>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

>>> EXPLORING CHICAGO'S CONNECTION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE NUCLEAR AGE.

>>> LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CITIES, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS , DECIDING HOW MUCH MONEY THEY NEED.

>>> EXPLAINING HOW THIS IS CALCULATED.

>>> HIP-HOP HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY OF AMERICAN CULTURE.

>>> NOW, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A MICHIGAN MAN ATTEMPTING TO SHOOT MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT, TODAY.

LIGHTFOOT WAS IN ATTENDANCE , AND SAID THAT THIS MAN THREATENED TO PUT A BULLET THROUGH HER HEAD IN THE INCIDENT SAYING THAT CRITICISM FROM THE PUBLIC DOESN'T COME WITH THE JOB AND WHAT WE MUST NEVER EXPECT ARE THREATS OF DEATH.

THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

>>> HOSPITALS ARE SOUNDING ALARMS ABOUT LOW STAFFING .

AT ROSELAND, AND ST. BERNARD.

THEY SAY THAT THE HOSPITALS ARE DANGEROUSLY UNDERSTAFFED .

THIS COMES AS WORKERS ISSUED A 10 DAY STRIKE NOTICE.

>> COUNTY PROPERTY TAXPAYERS SAYING THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF BILLS.

HOMEOWNERS , FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS WERE DUE ON THE THIRD AND LATER WE WILL EXPLAIN HOW IT IS ARTICULATED.

>>> CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE , FROM THE ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AUTHORITY.

FOCUSING ON HEALING AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

THAT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE 50 ONE SIDE.

>>> CHICAGO'S CONNECTION TO "OPPENHEIMER."

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

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND, FROM THESE DONORS.

>>> "OPPENHEIMER" HITS THEATERS THIS WEEK .

WITH DEEP CONNECTIONS TO CHICAGO.

AND, THE MANHATTAN PROJECT THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.

>>> DECEMBER 2nd, 1942.

THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE ATOMIC AGE.

THE VINE COVERED WALLS , THE GOVERNMENT BEGAN WORK ON THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVICE IN MODERN HISTORY.

NEVER AGAIN WILL A SINGLE EFFORT SO PROUD PROFOUNDLY AFFECT THE FUTURE.

MORE, JOHN MARK ANTHONY, WITH POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCHING THE NUCLEAR AGE IN HYDE PARK.

JOINING US FROM CALIFORNIA IS THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND WELCOME BOTH OF YOU.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU.

REMIND US HOW CHICAGO CAME TO BE , IT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

>> AND BASICALLY, YOU CAME TO CHICAGO ?

>> IT WAS ARTHUR COMPTON.

IN DECEMBER OF 1941.

>> PLEASE REMIND US , HOW DOES THIS RELEASE .

THAT WAS 1935.

THAT WAS WITH EACH SPLIT, THE EXPLOSIVE LOSS ALAMO'S , WITH MORE PRIORITY.

>> AND THERE WAS A RELAY RACE THAT BEGAN WITH LOSS ALAMO'S.

THE SCIENTISTS WORKING ON THIS , DID THEY KNOW THAT THE END RESULT WOULD BE A MASSIVE BOMB, THE LIKES OF WHICH THE WORLD HAD NEVER SEEN?

>> I BELIEVE FROM EARLY ON , THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE WORKING ON.

THE SPECIFICS OF PUTTING IT TOGETHER AT LOS ALAMOS AND THE INITIAL TESTING OF PRODUCT.

MAKING SURE WHAT THEIR THEORIES SAID , A LOT OF THAT HAPPENED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

>> THIS IS UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, DID THEY FEEL CONFIDENT GOING INTO IT?

MANY WERE INVOLVED , MANY HAD A PATRIOTIC DUTY.

THEY WERE DEATHLY AFRAID OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

>> AND DID IT TURN OUT THAT THE WERE DEVELOPING SOMETHING SIMILAR?

>> THEY WERE CERTAINLY WORKING ON IT.

THEY FOUND OUT THAT IT TOOK A WRONG TURN ALONG THE WAY.

>> AS THIS TRANSPIRED, DID SCIENTIST AFTER THAT FEEL CONFLICTED ABOUT WHAT THIS WOULD LEAD TO AND ITS POTENTIAL USE IN WAR?

>> IT WAS A RACE.

THEY WERE VERY FOCUSED ON THAT, SOMETHING THAT SEEMED PATRIOTIC, HELPING TO WIN THE WAR.

THAT WAS AFTER ATTEMPTS TO PERSUADE THE PRESIDENT TO DO THOSE DEMONSTRATIONS AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN , UNITED STATES WENT AHEAD AND BOMBED HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI.

MANY OF THEM FORMED A GROUP.

THAT WAS SORT OF CENTERED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND THAT WOULD EXPLAIN HOW DANGEROUS THAT WAS.

>> AND EVERY YEAR YOU COME OUT WITH THE ATOMIC CLOCK WHICH SEEMS TO GET CLOSER AND CLOSER.

