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The deal to make the Thompson Center Google’s new home. A rift in the Illinois Democratic party threatens the pitch to host the DNC. Will the Russians pull out of the International Space Station?
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July 27, 2022 - Full Show
7/27/2022 | 56m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The deal to make the Thompson Center Google’s new home. A rift in the Illinois Democratic party threatens the pitch to host the DNC. Will the Russians pull out of the International Space Station?
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[♪♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."
I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.
BRANDIS FRIEDMAN HAS THE EVENING OFF.
ONED SHOW TONIGHT... >> CHICAGO ISN'T JUST A WORLD CLASS CITY IT IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR GOOGLE TO DEEPEN OUR ROOTS IN.
>> GOOGLE MAKES THE HEART OF THE LOOP ITS NEW HOME PRESERVING THE THOMPSON CENTER >> I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR CONGRESSWOMAN KELLY AND SUPPORT HER IN MANY WAYS.
>> GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS HE BACKS CONGRESSWOMAN KELLY BUT NOT AS CHAIR OF THE STATE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY >> RUSSIA IS PULLING OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND ENDING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE U.S.
IT'S HOT FOR EVERYONE BUT ESPECIALLY FOR OUTDOOR WORKERS WE TALK ABOUT HOW TO STAY SAFE WHILE WORKING IN THE HEAT.
A CAPTIVE COYOTE IN COOK COUNTY GETS CHANGES TO HIS LIVING SITUATION AFTER ADVOCATES WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS WELL-BEING.
[♪♪♪] >> ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO AND UKRAINE JOIN FORCES IN A CRY OF PROTEST AGAINST THE ONGOING HOSTILITIES IN UKRAINE >> IF WE COULD HAVE THIS YEAR-ROUND I THINK WE CAN HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON VIOLENCE.
>> AND HEAR ABOUT A BASKETBALL CAMP THAT IS TAKING BACK CHICAGO STREETS WHILE CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS.
FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> A LAKE COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED THE HIGHLAND PARK PARK SHOOTER ON 117 FELONY COUNTS.
ROBERT CRIMO III IS NOW CHARGED WITH 21 COUNTS OF MURDER, 3 COUNTS FOR EACH VICTIM KILLED IN THE JULY 4TH PARADE MASSACRE.
HE IS FACING 48 COUNTS AFTER TEMPTED MURDER AND 48 AGGRAVATED BATTERY OF A FIREARM.
ROBERT CRIMO III WAS ARRESTED HOURS AFTER POLICE SAY HE USED AN ASSAULT STYLE RIFLE TO KILL SEVEN PEOPLE AND INJURY DOZENS MORE.
HE IS DUE BACK IN COURT NEXT WEEK.
>> WITH CHICAGO AT HIGH COVID-19 LEVELS, THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ENCOURAGING MASKS.
ACCORDING TO SCHOOL C.E.O.
PEDRO MARTINEZ.
C.P.S.
WILL CONTINUE ITS WEEKLY IN-SCHOOL TESTING PROGRAM AND TAKE HOME TESTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AS WELL.
SCHOOL STARTS A WEEK EARLIER THAN LAST YEAR ON AUGUST 22.
>> MEANWHILE TWO C.P.S.
TEACHERS WHO WERE SET TO LOSE THEIR JOBS FOR ENCOURAGING THEIR STUDENTS TO PROTEST A METAL SHREDDING COMPANY WILL KEEP THEIR MOVES.
THE UNION PROTESTED THE RECOMMENDED FIRINGS CALLING THE OUST ERVIN DETECTIVE >> THIS IS RETALIATION BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO EDUCATORS WHO STOOD LOCK STEP WITH THEIR STUDENTS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TO CHALLENGE THE RACISM; THE RACISM OF RELOCATING A POLLUTANT THAT LINCOLN PARK DIDN'T WANT ANYMORE.
>> BUT THE CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED IN THE AFTERNOON UNANIMOUSLY TO KEEP THOSE TWO GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.
THEY WERE ACTIVE IN PROTESTING THAT SHREDDING FACILITY'S PLAN MOVE FROM LINCOLN PARK TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE A HALF A MILE FROM THE SCHOOL.
THE LIGHTFOOT ADMINISTRATION REJECTED THE COMPANY'S PERMIT AFTER YEARS OF DEMONSTRATIONS.
>> YOU CAN OFFICIALLY CALL IT THE MEGA BILLION LOTTERY JACKPOT.
THE POT IS NOW TAPPED $1 BILLION.
THE FOURTH TIME THAT'S EVER HAPPENED.
IF YOU WIN YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR PRIZE WINNINGS TO BE PAID OVER 30 YEARS, MOST WINNERS OPT FOR THE ONE TIME CASH PAY OUT AND AFTER TAXES IT'S $602 MILLION.
CHANCES OF WINNING THE JACKPOT ABOUT ONE IN 303 MILLION.
>> NEXT DRAWING IS AT 10:00 P.M. FRIDAY.
>> GOOD LUCK!
>> AND UP NEXT, THE LATEST ON THE SALE OF THE THOMPSON CENTER TO GOOGLE.
SO PLEASE STAY WITH US.
>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY...
IF YOU GHOULLE THE THOMPSON CENTER YOU WILL FIND ADMIRATION AND HATE FOR THE ICONIC HELMUT JAHN BUILDING.
THAT BUILDING WILL BECOME THE NEW HOME OF GOOGLE.
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SUCCESSFULLY SOLD IT AND WON'T HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR RENOVATIONS REQUIRED TO GET THE BUILDING UP-TO-DATE AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND RENOVATIONS ARE BONNIE MCDONALD PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
OF LANDMARKS ILLINOIS AND ELIZABETH BLASIUS AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN AND COFOUNDER OF PRESERVATION FUTURES.
WE INVITED THE DEVELOPER AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OR GOOGLE BUT THEY DECLINED OUR REQUEST.
WE DO APPRECIATE THE TWO OF YOU BEING HERE.
BONNIE MCDONALD, FROM A PRESERVATION STANDPOINT IS THIS GOOD NEWS FOR THE CITY?
>> YES, PARIS.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE CITY.
NOT ONLY FOR THE THOMPSON CENTER WHICH WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE BUILDING BUT IT'S GOOD FOR THE DOWNTOWN WITH THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WILL COME IN TO REUSE THIS IMPORTANT BUILDING AND ALSO BRING MUCH-NEEDED VITALITY TO THE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
>> ELIZABETH BLASIUS, HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT TO PRESERVE THIS DESIGN?
AS WE MENTIONED SOME PEOPLE LOVE IT AND SOME PEOPLE NOT SO MUCH?
>> THE THOMPSON CENTER HAS SOCIAL HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
IT IS A PLACE OF PUBLIC PROTESTS AND ACTIVISM.
IT SERVES THAT WAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO SINCE 1985.
SINCE IT WAS BUILDING.
IT IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT WORK BY ARCHITECT HELMUT JAHN WHO WAS TRAGICLY KILLED IN A BIKE CRASH IN 2021.
AND IT'S ALREADY A DEFACTO LANDMARK IN CHICAGO'S LOOP.
>> AND IT IS A $105 MILLION DEAL AND THE STATE IS GOING TO GET $75 MILLION TO RELOCATE OFFICES A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE FORMER BMO HARRIS BUILDING.
BONNIE MCDONALD, IS 105 MILLION A GOOD PRICE?
IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LOW GIVEN THE REAL ESTATE AND THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING?
