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

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

>> I AM PARIS SCHUTZ .

THE MAYOR HAS A TRANSITION REPORT, WHAT IS IN IT .

>> HOW CHICAGO HANDLED MAJOR FLOODING.

>> WE WANT HER TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>>> EMPLOYEES OF RICHARD IRVIN'S GIRLFRIEND CLAIMED SHE TOOK WEEKS OF PAY AWAY FROM THEM.

>>> GOODMAN THEATER REIMAGINED, WITH "TOMMY."

>>> LOCAL AND NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS ARE COMING IN DEFENSE OF A CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHO WAS FIRED.

THEY SAY THE FORMER PRINCIPAL WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY CALLED A QUESTIONABLE INVESTIGATION FROM CPU.

THEY WERE REMOVED AFTER AN INVESTIGATION SUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM, BUT THE SPECIFICS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC.

BEN CRUMP SAYS THE FIRING FITS A PATTERN OF ELIMINATING BLACK PRINCIPLES.

>> IF IT HAPPENS ONCE , IT IS AN INCIDENT.

IF IT HAPPENS TWICE, IT IS A COINCIDENCE.

BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS THREE TIMES , FOUR TIMES , FIVE TIMES , SIX TIMES , SEVEN TIMES, IT IS IN PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK PRINCIPLES .

>> DRIVERS WHOSE CAR WRONGFULLY TICKETED BY THE CITY COULD GET A REFUND IF LAWYERS ARE SUCCESSFUL.

A JUDGE CERTIFIED A CLASS ACTION CASE AGAINST THE CITY FOR VIOLATING ITS OWN MUNICIPAL CODE AGAINST TICKETING OVER $250.

THE GROUP IS ASKING A JUDGE TO ORDER THE CITY TO REFUND WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE ILLEGAL FINDS OF RESIDENTS IMPACTED.

>> WE HAVE THE CASE CERTIFIED AS A CLASS ACTION, MONEY FOR EVERYONE WHO WAS IMPACTED.

POTENTIALLY BEING IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

>>> MORE HELP RECOVERING FROM RECENT STORMS AND FLOODING.

A STATE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HIS OFFICE IS RECEIVING CALLS FROM OLDER RESIDENTS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HOT WATER FOR A WEEK .

WE NEED TO GET HOT WATER.

WE NEED PEOPLE TO FIX THESE HOT WATER TANKS WITH SUPPLIES SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET HOT WATER.

YOU CANNOT CLEAN OUT YOUR BASEMENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HOT WATER.

THIS IS A CRISIS , A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE IF WE DON'T CLEAN IT UP.

>> THEY PLAN TO REACH OUT TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR SUPPORT , AND CALLING ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST WITH CLEANUP AND REPAIRS.

WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE ON THE FLOODING IN A FEW SECONDS .

>>> ALL ABOARD THE COMMUTER RAIL.

>> METRO WILL REINSTATE SERVICE THROUGH ROCKFORD STARTING IN 2027 .

IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME COMMUTER RAILS HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 1981.

THEY WILL OFFER TWICE-DAILY ROUTES ON THE LINE THAT CURRENTLY RUNS TO ELDON.

>>> COMING UP, HOW CHICAGO HANDLES MAJOR FLOODING.

>>> FIRST, THE TRANSITION REPORT FROM MAJOR JOHNSON -- MAYOR JOHNSON.

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

THE JIM AND KAY MABIE FAMILY.

THE POLK BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> NEARLY 2 MONTHS AFTER TAKING OFFICE, BRANDON JOHNSON HAS A PUSH TO CHICAGO A MORE JUST AND VIBRANT CITY.

THE REPORT ENDORSES THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA LAID OUT BY JOHNSON DURING THE CAMPAIGN .

>> WE KNOW CHICAGO HAS PROBLEMS AND WE LIVE IN TROUBLED TIMES IN A DIVIDED NATION.

HOPE IS THERE .

WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO WORKING WITH MAJOR JOHNSON IN BUILDING BRIDGES REQUIRED TO REALIZE A MORE JUST AND INCLUSIVE CHICAGO.

>> HEATHER SHARON JOINS US WITH MORE.

THIS REPORT IS 133 PAGES LONG COMPRISED BY 400 PEOPLE.

GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS.

>> IT DOES GO THROUGH MUCH OF THE CAMPAIGN THAT BRANDON JOHNSON WAGED THIS SPRING , ENDORSING HIS CALL TO REOPEN A MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC.

