW TO KEEP MY COMMUNITY SAFE?

WE IMMEDIATELY PIVOTED TO AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE PARADE ROUTE AND PROCEEDED TO JUST RUN TO BOTH SIDES OF THE PARADE ROUTE AND THE YELLED TO PEOPLE TO RUN AND LEAVE THEIR BELONGINGS AND CHAIRS.

JUST RUN, RUN, RUN.

WE WERE HALFWAY THROUGH THE PARADE.

WE WILL A SLEW OF FOLKS WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

IT WAS STRANGE BECAUSE AT ONE POINT I REMEMBER TURNING AROUND, I THINK I SPOKE TO ANDRES AND I SAID THAT IS WEIRD THAT THE BAND STOPPED PLAYING.

ALL I HEAR IS A DRUM BUT IT WASN'T THE DRUM CADENCE IT TOOK ME FOUR DAYS TO REALIZE THAT WAS THE SOUND OF THE GUNFIRE.

>> AND EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE BAND SEEING THAT VIDEO OF THE KID SHOOTING THAT VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHERE WE SEE THE BAND STARTING TO RUN.

THAT IS AROUND THE AREA WHERE YOU GUYS WERE AT.

MAYOR, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT THINK OF HIGHLAND PARK AS A COMMUNITY WITH A SIGNIFICANT LATINO PRESENCE.

WHAT ARE THE DEMOGRAPHICS LIKE THERE?

>> ABOUT 25% OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE LATINO.

AND HIGHWOOD AND HIGHLAND PARK DO EACH HE VIEW MORE AS SISTER COMMUNITIES BUT AS ONE COMMUNITY.

HAVING KNOWN SEVERAL OF THE FAMILIES FOR DECADES THROUGH MY OWN CHILDREN AND COACHING SOCCER WE ARE ALL ONE COMMUNITY AND TO THAT END, I FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAS BEEN IMPACTED JUST AS HARD AS THE REST OF THE NON-LATINO COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW THAT FOLKS IN NORTH CHICAGO AND HIGHWOOD ARE NEEDING SERVICES JUST AS MUCH AS PEOPLE IN HIGHLAND PARK.

>> DEFINITELY.

COUNCILMEMBER WHAT WAS BEHIND YOUR DECISION TO POST PUBLICLY ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AND SPEAKING OUT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH?

>> THERE WERE A COUPLE REASONS.

ONE IS THE CITY IMMEDIATELY OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH TRAUMA HELP LIKE THE VERY NEXT MORNING AND THEN IT JUST HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEN.

AND THEY OFFERED IT TO CITY STAFF AND CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS SO WE COULD GO IN AND GET THE HELP WE NEEDED PERSONALLY.

THAT WAS ONE STEP THAT I TOOK FOR MY OWN HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY.

BUT ALSO, I NEEDED TO BE STRONG ALONG WITH THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE CITY LEADERS TO COMFORT AND SUPPORT OUR CITIZENRY.

AND I REALIZED AS I WAS THERE I NEEDED TO BE A ROLE MODEL ABOUT GETTING THE HELP.

I NEEDED IT.

I WAS AS DEVASTATED AS EVERYBODY ELSE AND I SAW THE METHODOLOGY BE SO HEALTHY AND GOOD.

AND I SAW 25 OF US COMING IN BRITTLE AND VERY BROKEN AND VERY SCARED AND COMING OUT OF A TWO-HOUR SESSION IN A MUCH MORE CONSOLIDATED WAY AND ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO DO THE HARD, HARD WORK AHEAD OF US.

I FELT NOT ONLY DID IT BENEFIT ME I HAD TO TELL OTHERS IT WAS BENEFICIAL AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS >> AND SO MUCH MORE TO BE DONE.

MAYOR, YOU AND YOUR MEMBERS OF HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN IN WASHINGTON D.C.

RECENTLY ASKING FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO PREVENT FUTURE SHOOTINGS.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DONE?

>> FRANKLY, WE NEED A NATIONAL BAN ON WEAPONS THAT WERE BUILT AND DESIGNED FOR MASS DESTRUCTION IN COMBAT.

WE AS A CITY BANNED ASSAULT WEAPONS IN 2013.

IN THE WAKE OF SANDY HOOK RECOGNIZING THIS DEVASTATION WAS ALL OVER OUR CREW.

BUT HIGHLAND PARK ISN'T AN ISLAND.

WE REFLECTED THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT I GUESS THE VALUES OF MOST AMERICANS IS THAT WE DO NEED TO GET THE WEAPONS OFF OF OR STREETS.

FOR MOST OF THE MAYORS IN THIS COUNTRY IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF THIS HAPPENS BUT WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN AND THAT IS A HORRIBLE THING TO THINK ABOUT.

WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE EVACUATION OF THE PARADE ROUTE.

WHAT IS TELLING IS THAT THE CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT TO DO.

THE ADULTS AND THE GRANDPARENTS WERE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER WHAT DO YOU MEAN ACTIVE SHOOTER?

THE KIDS SAID RUN.

THEY KNEW IMMEDIATELY AND THAT IS A TELLING AND SAD IMPLICATION OF OUR NATION.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RELUCTANT TO SEEK OUT MENTAL HEALTH HELP?

>> THIS IS TRUE FOR EVERYBODY BUT I WILL SPEAK TO THE LATINO COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A STIGMA IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

AND WE HAVE TO REALLY EMBRACE THE NEED AND THE MENTAL HEALTH IS AS IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH.

AND THE RESOURCES ARE THERE AND THIS WAS TRAUMATIC.

NO ONE ESCAPES THE IMPACT OF WHAT HAPPENED.

WHETHER YOU GOT PHYSICALLY INJURED OR NOT.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE KITCHENS AND RESTAURANTS HERE IN HIGHLAND PARK AND ASKING TO TALK WITH THE LATINO STAFF THERE IN SPANISH AND SAYING AS A LATINO MAN MANY TIMES WE SAY I'M BRAVE I DON'T NEED THAT.

AND THE VALIANT THING TO DO IS SEEK HELP AND WE CANNOT HELP OUR FAMILIES UNLESS WE TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.

THE HELP IS THERE.

AND WE'RE PROVIDING THAT AND SEEK IT OUT.

OUR THANKS TO NANCY ROTERING AND COUNCILMEMBER ANDRES TAPIA.

>> BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS TUESDAY NIGHT.

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