YOU DID INTERVIEW THE DIRECTOR, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN.

WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT WHY HE WANTED TO DO THAT?

>> HE EXPLAINED THAT IN THE 1980S.

HE WAS FROM THE UK.

HE EVENTUALLY RAN ACROSS A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BIOGRAPHY , IT WAS 700 PAGES.

HE TOOK ON THE TASK OF TRYING TO PRESENT IT FOR THE SCREEN .

HE ALSO CONVINCED ME THAT HE'S GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

>> AND THAT EXPLAINS SOME ISSUES WITH AI, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

IT HELPS US TO FIND OUT WHO J ROBERT OPPENHEIMER WAS AND WHAT HE HELPED TO CREATE.

>> HE DID IMPORTANT WORK IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND IN THE LABORATORY .

HE WAS A VERY WELL EDUCATED MAN AND VERY MUCH TORTURED ABOUT HIS ROLE.

>> AND I THINK THIS MOVIE PORTRAYS THAT.

IT'S AN ALLEGORY FOR WHAT IS GOING ON , AND THE WORRIES ABOUT THE DIFFERENT USES THAT COULD BE PERNICIOUS, DOWN THE ROAD.

>> THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO A LOT OF THE SCIENTISTS AND THE SAME SORTS OF FEARS OF IT GETTING OUT OF CONTROL OR BEING USED FOR EVIL.

THAT COULD REALLY DISRUPT CIVILIZATION, AT THE LEAST.

THERE ARE INTERSECTIONS , THERE ARE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IRRESPONSIBLY , WHICH BRINGS PROBLEMS BACK TO THE NUCLEAR QUESTION ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IT SEEMS TO BE PARTICULARLY DAUNTING.

>> THERE'S A GREAT DIRECTOR THAT DID A MOVIE ABOUT THAT PREMISE.

"OPPENHEIMER" OPENED THAT WEEKEND AND I'M SURE YOU BOTH WILL GO SEE IT.

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING ALL OF THAT TO US.

>>> ORGANIZATIONS ARE HOSTING A SCREENING OF "OPPENHEIMER" JULY 29th FOLLOWED BY A PANEL CONVERSATION.

>>> UP NEXT, SOURCES ADDED OF A FREE RESOURCE CENTER.

STAY WITH US.

♪ ♪ >>> THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS RAMPING UP TO HELP PEOPLE BEYOND JAIL WALLS.

JOANNA HERNANDEZ IS TELLING US MORE ABOUT IT.

>> BERNARD HAS SPENT 15 YEARS DOING PREVENTION WORK IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>> THERE'S AN IDEA THAT WE ARE HERE TO APPREHEND , THAT WE ARE HERE TO ARREST.

>> BERNARD HAS BEEN HELPING PEOPLE IN THESE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS FOR YEARS.

>> SOMETIMES THEY COME IN AND DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY NEED.

WE WOULD BE A FACE, WE WOULD BE A HELPING HAND .

THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.

>> WE ARE DOING ALL OF THIS WORK WITH PEOPLE AND WORKING WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL ISSUES WHERE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SERVICES OUT THERE.

>> THEY INITIALLY STARTED VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC , WITH RESOURCES LIKE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO A BIGGER POPULATION THAT STARTED OPERATING IN VARIOUS HEALTH HUBS.

>> YOU ARE ON ELECTRONIC MONITORING OR YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO STAY .

THE THINGS THAT MIGHT SEEM VERY SIMPLE CAN BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

>> SHE SAYS SHE HAS SUPPORTED DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS.

>> WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON THAT THEY STRUGGLE WITH THAT YOU NOTICE?

>> WE STRUGGLE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.

WE TRY TO ISOLATE WHAT THESE STRUGGLES MIGHT BE , TO FIND WITH A START.

>> DO WE DO LAW ENFORCEMENT?

OF COURSE WE DO.

BUT ALSO, PART AND PARCEL THAT .

>>> THE COMMUNITIES RESOURCE CENTER IS OPEN FOR WALK-INS FROM 5:00 TO 9:00.

>>> PROPERTY TAX BILLS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HIT YOUR MAILBOX ARE LATE AGAIN, THIS YEAR.

DID YOU EVER WONDER JUST HOW THOSE ARE CALCULATED?

THAT'S PART OF OUR SERIES .

>>> PROPERTY TAXES CAN BE A DOOZY.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS , CITIES, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS DECIDE HOW MUCH MONEY THEY NEED AND THEN FOLKS BREAK UP THE CALCULATORS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPEND THAT AMOUNT ACROSS ALL OF THE PROPERTIES IN THE AREA.

BUT, IT'S NOT AN EVEN SPLIT.

YOUR FINAL BILL IS BASED ON THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME .

SO, THE NEVER CRUNCHERS HIT THE BOOKS TO DETERMINE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF EACH PROPERTY.

BLOCK SIZE, NEIGHBORHOOD, HOME AGE , ALL FOLLOWING STRICT CRITERIA .

AS A PROPERTY OWNER , YOU CAN SEE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE BEFORE IT IS THAT.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ARE ASSESSED AT 10% OF THE MARKET VALUE.

AT $300,000, THE ASSESSED VALUE WOULD BE THE PERCENT TO PROVIDE AN EQUALIZER TO THE VALUE OF EACH APARTMENT LOTS, OR EXEMPTION FOR OLD AGE OR MILITARY SERVICE IN THEIR OWN HOME.

REMEMBER THE TAX RATE FROM THE BEGINNING?

YOU HAVE YOUR ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX REPORT.

>> HOME SWEET HOME.

>> YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR DIGITAL SERIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> WE WILL BE HERE WITH THAT CONVERSATION .

FIRST, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>>> 1973, THIS MACHINE ALBUM WAS PUT ON THE TURNTABLE , WITH THE TECHNIQUE OF CUTTING AND MIXING SONGS.

THEY STARTED A REVOLUTION.

50 YEARS LATER THE GENRE HAS BECOME INEXTRICABLE.

BRANDON POPE, ANCHOR AND REPORTER OF THE PODCAST, "MAKING ," , THANKS FOR JOINING US.

HIP-HOP HAS EXISTED BEFORE ALL OF US WERE BORN .

WHO INTRODUCED YOU TO HIP-HOP?

>> THAT'S A HEAVY QUESTION .

I GREW UP IN THE 90s.

I GREW UP ON DO OR DIE.

HONESTLY, WHAT I RESONATED WITH MOST WAS KANYE WEST.

I REALLY FELT LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING.

I CONNECT WITH IT.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, THE CONNECTION.

>> WE'VE HEARD IT, ALL OF US HAVE.

WHO WOULD YOU PUT ON THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF CHICAGO HIP-HOP ARTIST?

>> ALL-TIME, BEST IN SHOW?

IS THERE A MINIMUM?

KANYE, TWISTER, AND GOSH, THAT'S SO DIFFICULT.

I DO LIKE THE BRAT, BUT SHE DOESN'T MENTION THAT SHE'S FROM CHICAGO AT ALL.

CHICAGO ARTISTS THAT END UP BLOWING UP, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON, LIKE KANYE.

>> IT WOULD BE SOMEONE FROM THE NEW SCHOOL.

ONLY TO INTEGRATE EVERYTHING .

>> DO THINK THAT CHICAGO IS DUE FOR ITS PLACE IN HIP-HOP INNOVATION?

>> I THINK FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME , I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE ABOUT CHICAGO BLACK MUSIC, AS A WHOLE, WHETHER THAT'S GOSPEL .

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SEEING MORE COMMON NOW.

WHETHER PEOPLE REALIZE IT OR NOT , I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF HOW MUCH LOVE WE HAVE AND WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE THE WHOLE GENRE GETS ENOUGH RESPECT OR RECOGNITION.

IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT MORE DOCUMENTATION AND A LOT MORE STORYTELLING.

>> AND I WANT TO COME BACK TO THAT, KANYE WEST IS PROBABLY, IF NOT THE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST WRAPPERS.

HOW BIG IS HIS STORY IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO?

>> CHICAGO IS A CITY WITH AN IDENTITY.

KANYE WEST HAS ME THAT A VERY BIG HEART , AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE MIDWEST IS.

THAT SAYING IS SELF EMBODIES THE SWAGGER, THE HUSTLE, THE HEART WITH HIS CAREER JOURNEY TO GET WHERE HE IS.

OBVIOUSLY HE HAD TO LEAVE AND GO TO NEW YORK BUT HE WORE CHICAGO ON HIS BACK AND BROUGHT IT.

IT WAS A RISE IN THE PROCESS.

LUPE FIASCO, AS WELL.

THE WHOLE CITY HAS BENEFITED BECAUSE OF IT.

>> ONE THING I WANT TO ASK , I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT ANYONE ELSE HAD HEARD OF DRILL MUSIC, DRILL.

>> CHICAGO HAS DEFINITELY BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE .

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT WHETHER THIS MOVEMENT WAS A POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE FOR CHICAGO AND IF IT'S JUST REFLECT IN THE MUSIC.

I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY LEFT ITS MARK ON POP CULTURE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IT'S DARTED IN CHICAGO , YOU HAVE THE BROOKLYN DRILL, THE BRONX DRILL, AND IT ALL STARTED FROM THE YOUTH , WRAPPERS FROM CHICAGO.

T SAVAGE.

>> WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF TIME, YOU SAID SOMEWHERE , WHO ARE YOU EXPECTING TO SEE TAKE OFF?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN WHO ARE UP-AND-COMING , LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

BLAIS, J CANADY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WE HAVE CASHMERE.

BAHA BANKS, VICKI STREETS .

THERE'S A LOT.

>> I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU.

>>> WE ARE BACK TO WRAP IT UP, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

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