IT ADDRESSES A PLAN TO TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY CENTERED AROUND SYSTEMS AS OPPOSED TO THE POLICE .

IT ENDORSES HIS CALL TO HIRE 200 MORE DETECTIVES .

THAT DOES NOT EMPHASIZE NEARLY 1000 VACANCIES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT , EMBLEMATIC OF THE NEW APPROACH JOHNSON IS TAKING .

>> HE ADDRESSED CRITICISM THAT THE REPORT IS OVERDUE, TWO MONTHS AFTER HE TOOK OFFICE.

>> FOR THOSE WHO ARE ASKING WHY IT TOOK SO LONG, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS AN EXPLANATION.

[ LAUGHTER ] IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO ARE WORTH THE TIME, THE EFFORT, AND TO FINALLY GET IT RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT FOR NO ONE ELSE BUT YOUNG PEOPLE .

>> FORMER MAYORS RELEASED THE REPORTS BEFORE THEY TOOK OFFICE .

>> JOHNSON TOOK OFFICE AFTER THE SHORTEST MAYORAL TRANSITION IN HISTORY , JUST 41 DAYS.

THE RUNOFF THAT HE WON WAS MORE CONTESTED THAN LORI LIGHTFOOT'S ELECTION.

AS YOU HEARD HIM SAY, THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT BROUGHT IN AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND THAT GIVES US A GLIMPSE INTO HOW HE INTENDS TO GOVERN.

>> JOHNSON DESCRIBED THIS AS A CULMINATION OF A DECADE-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE CHICAGO A MORE EQUITABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

WHAT ABOUT HOW HE PLANS TO GOVERN ?

>> HE SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT HE IS NOT A DICTATOR.

HE IS SAYING HIS ROLE IS ORGANIZER IN CHIEF, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND IMPLEMENTING THE BEST PLANS.

THIS TRANSITION REPORT IS A BLUEPRINT TO DO THAT.

HE MADE A POINT OF ACKNOWLEDGING MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE ON STAGE BEHIND HIM HELPED CREATE THE REPORT ARE PEOPLE WHO PROTESTED WILL RELY FOOT AND RAHM EMANUEL .

>> THANK YOU.

>>> YOU CAN READ HER FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE , WTTW.COM/NEWS .

>>> AFTER MONTHS OF DROUGHT , THE CHICAGO AREA HAS HAD A LOT OF RAIN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS , AS MUCH AS EIGHT INCHES FELL IN CERTAIN PARTS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MAJOR FLOODING.

WE SAW -- TO TELL US HOW THE STORM WATER IS MANAGED AND ABOUT HOW TO LET IT FLOW INTO LAKE MICHIGAN IS KEVIN FITZPATRICK, WITH THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO.

TELL OUR VIEWERS WHERE THE BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF RAINWATER AND STORMWATER WILL GO AFTER A STORM LIKE THIS?

>> EVENTUALLY, IT IS IN OUR DEEP TUNNEL SYSTEM, OR TREATED IN OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

WE DO PUMP IT BACK BEFORE IT GOES OUT TO THE WATERWAYS.

IT GOES SOUTH TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

HOW MUCH WATER , WE COMPLETELY FILLED UP THE RESERVOIRS.

WE COMPLETELY FILLED THE TUNNELS, 2.4 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER.

WE ARE RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY AND ONE OF THE LARGEST TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE WORLD.

WE ARE STILL CATCHING UP.

>> YOU ARE SITTING IN YOUR CAR ON YOUR WAY TO A COMMUNITY MEETING IN AUSTIN.

THE WEST SIDE , CICERO , HAS THE WORST FLOODING.

WHY WAS IT SO BAD THERE?

HOW HAVE CONDITIONS IMPROVED?

>> WE HAVE SEEN THIS LATELY IN THESE WEATHER PATTERNS.

IT IS A MICROBURST WHERE THE RAINSTORM SAT IN THIS AREA.

IN GENERAL , CHICAGO GOT 54 INCHES.

CICERO , THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO, GOT A LOT OF RAIN OVER 12 HOURS.

COMBINED WITH RAIN BEFORE AND AFTER , IT IS UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNTS AND SOMETHING DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH .

>> 8.9 INCHES OVER 12 HOURS.

THE DECISION TO REVERSE THE FLOW OF THE RIVER OUT INTO LAKE MICHIGAN, A DIFFICULT DECISION .

REMIND US WHAT GOES INTO THAT.

>> WE TRY TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF REVERSAL OF THE RIVER BACK INTO THE LAKE.

