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

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN HERE IN OUR NORTHWEST SIDE STUDIO.

>> AND I'M PARIS SCHUTZ REPORTING LIVE IN BRONZEVILLE AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR >> THE CITY IS EXPANDING A CHICAGO POLICE PROGRAM KEEPING PEOPLE ADDICTED TO DRUGS OUT OF JAIL AND GETTING THEM THE TREATMENT.

>> IF NOT FOR THE COMMUNITY STANDING UP THIS HOSPITAL WOULD BE CLOSED.

>> BRONZEVILLE'S MERCY HOSPITAL HAS A NEW OWNER.

>> RESEARCHERS CREATE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN TRANSLATE A PARALYZED MAN'S BRAINWAVES INTO TEXT.

THAT AND OTHER STORIES MAKING HEADLINES.

>> FROM PLASTIC PODIUMS TO MEDALS MADE OCCUPY OF RECYCLED SMARTPHONES HOW THE OLYMPIC CAMES ARE PUTTING SUSTAINABILITY FRONT AND CENTER.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE... APP.

>> HOW UP WITH LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER IS USING ART TO HELP WOMEN SPEAK UP.

>> AND GEOFFREY BAER ON THE STAYING POWER OF CHICAGO'S GERMAN HISTORY IN "ASK GEOFFREY".

>> AND AS WE MENTIONED I'M LIVE IN BRONZEVILLE AS PAST OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

FIRST, THE $4 BILLION MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL YESTERDAY TO GO ON THE SITE OF THE OLD MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL.

WE WILL GET THE LATEST ON THAT.

PLUS THE OLD MERCY HOSPITAL UNDER THREAT OF CLOSING FOR SO LONG.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS STEPPED IN TO FIND A PIER TO SAVE IT FOR -- BUYER TO SAVE IT FOR NOW.

WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THAT IMPORTANT SAFETY NET HOSPITAL.

FIRST, WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

SEE YOU SHORTLY.

AND NOW TO TOP STORIES... U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND LANDED IN CHICAGO TODAY.

HERE IS PART OF HIS RECENT LAUNCH OF STRIKE FORCES AIMED AT REDUCING SPIKING GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS FIVE MAJOR REGIONS INCLUDING CHICAGO.

THE FORCES PLAN TO DISRUPT ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING AND PROSECUTING OFFENSES THAT OFFICIALS SAY PUT GUNS IN THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS.

CRITICS EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT FLOODING NEIGHBORHOODS WITH MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT TOUTED THE COLLABORATION.

>> HAVING THE FOCUS ON A MULTIJURISDICTIONAL BASIS TO COORDINATE FEDERAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS GUN TRAFFICKING ACROSS STATE LINES, WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE HERE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS OUR GUNS ARE NOT ORIGINATING IN CHICAGO THEY ARE COMING ACROSS THE BORDER FROM INDIANA, MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN AND FROM SOUTHERN STATES.

>> AND CHICAGO'S TOP DOCTOR ALLISON ARWADY SAYS THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS ARE UNVACCINATED.

>> EVERY COVID DEATH IN JULY TO DATE IN CHICAGO HAS BEEN IN SOMEONE WHO IS NOT VACCINATED.

AND IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN 100% BUT IT'S BEEN 95% PLUS IN TERMS OF PROTECTION AGAINST THAT.

>> ARWADY SAYS THE CITY IS REPORTING AN AVERAGE OF 108 CASES PER DAY UP FROM AN AVERAGE OF 58 PER DAY A WEEK AGO.

THE LOWEST WE'VE SEEN IS AN AVERAGE OF 34 PER DAY.

THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS 108 IS GOOD.

THE GOAL IS TO STAY UNDER 200.

BUT THE CITY IS INCREASING RAPIDLY.

>> STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF RETURNING TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE FALL WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACE MASKS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

THE DISTRICT SENT A LETTER TO FAMILIES THIS AFTERNOON EXPLAINING THE TRAGEDY FOR RETURNING TO IN-PERSON LEARNING FIVE DAYS A WEEK STARTING AUGUST 30.

STUDENTS WILL MAINTAIN THREE FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SOME STUDENT ALSO TAKE BREAKFAST OR LUNCH IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND OTHER ALSO EAT IN THE CAFETERIA TO MAINTAIN STAYING THREE FEET APART.

>> YESTERDAY, CITY COUNCIL PAVED THE WAY FOR A MASSIVE NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD RESHAPE THE HISTORIC BRONZEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

BRONZEVILLE SITS SOUTH OF McCORMICK PLACE AND HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR DECADES AS THE HUB OF BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE IN CHICAGO.

AS LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS CHEER THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW HOUSING AND JOBS, THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF A LONGTIME COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT HAD RECENTLY BEEN ON THE BRINK OF CLOSING.

PARIS SCHUTZ AND PRODUCER NICK BLUMBERG SPENT THE DAY REPORTING IN BRONZEVILLE AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

PARIS JOINS US AGAIN FROM 35TH AND KING DRIVE.

THEY, PARIS?

>> WE'RE TOLD THAT GROUND IS GOING TO BREAK THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR ON THE $4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE OF THE OLD MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL TENTATIVELY CALLED BRONZEVILLE LAKEFRONT.

IT WILL BE BUILT SOUTH OF MIM CORP PLACE WEST OF THE TRUCK STRANGING AREA OFF THE COAST OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

FORMER MAYOR DALEY PROPOSED BUILDING AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE ON THAT SITE WHEN CHICAGO WAS IN THE RUNNING FOR THE 2016 SUMMER GAMES.

AS WE GET TOKYO 2021 UNDERWAY.

THANKS TO APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL IT'S PAVED FOR A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BRING 4800 HOUSING, 20% AFFORDABLE, SENIOR HOMES AND A HEALTH TECH HUB.

TAXPAYER ALSO PONY UP $90 MILLION TO CLEAN THE SITE AND TO BUILD OUT ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS PROJECT IS LED BY FARPOINT DEVELOPMENT, A CHICAGO BASED COMPANY.

THEY SAY IT WILL BE BUILT OVER THE SPAN OF THE NEXT 10-15 WITH THE FIRST TENANTS SIGNED UP AND READY TO GO.

>> ULTIMATELY THIS IS GOING TO BE A MIXED-USE LIVE, WORK, PLAY COMMUNITY A HEALTHY COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE.

OUR FOCUS IS ON AMPLIFYING THE COMMUNITY OF BRONZEVILLE AND AFFIRMING THE CULTURE AND BUILDING THAT INTO OUR SITE.

SO THIS FIRST PHASE HAS ONLY FOUR OR FIVE BUILDINGS BUT IT WILL TAKE US A FEW YEARS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW STREET SCAPE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>> AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CERTAINLY GLAD THAT THIS FACILITY, THE OLD MERCY HOSPITAL IS NOT A FORMER HOSPITAL.

FORMER OWNERS TRINITY HEALTH SYSTEM THREATENED TO CLOSE BECAUSE THAT SAFETY NET FACILITY HAD BEEN LOSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER MONTH BUT COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND OFFICIALS WORKED TO ATTRACT A NEW BUYER.