>> I DO THINK THAT THAT IS A QUESTION THAT IS OUTSIDE OF MY REALM AS A NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
WE DON'T DEAL IN REAL ESTATE AND THAT REALM OF 1.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT HERE IS THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO HAVE THE BUILDING SOLD WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THEY DESIRED.
THEY WILL GET OTHER OFFICE SPACE WHICH IS A BENEFIT TO THEM.
AND THE CITY CONTINUES TO KEEP ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC STRUCTURES.
WE HAVE THE CTA STATION THAT WILL NOT BE DISRUPTED.
THE LEASES MAY CONTINUE IN THE BASEMENT OR THE LOWER LEVEL AREA AS WELL.
THIS IS REALLY HOLISTICALLY A GREAT REUSE FOR A BUILDING THAT HAS SUCH A PRESENCE IN OUR DOWNTOWN.
NOW WE HAVE THIS BUILDING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY YEARS ADDING TO THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAX BASE AS WELL.
BECAUSE THE STATE WASN'T PAYING PROPERTY TAXES AND NOW C.P.S.
IS GOING TO BE GETTING A BENEFIT FROM IT.
THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS AS WELL.
SEE IT AS A WIN-WIN.
>> THE STATE ESTIMATING 25 OR 30 MILLION A YEAR ADDED TO THE PROPERTY TAX BASE.
ELIZABETH BLASIUS WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN A RENOVATION HERE?
I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT THE BUILDING ISN'T GOING TO WORK.
IT NEEDS WORK.
BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE TO MAKE SURE IT KEEPS THAT ICONIC STATUS?
>> IT'S GREAT THAT PRIME GROUP SEES THE VALUE IN THE BUILDING.
AND THE FIRM HELMUT JAHN'S ARCHITECTURE FIRM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IS PROMISING.
I PERSONALLY SINCE THE BUILDING IS A PUBLIC ASSET IT'S BEEN OWNED BY THE STATE FOR MANY YEARS.
IT HAS A PUBLIC TRANSIT COMPONENT.
IT HAS A PUBLIC SPACE COMPONENT.
THE FOLKS FAMILIAR WITH THE THOMPSON CENTER KNOW THAT THE FOOD COURT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND GET AN AFFORDABLE LUNCH.
YOU CAN EXIST IN THE BUILDING WITHOUT BEING OVERPOLICED OR YOU CAN USE THE BATHROOMS.
THERE ARE PUBLIC BATHROOMS AND THE DMV.
I WOULD LOVE SINCE THE BUILDING IS A PUBLIC BUILDING AND IT'S ALSO -- IT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO HAVE GONE TO PETITION THEIR GOVERNMENT TO PROTEST THEIR GOVERNMENT IN VARIOUS WAYS.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE PUBLIC COMPONENT SOME SORT OF PUBLIC COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING PRESERVED FROM A SOCIAL STANDPOINT.
FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL STANDPOINT I WOULD LOVE THE THOMPSON CENTER TO UNDERGO A MOW IN ADDITION DAK LEVEL HISTORIC RENOVATION.
THAT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT WE END UP GETTING.
THIS IS A 21ST CENTURY PRESERVATION OUTCOME AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO REMEMBER AND I THINK FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY TAKE HOME IS THAT ADAPTIVE REUSE INSURES THAT BUILDINGS GET FUTURE ITERATIONS BEYOND WHAT THEY WERE BUILT FOR.
GOOGLE MIGHT BE THE NEXT TENANT IN THE THOMPSON CENTER.
BUT ONCE GOOGLE MOVES THERE IS ANOTHER ITERATION THAT CAN HAPPEN TO THE THOMPSON CENTER.
AND THE BUILDING NOT BEING DEMOLISHED KEEPS IT OPEN FOR THAT.
>> MIGHT BE FUTURE USES FOR THAT BUILDING.
BONNIE MCDONALD DO WE KNOW, WE HAVE TO ASK THE DEVELOPER THIS, BUT WILL IT KEEP THAT PUBLIC PLAZA TYPE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE FOOT COURT?
THE PED WAY IS THERE AND THE C.T.A.
STATIONS ARE THERE?
>> WELL, IN THE NEWS REPORTS THAT I HAVE READ TODAY I'VE ONLY READ ABOUT THE C.T.A.
STATION BEING RETAINED.
AND I THINK ELIZABETH ARTICULATE TO DO WELL ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC SPACES IS THE ATRIUM AND THE PUBLIC SPACES USED BELOW.
AND WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT SEEING THIS RETAIN ITS PUBLIC ACCESS.
SO THAT PEOPLE CAN STILL APPRECIATE ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC MONUMENTAL SPACES IN OUR ENTIRE CITY.
INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO LOOK IN WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO GO IN AS WELL.
>> ELIZABETH BLASIUS 30 SECONDS LEFT, DO YOU THINK THIS IS A CATALYST FOR THE LOOP?
EVERYONE WAS WRITING THE LOOP'S OBITUARY IN TERMS OF FOLKS WORKING FROM HOME AND NOT GOING TO THE OFFICE.
IS THIS GOING TO BE THE BEGINNING OF A REBIRTH?
>> WE'VE SEEN MANY ITERATIONS OF THE LOOP BEING DYING AND COMING BACK TO LIFE.
I FEEL LIKE THE LOOP IS NOT DEAD NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN DEAD.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF EVERYONE IN CHICAGO.
I DO -- IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE LARGE-SCALE RENOVATION PROJECT HAPPEN AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN OUR CITY.
AND IT'S ALSO GREAT, I THINK, TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE FOLKS FROM DOWNTOWN IN THAT AREA PARTICULARLY TO KIND OF REALLY REFRESH A LOT OF THE PEDESTRIAN LEVEL RETAIL SPACES IN THE LOOP THAT REALLY NEED TO SEE MORE TENDENCY AND MORE ACTIVE USE.
>> HOPEFULLY SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE LOOP.
OUR THANKS TO BONNIE MCDONALD AND ELIZABETH BLASIUS THANK YOU FOR JOINING US >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE CHILLY RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE U.S. NOW EXTEND INTO THE CHILLY REACHES OF SPACE.
REUTERS REPORTS SAYS RUSSIA WILL WITHDRAW FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2028 A DAY AFTER THE COUNTRY SAID IT WAS PLANNING IN LEAVE IN 2024.
WHAT DOES THIS BACK AND FORTH MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE LABORATORY ORBITING 250 MILES ABOVE EARTH?
JOINING US IS JORDAN BIMM A POST-DOC TORE RALE RESEARCH FELLOW AND SPACE HISTORIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
JORDAN BIMM GIVE US A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE U.S. AND RUSSIA'S COOPERATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES WE SHOULD MENTION?
>> YES.
IT BEGINS AT THE END OF THE OLD WAR.
EVERYONE REMEMBERS THE SPACE RACE FOR SUPREMACY IN OUTERSPACE IN THE 1960s.
IN 1991 THERE WAS A MOMENT OF HOPE AND OPTIMISM FOR COOPERATION IN SPACE AND PERHAPS COOPERATION ON EARTH.
THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE CONCEPT OF A COOPERATIVE SPACE STATION, THE FIRST MODULES WERE LAUNCHED IN 1998 AND THE FIRST CREWS ARRIVED IN 2000 AND SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN INHABITED BY HUMANS WHICH IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
ALL OF THIS UNCERTAINTY THAT HAS BEEN KICKED UP IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, IS QUITE SAD BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT THE STATION PERHAPS MAY NOT FUNCTION FOR MUCH LONGER.