BECAUSE IT DOES BRING POLLUTED WATER INTO LAKE , A DRINKING WATER SOURCE .

WE TRY TO AVOID IT AT ALL COST.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT , IF WE CONTINUE -- WE HAVE THESE STORMS THAT BRING WATER, THEY WILL FILL OUR WATERWAYS AND COST TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF FLOODING.

MORE THAN WHAT WE SEE ALREADY.

WHEN THE RIVER IS ABOVE THE LAKE LEVEL, WE CAN OPEN UP THE LOCKS AND SEND IT TO THE LAKE SO IN THE CITY IT DOES NOT RISE FURTHER.

SOME PEOPLE ASK, CAN WE DO IT SOONER AND AVOID FLOODING?

WE CANNOT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE RIVER IS ABOVE THE LAKE TO ALLOW IT TO FLOW IN THAT DIRECTION.

IF WE DO IT TOO SOON, THE LAKEWOOD COME INTO THE RIVER AND WE WOULD EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM.

>> HOW DANGEROUS DOES IT MAKE THE WATER AND FOR HOW LONG?

>> IT BRINGS HUMAN WASTE AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN THE RIVER.

THE RIVER IS A LOT CLEANER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.

WHEN WE HAVE STORMS , THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND THE SUBURBS HAVE COMBINED SEWERS.

IT IS NOT ONLY STORMWATER, BUT SEWAGE.

IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO SWIM IN.

THAT IS WHY THE CITY GIVES BEACH ADVISORIES.

IT USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THAT TO DIE OFF.

IT DOES NOT LIKE TO BE IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

EVENTUALLY, IT DIES OFF AND WILL BE SAFE AGAIN.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE DEEP TUNNELS ON THE RESERVOIRS.

THEY ARE HUGE .

THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH FULL.

IS THE SYSTEM BUILT TO RECEIVE MORE AND IF NOT , WHAT HAPPENS ?

>> CURRENTLY, THE SYSTEM , THE RESERVOIR SYSTEM FILLS PROBABLY ONCE OR TWICE PER YEAR.

IT IS BIG, 3.5 BILLION GALLONS.

WE WILL ADD 6.5 BILLION GALLONS .

EVENTUALLY , WE WILL HAVE MORE STORAGE.

EVEN WHEN WE DO HAVE MORE STORAGE, THESE SEWERS THAT WERE BUILT IN CHICAGO AND THE SUBURBS ARE 100 YEARS OLD OR SO AND NOT MADE FOR THE STORMS WE SEE TODAY.

THE ONE WE SAW IN CICERO WAS A 100 AND 500 YEAR STORM.

>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> 100 YEAR STORM HAS A 1% CHANCE OF OCCURRING AND SHOULD ONLY HAPPEN ONCE IN 100 YEARS IN A PARTICULAR LOCATION.

A 500 YEAR STORM SHOULD ONLY HAPPEN ONCE IN 500 YEARS.

>> THAT IS AMAZING.

>> WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, WE ARE GETTING THESE STORMS MORE FREQUENTLY.

>> WE HAVE TO WRAP BUT THIS MAY BECOME A MORE COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND WE MAY HAVE YOU BACK ON TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING -- BEING WITH US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> BACK WITH MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> WHERE ARE WE GOING?

>> EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IN ACADEMICS OR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

>> WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>>> TWO FORMER EMPLOYEES IN AURORA SAY THEY WERE STIFF OUT OF WEEKS OF PAY.

WE HAVE REPORTED ON A COMPANY OWNED BY THE AURORA MAYOR'S GIRLFRIEND.

THAT COMPANY GOT A GRANT DESPITE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THE COMPANY MISREPRESENTED WHETHER IT HAD GOTTEN COVID FUNDING IN THE GRANT APPLICATION.

PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WORKED FOR THE FURNITURE COMPANY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT PAID.

WE ARE HERE WITH THE STORY.

>> THE PEOPLE SAY THEY MET THE AURORA MAYOR LATE LAST YEAR WHEN THEY INVITED HIM TO A RESTAURANT THAT THEY WERE PROMOTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

HIS GIRLFRIEND JOINED UP AND WENT TO THE FURNITURE STORE.

THEY SAY QUICKLY THAT THE TOP TURN TO HER LOOKING FOR HELP AT THE STORE AND BEYOND.