A MICHIGAN BASED COMPANY INSIGHT TOOK IT OVER WITH A PLEDGE TO KEEP IT AS A FULL SERVICE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS CELEBRATED THE DECISION.

A CLOSURE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING FOR BRONZEVILLE RESIDENTS.

>> SO IF YOU HAVE DIABETES AND YOU LIVE RIGHT OVER THERE IN THE DEARBORN HOME, WHERE DO YOU GO FOR HEALTHCARE?

WHERE DO YOU GO FOR HEALTHCARE IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THERE'S NO FULL SERVICE EMERGENCY ROOM?

SO HAVING A HOSPITAL HELPS TO STABILIZE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

A HOSPITAL THAT MEETS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND WE'LL SPEAK WITH THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF INSIGHT HOSPITAL TO TALK ABOUT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE IN A BIT.

MEANWHILE, BRONZEVILLE LAGGED THE REST OF THE CITY IN THE COVID VACCINATION RATE COMING IN AT 43% OF ADULTS FULLY VACCINATED IN THIS ZIP CODE.

ONE LOCAL FACILITY THE ACCESS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IS TREATING AND VACCINATING RESIDENTS.

DOCTORS SAY THEY BELIEVE UNVACCINATED MEMBERS ARE STARTING TO GET THE MESSAGE NOW THAT DELTA VARIANT CASES ARE ON THE RISE.

>> SITTING IN THE VACCINE FIGHT ONCE A WEEK, LAST WEEK OUR NUMBERS WERE A LITTLE LOW THIS WEEK THEY ARE GOING UP BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE REALIZING AS THE COVID RATES GO BACK UP THAT THEY NEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

>> AND CENTRAL TO THE LIFE OF BRONZEVILLE, CULTURE, SPECIFICALLY GOSPEL, BLUES AND JAZZ MUSIC.

THE HAROLD WASHINGTON CULTURAL CENTER HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY ANCHOR AND FORCED TO SHUTDOWN FOR 16 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

JIMALITA TILLMAN SAYS THEY ARE NOT READY TO WELCOME FULL AUDIENCES THEY ARE USING THE SPACE FOR AN ALL DAY SUMMER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND ARTS MATH CAMP FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS RUN BY DOROTHY JEAN TILLMAN.

WHAT THEY SAY IS THE GOAL IS NOT ONLY TO GET KIDS TURNED ON TO THE SUBJECTS AND GET THEM READY FOR SCHOOL IN THE FALL AND AS MOST HAVE BEEN HOME FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR.

>> AND MANY OF THE STUDENTS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME RETURNING TO IN-PERSON SOCIALIZATION SO IT'S GETTING THEM ACCLIMATED TO GET THEM READY FOR SCHOOL.

FOLLOWING RULES, PROTOCOL BECOMING A YOUNG LEADER AND MAKING GOOD CHOICES AND WE'RE PROUD HERE.

>> THEY ACTED OUT A SCRIPT THEY WROTE THIS WEEK AND NOW WE'RE HERE AT DANCE.

AND WE HAVE OUR INTER ACTIVE SLOW DANCE AND LATER WE HAVE OUR HIP-HOP DANCE.

>> AND THE TILLMAN DNA RUNS DEEP IN BRONZEVILLE.

DOROTHY JEAN TILLMAN THE DAUGHTER OF FORMER ALDERWOMAN DOROTHY TILLMAN.

CONNECTION THERE AND WE WILL HAVE MORE ON MERCY HOSPITAL AND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT AND THE LOCAL ALDERMAN SOPHIA KING IN A BIT.

FIRST, BRANDIS WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THE CITY IS EXPANDING A PROGRAM THAT WORKS TO KEEP PEOPLE ADDICTED TO DRUGS OUT OF JAIL AND PLACE THEM INTO TREATMENT.

THE NARCOTICS ARREST DIVERSION PROGRAM STARTED IN 2018 ON THE WEST SIDE AND DIRECTED 700 PEOPLE TOWARD DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL BE IN EVERY POLICE DISTRICT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THE EXPANSION ARE TIM DEVITT ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS AT THRESHOLDS WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE PROGRAM.

AND DEPUTY CHIEF ANTOINETTE URSITTI YOURS OF THE TRAINING SUPPORT GROUP WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE CRISIS UNIT WHICH IS FACILITATING THE PROGRAM.

>> DEPUTY CHIEF CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW A PERSON GETS INTO TREATMENT.

>> SURE.

THERE'S TWO WAYS WHERE SOMEONE CAN ACCESS THIS PROGRAM.

ONE IS JUST AS YOU DESCRIBED THE PROGRAM IT IS AN ARREST DIVERSION INITIATIVE.

IF AN OFFICER TAKES AN INDIVIDUAL INTO CUSTODY WHO IS IN POSSESSION OF ONE GRAM OR LESS OF COCAINE, HEROIN, SYRINGES, PARAPHERNALIA IF THAT INDIVIDUAL IS OPEN TO SEEING A SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT COUNSELOR AND MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM WE ARE ABLE AT THE STATION TO CONNECT THEM WITH A SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT COUNSELOR WITH THRESHOLDS.

ONE IMPORTANT WAY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE PROGRAM IS BY WALKING INTO THE POLICE STATION WHERE THIS STARTED IN THE 11TH DISTRICT LETTING ONE OF THE OFFICERS KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEY CAN REACH OUT TO OUR PARTNERS AND ACCESS THE PROGRAM THAT WAY, TOO.

>> AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS?

>> SURE.

THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE AN ADULT.

YOU WOULD BE ARRESTED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICTS WHERE THIS IS OPERATIONAL.

WE ARE PLEASED WE ARE IN 14 DISTRICTS THAT IS WHY WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'S EXPANDING.

DUE TO THE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE GOT THE FOUNDATION HERE TO START GROWING IT NOW.

THAT THE PERSON IS INTERESTED IN THE TREATMENT.

SO THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT WOULD MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE.

>> AND ONE NO PRIOR VIOLENCE ARRESTS IN THE BACKGROUND CORRECT?

OR VIOLENT CHARGES?

>> SURE THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE DISQUALIFYING FACTORS.

IF THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ARRESTED AND THERE IS A FELONY CHARGE AT THE TIME THEY ARE BROUGHT INTO CUSTODY OR ANOTHER ARRESTABLE OFFENSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT THEM TO THE PROGRAM AT THE POINT OF ARREST.

BUT CERTAINLY SO MUCH HAS GONE INTO TRAINING OUR OFFICERS ON THIS RESOURCE MAKING IT KNOWN HAVING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE PROGRAM EXISTS THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE.

>> TIM DEVITT ONCE SOMEONE IS IN THE CARE OF THRESHOLD WHAT TREATMENT OR SERVICES DO THEY RECEIVE?

>> WHAT HAPPENS AT THE POLICE STATION IS WE MEET WITH THE PERSON AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THEM WE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND.

WE LOOK AT THEIR SUBSTANCE USE AND TALK WITH THEM ABOUT THAT.

AND TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT TREATMENT OPTIONS AND WE WORK TO LINK THEM TO TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THRESHOLDS FOR TREATMENT AND WE WORK WITH OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE BASING IT ON WHAT THE PERSON NEEDS AND WHERE THE BEST FIT IS FOR WHERE THEY ARE AT.

AND THEIR ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS WELL.

>> THIS PROGRAM WE KNOW IT STARTED AS A PILOT IN 2018, SO LOOKING AT THE CITY DATA STARTING IN 2019 THROUGH TODAY, THERE WERE OVER 8,000 NARCOTICS ARRESTS IN THE 11TH DISTRICT AND JUST OVER 700 PEOPLE WERE DIVERTED TO USE THIS PROGRAM.

CHIEF ANTOINETTE URSITTI WHY ARE NOT MORE ARRESTS BEING DIVERTED?

>> SURE, LIKE I MENTIONED THERE ARE FACTORS CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY OR ENTERING INTO THE PROGRAM.

SOME OF THOSE MIGHT ARRESTS THAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING MIGHT HAVE INVOLVED OTHER CHARGES.

IT MIGHT HAVE INVOLVED AN INDIVIDUAL HAVING CONVICTIONS FOR SERIOUS CRIMES THAT WOULD NOT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DIVERT THEM IN THE PROGRAM.

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO CHANGE OUR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

ONE OF THE IMPORTANT CHANGES I WILL SHARE IS THAT WE'VE SEEN AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STORY OF RECOVERY CAN LOOK LIKE.

MAYBE FOR THE DATA POINT WHERE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WE SEE THAT ONE OF THE DISQUALIFYING FACTORS IF YOU USED THIS PROGRAM BEFORE AND WERE ARRESTED AGAIN FOR THAT SAME OFFENSE YOU WOULD NOT BE DIVERTED BUT EXPANDING OUR ELIGIBILITY, GIVING MORE ACCESS TO THIS PROGRAM THAT WE SEE THOSE CHANGES ARE MAKING IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS.

LIKE A PILOT PROGRAM WILL DO AS YOU START SOMEWHERE AND YOU TRY TO ENHANCE IT.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAM CHANGING AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT AND GIVING MORE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALS.

>> TIM DEVITT WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION FROM PARTICIPANTS GETTING INTO THE PROGRAM?

>> YOU KNOW THERE IS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL START RIGHT OUT AND SHARE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S TIME.

THAT WILL BE A COMMON THING WE HEAR OFTEN.

IT'S TIME.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED.

YOU KNOW WE WORK TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON AND CONNECT PEOPLE.

WE'RE OFFERING CONNECTION TO CARE.

WE'RE OFFERING CONNECTION TO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT.

AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE MEETING US INCLUDES HELP WITH HOUSING.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE HOUSING OR A PLACE TO LIVE.

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

WE'RE OFFERING NALOXONE EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

NALOXONE IS THE OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE.

SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE OFFERING PEOPLE THE EDUCATION TREATMENT RIGHT THERE AND PEOPLE BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE POLICE STATION.

THERE IS AN ARRAY OF THINGS WE'RE OFFERING PEOPLE KEEPING IN MIND THAT ENGAGEMENT IS A BIG PIECE OF THIS.

>> LOOKING AT LAST YEAR'S OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS, 49% OF TOTAL DEATHS IN COOK COUNTY WERE BLACK PEOPLE.

MANY OF THEM HAPPENING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY WHERE THE PROGRAM WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED.

TIM, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AND THAT DISPARITY.

BLACK PEOPLE MAKEUP A THIRD OF THE CITY'S POPULATION BUT BLACK MEN ARE BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY OPIOID ADDICTION AND DEATH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CAUSE OF THAT IS?

>> I THINK WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THIS WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE SOLUTIONS IS TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.

AND SO MUCH OF THE WHAT WE SEE AND WHAT PEOPLE SHARE WITH US IS THAT IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING WHEN AN OPIOID ADDICTION DEVELOPS FOR A PERSON ON TOP OF THAT THERE'S THEY ARE IN NEED OF A PLACE TO LIVE AND IN NEED OF ACTIVITIES LIKE WORK OR INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES, COME FROM A JOB.

AND SO MUCH OF THIS EARLY WORK WITH PEOPLE IS HELPING TO ESTABLISH SOME OF THIS AS WELL.

WE SEE ANYWAY WITH THE FOLKS WE ARE SERVING THIS IS A BIG NEED AND SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE REGULARLY ARE ASKING US FOR.

HELP WITH.

AND SO I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH THAT IT'S ABOUT ADDICTION BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO THAT.

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

>> WHICH MEANS YOUR WORK CUT OUT UNFORTUNATELY.

TIM DEVITT AT THRESHOLDS AND C C.P.D.

DEPUTY CHIEF ANTOINETTE URSITTI THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND NOW WE CHECK BACK IN WITH PARIS SCHUTZ WHO SPENT THE DAY REPORTING IN CHICAGO'S BRONZEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> WE ARE JOINED NOW BY FOURTH WARD ALDERMAN SOPHIA KING THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> PARIS THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> WE MENTIONED THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOT APPROVED.

BONN.

>> BRONZEVILLE LAKEFRONT.

>> FORMER MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL.

HOW WILL THAT BE FOR BRONZEVILLE?

>> IT WILL BE REALLY IMPACTFUL FOR BRONZEVILLE AND THE CITY.

IT WILL IMMEDIATELY IMPACT THE RESIDENTS HERE.

BUT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS SO MANY AMENITIES.

IT IS A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, RETAIL, COMMERCIAL SPACE IT WILL BRING ABOUT $4 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TAKING THE BELEAGUERED LAND PUTTING IT ON TO THE TAX ROLLS WILL COME WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

PAYING HOMAGE TO BRONZEVILLE SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BRONZEVILLE WELCOME CENTER/DIGITAL MUSEUM T WILL BE 20% AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON-SITE.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL UP TO 25 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF RESOURCES.

IT WILL HAVE GOOD PAYING JOBS.

THANKS TO UNITE HERE WE ARE WORKING ON GREAT HOSPITALITY JOBS FOR THE FUTURE HERE.

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS.

CONSTRUCTION WORK, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

IT WILL BE A REAL BURGEONING COMMUNITY.

>> S AS WITH DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THAT RESIDENTS WORRY ABOUT GENTRIFICATION OR DISPLACEMENT.

ARE THOSE CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS MIGHT HAVE WITH THIS?

>> LUCKILY WE WERE WORKING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

WE MY OFFICE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY A GREAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WE CALL IT THE MICHAEL REESE ADVISORY COMMITTEE BUT THEY ARE MADE UP OF RESIDENTS.

WE WERE INTENTIONAL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE MITIGATE ISSUES OF GENTRIFICATION.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, AGAIN, WAS THE 20% AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WERE HERE DURING LOW TIMES, COULD ALSO RIDE THE TIDE DURING HIGH TIMES SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THE 20% AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON-SITE WAS VERY INTENTIONAL.

THINGS LIKE THAT WE ALSO MADE SURE THERE WAS A WRITE DOWN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES THEY WILL PAY 20% LESS THAN LARGER BUSINESSES.

SO IT WAS VERY, VERY INTENTIONAL.

I THINK THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TRULY A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TRANSPARENT AND THAT I THINK THE DEVELOPERS APPRECIATE THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> YOU DID NOT SEE THE PROTESTS THAT YOU SEE SOMETIMES WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

LET ME SHIFT GEARS TO THE MASSIVE POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION THAT PASSED YESTERDAY AND THIS HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED FOR FOUR YEARS.

IT DOES GIVE THE MAYOR VETO POWER OVER WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTS TO DO WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OR POLICIES.

WHAT IS THE RIGHT BALANCE HERE?

>> I THINK IT IS A RIGHT BALANCE.

AND SPEAKING OF YESTERDAY VERY HISTORICAL DAY NOT ONLY THIS GREAT DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD AND CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AND A MEANINGFUL WAY.

LOTS OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER AS HEAD OF THE PREROGATIVE CAUCUS WE HAD OUR CAUCUS INVOLVED, THE BLACK CAUCUS AND THE LATINO CAUCUS OTHER ALDERMEN INVOLVED A REALLY JUST COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO BRING REAL REFORM TO THE POLICE.

AND LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS IS AND WHAT IT ISN'T.

IT ISN'T DEFUNDING THE POLICE.

IT'S BRINGING OVERSIGHT TO THE POLICE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD CHICAGO HAS HAD REALLY UNPRECEDENTED BAD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE POLICE.

AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE OVERSIGHT.

AND THAT WE DID IT IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY IS REALLY WHAT IS ABOUT IT.

>> CAN IT HELP PUBLIC SAFETY?

A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS ARE WONDERING HOW DOES IT MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER?

>> IT MAKES OUR STREETS SAFER BY BRINGING THE COMMUNITY INTO THE PROCESS.

IT'S THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES.

BUT IT ALSO I HATE THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO PUT THIS OVERSIGHT IN A BOX AND TRYING TO SAY THAT IT IS IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFER.

IT WILL MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFER.

PEOPLE WILL HAVE MORE TRUST IN THEIR POLICE.

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TRUST IN THE POLICE THEY TALK TO THE POLICE AND THAT COMMUNICATION IS VERY KEY IN TERMS OF SAFETY.

WHEN POLICE ALSO UNDERSTAND WHO PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THERE IS A COMMUNICATION BEFOREHAND AND THEIR PRESENCE IS THERE YOU MITIGATE FURTHER ISSUES BECAUSE THEY LEARN TO RESPECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> CERTAINLY BIG, BIG TICKET ITEMS PASSED.

LOTS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE MAYOR.

ALDERMAN SOPHIA KING THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> AND WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE ON THE FORMER MERCY HOSPITAL NOW INSIGHT HOSPITAL.

IT'S STICKING AROUND IT'S NOT GOING TO CLOSE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A BIT.

BACK TO YOU.

>> A LOT GOING ON IN BRONZEVILLE TODAY THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER IS USING HER ART TO HELP WOMEN SPEAK UP.

STAY WITH US.

THERE IS A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HOPES TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON HER AUDIENCE AND HER SUBJECTS.

FOR ANOTHER MAN THREE YEARS, WHITNEY BRADSHAW HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER WOMEN FROM THE CHICAGO AREA FOR SCREAM SESSIONS.

ALL IN AN EFFORT TO HELP INSPIRE THEM TO USE THEIR VOICES.

WE STOPPED BY FOR A LISTEN IN 2018 WHEN BRADSHAW'S WORK WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE DePAUL ART MUSEUM.

ONE, TWO, THREE... [SCREAMING] >> NICE.

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS I WANT WOMEN TO SCREAM SO THEY CAN PRACTICE BEING BRAVE AND SPEAKING UP AND OUT FOR THEMSELVES.

ONE, TWO, THREE... [SCREAMING] YES!

>> SO AFTER YOU PRACTICE IT A FEW TIMES IT MAYBE BECOMES MORE NATURALLY IN THE WORLD.

>> MY NAME IS WHITNEY BRADSHAW AND I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER AND I'VE PHOTOGRAPHED ABOUT 200 WOMEN AND I LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHEN THE EXHIBITION IS GOING ON AND MORE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE BEING PUT UP.

>> WHITNEY BRADSHAW IS A PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN CHICAGO AND SHE INSTALLED MORE THAN 100 PORTRAITS OF WOMEN SCREAMING IN THE HALLS OF THE MUSEUM.

SHE WAS INSPIRED STARTING DURING THE WOMEN'S MARCH IN 2018 TO CREATE A SPACE FOR WOMEN TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

SHE HAS THESE SCREAMING SESSIONS AND SHE INVITES THEM TO GET TOGETHER AND WE WILL WARM THEM UP AND SCREAM TOGETHER AND PHOTOGRAPHS THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

>> WHEN WOMEN COME I HAVE THE DOOR OPEN AND PEOPLE WALK IN AND WE INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO EACH OTHER.

INTO AND THEN I TALK ABOUT WHY, WHY I WANTED TO DO THIS PROJECT.

I WORKED WITH RAPE VICTIMS FOR THREE YEARS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS IN CHICAGO.

WHEN I WAS 21 UNTIL I WAS 24 ANYTIME A WOMAN, A MAN OR A CHILD WAS RAPED I WOULD GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND BE THEIR SOLE SUPPORTER.

I WANTED TO DO A PROJECT ABOUT THIS BUT I WANTED TO DO ONE THAT WAS EMPOWERING AND FUN FOR THE WOMEN INVOLVED AND SOMETHING THAT WASN'T JUST DARK AND HARD AND DIFFICULT BUT ALSO THERE WAS A LIGHTNESS TO IT.

I CHOOSE SCREAMING BECAUSE IT IS A THING THAT CAN SAVE US.

ONE, TWO, THREE... [SCREAMING] AND THEN EVERYBODY TAKES TURNS COMING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA ON THEIR OWN.

>> FROM THE TIME I WAS A LITTLE GIRL I HEARD THAT I WAS TOO LOUD.

>> I'M ALIVE!

>> I FIND MYSELF BACKING UP AND BACKING UP ALL THE TIME JUST TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE'S SENSIBILITIES.

SO I WAS LIKE I CAN GO SCREAM.

SO IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET LET IT BE.

>> IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE I WASN'T REALLY LIKE FEELING LIKE EMOTION TOWARDS IT.

>> IT IS OK!

>> I LOVE IT.

>> WHILE I WAS SCREAMING I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHAT I WAS SCREAMING ABOUT UNTIL LIKE I DON'T KNOW LIKE WELL INTO THE SCREAMING THEN I STARTED LIKE FEELING EMOTIONS AND WHEN I WAS LIKE WOW, THIS EXACT MOMENT.

>> TO SCREAM WAS A RELIEF AS I AM A MOM I AM A TEACHER WITH C.P.S.

AND THERE'S A LOT PUT ON US.

A LOT OF PRESSURE.

>> [SCREAMING] >> BECAUSE AS A TEACHER WE HAVE MANY HATS WE HAVE TO WEAR.

AND TO HAVE THIS ONE DAY THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE THAT I SCREAMED FOR MY STUDENTS.

I SCREAMED FOR ALL THE CHILDREN OF C.P.S.

I SCREAM FOR KIDS AROUND THE WORLD.

THAT'S WHY.

THIS IDEA THAT WE HAVE TO BE PRETTY AND SMILING YOU KNOW, AND ALL THE PRESSURE THAT IS PUT ON US FOR HOW WE LOOK, MAKES A PROJECT LIKE THIS HARD YOU KNOW.

IT'S NOT JUST THE BRAVERY OF BEING ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING BUT THE BRAVERY TO BE CAPTURED IN A WAY THAT IS NOT IDEALIZED BEAUTY.

>> THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF ART, WOMEN HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED PRIMARILY IN SERVICE OF THE MALE GAZE.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANGE THAT AND WOMEN ARE DEPICTED FOR OTHER WOMEN.

>> I HOPE THAT WOMEN LEAVE HERE FEELING MORE POWERFUL THAN THEY FELT ON THEIR WAY HERE.

I HOPE THAT WOMEN LEAVE HER FEELING MORE CONFIDENT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK UP AND OUT FOR THEMSELVES.

I HOPE WE FEEL A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

I HAVE A FANTASY THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO CALL THE POLICE AT SOME POINT AND THE POLICE WILL COME AND IT WILL BE TWO FEMALES AND THEY WILL WANT TO SCREAM WITH US.

THIS IS MY FANTASY.

IF IT DOES I WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE... [SCREAMING] >> AWESOME.

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

>> SINCE JANUARY 2018 WHITNEY BRADSHAW HAS PHOTOGRAPHED MORE THAN 375 WOMEN QUOTE LET TO GO ALL OUT.

AND NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL OF THE PORTRAITS ARE ON DISPLAY IN AN EXHIBIT CALLED OUTCRY AND AT THE THOMAS McCORMICK GALLERY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 4.

AND THE SCREAM SESSIONS BRADSHAW IS HOSTING THEM.

ANYONE WHO IDENTIFIES AS A WOMEN CAN SIGN UP.

THE NEXT SESSION IS SATURDAY AT THE GALLERY.

YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT" PODIUMS MADE OUT OF RECYCLING PLASTIC HOW SUSTAINABILITY IS GETTING A GOLD MEDAL AT THE 2021 OLYMPICS.

WE WILL REVIEW SCIENCE STORIES IN THE HEADLINES.

WE'VE GOT MORE FROM HISTORIC BRONZEVILLE INCLUDING A CONVERSATION WITH THE NEW OWNERS OF THE ONCE EMBATTLED SAFETY NET HOSPITAL.

OUR GEOFFREY BAER HAS THE STORY OF TWO FAMOUS GERMANS WHO SETUP PERMANENT RESIDENCE HERE IN CHICAGO.

BUT FIRST, MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND IS IN TOWN TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PUSH TO HELP LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN ON GUN TRAFFICKING.

POLICE SUPPORT DAVID BROWN TOUTED THE SUPPORT TO PARTNER C.P.D.

WITH FEDERAL AGENTS.

>> WE ARE NOT LIMITED TO JUST THE BORDERS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO WE CAN GO FIND THE GUNS, TRACE THE GUNS BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL SALE SO THAT WE CAN HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW AND STATE LAW AND PROSECUTE THEM TO THE HIGHEST EXTENT THAT THE LAW ALLOWS.

>> BIRTH CONTROL WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE OVER-THE-COUNTER IN ILLINOIS.

GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SIGNED A BILL TODAY ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO PROVIDE 12 MONTHS OF CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION BEGINNING JANUARY 2022.

THIS MEANS BIRTH CONTROL PILLS AND RINGS AND PATCHES WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION MAKING ILLINOIS THE SECOND STATE IN THE MIDWEST BEHIND MINNESOTA.

AND IF YOU HEARD LAST NIGHT'S SEGMENT WITH MUSIC CRITIC ABOUT WHETHER LOLLAPALOOZA SHOULD TURN UP DESPITE THE INCREASE IN COVID CASES HERE IS THE GOVERNOR.

>> I INTEND TO GO TO LOLLAPALOOZA.

I'M BRINGING MY WIFE AND A FEW FRIENDS TO LOLLAPALOOZA.

SO I THINK IT IS OK. AGAIN, PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE THAT WE ARE NOT PAST THIS PANDEMIC.

IT IS WITH US.

>> YOU HEARD IT RIGHT.

GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER PLANS TO ATTEND THE FOUR-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK HE ADVISES ANYONE TO KEEP DISTANCE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND ACKNOWLEDGES IT IS SAFER IF YOU ARE ALREADY VACCINATED.

THE FESTIVAL WILL BE AT FULL CAPACITY IN THE PAST HAS BEEN MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE PER DAY.

THIS YEAR'S PROTOCOLS REQUIRE ATTENDEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED OR SHOW A NEGATIVE TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS OF ARRIVAL.

IF YOU MISSED THE SEGMENT YOU MUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

>> BARACK AND THE BOSS ARE WRITING A BOOK.

A BOUND VERSION OF THE PODCAST CALLED RENEGADES BORN IN THE U.S.A. WHERE THE PAIR OF RENEGADES SEEN HERE DISCUSS EVERYTHING FROM FAME TO CARS TO THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY ITSELF.

PUBLISHER AND THE OBAMA'S HIGHER GROUND PRODUCTION COMPANY SAY THE BOOK WILL INCLUDE RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, HANDWRITTEN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LYRICS.

IT WILL BE RELEASED IN LATE OCTOBER AND $50.

>> THE 2020 OLYMPICS ARE SET TO BEGIN IN TOKYO.

BUT THE NAME AND LOGO ARE NOT THE ONLY THINGS RECYCLED FROM LAST YEAR.

PATTY WETLI JOINS US NOW TO EXPLAIN.

THE TOKYO GAMES ARE PUTTING SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES FRONT AND CENTER.

STARTING WITH THE BEDS IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE?

>> YES.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WINK, WINK COVERAGE ABOUT THE BED FRAMES WHICH ARE MADE OF RECYCLED CARDBOARD.

AND ATHLETES HAVE TAKEN TO TWITTER AND SHOWN THEY ARE STURDY ENOUGH FOR WHATEVER THEY GET UP TO.

BUT IT'S ALL PART OF A BROADER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT THE OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS HAVE CAN USE AS MANY RECYCLED MATERIALS AS THEY CAN AND ALSO TO USE AS MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE REPURPOSED AFTER THE GAMES.

>> I AM IMPRESSED THAT THE JAPANESE BUILT A CARDBOARD BED THAT IS STURDY I'VE SEEN ATHLETES JUMPING ON THEM AND THEY ARE FINE.

>> THE MEDALS AND THE PODIUMS ARE MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.

>> THIS IS ANOTHER COOL THING THAT THEY'VE DONE.

THE MEDALS ARE MADE FROM GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE THAT HAVE ALL BEEN RECLAIMED FROM SMARTPHONES, RECYCLED SMARTPHONES AND ELECTRONIC GADGETS LIKE LAPTOPS AND CAMERAS.

AND THE PODIUMS ARE THREE-D PRINTED FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC FROM HOUSEHOLD ITEMS LIKE SHAMPOO BOTTLES AND LAUNDRY DETERGENT CONTAINERS.

AND ALL OF THESE THE JAPANESE PEOPLE DONATED SIX MILLION SMARTPHONES, 13 TONS OF HOUSEHOLD PLASTICS.

ALL CONTRIBUTED DONATED TO THIS OLYMPIC EFFORT.

>> COUNTRY WIDE EFFORT.

HOW DID THE COUNTRY PULL OFF THIS EFFORT WHAT ELSE DID THEY DO?

>> THEY HAD COLLECTION BINS SETUP AT THOUSANDS OF RETAILORS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SCHOOLS GOT IN ON THE ACTION.

ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES.

THIS STARTED IN 2019.

SO BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT THEY WERE GEARING UP FOR THE OLYMPICS.

BIG MASSIVE NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO PULL THIS OFF.

>> PATTY OLYMPICS ARE STARTING TOMORROW WITH THE OPENING CEREMONIES.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COMPETITION?

>> OH, MY GOSH!

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DIDN'T USED TO LIKE IT BUT THE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING IS BIZARRELY INTERESTING.

>> IT IS IMPRESSIVE.

SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ARGUE THAT IS NOT A LEGIT SPORTS BUT TELL THAT TO THE ATHLETES.

THANK YOU PATTY WETLI FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS.

>> AND YOU ARE READ THE FULL STORY ON WTTW.COM/NEWS.

>> TURNING A PARALYZED MAN'S BRAVE WAVES INTO TEXT.

A THREE D PRINTED HAND THAT PLAYS NINTENDO.

THE PANDEMIC UPENDS PREVENTATIVE CARE FOR MANY WOMEN AND WHY SNAKES TURNOUT TO BE GOOD RADIATION MONITORS.

JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE LATEST SCIENCE STORIES IN THE NEWS IS RABIAH MAYAS, VICE-PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

WELCOME BACK.

SO LET'S START WITH THIS PARALYZED MAN'S BRAINWAVES HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO SENTENCES ON A COMPUTER.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES ON TO A SCREEN.

THIS SOUNDS REMARKABLE.

HOW DID THEY DO THAT?

>> IT IS A FASCINATING STORY A MAN WHO HAD BEEN PARALYZED FOR YEARS AND HAD BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH DEVICES THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE LIMITATIONS USE.

BUT THIS RESEARCH INVOLVED IMPLANTING A DEVICE IN HIS BRAIN THAT ALLOWED THE DEVICE TO CONTROL THE PART OF HIS BRAIN THAT CONTROLLED HIS VOCAL CHORDS WHICH WERE PARALYZED.

OVER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF TIME THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO LEARN AND CONNECT WITH SOME OF WHAT THE MAN WAS WANTING TO SAY WHAT HIS BRAINWAVES WERE TRYING TO DO AND ULTIMATELY TURNOUT INTO WORDS.

HOW DID THE COMPUTER KNOW WHICH WORDS HE WAS INTENDING TO SAY?

>> IN FACT THE COMPUTER WASN'T ALWAYS RIGHT.

WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT 100%.

IT MAKES A LOT OF ERRORS BUT THE COMPUTER IS REALLY SETUP TO LEARN OVER TIME.

THE RESEARCHERS WORKED FOR A LONGTIME WITH THE MAN TO HELP TRAIN THE SYSTEM TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE THE RIGHT CONNECTION BETWEEN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE BRAIN AND THE WORD HE INTENDED TO USE.

IT WAS A LONG PROCESS IT IS NOT PERFECT BUT WHAT IS AMAZING ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT'S WORKING.

AND THE MAN IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH THIS SYSTEM.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS 3D PRINTED ROBOTIC HAND.

>> UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND RESEARCHERS 3D PRINTED A HAND THAT CAN PLAY NINTENDO.

SOUNDS COOL.

WHY DID THEY DO THIS?

>> I THINK WE ALL KNOW IT IS AMAZING AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY ALLOWED RESEARCHERS TO DO.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING ARE 3D PRINTED OBJECTS THAT ARE SOFT OR HAD FLUIDS THEY ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE HARD PLASTICS 3D PRINTING WE DO AT THE MUSEUM.

THIS PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THEM TO USE AN INTEGRATED FLUID MODEL OF 3D PRINTING THAT ALLOWED THEM TO CONTROL THE ROBOTIC HAND WITH PRESSURE AND PLAY NINTENDO WITH IT.

IS SUPER COOL FOR US THAT LOVE NINTENDO.

>> ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A GAMER.

I UNDERSTAND THIS TYPE OF ROBOTICS IS NOT POWERED BY ELECTRICITY.

WHAT POWERS IT?

>> THERE IS A CIRCUIT THAT IS RESPONDING TO PRESSURE.

SO THE SYSTEM APPLIES A LOW PRESSURE TO THE HANDS IT WOULD PRESS A LITTLE BIT OF THE FIRST FINGER AND IT MADE THE MARROW WALK.

IF YOU ADDED MORE PRESSURE MARIO WOULD JUMP INSTEAD OF WALKING.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR HAND THAT CHANGE IN PRESSURE ALLOWED THE HAND TO BEHAVE LIKE A REGULAR HAND AND COMPLETE THE FIRST PHASE OF MARIO BROTHERS.

>> NOT PLAYING BUT SUPER MARROW BROTHERS.

>> AND PROBABLY FASTER THAN ME.

>> YOU AND ME BOTH.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON WOMEN'S PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE.

WHAT DID THEY FIND?

>> SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO AND ALL UNDERSTAND DURING THE PANDEMIC THIS RESEARCH FOUND THAT ADULT WOMEN WHEN COMPARED TO 2019 WERE 20-30% LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE STANDARD HEALTH SERVICES.

BIRTH CONTROL, CANCER SCREENINGS, SEXUAL TRANSMITTED INFECTION SCREENINGS AND FOUND THAT THAT DROP WAS THE BIGGEST IN THE EARLY PART OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN MANY STATES WERE ONLY PERMITTING URGENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

>> AND THE STUDY SUGGESTS THERE WERE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE AGAIN WORSENED BY THE PANDEMIC.

HOW WERE RESEARCHERS ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION?

>> SO THE DATA FOR THE STUDY DIDN'T INCLUDE DETAILS DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SO THEY USED INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. CENSUS TO LOOK AT ZIP CODES AND INFORMATION ABOUT RACE AND INCOME AND FOUND THAT IN THE ZIP CODES WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO EARN LOWER INCOMES AND RACIAL MINORITY BACKGROUNDS THOSE WERE SOAP SOME OF THE POPULATIONS DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

IT IS A REMINDER THAT THE PANDEMIC EXACERBATED SOME OF THE DISPARITIES AND HOPING THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING BACK TO THEIR HEALTHCARE NOW THAT THINGS ARE OPENING BACK UP.

>> USING SNAKES TO MONITOR THE RADIATION.

THIS IS A GOOD ONE.

RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ARE USING SNAKES TO MEASURE RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION.

HOW DOES THAT WORK AND WHY SNAKES?

>> I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION BECAUSE I WAS CREEPED OUT BY IT.

ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS WORK WE THINK ABOUT SNAKES AND HOW THEY LIVE AND MOVE THEY ARE ON THE GROUND THEY ARE IN THE GROUND.

SO THEY ARE TOUCHING AND CONNECTING WITH THE SOIL ALL THE TIME.

AND THIS PARTICULAR SNAKE IS A RAT SNAKE AND LIVES IN JAPAN AND ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THIS SNAKE IT DOESN'T TYPICALLY GO VERY FAR.

YOU CAN TRACK IT WITHOUT LOSING IT.

THE TEAM ATTACHED GPS TRACKERS I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR THEY USED TAPE AND SUPER GLUE AND TRACKED THEM AND WERE ABLE TO FIND THE LEVELS OF RADIATION THAT WERE IN THE SNAKES CORRELATED WITH WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE SOIL.

>> AND WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.

IF YOU WANTED TO MEASURE CONTAMINATION WHY USE AN ANIMAL AS OPPOSED TO A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MEASURE IT IN THE SOIL CONTAMINATION?

>> YES, I THINK THIS IS A WAY OF ATTACHING A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT TO A SNAKE.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR A HUMAN TO ENTER A PARTICULAR AREA AND TO USE SOMETHING LIKE A GUYGER COUNTER, SNAKES HAVE ACCESS TO LOTS OF AREAS.

THEY CAN GET UNDERGROUND INTO SMALL AREAS AND PERHAPS PLACES THAT ARE NOT SAFE FOR HUMANS TO GO.

THIS RESEARCH WAS INTERESTING USING ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA ALREADY, THEY KNOW THE AREA, AND WE CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RADIATION AND CONTAMINATION IN WAYS THAT A PHYSICAL HUMAN WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO.

>> ANOTHER WAY THE SNAKE IS USEFUL BESIDES CATCHING MICE.

>> RIGHT.

>> RABIAH MAYAS GOOD TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS, BRANDIS.

>> UP NEXT, MORE FROM BRONZEVILLE AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

STAY WITH US.

EARLIER TODAY I SPOKE WITH Dr. ASIM SAEED THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF INSIGHT HOSPITAL FORMERLY MERCY HOSPITAL AND I BEGAN BY ASKING HIM WHETHER INSIGHT WAS COMMITTED TO THE PLEDGE TO KEEP MERCY A FULL SERVICE, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL UNTIL AT LEAST 2029.

>> ABSOLUTELY AND WE PLEDGE TO DO IT PAST 2029 THAT IS OUR GOAL.

>> AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FOUGHT TO KEEP THIS HOSPITAL OPEN AND THE FORMER OWNER SAID THEY WERE LOSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A MONTH.

HOW DO YOU FINANCIALLY MAKE THERE IS WORK?

>> YOU THINK ABOUT IT IT'S ABOUT BEING STRATEGIC AND EFFICIENT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE STATE AND THE COMMUNITY FROM THE CITY.

AND SO, AGAIN IT'S ABOUT GOOD MANAGEMENT AND BEING EFFICIENT AND STRATEGIC HOW WE OPERATE.

>> WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU HAD TO CHANGE TO MAKE IT SOLVENT?

>> WELL, I THINK WE'RE STILL IN THAT PROCESS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF HAD LIMITED ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL GETTING INTO THE HOSPITAL.

AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING THIS TIME TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING AND JUST INFRASTRUCTURE TO REALLY NARROW DOWN WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED AND WHAT WE CAN MAKE EFFICIENT TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE AT IN TERMS OF HOW MANY BEDS AND SERVICES YOU ARE OFFERING AND WHERE YOU HOPE TO GET?

>> OUR GOAL IS TO GET BACK TO FULL CAPACITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THAT IS A COMMITMENT WE HAVE MADE TO THE CITY AND THE STATE AND THE COMMUNITY.

RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY, OUR OR IS BACK OPEN OUR ICU WILL BE OPENING NEXT WEEK.

OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT IS OPEN TO FULL CAPACITY.

OUR GENERAL MEDICINE BEDS ARE LOWER ANTICIPATE BUT WE ANTICIPATE TO OPEN THAT BACK UP.

>> TO THE RESIDENTS THEY WERE WORKED ABOUT THIS HOSPITAL CLOSING.

TELL US WHAT SERVICES CAN THEY GET HERE AT THIS HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW?

>> FOR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE BASIC ER OPEN THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME THEM TO COME BACK TO US IF THEY NEED HELP OR CARE.

IF THEY NEED ATTENTION OR ANY GUIDANCE.

FOR THE MOST PART TYPICAL PATIENT THAT COMES IN WITH CHEST PAIN WE HAVE CARDIOLOGY SERVICES, TYPICAL PATIENT THAT WOULD COME IN AND NEED TO GET A CHEST PAIN RULE OUT TO MAKE SURE THEIR HEART IS OK. WE HAVE THE BASIC SERVICES AVAILABLE AS WE PLAN TO ADD-ON WE WILL HAVE MORE ADVANCED LEVELS OF CARE.

>> AND YOU KNOW THE CONCERNS OF COMMUNITY GROUPS OVER THE YEARS WHY DOES INSIGHT BELIEVE THAT THIS HOSPITAL IS NECESSARY FOR THIS COMMUNITY?

YOU TALK ABOUT YOU HAVE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COUPLE MILES AWAY.

OTHER HOSPITALS A FEW MILES AWAY.

WHY IS THIS HOSPITAL ESSENTIAL HERE IN BRONZEVILLE?

>> IF YOU LOOK THE WAY BRONZEVILLE IS DIVIDED UP BY THE HIGHWAYS IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN ISLAND.

ACCESS TO CARE IS DIFFICULT.

THIS HOSPITAL HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT HAS BEEN ACCESS OF CARE FOR PATIENTS.

FROM AN ACCESS POINT OF VIEW FOR THIS COMMUNITY IT'S ABSOLUTELY VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

DOWN RIGHT TO THE SERVICES LIKE GIVING BIRTH FOR CHILDREN FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH THINGS LIKE THAT.

A LOT OF TIMES HAVING THAT ACCESS THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

>> AND INSIGHT IS STILL COMMITTED TO CHARITY CARE OR CERTAIN LEVEL IT CAN DO THAT AND REMAIN SOLVENT?

>> ABSOLUTELY, YES.

>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT COVID AS WELL.

WHAT ARE YOU FORECASTING IN TERMS OF COVID RATES IN THIS COMMUNITY AND AT THE CITY AT LARGE GIVEN THAT WE'VE SEEN THEM GO UP?

>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CASES ARE STARTING TO GO UP.

AND WE ARE SEEING STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA REINSTITUTE THE MASK POLICY.

WE PLANNED THAT BY THE FALL TIME THE FLU SEASON GOES UP THAT WE WILL BE PREPARED FOR THAT BUT WE ARE THINKING IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS WE MAY SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

>> IN TERMS OF A SURGE?

>> PROBABLY SAY CASES GOING UP PROBABLY MAYBE REINSTITUTION OF THE MASK POLICY BUT THAT IS UP TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

WE ARE BEING MINDFUL AND WATCHFUL OF THAT.

>> WE SHOULD MENTION RESIDENTS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT INSIGHT HOSPITAL, BECAUSE AS YOU HEARD THEY ARE NOT AT FULL CAPACITY.

THE OR AND ER AND SERVICES RUNNING NOW AS THEY SAID SLOWLY RAPPING UP TO GET BACK -- RAMPING UP TO GET BACK TO FULL CAPACITY AND WE'LL WRAP THINGS UP HERE IN BRONZEVILLE IN A BIT NOW WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANKS.

UP NEXT, AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF "ASK GEOFFREY".

FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER... >> TWO FAMOUS GERMANS TAKE UP PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN CHICAGO TO WITNESS THE EVOLUTION OF A WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.

GEOFFREY BAER IS HERE WITH THE STORY OF TWO ENDURING UM BOLT PARK STATUES.

THIS QUESTION COME... >> WELL, THE FRITZ REUTER STATUE IS STILL, INDEED, STANDING IN CHICAGO'S HUMBOLDT PARK.

YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE EVER HEARD OF FRITZ REUTER BUT HE WAS A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN CHICAGO'S LARGE GERMAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY DURING THE LATE 1800'S AND HIS POPULARITY IS REFLECTED IN THE BRONZE STATUES LARGER THAN LIFE SIZE 9 FEET TALL AND THE LOCATION OVERLOOKING HUMBOLDT DRIVE.

REUTER WAS FAMILIAR MUST FOR HIS POEMS AND NOVELS OF TRADITIONAL GERMAN VILLAGE LIFE OFTEN WRITTEN IN LOW "CHICAGO TRIBUNE" CALLED HIM THE PEOPLE'S POET OF GERMANY AND MANY COMPARED HIS WRITING TO CHARLES DICKENS IN ENGLISH.

REUTER DIED IN 1874 BUT HIS FAME STRETCHED FOR DECADES IN THE EARLY 1890s A GROUP CREATED THE FRITZ REUTER MONUMENT ASSOCIATION TO RAISE MONEY FOR A STATUE.

THEY HIRED A SCULPTOR AND REPORTS SAY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE DEDICATION CEREMONY THERE IN HUMBOLDT PARK.

>> AND REUTER IS NOT THE ONLY GERMAN MEMORIALIZED IN THAT AREA?

>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WE CANNOT FORGET THE NAMESAKE ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT WHO HAS HIS OWN STATUE NORTH OF REUTERS NEAR HUMBOLDT PARK BOATHOUSE.

HE WAS A FAMOUS EXPLORER AND CALLED THE FORGOTTEN FATHER OF ENVIRONMENTALISM.

HIS CAREER TOOK HIM ALL OVER THE WORLD INCLUDING TO SOUTH AMERICA WHERE HE REPORTED PLANT GEOGRAPHY AND MAPPED THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF COLONIAL PLANTATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

AND SCIENTISTS TODAY ARE STILL USING HUMBOLDT'S FINDINGS LIKE THIS STUNNING ILLUSTRATION THAT HE DID OF THE LAYERS OF VEGETATION ON A VOLCANO IN ECUADOR.

A STUDY CROSS REFERENCED HUMBOLDT'S ACCOUNTS TO TRACK HOW PLANTS ON THAT SAME VOLCANO MIGRATED UPWARD OVER TIME TO COOLER GROUND.

AS WE'VE HAD GLOBAL WARMING.

LIKE REUTER, HUMBOLDT WAS ANOTHER NATIONAL ICON FOR GERMAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

HIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED A YEAR BEFORE REUTERS' IN 1892.

>> HUMBOLDT AND REUTER ARE STANDING BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT.

>> DEFINITELY HAS.

LIKE SO MANY CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS.

HUMBOLDT PARK HAS HOME TO A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND POPULATIONS OVER THE LAST CENTURY, GERMANS AND SCANDINAVIANS IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY AND FOLLOWED BY POLL RYE TALLIANS AND RUSSIAN JEWS.

HUMBOLDT PARK BECAME THE EPICENTER OF THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY WHICH IT IS TODAY AS WELL.

IT'S MARKED BY THE STEEL PUERTO RICAN FLAGS FOUND NEAR WESTERN AND CALIFORNIA AVENUES IN-BETWEEN ARE RESTAURANTS AND BARBERSHOPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE GERMAN INFLUENCE IN SOME OF THE PARKS ARCHITECTURE.

THESE ARE THE STABLES CURRENTLY THE HOME TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PUERTO RICAN ARTS AND CULTURE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

GEOFFREY BAER THANK YOU AS ALWAYS.

>> MY PLEASURE.

>> AND WE'RE BACK WITH MORE RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> AND WE'RE JOINED BY PARIS SCHUTZ WHO SPENT THE DAY IN BRONZEVILLE AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

YOU TALKED WITH FOURTH WARD ALDERPERSON ALDERWOMAN SOPHIA KING ABOUT THE LANDMARK CIVILIAN POLICE OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE WHICH PASSED YESTERDAY.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN HOW THAT CAME TOGETHER?

>> WELL, I MEAN THERE HAVE BEEN DEBATES ON THIS FOR YEARS.

AND IT REALLY HAD BEEN LANGUISHING FOR A WHILE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WERE ANGRY IT HAD NOT BEEN MOVING OVER THE WEEKEND A COUPLE OF ALDERPEOPLE GOT TOGETHER, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AROUND THE CLOCK AND THE MAYOR'S TEAM CAME IN AND THEY NEGOTIATED THIS FINAL VERSION OF IT.

THAT PASSED.

IT IS A INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN THE ACT MONEY THAT HAD BEEN IN ACRIMONY IN CITY COUNCIL AND IT IS AN EXAMPLE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE MAYOR ON A BIG PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

THERE ARE SOME ALDERMEN BELIEVES THIS PERHAPS STARTS MOMENTUM FOR COLLABORATION.

NO SMALL ACHIEVEMENT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PEOPLE LIKE ORDINANCE OR DON'T LIKE THE ORDINANCE IT WAS PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO PASS SOMETHING.

>> THAT IS THE WAY I ALLOT OF FOLKS LIKE TO SEE GOVERNMENT WORK IS PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER IN A COALITION FORM.

THANK YOU.

>> SURE.

>> AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

STAY CONNECTED BY SIGN UP FOR YOUR DAILY BRIEFING.

AND YOU CAN GET "CHICAGO TONIGHT" STREAMED ON FACEBOOK, YouTube AND WTTW.COM/NEWS.

>> AND YOU CAN GET THE SHOW VIA PODCAST AND THE PBS VIDEO APP.

AND PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT LIVE AT 7:00 P.M. FOR "THE WEEK IN REVIEW".

AND NOW FOR ALL OF US HERE AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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