>> FIRST, RUSSIA SAYS IT'S PULLING OUT OF THIS ENDEAVOR IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
BUT THEN TODAY IT REVISED AND SAID 2028.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS DISCREPANCY?
>> WELL, THE GENEROUS READ IS AT THAT TIME THE NEW HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY, JUST WASN'T PROPERLY BRIEFED OR DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
BUT THE BIGGER PICTURE IS THAT RUSH HA IS BECOMING AN UNRELY ABLE PARTNER.
AND IN SPACE YOU WANT PREDICT TAB SYSTEMS AND YOU WANT PREDICT TAB AND RELIABLE IN RELATIONSHIPS ON EARTH AND WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT.
AND NASA HAS TO MAKE DECISIONS AND PLAN FOR POSSIBLE CONTINGENCIES WHICH IT DOESN'T KNOW THE WHOLE PICTURE RIGHT NOW AND THAT IS NEVER GOOD WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH STUFF IN SPACE.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND, THE WHOLE SPACE STATION CANNOT OPERATE WITHOUT RUSSIA'S PART.
SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE U.S. AND NASA?
>> THIS IS ANOTHER THINGS THAT COMES OUT OF THE POST COLD WAR OF COOPERATION.
THEY DESIGNED THE STATION SO IT WOULD HAVE TO RUN COOPERATIVELY.
IT WOULD BE HARD FOR IT TO FUNCTION WITHOUT ONE OR THE OTHER PARTNERS THEY WERE TRYING TO PROMOTE THAT SPIRIT OF COOPERATION THROUGH THE DESIGN OF THE STATION.
NASA HAS TO PLAN FOR CONTINGENCIES HOW RUSSIA WILL LEAVE THE ISS AND THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED THOSE DETAILS YET.
WILL THEY PHYSICALLY DETACH THEIR MODULES WHICH IS POSSIBLE?
WILL THEY DEACTIVATE THEM AND SEAL THEM OFF DENYING THEM USE?
PERHAPS THEY WILL TRY AND SELL THEM TO NASA LIKE SELLING SEATS ON THE SOYUZ CAP ACTUAL SYSTEM OR MAYBE THEY WILL LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON AND EVACUATE.
EACH ONE OF THE DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES IS A DIFFERENT SET OF PROBLEMS THAT NASA HAS TO DEAL WITH AND RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL BE FACING OR WHEN.
>> AND THE POINT WAS TO SHOW THAT RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES AND THE WEST COULD COOPERATE IN SPACE AND PERHAPS THEY CAN COOPERATE ON THE GROUND.
RUSSIA AND MOST OF THE WEST NOT ROOPTING ON -- COOPERATING ON THE GROUND IS THAT THE REASON FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT?
>> IT REALLY IS.
WE'VE SEEN INCREASING TENSIONS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BUT REALLY IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH RUSSIA'S WAR IN UKRAINE.
AND THE PREVIOUS HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY MADE VERY INCENDIARY STATEMENTS THROUGH TWITTER AND OTHER MECHANISMS WHICH REALLY JUST FRAYED THE RELATIONSHIP.
NASA FOR ITS PART TRIED TO BE THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND PROJECT STABILITY AND CONTINUITY.
BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH OF THAT WORK YOU CAN DO WHEN YOUR PARTNER IS NOT BEING RELIABLE OR PREDICTABLE AND ACTING IN GOOD FAITH.
>> TELL US BIG REVELATIONS THAT HAVE COME AS A RESULT OF THE WORK UP ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOW KNOW BECAUSE OF THE WORK DONE ON THE SPACE STATION?
>> SO IT'S NOT AS FLASHY AS A HUMAN FIRST LIKE THE FIRST HUMAN TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON BUT MAINTAINING A CONTINUOUS HUMAN PRESENCE IN SPACE FOR 22 YEARS SINCE NOVEMBER 2000 IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT.
AND WHAT THAT'S GIVEN US IS A WEALTH OF DATA ON THE HUMAN BODY IN THE MICRO GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT.
AND THAT MEANS MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DATA ABOUT THE LIMITS AND CAPABILITIES OF THE HUMAN BODY IN SPACE AND THAT FEEDS DIRECTLY INTO LARGER SCOPED MISSIONS INTO DEEP SPACE TO THE MOON AND ON TO MARS.
NOW, BESIDES HUMANS THERE'S BEEN A MASSIVE SIGN TERRIFIC PROGRAM AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, IT IS THE U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORY DESIGNATED AS WELL.
THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF SCIENCE DONE ON BIOLOGY, PLANT SCIENCE AND ZERO G AND EARTH IMAGING.
WE'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THE ISS AND IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME IF OPERATIONS HAD TO WIND DOWN EARLY NOT BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS WERE MALFUNCTIONING BUT THE POLITICS AND THE PARTNERSHIP HAD BROKEN.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THAT I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DATES BACK TO THE PLAINTIFF COLD WAR PERIOD -- POST COLD WAR PERIOD.
WE'VE SEEN PRIVATE COMPANIES TAKEOVER WHAT NASA WAS DOING, SpaceX IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THOSE PRIVATE ENTITIES MIGHT TAKEOVER WHAT THE SPACE STATION HAS BEEN DOING?
>> THERE IS.
AND NASA HAS PROVIDED FUNDING FOR A NUMBER OF THESE COMPANIES TO PRODUCE CONCEPTS FOR REPLACEMENT SPACE STATIONS.
LIKE BLUE ORIGIN WAS ONE.
ACTS ONLY PACE IS PLANNING TO PRODUCE A MODULE THAT WILL ATTACH TO THE SPACE STATION IN 2024 AND PERHAPS THAT COULD BE PART OF THE STATION KEEPING OPERATIVE.
AND THERE ARE OTHERS IN THE SPACE STATION GAME AS WELL.
THE PROBLEM IS SPACE STATIONS TAKE A LONGTIME TO DEVELOP AND THEN LAUNCH.
NONE OF THESE CONCEPTS WILL BE READY TO REPLACE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2024 OR PROBABLY NOT IN 2028 EITHER.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS PERHAPS A GAP IN AMERICA'S CAPABILITY TO HOUSE ASTRONAUTS IN LOW EARTH ORBIT IN A SPACE STATION ENVIRONMENT.
>> AND IT SEEMS RUSSIA WANTS THE UNCERTAINTY ON THE PART OF THE U.S. TO NOT KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE HERE.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE THEY ARE BLUFFING?
>> THERE IS.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT CHESS IS A POPULAR GAME IN RUSSIA.
PERHAPS IT COULD BE A CHESS MOVE IN THE WIDER CHESS BOARD OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THE SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA.
I WOULD NOT PUT THAT PAST THEM THIS COULD BE PART OF THIS.
BUT THE BIGGER PICTURE IS THEY ARE PROJECTING UNRELIABILITY AND UNTRUSTWORTHINESS THAT THOSE VIRTUES YOU NEED MANAGING A SPACE STATION.
PEOPLE'S LIVES DEPEND ON THESE PARTNERSHIPS SUCCEEDING.
>> IF YOU ARE UP IN SPACE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DUTY THE TRUTH WORTHINESS OF YOUR PARTNERS UP THERE.
JORDAN BIMM THANK YOU FOR JOINING US >> YOU'RE WELCOME, PARIS THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> YOU BET.
>> AND UP NEXT, ARTISTS UNIQUE IN A CREATIVE PROTEST AGAINST THE ONGOING WAR IN UKRAINE.
SO PLEASE STAY WITH US.
>> MUCH MORE AHEAD ON THE PROGRAM INCLUDING SPOTLIGHT POLITICS AND THE DRAMA OVER WHO SHOULD LEAD ILLINOIS' DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
FIRST AN ART SHOW NEAR UKRAINIAN VILLAGE IS A CRY OF PROTEST AGAINST THE WAR IN UKRAINE.
ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO AND UKRAINE ARE RAISING THEIR VOICES IN OPPOSITION TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION.
MARC VITALI VISITED THE ARC GALLERY FOR A LOOK AT LIFE AND ART DURING WARTIME.
[♪♪♪] >> THERE IS A SENSE OF URGENCY IN THE NEW ARTWORK AND ILLUSIONS TO THE PAST ONE PAINTING USES A WORLD WAR II UNIFORM AS A CANVAS.
BEYOND THE ART IN THE PHYSICAL GALLERY THERE ARE VIRTUAL VIEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SHOW.
THE CALL FOR ENTRIES BROUGHT A BIG RESPONSE >> I LOOKED AT ALL OF THE 325 IMAGES THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY 89 ARTISTS.
AND I DIDN'T MAKE ANY KIND OF SELECTION AT FIRST.
I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE TONE WAS OF ALL THE WORK.
AND I RECOGNIZED THAT EACH ARTIST WOULD HAVE A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED RESPONSE TO THE CALL.
WHICH WAS TO RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF WAR.
WE NEEDED THE VOICES OF ARTISTS WHO WERE THERE OR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TRAUMA OR WHO WERE KEEPING DIARIES OF EVENTS.
THE BOMBING OF MARIUPOL HAD WE SAW A NUMBER OF BOMBED OUT APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND ALSO IN KYIV AND KHARKIV AND ALL OVER.
AND THERE IS A SENSE OF FATE AND RANDOMNESS THAT OCCURS WITH WAR.
I THINK WHETHER YOU GET HIT WITH THE BULLET OR YOUR APARTMENT IS BOMBED OR OUR NEIGHBOR'S IS RANDOM.
>> THE EXHIBITION IS AT ARC GALLERY FOUNDED BY WOMEN ARTISTS IN CHICAGO IN 1973.
THE LATEST SHOW WAS SELECTED BY THE CURATOR OF THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART.
HER MOTHER WAS BORN IN UKRAINE BEFORE WORLD WAR II >> MY MOTHER SHE ESCAPED DURING WORLD WAR II.
WAS ALLOWED TO EMIGRATE AND WE ENDED UP IN CHICAGO.
I'M FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN BUT I HAVE COWORKERS WHOSE MOTHERS ARE IN KYIV, AND CARE CALLING EVERYDAY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE OK.
THEY ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING UPDATES BUT WE WERE TRAUMATIZED BY THE NEWS AND GLUED TO THE MEDIA AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DO WE DO BECAUSE WE'RE HERE.
>> DOCUMENTARY PHOTOS REVEAL LIFE IN A BUNKER.
THE SHOW IS TITLED THE INVISIBLE COSTS OF WAR AND MANY WORKS ARE ABOUT CHILDREN CAUGHT UP IN THE WARS >> THE INVISIBLE ARE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS THAT APPEAR LATER.
THERE'S CONSCIOUS AWARENESS AND FEAR OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO TO THE CHILDREN THAT ARE LIVING THROUGH THIS.
WILL THEY THINK THIS IS NORMAL?
PROTECTING CHILDREN IS PART OF UKRAINIAN CULTURE AND ALSO PROBABLY PROVOKED BY THIS KIND OF SITUATION.
MOTHERS REALLY WATCH OUT FOR THE CHILDREN.
WHILE THE FATHERS ARE OUT FIGHTING.
>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" THIS IS MARC VITALI.
>> SHOW IS AT THE ARC GALLERY OR CHICAGO AVENUE THROUGH AUGUST 13TH.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.
STILL TO COME OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS TEAM ON WHY GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER IS LOOKING TO REPLACE CONGRESSWOMAN ROBIN KELLY AS CHAIR OF THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
>> ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATES WANT THE COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE TO DO MORE FOR A STRESSED CAPTIVE COYOTE.
IT'S HOT OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE BUT ESPECIALLY FOR OUTDOOR WORKERS.
HOW TO STAY SAFE WHEN WORKING IN THE HEAT.
>> IF WE COULD HAVE THIS YEAR-ROUND I THINK WE CAN DIRECTLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON VIOLENCE.
>> AND HEAR ABOUT A BASKETBALL CAMP THAT IS TAKING BACK CHICAGO STREETS AND CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS >> FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS HIKING INTEREST RATES AGAIN IN AN EFFORT TO CURB DECADES' HIGH INFLATION.
THE PUMPED THE INTEREST RATE FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A POINT.
THE MOVE WILL AFFECT MORTGAGE AND CAR LOANS AND BUSINESS LOANS AND CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES.
IT'S THE HIGHEST RATES THAT -- THE HIGHEST THAT RATES HAVE BEEN SINCE 2018 >> THE PRESIDENT IS BACK TO WORK IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
JOE BIDEN TWEETED HIS NEGATIVE COVID TEST AFTER FIVE DAYS AFTER TESTING POSITIVE >> MY SYMPTOMS WERE MILD.
I RECOVER -- MY RECOVERY WAS QUICK AND I'M FEELING GREAT.
>> THE PRESIDENT HAD BEEN ISOLATING AND WORKING REMOTELY.
HIS DOCTORS SAY HE WILL CONTINUE TO MASK UP WHEN NEAR OTHERS FOR FIVE MORE DAYS.
>> AMAZON WORKERS IN JOLIET ALLEGE THE COMPANY FAILED TO ACT AGAINST RACIST DEATH THREATS.
26 FORMER AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES SAID AMAZON ALLOWED A RACIALLY HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
>> THERE IS NO SIGN MORE SERIOUS AND MORE TERRIFYING THAT A DEATH THREAT IN A WORKPLACE WHERE WHITE WORKERS ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR CONFIDENCE FLAG OUTFITS WITH IMPUNITY.
>> AND PICTURES OF GRAFFITI EMPLOYEES FOUND IN THE BATHROOM READING QUOTE N WORD IS GOING TO DIE WERE INCLUDED IN THE WORKERS FILING WITH THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
AMAZON'S STATEMENT SAYS THEY QUOTE... >> SMASHING PUMPKINS FRONT MAN BILLY CORGAN IS HOSTING A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR HIGHLAND PARK SHOOTING VICTIMS TONIGHT.
THE CONCERT WILL BE AT THE HIGHLAND PARK TEA SHOP WHICH IS AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE THE MASS SHOOTING TOOK PLACE.
THE BENEFIT WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE SMASHING PUMPKINS YouTube CHANNEL FOR FREE TONIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. BILLY CORGAN IS ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO DONATE TO THE HIGHLAND PARK JULY 4TH SHOOTING RESPONSE FUND.
AND A FOUR-DAY MUSIC FEST KNOWN AS LOLLAPALOOZA OPENS IN GRANT PARK TOMORROW.
170 ACTS AND 500,000 FANS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
CONCERT GOERS MIGHT PROVIDE A PRINTED COPY OF THE COVID VACCINE CARD OR A NEGATIVE TEST.
AND MONKEYPOX CASES HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING PEOPLE TO AVOID SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT WITH STRANGERS.
FOR PEOPLE DRIVING DOWNTOWN THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF STREET CLOSURES, INCLUDING COLUMBUS DRIVE FROM MONROE TO ROOSEVELT.
>> AND CONCERNS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF A CAPTIVE COYOTE, THE COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE IS MAKING CHANGES TO THE ANIMAL'S LIVING CONDITIONS.
BUT ADVOCATES SAY THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
PATTY WETLI JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.
PATTY, THERE IS A COYOTE CURRENTLY LIVING AT THE RIVER TRAIL NATURE CENTER IN SUBURBAN NORTHBROOK.
REMIND US HOW THIS GUY GOT THERE AND WHY ADVOCATES ARE CONCERNED?
>> WELL, HE WAS RESCUED IN 2018 IN TENNESSEE AND WAS MISTAKEN FOR A DOG.
FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF HIS LIFE HE WAS RAISED AS A DOMESTICATED PET WHICH MEANT THAT HE COULD NOT BE PLACED BACK IN THE WILD THAT IS WHEN HE WOUND UP WITH THE COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT AS PART OF THE AMBASSADOR ANIMAL PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE SEVERAL ANIMALS, COYOTES, BIRDS, SNAKES THEY USE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR REGIONAL WILDLIFE.
BUT SOME FOLKS BECAME CONCERNED WHEN THEY SAW THE COYOTE, THEY FELT HIS ENCLOSURE WAS FAR TOO SMALL.
AND THAT THEY SAW HIM PACING IN WHAT THEY FELT LIKE WAS THE PATTERN THAT INDICATED THAT HE WAS BEING STRESSED BY HIS CAPTIVITY.
AND THEY BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT.
GOT A PETITION GOING, AND CREATED QUITE THE HULLABALOO AROUND HIS CARE.
>> MAYBE THE CAPTIVITY CAUSING HIM TO BE RESTLESS AND DEPRESSED.
THEY DID A MONTH LONG REVIEW WHAT DID IT FIND AND WHAT CHANGES IS IT PROPOSING TO MAKE FOR THE COYOTE?
>> SO THEY INTERVIEWED EXPERTS FROM SHEDD AQUARIUM, LINCOLN PARK ZOO, BROOKFIELD ZOO AND BROUGHT IN A PAIR OF INDEPENDENT VETERINARIANS WHO FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO HEALTH ISSUES WITH THE COYOTE AND THAT THE CARE HIS CARE MET ALL REGULATORY STANDARDS BUT THEY DID HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
SPECIFICALLY HE COULD DO WITH MORE ROOM AND POSSIBLY COMPANIONSHIP AND ENRICHMENT IN HIS ACTIVITIES.
THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PLEDGED THAT WITHIN THE YEAR WITHIN 2020 IT WILL PROVIDE AN EXPANDED ENCLOSURE LIKE 2500 SQUARE FEET GIVING HIM SPACE WHERE YOU CAN REMOVE HIMSELF FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
THEY WILL GIVE HIM MORE CHALLENGING THINGS TO CLIMB AND MAKE A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR HIM.
AND OVERALL ADOPT A MORE CURRENT MODEL TOWARD THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OVERALL THAT LINCOLN PARK ZOO HAS PIONEERED THE ANIMAL FIRST PARADIGM WHERE ANIMALS HAVE MORE CONTROL HOW THEY CAN INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> AND A LOT OF ADVOCATES ARE SAYING THAT IS OK BUT NOT ENOUGH.
WHAT ARE THEY PETITIONING FOR?
>> RIGHT.
WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS FOR THE PARTICULAR COYOTE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CARE OF THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT AND SENT TO A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN COLORADO WHERE IT WOULD HAVE MORE ROOM AND MORE ROOM AND DEFINITELY SOME COMPANIONSHIP WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE FOREST PRESERVE HAS NOT 100% COMMITTED TO BUT THEY ARE EXPLORING AND KEEPING THEM IN THE FOREST PRESERVE AND THE FOLKS WANT HIM OUT IN COLORADO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE COYOTE.
PATTY WETLI THANK YOU SO MUCH >> THANKS, PARIS.
>> AND YOU CAN READ PATTY'S STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, THAT'S WTTW.COM/NEWS.
>> A LOT OF POLITICAL STORIES.
GOOGLE BUYS THE THOMPSON CENTER.
A BATTLE FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS PITS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER AGAINST CONGRESSWOMAN ROBIN KELLY AND MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT HOPES A DOME WILL KEEP THE BEARS FROM FLEEING CHICAGO.
HERE WITH ALL THAT AND MORE IS OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS TEAM HEATHER CHERONE AND SPECIAL GUEST THIS EVENING, HANNAH MEISEL, THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS EDITOR FOR NPR ILLINOIS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HANNAH THIS DEAL BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE GROUP PRIME REAL ESTATE IT WAS ANNOUNCED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEN IT SHIFTED TODAY WITH PRIME REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCING THAT GOOGLE IS GOING TO BE THE TENANT.
HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
>> RIGHT.
SO IN DECEMBER AFTER TRULY MONTHS, YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS, GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER'S NOT THE FIRST GOVERNOR WHO HAS WANTED TO SELL THE THOMPSON CENTER, IN DECEMBER THEY ANNOUNCED THAT PRIME GROUP WOULD REDEVELOP THE THOMPSON CENTER INTO A MIXED-USE RETAIL HOTEL OFFICE SPACE AND THE STATE WOULD RETAIN OFFICE SPACE THERE.
BUT BASICALLY TODAY THEY SAID WE FOUND A MUCH BETTER DEAL.
GOOGLE IS GOING TO COME IN AND TAKE 100% OWNERSHIP OF THE THOMPSON CENTER.
THE STATE WILL GET $30 MILLION CASH AND MOVE THREE BLOCKS SOUTH ON LASALLE TO THE OLD BMO HARRIS BUILDING.
THIS IS -- EVERYONE INVOLVED THEY SAY THIS IS A BETTER DEAL FOR CHICAGO.
AND TRULY, AS ONE OF YOUR GUESTS IN THE EARLIER SEGMENT SAID, THIS IS GOOD FOR DOWNTOWN.
BEING ABLE TO ONE, INFUSE DEVELOPS AND YOU HAVE THAT SECONDARY MARKET OF JOBS THAT DEPENDS ON FOLKS WORKING DOWNTOWN AND PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU HAVE RESTAURANTS, TAILORS, COFFEE SHOPS.
HEATHER CHERONE EVERYONE AS I MENTIONED EVERYONE SEEMS TO WRITE THE OBITUARY FOR THE LOOP WHY IS GOOGLE MAKING THE BET THAT THE LOOP WILL BE THE DESTINATION FOR YOUNG SKILLED TECH WORKERS?
>> WELL, THEY HAVE DONE IT BEFORE.
WHEN THEY MOVED THEIR OPERATION WHICH WAS REALLY A TINY OPERATION FROM RIVER NORTH TO THE FULTON MARKET DISTRICT NO OTHER TECH FIRM WAS IN FULTON MARKET AND THEY MADE THAT THE HOT HIP HAPPENING NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE ALL KNOW TODAY AND THEY THINK THEY CAN DO THE SAME FOR THE LOOP AND REALLY BRING NEW LIFE TO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO AND MAKE GOOGLE A FUN PLACE TO WORK FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.
BUT HANNAH IS RIGHT, THIS IS A HUGE BET ON DOWNTOWN CHICAGO AT A TIME WHEN BOTH THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR WERE FACING REAL CRITICISM THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AS EVERYBODY LIKES WORKING REMOTE AT LEAST SOME OF THE TIME AS WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANT UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES DOWNTOWN THIS IS SOMETHING BOTH LIGHTFOOT AND PRITZKER WILL PUT IN THEIR CAPS AS THEY RUN FOR REELECTION.
>> THE LOOP BECOMING A HOT TECH HUB THAT IS A SEA CHANGE.
HANNAH MEISEL WE TALKED ABOUT CONCERNS OVER KEEPING THAT PUBLIC SPACE, THOSE RESTAURANTS, THE FOOD COURT, THE ATRIUM WHERE PEOPLE PROTEST GOVERNMENT.
DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEAL AND WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT KEEPING THE PUBLIC SPACES?
>> I DON'T -- THERE WERE NO SOLID COMMITMENTS MADE THIS MORNING.
I THINK EVERYONE RECOGNIZES THAT THIS IS A IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL SPACE.
OBVIOUSLY THE FOLKS YOU HAD ON EARLIER WHO FOR YEARS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO KEEP THE THOMPSON CENTER AROUND IN SOME ITERATION.
BUT YOU KNOW IT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS LIKE THIS SELLING THE THOMPSON CENTER WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN 2003 AT GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH WANTED TO SELL IT TO HELP BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET.
AND BRUCE RAUNER ASSUMED -- >> HE BAKED IT INTO THE BUDGET BEFORE HE HAD BUYERS >> AND IT'S BEEN THIS SIM TOLL THAT FOLK -- SYMBOL THE FOLKS THE ONES THAT WANT TO KEEP THE NARRATIVE UP OF ILLINOIS FALLING OFF A FISCAL CLIFF AND BECOMING IRRELEVANT AND IT'S BEEN SYMBOLIC.
AND TRULY THERE IS A PRESSROOM I'VE WORKED THERE MANY DAYS.
IT IS NOT A PLEASANT PLACE TO WORK.
>> IT IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE.
THERE IS A CHARM ABOUT THAT BUILDING IF THEY CAN GET IT INTO WORKING ORDER IT MIGHT BE A FUN PLACE TO WORK.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR OTHER STORY WHEN YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WOULD WANT TO BE FULL OF UNITY GOING INTO THE MIDTERMS IT'S ANYTHING BUT IN ILLINOIS.
PRITZKER IS ADAMANT ABOUT BOOTING THE CHAIR CONGRESSWOMAN ROBERT CRIMO III BIN KELLY.
>> ROBIN KELLY.
>> I SUPPORT HER IN MANY WAYS.
WE NEED TO RECONFIGURE THE WAY THE LEADERSHIP IS.
I'M EXCITED I'M HOPING SHE WILL BE WILLING TO BE FEDERAL CHAIR OF THE PARTY.
BECAUSE WE NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP US ON THE FEDERAL SIDE WHILE WE ALSO HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE STATESIDE.
>> THE COMMITTEE PEOPLE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ARE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND VOTE ON THIS ON SATURDAY.
WHY IS PRITZKER SO ADAMANT THAT HE REMOVE ROBIN KELLY AND PUT HIS PREFERRED PERSON IN THERE?
>> WELL, HE CAME OUT PUBLICLY AND TODAY ENDORSED STATE REPRESENTATIVE LISA HERNANDEZ.
HE SAYS THAT THEY NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT A FEDERALLY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO IS FREE FROM FEDERAL RESTRAINTS ON RAISING CAMPAIGN CASH TO TAKE CHARGE OF THAT OPERATION, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAN RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS IT NEEDS TO WIN NOT ONLY ALL STATE-WIDE ELECTED OFFICES FROM GOVERNOR ON DOWN, BUT ALSO TWO SUPREME COURT RACES WHICH COULD DECIDE THE FATE OF ABORTION ACCESS IN ILLINOIS AND THEREFORE MUCH OF THE MIDWEST.
HE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF ROBIN KELLY BACK IN MARCH 2021 WHEN SHE BEAT MICHELLE SMITH -- MICHELLE HARRIS OF THE 8TH WARD.
AND HE IS TAKING ANOTHER RUN AT IT.
AND THIS TIME, HE HAS A FULL COURT PRESS GOING AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT HE IS THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S BIGGEST DONOR, AND THAT CARRIES A GOOD DEAL OF INFLUENCE.
>> YOU SAW LABOR GROUPS AGREE WITH PRITZKER AND BACK HIS CANDIDATE.
LET'S HEAR ROBIN KELLY'S RESPONSE >> WE HAVE IT TOGETHER.
WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
I'VE ONLY BEEN AROUND I WAS ELECTED 16 MONTHS AGO WE HAD AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THREE MONTHS AFTER THAT.
WE ARE PUTTING A FOUNDATION IN PLACE.
>> SHE IS SAYING WE HAVE BEEN RAISING MONEY AND PUTTING A FOUNDATION IN PLACE.
I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE THAT LONG AND THE FORCES THAT SUPPORT CONGRESSMAN KELLY, HANNAH MEISEL, THEY CRITICIZE THE FACT THAT PRITZKER WANTS TO GO WITH LISA HERNANDEZ WHO WAS SEEN AS A MADIGAN ACOLYTE IN THE PAST.
IS THAT FAIR?
>> I THINK IT'S HARD TO SAY.
IN A LOT OF WAYS FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE MADIGAN WHO WAS CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR YEARS AND YEARS, IN HIS ABSENCE IT'S HARD TO -- THE CRITICISM DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH PUNCH AS IT USED TO.
AND LISA HERNANDEZ SHE HANDLED THE REDISTRICTING FIGHT FOR THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ALL OF 2021.
SHE IS SEEN AS AN EMERGING LEADER.
SHE MAKES -- I THINK THAT THOSE WHO SUPPORT CONGRESSWOMAN KELLY INCLUDING DICK DURBIN, YOU KNOW, THEY WON THE FIGHT LAST YEAR BUT ONLY BARELY.
AND IN THE FIGHT TO TAKEOVER IN MARCH 2021, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF RESERVATIONS ABOUT A SITTING CONGRESSWOMAN AS HEATHER SAID BEING ELECTED BECAUSE YOU CANNOT RAISE THAT MONEY.
BUT -- >> BECAUSE OF FEDERAL LAWS.
FEDERAL LAWS LIMITING WHAT SHE CAN DO OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL RACES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEWS OF LIGHTFOOT PROPOSING A DOME OVER SOLDIER FIELD HERE IS A LITTLE BIT WHAT THE MAYOR HAD TO SAY ON MONDAY >> I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT HOPEFULLY THE BEARS WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A OVERWHELMINGLY COMPELLING FINANCIAL CASE FOR THEM TO STAY IN CHICAGO.
>> THIS COULD COST BETWEEN 900 MILLION AND $2.2 BILLION WE KNOW IT WILL COST MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE THOSE THINGS ALWAYS DO.
HEATHER CHERONE ARE YOU AS CONFIDENT AS THE MAYOR IS THIS IS GOING TO PERK THE BEARS' INTEREST AND KEEP THEM FROM GOING TO ARLINGTON >> I HAVE NOT TALKED TO ANYONE BESIDES THE MAYOR THAT THINKS THE BEARS ARE GOING TO TAKE THE PROPOSAL SERIOUSLY.
ONE THEY ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO ONLY NEGOTIATE WITH THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RACETRACK OWNERS AND MAKE THAT DEAL FINALIZED THEY HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2023 TO MAKE THAT DEAL.
AND IT'S REALLY UNCLEAR WHAT COULD GET THE BEARS TO SORT OF DROP THOSE PLANS AND COME BACK TO THE CITY TO EXPLORE THESE -- IT'S ALSO UNCLEAR ABOUT HOW MUCH TAXPAYER MONEY THE MAYOR IS WILLING TO SUPPORT TOWARD THIS PROJECT.
AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, PARIS, THE CITY IS STILL PAYING OFF THE 2003 RENOVATION OF SOLDIER FIELD.
THERE'S $400 MILLION STILL DUE ON THAT TAB.
I'M NOT CLEAR HOW ANOTHER TAXPAYER SUBSIDY FOR SOLDIER FIELD GETS THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL OR PASSES MUSTER WITH THE PUBLIC.
>> 30 YEARS OF PAYING FOR THAT CURRENT SOLDIER FIELD REHAB.
HEATHER IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP BY A FEW STADIUM EXPERTS THE BEST PITCH FOR THE BEARS WOULD BE TO SAY HERE IS A PLOT OF LAND GO BUILD WHATEVER YOU WANT ON IT FROM SCRATCH.
IS THERE ANY NOTION THAT IS AN OPTION THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT?
>> THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT IS SHE IS INTERESTED IN ANOTHER LOCATION FOR THE BEARS.
IN PART BECAUSE THE MAYOR WANTS TO REACTIVATE AT THAT TIME MUSEUM CAMPUS.
SHE SEES THAT AS AN UNDERUTILIZED JEWEL IN THE CITY'S CROWN.
SHE WANTS IT TO BE EASIER TO GET THERE FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND WANTS THAT TO BE A YEAR-ROUND ATTRACTION.
WHICH IS SOMETHING SHE ALSO WANTS FOR SOLDIER FIELD.
IT'S JUST NOT CLEAR WHO WOULD ANCHOR SOLDIER FIELD AS A TENANT IF IT WASN'T THE BEARS.
AND THERE'S THE CHICAGO FIRE BUT YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SOCCER ISN'T QUITE AS POPULAR AS BELOVED BEARS.
>> I HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS OTHER ISSUE.
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT IS BLOCKING THE CREATION OF A POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD THAT SHE CALLED FOR WHEN HEAD OF MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE.
WHY IS SHE BLOCKING THIS NOW?
>> WE ARE NOT SURE.
SHE HAS HAD MORE THAN TWO MONTHS TO REVIEW THE 14 NOMINEES SELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE ON AN INTERIM COMMISSION BEFORE THE FIRST ELECTED OFFICIALS TAKE PART IN THIS COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD.
SHE SAYS SHE IS STILL WORKING THROUGH VETTING THE OFFICIALS.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS ORDINANCE WHICH WAS PASSED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, EVERY SINGLE DEADLINE IN IT HAS BEEN MISSED AT A TIME WHEN YOU AND I HAVE COVERED AGAIN AND AGAIN, MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AND SCANDALS IN THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH THIS COMMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO SOLVE.
>> WE KNOW YOU WILL KEEP FOLLOWING THIS.
OUR THANKS TO HEATHER CHERONE AND HANNAH MEISEL THANK YOU FOR JOINING US >> UP NEXT, WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WORKERS' RIGHTS IN DANGEROUS HEAT.
THAT IS A CONVERSATION THAT AIRED ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES" WITH GUEST ALEX HERNANDEZ OF UNIVISION.
BUT FIRST, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.
>> AS WE HEAD TOWARDS SUMMER'S PEAK AND TEMPERATURES REACH ABOVE 90s, PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTDOORS ARE INCREASINGLY AT RISK OF OVERHEATING AND NOT ONLY FARM WORKERS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, THIS WEEK IN ARIZONA A U.P.S.
DRIVER WAS CAUGHT ON A SECURITY CAMERA COLLAPSING FROM THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ILLNESS AFTER SPENDING HOURS IN HIS HOT VAN.
JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ARE NIK THEODORE PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF URBAN PLANNING AND POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO.
MAGGIE RIVERA, PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
OF THE ILLINOIS MIGRANT COUNCIL.
AND BOGDAN CATALIN SUPERVISOR IN THE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS UNIT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION CHICAGO OFFICE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
AND I WILL START WITH YOU MAGGIE GO, HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM FOR HEAT STRESS WORKERS FOR FARM WORKERS IN ILLINOIS?
>> IT'S A PROBLEM FOR THE FARM WORKERS WORKING ON THE FARMS WHEN THE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 100.
PARTICULARLY HERE IN THE MIDWEST, YOU ADD THE MOISTURE INTO IT SO IT BECOMES VERY UNBEARABLE.
SO IT IS A HEALTH PROBLEM FOR OUR FARM WORKERS.
>> WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT STRESS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR IN THEMSELVES AND OTHERS?
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HEAT AFFECTS ALL OF US REGARDLESS OF AGE WHETHER WE WORK INDOORS OR OUTDOORS.
SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS CAN BE MILD AND REVERSIBLE AND SOME CAN BE SEVERE.
FATALLY EVEN.
THEY CAN RANGE FROM HEAT RASH RED DOTS ON YOUR ARM, TO FAINTING, TO FATIGUE, DIZZINESS AND VOMITING TO HEAT STROKE WHICH IS FATAL.
AND BEGINS WITH CONFUSION, SLURRED SPEECH, SEIZURES AND VERY HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE.
>> NIK THEODORE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE THE JOB CATEGORIES ARE AT RISK FOR HEAT STRESS?
AND WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE TYPICALLY WORK IN THESE PROFESSIONS?
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OCCUPATIONS INDOORS AND OUTDOORS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO HEAT STRESS AND HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.
INDOOR LIKE FACTORY WORKERS AND WAREHOUSES, BAKERIES AND LAUNDRIES.
OUTDOOR WORK LIKE AGRICULTURAL WORK, CONSTRUCTION WORK, LANDSCAPING ALL OF THESE POTENTIALLY ENCOUNTER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PUT WORKERS AT RISK.
>> AND SPEAKING NOW, ABOUT EMPLOYERS WHAT ARE THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE WORKERS WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN THE HEAT?
>> SURE.
EMPLOYERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY AND SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT REGARDLESS OF THE WORKPLACE EXPOSURES.
OSHA'S MESSAGE IS SIMPLE: WATER, REST, SHADE.
EMPLOYERS SHOULD ENCOURAGE WORKERS TO DRINK WATER FREQUENTLY.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN SHADE OR AIR-CONDITIONED BREAK ROOMS.
HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN READY TO RESPOND WHEN A WORKER SHOWS SIGNS OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.
ALLOW THEM TO BUILD TOLERANCE FOR WORKING IN HEAT ESPECIALLY NEW EMPLOYEES OR THOSE RETURNING FROM BREAKS.
AND CERTAINLY KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH THE WEATHER FORECAST TO ADJUST WHEN POSSIBLE THE INTENDED WORK SCHEDULE.
SUCH AS STARTING EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN IT'S COOLER.
AND NOT TO FORGET TRAINING TRAINING WORKERS ON THE HAZARD OF HEAT EXPOSURE AND HOW TO PREVENT SUCH ILLNESSES.
>> WE SPOKE WITH LETICIA MARTINEZ WITH THE ILLINOIS MIGRANT COUNCIL WHO CONDUCTS HEAT SAFETY TRAINING FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
MOST EMPLOYERS SHE DEALS WITH WANT TO INSURE SAFETY FOR THE WORKERS, THE WORKERS DON'T ALWAYS FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING THEY NEED TO TAKE A BREAK.
LET'S LISTEN.
>> ESPECIALLY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NEW AND IT'S THEIR FIRST YEAR DOING THE FIELD OR THE WORK OR THE FARM LABOR, SO WHEN IT'S THEIR FIRST YEAR THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH EVERYTHING.
AND THEY THINK THAT IF THEY SPEAK OUT THEY MIGHT LOSE THEIR JOB OR MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE.
THEY WILL NOT.
BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY BELIEVE SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT KNOWS THE SIGNS AND CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN RELATE TO THE EMPLOYER BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIERS.
>> MAGGIE WHAT IS THE IMC DOING TO HELP WORKERS FEEL COMFORTABLE ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES?
>> WELL, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, LITERALLY SINCE OUR EXISTENCE WE HAVE BEEN GOING OUT TO THE CAMPS WHERE WE ACTUALLY BRING OUR TEAM MEMBERS LIKE LETICIA MARTINEZ AND WE HAVE THEY ARE TRAINED BY A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CALLED AFAP AND WE HAVE SEVERAL TEAM MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT WE ACTUALLY PARTNER WITH THE GROWERS AND WE GO OUT TO THE FIELDS.
AND BRING THIS EDUCATION TO THE WORKERS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT >> YOU'VE STUDIED HEAT STRESS ON WORKERS CAN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU FOUND AND ARE THERE SIMILAR PATTERNS HERE?
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE FINDING A NUMBER OF OUR STUDIES IS THAT WORKERS IN A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES ARE FEELING A LOT OF PRESSURE TO KEEP ON WORKING REGARDLESS OF CONDITIONS.
THE DELIVERY DRIVER, THAT IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT ENOUGH ROUTES ARE BEING RUN ON THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER THAT IS FEELING THE PRESSURE TO COMPLETE A JOB.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHICAGO AREA, WE HAD AN EARLY JUNE HEAT EPISODE WHERE THE HEAT INDICES IN CHICAGO WERE ABOVE 105 AND IN THE OUTLYING AREAS CLOSER TO 110, 115.
FOR THOSE WORKERS WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR POURING FOUNDATIONS OR DOING CEMENT WORK THE TEMPERATURE THEY ARE FACING COULD BE 10-15° HOTTER.
THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE TO GET THE WORK DONE AND TOO OFTEN WORKERS ARE NOT GETTING THE BREAKS, THE WATER AND THE BASIC PROTECTIONS THAT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM GETTING HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.
>> MAGGIE IF A WORKER BELIEVES THEY ARE WORKING IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS, WHAT CAN THEY DO?
>> THEY CAN CONTACT US AND PROVIDE US WITH THE INFORMATION OR LET US KNOW CONFIDENTIALLY WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE HAVE OVER THE YEARS BEEN ABLE TO BUILD A VERY CLOSE RAPPORT WITH A LOT OF THE FARM WORKERS SO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE IN KNOWING THAT IF THEY CALL US THEY ARE NOT ONLY GOING TO GET THE HELP BUT THEY ARE GOING TO GET THEIR ISSUES RESOLVED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF BACK SLASH AGAINST THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE LESS THAN A MINUTE.
BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU BOTH ABOUT THE OSHA THAT PUT A NEW PROGRAM INTO PLACE THIS YEAR.
THE NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM ON HEAT.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT ITS GOALS ARE?
30 SECONDS.
>> CERTAINLY.
IT'S IN EFFECT SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
AND IT CONTAINS BOTH ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE ELEMENTS AND IT ESTABLISHES HEAT PRIORITIES DAYS WHEN THE HEAT INDEX IS ABOVE 80° FAHRENHEIT THAT IS WHEN OUR COMPLIANCE OFFICERS WILL GO OUT AND ENGAGE IN OUTREACH OR TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE WITH EMPLOYERS.
>> WELL, I THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
NIK THEODORE, MAGGIE RIVERA AND BOGDAN CATALIN THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BACK WITH MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>> HOOPS IN THE HOOD IS TAKING OVER THE STREETS OF CHICAGO BY BRINGING KIDS AND TEENS TOGETHER TO PLAY BASKETBALL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BACKYARDS.
"CHICAGO TONIGHT'S" JOANNA HERNANDEZ LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE MISSION BEHIND THE PROGRAM AND THE LEADERS WHO ARE DRIVEN TO MAKE A CHANGE.
>> AT THE CENTER ON THE FAR SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO YOUNG HOOPERS COME TOGETHER TO PLAY BALL.
IT'S COACHED DARRELLE BANKS FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING IN HOOPS IN THE HOOD.
>> I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING COACHES MENTORS WHO INSTILLED IN ME VALUABLE THINGS AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO MATRICULATE AND BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT.
AND BASKETBALL HAPPEN TO BE THE AVENUE FOR ME.
>> DARRELLE BANKS GREW UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND IS ONE OF MANY COMMUNITY LEADERS TAKING PART IN THE BASKETBALL CAMP >> MY JOB IS TRYING TO GET THEM TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COHESIVENESS BETWEEN LIFE AND BASKETBALL.
BECAUSE THEY GO HAND IN HAND.
>> HOOPS IN THE HOOD IS AN INITIATIVE THAT STARTED IN 2006.
AIMED AT PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT HIGHLIGHTS A LOT OF THE REALLY AMAZING THINGS THAT GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE DOING.
YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BAD THINGS.
THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY.
>> ALEX ANAYA IS A COACH AND PROGRAM OFFICER AT LOCAL INITIATIVE SUPPORT CORPORATION.
KNOWN ASLISTIC.
HE RUNS A LEAGUE IN PILSEN >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS ABOUT HOOPS IN THE HOOD A LOT OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT OCCURS, OCCURS OUTSIDE.
WE ARE INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND BE PART SO THEY CAN SEE THAT THE YOUTH ARE DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE.
>> EVERY YEAR, THEY PARTNER WITH 17 NEIGHBORHOODS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THOSE COMMUNITIES TO HOST SUMMER LEAGUES WHERE HUNDREDS OF KIDS TAKE PART.
ALEX ANAYA SAYS THE PROGRAM GOES BEYOND LEARNING BASKETBALL SKILLS >> KEEPING KIDS SAFE AND OUT OF TROUBLE YOU ARE SAVING LIVES WHILE YOU HAVE THEM IN THE GYM YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR MINDSET ABOUT FORT INCLUDING ACT ASSEMBLYICS, ATHLETICS, THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND COMMUNICATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL.
>> WHETHER IT IS A LOCAL GYM OR OUTSIDE COURT PARTICIPANTS ARE GOING THROUGH DRILLS >> AS FAR AS I CAME HERE TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
>> OTHER PARTICIPANTS LIKE 10-YEAR-OLD SOFIA KHAN SAYS SHE HAS HER EYES ON IMPROVING HER SKILLS FOR THE BIG LEAGUE ONE DAY >> I WANT TO BE THE FIRST GIRL TO PLAY ACTUAL GAMES IN THE NBA.
TO SHOW THAT OTHER GIRLS THAT IT'S POSSIBLE.
>> AND THE PROGRAM ONLY HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER BUT COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE WORKING TO HAVE CAMPS LIKE THIS RUN ALL YEAR LONG >> IF WE CAN HAVE THIS YEAR-ROUND I THINK WE CAN DIRECTLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON VIOLENCE.
I THINK WE WILL HELP REDUCE VIOLENCE.
>> FOR BANKS, COACHING KIDS GIVES HIM AN OUTLET TO GIVE BACK AND SAYS IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BOYS AND GIRLS DEVELOP GOALS ON AND OFF THE COURT.
I WOULD TELL HIM OR HER NOT BE SO HUNG ON WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU AND CHANGE YOUR MINDSET.
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