>> SHE BASICALLY SOLD US THE DREAM, PEOPLE COULD RUN HER STORE AND EITHER PARTNER WITH HER AND OPENING ANOTHER STORE , AND BASICALLY OWNING A FURNITURE STORE, BEING ABLE TO BRING OUR DAUGHTER TO WORK THAT SHE BROUGHT HER CHILDREN TO WORK.

>> THEY SAY THEY MADE A VERBAL AGREEMENT THEY WOULD EACH BE PAID $500 PER WEEK PLUS COMMISSION ON ANYTHING THEY SOLD.

>> HOW DID THE RELATIONSHIP SOUR?

>> THEY WERE PAID THE FIRST WEEK BUT THE SECOND WEEK THEY SAID SHE PAID $500 TO ONE AND THE OTHER $250 FROM A TRANSFER FROM ZELLE AN THAT IS ALL THEY GOT DESPITE WORKING FOR THE STORE FOR A MONTH FULL-TIME.

THEY ASKED FOR WEEKS WHEN THEY GOT PAID.

SHE PUT THEM OFF REPEATEDLY AND RESPONDED ANGRILY BEFORE TELLING THEM TO DROP THEIR TEE OFF AND STOP COMING IN.

>> CHRISTMAS TIME, WE DID NOT GET EVERYTHING WE WANTED TO GET FOR OUR DAUGHTER.

I REACHED OUT TO HER AND MY LANDLORD WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME A LATE FEE.

IT SEEMS LIKE SHE DID NOT CARE.

>> THERE WERE MESSAGES SHE SAID ABOUT THE ISSUE , THE MAYOR SAID THAT HE HAS TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATE TO GET INVOLVED.

>> DID THEY EVER GET PAID ?

>> THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT COMMENT BECAUSE IT IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

THROUGH A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, THERE WERE SUBPOENAS ASKING FOR A VARIETY OF RECORDS ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT .

WE LEARN FROM STATE RECORDS THAT THERE IS A MERELY $49,000 LIEN AGAINST THE COMPANY .

THEY SAID THERE WAS A NOTICE POSTED ON THE DOOR ONE DAY WHEN THEY SHOWED UP FOR WORK.

IT ALLEGES THERE WERE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO SAID FURNITURE WAS LATE, DAMAGED, OR THE PRICE KEPT CHANGING.

>> WHILE WE WERE WORKING THERE , WE SAW SO MANY ANGRY PEOPLE, PEOPLE SAYING THEY DID NOT GET THE FURNITURE THEY PAID FOR.

PEOPLE WAITING MONTHS FOR THEIR THINGS.

>> SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED IN A PUBLIC FACEBOOK POST ABOUT HER TIME WORKING AT THE FURNITURE STORE.

THE COMPANY HAS AN F RATING ON THE BBB WEBSITE WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND NEGATIVE REVIEWS.

>> PEOPLE FEARED BECAUSE SHE IS DATING THE MAYOR.

>> NOT ONLY ABOUT OUR PAYMENT BUT ALSO ABOUT JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE THAT WAS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THIS.

>> I SPOKE WITH CLARK BRIEFLY WHO SAID SHE COULD NOT COMMENT AND HER ATTORNEY WAS HANDLING EVERYTHING.

SHE SAID ANY CLAIMS ABOUT HER HER BUSINESS ARE NOT TRUE.

PAYMENTS FROM THE CITY OF AURORA GRANT PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON ARE BEING DELAYED A CITY STAFF SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF MISSING DOCUMENTATION FROM SEVERAL COMPANIES AND ALL THE APPLICATIONS ARE UNDER REVIEW.

>> GREAT REPORTING.

THANK YOU >>> NEXT, "TOMMY."

FIRST , A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

STAY WITH US.

FOR WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT 23?

PETE TOWNSEND WAS COMPOSING "TOMMY ."

THE ROCK OPERA THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A TRAUMATIZED BOY WHO GROWS UP TO BE A PINBALL WIZARD THOUGH DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND.

IT WON FIVE TONY AWARDS .

INCLUDING THAT DIRECTOR WHO IS REIMAGINING THE STAGE PRODUCTION.

THE PRODUCER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: AT AN ARCADE , AN ACTOR PLAYS PINBALL.

HE PORTRAYS TOMMY WALKER, A ROLE MADE FAMOUS BY ROGER DALTREY OF "THE WHO."

>> THE IDEA THAT THIS IS AN ICONIC PIECE IN THE WORLD OF ROCK 'N ROLL.

I CAME INTO THAT WITH ALL OF THAT.

TRYING TO SEE HOW COULD I BRING MYSELF INTO THIS.

♪ NO MATTER WHAT ROLE YOU DO, I PUT A PIECE OF MYSELF AND.

I WENT INTO THE ARCHIVES OF EVERY "WHO" PERFORMANCE I COULD FIND.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED, THEY PLAYED THE SONGS AT WOODSTOCK.

IT WAS MADE INTO A FILM IN THE 1970s BY DIRECTOR , KEN RUSSELL.

A TONY AWARD-WINNING ROCK MUSICAL IN 1993 .

A PROJECT THAT HAS NEVER GONE AWAY IN THE 55 YEARS SINCE PETE TOWNSEND WROTE IT.

>> YOU USE THOSE PROJECTS AS A LENS TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN LIFE AND TIMES.

PETE VISITED BEFORE COVID AND TALKED ABOUT THIS.

HE AND I AGREED THAT THE WORLD HAS CAUGHT UP WITH TOMMY WALKER.

EVERYBODY IS STARING INTO A MIRROR.

THERE IS A TENDENCY FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO ESCAPE INSIDE THEMSELVES.

>> THEY CAME TO THE GOODMAN THEATRE AFTER COVID .

THE NEW PRODUCTION IS A SENSORY EXPLOSION THAT PUTS AN EMPHASIS ON MOVEMENT AND MODERN DANCE.

>> I COULD LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THE CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT OVER CHOREOGRAPHING.

THERE IS A PERSON AT THE CENTER OF IT.

THEY ARE STANDING STILL.

♪ >> WE GET TO SEE THE CHARACTER THAT HAS SHUNNED THE WORLD AND EXISTENCE , HAS GONE INTERNAL.

THE COOL THING FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT , MY BODY , UNDERSTANDING TOUCH.

>> IT IS EXHILARATING.

YOU ARE DANCING ALL NIGHT LONG.

IT IS A PROFOUND STORY.

♪ >> "TOMMY" REJECTS EXISTENCE AS WE KNOW IT.

HE IS THE ANTIHERO.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE PARALLELS TO HIS GENERATION AND GENERATION Z, AND THEIR ATTEMPT TO REDEFINE VALUES.

AND ENCOURAGE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS , PERHAPS SENSITIVITY AND GENEROSITY, MAYBE WE HAVE TO BE MORE GENEROUS WITH EACH OTHER.

>> I SAW IT AND IT IS AMAZING.

IT IS ON STAGE AT GOODMAN THEATRE THROUGH AUGUST 6th.

BACK TO YOU.

>>> A RINGING ENDORSEMENT FROM PARIS SCHUTZ .

>>> CHICAGO HAS SEEN 10,000 MIGRANTS ARRIVE SINCE LAST FALL BUT CITY OFFICIALS SAY NOT ENOUGH FEDERAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE MIGRANTS.

CHUY GARCIA SAT DOWN WITH US .

HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK OF THAT SITUATION.

>> I THINK MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON IS TAKING THE CORRECT POSITION IN MAINTAINING THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF BEING A WELCOMING CITY TO PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER.

THE CITY HAS NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH MONEY.

NOT ENOUGH FOR FOOD, SHELTER , OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES.

WE ARE WORKING IN WASHINGTON TO GET MORE MONEY TO CHICAGO FROM FEMA , THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND IT IS NEEDED AND WARRANTED .

OTHER CITIES ARE IMPACTED, LIKE NEW YORK.

>> CALIFORNIA AS WELL , THEY ARE GETTING MIGRANTS AND DEALING WITH THAT AS WELL.

WHAT CAN ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVES LIKE YOURSELF BE DOING TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

>> WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE WHITE HOUSE TO ACT, TO GET FEMA TO RECOGNIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND RESPOND .

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I AM WRITING A LETTER WITH 20 SIGNATORIES TO THE WHITE HOUSE THIS WEEK ASKING THE PRESIDENT TO EXTEND EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION , NOT JUST FOR THE RECENT ARRIVALS, BUT TO OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE IN CHICAGO FOR DECADES , PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK, THEN , WHEN THE ECONOMY IS BEGGING FOR ADDITIONAL WORKERS COMP IT ADVANCES OUR ECONOMIC INTEREST AND IS GOOD FOR THE MIGRANTS AND IS LESS OF A BURDEN ON GOVERNMENT.

>> YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL CONVERSATION TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5:30 ON CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINA VOICES.

>> THAT IS OUR SHOW.

I AM PARIS SCHUTZ .

>> I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ROBERT A. CLIFFORD AND CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES A PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM