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

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

>> PARIS SCHUTZ HAS THE EVENING OFF.

>> ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN OFFICE, SECRETARY OF STATE JESSE WHITE IS RETIRING.

TONIGHT, WE HEAR FROM THE TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES VYING FOR HIS JOB.

>> WE COULD HAVE LEFT BUT WE FIGURED OUR WORK WAS NOT DONE YET.

>> TEACHING FARMING AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES IN FULLER PARK.

WE WILL HAVE A LIVE REPORT.

>> A TORNADO AND EXTREME HEAT.

WE BREAKDOWN THIS WEEK'S EXTREME WEATHER WITH A SCIENTIST.

>> CHICAGO'S FACING A LIFEGUARD SHORTAGE HOW THE PARK DISTRICT IS UPPING ITS RECRUITING GAME.

>> I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A BLACK SHOW IT IS AN AMERICAN SHOW.

>> COMMEMORATING 400 YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY IN THE MUSICAL 1619, THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE.

>> I AM IN FULLER PARK AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

NOW, DESPITE BEING YOUR CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SMALLEST AND POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO IT'S HOPING TO PROSPER WITH INVESTMENTS FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS.

WE SPEAK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND LEADERS WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

FIRST, I SEND IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SEE YOU SOON.

>> AND NOW TOP STORIES... FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS ALLEGED TO HAVE REPEATEDLY PRESSURED VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE TO ILLEGALLY OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS.

TESTIFYING TODAY BEFORE THE COMPETITIONAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK, TRUMP PUSHED PENCE TO OVERTURN THE RESULT DESPITE BEING TOLD SUCH ACTION WOULD HAVE VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTION.

>> THE VICE-PRESIDENT'S FIRST INSTINCT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT ANYONE PERSON PARTICULARLY THE VICE-PRESIDENT WHO IS ON THE TICKET AND HAS A VESTED OUTCOME IN THE ELECTION COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE IT BY REJECTING ELECTORS OR TO DECISIVELY ALTER THE OUTCOME BY SUSPENDING THE JOINT SESSION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET A DIFFERENT OUTCOME FROM STATE LEGISLATURES.

>> THE FORMER PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED HE WILL BE HOLDING A SAVE AMERICA RALLY THIS MONTH.

HE WILL BE AT THE ADAMS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS TO SUPPORT MARY MILLER WHO FACES CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR THE NEWLY DRAWN 15TH DISTRICT.

>> CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED MISCONDUCT FACE INCONSISTENT AND UNFAIR DISCIPLINE ACCORDING TO AN AUDIT RELEASED BY THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

OFFICERS ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT ARE INVESTIGATED BY THE CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, KNOWN AS COPA 0 OR THE BUREAU OF INTERM AFFAIRS.

THE POLICE BOARD DETERMINES THE PUBLIC INISH AND WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT DISAGREES WITH C.O.P.A.

'S RECOMMENDED PUNISHMENT.

DEBORAH WITZBURG CALLS THE PROCESS UNPREDICTABLE AND RISKS ARBITRARY OUTCOMES.

>> WALGREENS CUSTOMERS MAYBE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN A DRUG TRIAL.

THE CHAIN ANNOUNCED IT'S LAUNCHING A NEW CLINICAL TRIALS BUSINESS TO MINE THE ARRAY OF CONSUMER AND PATIENT DATA TO MATCH CUSTOMERS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES FOR DRUG TRIALS.

WALGREENS SAYS IT WILL ENABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO GET MORE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS SINCE CURRENTLY PARTICIPANTS IN CLINICAL TRIALS ARE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY WHITE.

>> UP NEXT, AMANDA VINICKY SITS DOWN WITH THE TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES VYING TO BECOME ILLINOIS' SECRETARY OF STATE.

STAY WITH US.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 23 YEARS THERE WILL BE A NEW SECRETARY OF STATE IN ILLINOIS COME NOVEMBER.

DEMOCRAT JESSE WHITE HAS BEEN IN OFFICE AND OFTEN THE TOP VOTE GETTER OF ANYONE ON THE ILLINOIS BALLOT SINCE 1999.

HIS RETIREMENT HAS A LOT OF CANDIDATES EAGER TO TAKEOVER INCLUDING THE TWO REPUBLICANS WITH US TONIGHT.

JOINING US ARE ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DAN BRADY AND FORMER LOCAL AND FEDERAL PROSECUTOR JOHN MILHISER SINCE HIS TERM AS U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ENDED LAST YEAR HE HAS TAKEN UP TEACHING.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>> YOU AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVE BRADY BOTH TALKED ABOUT UPDATING MOTOR VEHICLE CENTERS.

THESE ARE REFERRED TO AS DMV'S.

SPECIFICALLY HOW WOULD YOU UPDATE THEM?

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

I'M RUNNING BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS DESERVE LEADERS THEY CAN TRUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT STATE GOVERNMENT IN ILLINOIS ONE OF THE FEW OFFICIALS THAT PEOPLE TRUSTED WAS JESSE WHITE AND HE IS LEAVING.

IT'S IMPORTANT THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE BE A PUBLIC SERVANT AND SOMEONE PEOPLE CAN TRUST AND MOVE THAT OFFICE FORWARD.

I WAS FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH JESSE WHITE'S OFFICE AND ONE THING WE CAN DO YOU MENTIONED MODERNIZING THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY.

>> HOW?

>> ONE IS MODERNIZING THE OFFICE TECHNOLOGY WISE.

WHEN YOU GO ON-LINE, YOU CAN GET THE SERVICES YOU NEED.

A STREAMLINED PROCESS.

YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED ON-LINE.

THAT IS WHAT WE NEED.

IT IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENCY.

BUT IT IS NOT JUST THE DMV.

THERE ARE 21 DEPARTMENTS 4,000 EMPLOYEES AND THE OFFICE NEEDS A PUBLIC SERVANT NOT ACAREER POLITICIAN IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE IS SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO THE JOB DAY ONE.

>> THAT SAME QUESTION TO YOU REPRESENTATIVE BRADY YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE LAST TIME I HAD TO RENEW MY DRIVER'S LICENSE.

IT WAS ALL RIGHT WHEN I GOT THERE BUT CONFUSING.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO UPDATE DMV'S OR THE WEBSITE?

>> THANK YOU NICE TO BE WITH YOU.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE THAT TOUCHES MORE LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS AND RESIDENTS THAN ANY OTHER IN CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT OF OUR STATE.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WOULD BE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISIONS IS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY STAFFED IN YEARS.

AND YOU HAVE TO START WITH AT THAT TIME.

ALSO HAVE TO START WITH CROSS-TRAIN OF EMPLOYEES SO THE EMPLOYEES KNOW OTHER OPERATIONS.

WHEN YOU COME IN YOU DON'T GET TOLD, I DON'T KNOW THAT, AND SHE IS NOT HERE TODAY COME BACK LATER THAT IS ONE AREA SPECIFICALLY.

AND THE LARGEST OFFICE THAT TOUCHES MORE LIVES AND RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MANY THINGS OTHER THAN DRIVER'S SERVICES.

HOWEVER THAT IS WHAT TOUCHES MOST PEOPLE'S LIVES.

ONE OF THE AREAS MODERNIZING DIGITAL ALL OTHER AREAS WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY.

WHILE WE PROTECT PEOPLE'S IDENTITY AND REMEMBERING THOSE WHO ARE NOT SO TECHNOLOGY SAVVY.

>> IT'S 2022, WOULD YOU MOVE TO YES OR NO HERE, DIGITIZED VEHICLE TITLES?

>> I DON'T THINK SO DIGITAL TITLES.

I MOVE TO DIGITAL TITLES.

WE WOULD DO THAT LIKE E TITLING THAT FLORIDA DOES.

WHETHER IT'S TRUCKS, CARS, WE HAVE A PROBLEM I'VE BEEN TALKING TO AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND TRUCK ASSOCIATIONS AND THOSE TITLES SIT IN BOXES TAKING WEEKS UPON WEEKS IF NOT LONGER.

WE COULD E TITLE THE SERVICES AND MOVE THOSE TO THE LIEN HOLD HERS WHERE THE TITLES BELONG.

>> DRIVER'S LICENSES?

>> LOOK AT DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSES THAT NEEDS TO BE, I THINK THOROUGHLY VETTED MORE.

>> HOW ABOUT YOU?

ON EACH OF THOSE TITLES, VEHICLE TITLES?

>> FOR SURE TITLES.

I'VE TALKED TO DEALERS AND THEY HAVE TO WALK THOSE ACTUAL PAPERS WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WE NEED TO UPDATE THE OFFICE TO SCAN THAT IN.

I THINK IF WE CAN DO IT SAFELY WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.

AND OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO AS LONG AS WE CAN DO THEM SAFELY AND THE POINT OF UPDATING TECHNOLOGY IS TO MAKE LIVES OF ILLINOIS CITIZENS BETTER AND EASIER.

AND AGAIN AS DAN POINTED OUT, THIS IS THE OFFICE THAT TOUCHED MORE PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS THAN ANY OTHER OFFICE.

IN ALL 102 COUNTIES WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AND SAFELY PROVIDED AT A HIGH LEVEL.

>> WHAT WAS YOUR LAST EXPERIENCE GOING TO RENEW YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE?

>> MOVED TO ILLINOIS 28 YEARS AGO TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE THE OFFICE LOOKS SIMILAR NOW AS IT DID 28 YEARS AGO.

WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE AND UPDATE THE ON-LINE EXPERIENCE.

WHEN DAN TALKS ABOUT BRINGING IN MORE STAFF INTO THE OFFICE IF WE UPDATE TECHNOLOGY AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE STAFF IN THE OFFICE.

I DON'T THINK GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE IMMUNE FROM DOWNSIZING TO SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

I THINK I WOULD GO IN AND AUDIT THE OFFICE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WELL AND WHAT THEY ARE NOT DOING WELL AND FIND WAYS TO SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY.

REDUCE THE FEES.

THEY ARE WAY TOO HIGH.

>> WHAT FEES?

>> THE FEES FOR TRAILER FEES OR CAR FEES AND LICENSE FEES?

>> THE FEES PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> IF WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO FUND THAT AND WHY ARE THE STATES AROUND US SO MUCH LOWER?

THERE'S WAYS WE CAN SAVE MONEY AND AS SECRETARY OF STATE I WILL WORK WITH THE FOLKS AT THE CAPITOL TO SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY.

>> REPRESENTATIVE BRADY?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE LEGISLATURE TALK ABOUT FEES WE DID REDUCE THE TRAILER FEES AFTER IT WAS PASSED.

WE CAN DO MORE OF THAT.

AND TALK ABOUT THE SERVICES IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.

I SAID THIS OFFICE TOUCHES MORE LIVES DAILY LIVES THAN ANY OTHER OFFICE.

THEY DO THAT IN DRIVER'S SERVICES.

WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE THOSE SERVICES AND THAT MEANS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE STAFF THERE.

4,000 PEOPLE IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.

WE CAN FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTO THOSE FACILITIES TO SERVE THE TAXPAYERS WHO ARE PAYING TAXES FOR SERVICES THEY ARE NOT GETTING.

>> QUICK EXPERIENCES ON YOUR PART STORY YOU WANT TO TELL?

>> I WILL SAY THIS.

MY SON, TOM WHO TURNED 21, HE GOT A RENEWAL PROCESS LOOKING AT THAT ON-LINE.

JOHN AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND THAT IS GREAT.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE SERVICE ITSELF WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THOSE EMPLOYEES ALSO THAT SPOT ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING -- WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT CONSIDERATION AND LOOK AT THE OFFICES AND WHEN I SAT ON THE COMMITTEE OF THE BUDGET I LIKE TO TALK TO THE EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE GOOD IDEAS HOW TO STREAMLINE AND IMPROVE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FRONTLINES.

REAL QUICK, AS FAR AS THE OFFICES AROUND THE STATE THIS IS AN OFFICE THAT IS IN ALL 102 COUNTIES.

AS I TRAVEL IN THE CAMPAIGN SOME PEOPLE LOVE THEIR DMV.

BON COUNTY WE HAVE A GREAT DMV I GET IN AND OUT QUICKLY.

AND I GO TO OTHER COUNTIES THEY HAVE TO WAIT HOURS.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE'S UNIFORM EFFICIENTTY.

>> A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE IN SOME OF THE MORE POPULATED AREAS OF THE STATE.

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S UNIFORM AND PROVIDED EFFECTIVELY TO EVERYONE IN ILLINOIS.

>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ACROSS THE STATE THERE'S 96 FACILITIES ALL HAVE DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT OPERATE.

HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THAT STREAMLINE THAT IS IMPORTANT.

AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE OWNS THREE FACILITIES.

WE SPEND ALMOST OVER $10 MILLION IN LEASES ALONE THAT I THINK BOTH MY OPPONENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.

>> AND SPEAKING OF HOW THINGS ARE GOING NOW, WHAT GRADE WOULD YOU GIVE, SECRETARY OF STATE WHITE?

>> I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY OVER THE YEARS WITH SECRETARY WHITE'S OFFICE AND I THINK HE AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES.

ON REDUCING TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND REDUCING D.U.I.

DEATHS.

BUT THERE'S THINGS WE CAN IMPROVE.

ON A SCALE OF 1-10, I GIVE HIM AN 8.

BUT I AM A TOUGH GRADER AND YOU CAN ASK MY STUDENTS.

>> I MIGHT TAKE YOU UP ON THAT.

>> HE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE WORK HE HAS DONE.

ONE THING HE HAS DONE WELL IS REACH OUT TO THE YOUTH AND WHAT HE DOES FOR THE YOUTH.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT.

THEY ARE THE FUTURE.

NOT JUST THEM BUT IN EVERY COUNTY WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE YOUTH AND MORE THAN EVER TEACHING COMING BACK FROM COVID THE KIDS ARE BEATEN DOWN AND WE NEED TO LIFT THEM UP AND SUPPORT THEM.

>> REPRESENTATIVE BRADY?

>> SECRETARY WHITE A THUMB'S UP.

>> NOT A GRADE.

>> I'M NOT A TEACHER SO I WILL NOT GET INTO GRADES I GIVE HIM A THUMB'S UP.

BUT THE OFFICE SLIPPED OVER THE YEARS THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

AND WE'VE SEEN IT IN A VARIETY OF AREAS.

AND THERE'S NOBODY AT 87 THAT CAN TUMBLE BETTER THAN JESSE WHITE.

>> I CANNOT TUMBLE NOW.

LET'S MOVE ON TO ANOTHER ROLE OF SECRETARY OF STATE VARY ACROSS THE NATION.

AND IN ILLINOIS THAT ROLE WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTIONS IS QUITE LIMITED.

BUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOES OVERSEE WHAT HAS BEEN A CEREMONIAL VOTE OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS IN ILLINOIS AS THEY VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

WE KNOW TODAY'S HEARINGS EXPOSED SOME UNPRECEDENTED THINGS HAVE GONE ON IN OUR COUNTRY.

IF YOU HAD BEEN IN THE ROLE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, Mr. MILLION HAND SANITIZER AND UNDER PRESIDENT FROM DONALD TRUMP TO USE THAT ROLE TO KEEP HIM IN THE PRESIDENCY IN 2020 WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?

>> LET ME ANSWER THIS WAY.

AS U.S. FOREIGN FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS I DID NOT SEE ANY FRAUD TO THE EXTENT THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE ELECTION IN THE 46 COUNTIES.

AND THE JOB OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN ILLINOIS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER STATES.

AS YOU POINTED OUT.

SOME ARE THE ELECTION OFFICIAL IN ILLINOIS IT'S UP TO EACH COUNTY WE HAVE 102 COLLECTION OFFICIALS IT'S UP TO THEM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AND WE NEED TO HAVE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AND EVERYONE WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO VOTE CAN VOTE AND ALL THE VOTES NEED TO BE COUNTED.

>> HOW ABOUT YOU?

>> WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE HAS A LIMITED ROLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW WE REGISTER PEOPLE TO VOTE.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO TO PROTECT ELECTION INTEGRITY IS A DIGITAL SIGNATURE TO THE ELECTION AUTHORITIES THE CLERKS OR THE CITY ELECTIONS COMMISSIONS, BUT WE COULD DO IT DIGITAL WHERE A PICTURE OFF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ID CARD, COULD BE DIGITAL IN FRONT OF THAT ELECTION JUDGE CAN SEE WHO IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THEM.

AND AS FAR AS ANY TYPE OF EVIDENCE GOES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFIES THE ELECTIONS BUT IT'S DONE FROM ALL THE LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITIES AND THAT IS WHERE -- >> YOU WOULD NOT INTERFERED WITH THE SENATE CHAMBERS WHERE THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESIDES?

>> I WOULD LISTEN TO ALL THE LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITIES AND THEY SHOWED ME PROOF TO LOOK AT, WE WOULD LOOK AT IT.

>> THE 2017 LAW AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION SIGNED BY BRUCE RAUNER WHEN YOU RENEW YOUR LICENSE AUTOMATIC HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE.

ADVOCATES SAY IT IS STILL NOT WORKING AS INTENDED.

WOULD YOU WORK TO FURTHER STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS?

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE GETS TO VOTE.

AND THOSE VOTES COUNT AND WE NEED TO HAVE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

>> I FEEL LIKE YOU ANSWERED THAT ONE.

>> WE DO.

ONE OF MY FIRST PIECES OF LEGISLATION WAS ELECTRONIC FAMILY BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

TO DATE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND CLERKS AND AUTHORITIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE THAT AND IT NEEDS TO BE UTILIZED MORE ESPECIALLY IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVER'S LICENSE TO PURGE THOSE VOTER ROLLS AND MAKE SURE WHO IS ON AND WHO IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.

>> SHOULD ILLINOIS PREREGISTER WILL 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS?

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PREREGISTRATION UNTIL WE CAN MAKE SURE AS IT WAS ROLLED OUT IT WAS NOT A VERY WELL ORGANIZED OR PLANNED SITUATION.

ANY CLERK WILL TELL YOU ACROSS THE STATE.

IN THE LEGISLATION I PROPOSED AND WAS SIGNED INTO LAW 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS CAN BE ORGAN DONATION CANDIDATES ON THE REGISTRY AND THERE IS AN OPT-OUT.

>> UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.

>> YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO CLEAR THE ROADS MORE OF INTOXICATED DRIVERS, DISTRACTED DRIVERS.

DOES ILLINOIS NEED TO IMPOSE ANY FURTHER PENALTIES FOR DRUNK DRIVING?

>> WE HAVE PENALTIES ON THE BOOKS.

WE JUST MAKE SURE THEY ARE ENFORCED BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS IN ALL THE COUNTIES.

I WORKED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.

CALLED PEOPLE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE TO TESTIFY IN COURT IN D.U.I.

CASES.

AND AS SECRETARY OF STATE I WILL WORK WITH THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN EACH OF THE COUNTIES TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED FROM US TO ENFORCE THE LAWS.

WE LOOK AT D.U.I.

'S, JESSE WHITE'S OFFICE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AND WE NEED TO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE.

DISTRACTED DRIVING.

DANGEROUS.

AND SOMEBODY WHO HAS TWO DAUGHTERS THAT IS SOMETHING I WORRY ABOUT EVERYDAY.

AS THEY GO OUT AND DRIVE.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE DANGERS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND GIVE COUNTIES THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED.

AS I'VE FOUND PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO KEEPING OUR ROADS SAFE.

COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO KEEPING THE ROADS SAFE AND OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SAY THAT FREQUENTLY DRIVERS EITHER ARE USING FALSE PLACARDS OR ILLEGALLY PARKING IN SPOTS DESIGNED FOR ACCESSIBILITY REASONS BUT THERE IS INFREQUENT ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE ON THAT.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE ITS OWN POLICE FORCE.

THANKS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS A PARTICULAR TASK FORCE THAT IS UTILIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE PLACARDS AND THE PROBLEMS AND INDIVIDUALS AT THAT TIME ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE THOSE BUT IT STARTS AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S.

HOWEVER THE ENFORCEMENT IS IMPORTANT.

AND WITH LOCAL ENFORCEMENT MOST OF THE TIMES IT'S THE SECRETARY OF STATE POLICE YOU WILL SEE US HOLIDAYS OR LARGE PARKING AREA.

THOSE OPERATIONS CALL THEM STINGS, BUT COMBINED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ONE APPROACH.

THE OTHER IS TAKING THAT 100 SWORN OFFICERS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE AREAS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A BIGGER COMPLAINT SECTION AND THEY NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO MORE OF THAT AND I'M TALKING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S POLICE ABOUT THAT IN THE PRO-ACTIVE.

>> ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

>> PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY I WORK WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS.

AND CREATED PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE AS U.S. ATTORNEY OPERATING IN 46 COUNTIES WORKED WITH EACH OF THE COUNTIES AND THE COMMUNITIES TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS AND TO FIND OUT WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THEY ARE DEALING WITH WHETHER IT BE VIOLENT CRIME, CORRUPTION AND WORK TOGETHER AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN DO MORE WITH REGARD TO PARTNERSHIPS.

>> SPEAKING OF VIOLENT CRIME WHAT ABOUT CARJACK NTION THAT IS A MAJOR FEAR S THERE A ROLE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S CAN PLAY?

>> 100%.

WE CAN PARTNER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE STATE AND HELP THEM DO THEIR JOB.

ASSIST THEM IN IDENTIFYING CARJACKERS AND ENFORCING THE LAW.

AND THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS IN THOSE COUNTIES WHO HAVE TO PROSECUTE THOSE CASES MAKE SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED FROM US TO DO THEIR JOB TO KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE.

>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE LIMITED TIME LEFT.

I WILL END ON A FUN ONE.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?

>> IT WAS AN ACURA INPROTECT GRA THAT WE BOUGHT USED IN NASHVILLE.

MY DAD WAS IN THE MILITARY AND WE MOVED AROUND THE COUNTRY.

I LIVED IN TENNESSEE AND MY FIRST CAR WAS ACURA.

>> MAN, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK ON THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IT WAS A 1973 CAPRI CLASSIC CONVERTIBLE.

>> WITH THAT I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MUCH.

PRIMARY VOTING UNDERWAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

REPRESENTATIVE DAN BRADY AND ALSO FORMER PROSECUTOR JOHN MILHISER WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU.

DAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> NICE TO SEE YOU.

>> AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR 2022 VOTER GUIDE TO HERE MORE FROM THE CANDIDATES WHY THEY WANT YOUR VOTE.

ALL AT... >> WE'RE BACK WITH MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IN JUST A MOMENT.

FIRST, A LOOK AT OUR UP COMING CANDIDATE FORUMS... >> FULLER PARK IS A SMALL COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO OFF THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY.

THE POPULATION IS LESS THAN 4,000 PEOPLE, COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE BEEN INVESTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YEARS.

AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES", REPORTER JOANNA HERNANDEZ AND PRODUCER ACACIA HERNANDEZ SPENT THE DAY EXPLORING FULLER PARK AND JOANNA JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY FOUND.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND A GARDEN?

>> I DID AND CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS USED TO BE AN ILLEGAL DUMP SITE.

IT'S CALLED THE EDEN PLACE NATURE CENTER AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU ALMOST FORGET WE ARE IN THE CITY.

THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL BREEZE AND YOU CAN HEAR THE BIRDS THE FOUNDER MICHAEL HOWARD DEDICATED YEARS OF THEIR LIVES TO EDUCATING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY RUN EDEN PLACE NATURE CENTER WHERE THEY TEACH YOUTH TO FARM AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN.

>> OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS MANY WE HELP WITH MORTGAGE FORECLOSES.

WE HELP PEOPLE GET MORTGAGES.

WE RAN ONE OF THE CITY'S LONGEST JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.

TEACHING CONSTRUCTION JOB SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS TO GUYS RIGHT OFF THE STREET.

>> THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THEY OPERATE AND THEY ARE GETTING READY TO OPEN THE NATURE CENTER.

THEY SHARE THE PANDEMIC WAS HARD AND HAD TO USE THE SAVINGS TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES.

ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE PASSED THROUGH HERE.

>> I HAVE TO MAINTAIN A GOOD POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE SAME RESOURCES I HAVE.

I HAVE AN EDUCATION, I HAVE A SKILL BANK THAT CAN PUT ME AT SIX FIGURES IF I DECIDED TO TAKE A JOB ELSEWHERE.

BUT MY WIFE AND I CHOSE TO BE HERE TO HELP OTHER FOLKS GET TO WHERE WE -- WHEN THEY FIREBOMBED MY HOUSE IN 2000 WE COULD HAVE LEFT BUT WE FIGURED OUR WORK WAS NOT DONE YET.

>> THE POPULATION IS LESS THAN 4,000 PEOPLE.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUT LATINOS ARE SLOWLY MOVING IN.

THE REALITY IS MOST FAMILIES MAKE AN INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000 A YEAR.

A LOCAL RESIDENT SAID THE COMMUNITY IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO FEDERAL FUNDING AND MENTIONED THE LACK OF BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS THIS AREA HAS.

THERE ARE ABOUT TWO TO THREE LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> PUT MONEY BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY THAN TO DRIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

MOST OF THE TIME YOU HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

WE TRY TO KEEP THE PLACES WE HAVE HERE.

>> THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IS ONE OF TWO MINORITY-OWNED NONPROFIT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN ILLINOIS.

SOUTH SIDE RESIDENT GREG JACOB SAYS THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS FINANCIAL TOOLS TO OWN A HOME AND GIVE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO OWN BUSINESSES HERE IN THE AREA.

>> FOR MOST BUSINESSES IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU'RE TARGETING A POPULATION THAT HAS A HIGH POVERTY RATE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

THE INCOMES ARE VERY LOW.

SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR BUSINESSES TO COMPETE IN TODAY'S MARKET.

HOWEVER, I MEAN WE CAN CHANGE ALL OF THAT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DEDICATING MY LIFE TO IS SEEING HOW I CAN BE AN AGENT FOR CHANGE TO SPUR FORWARD WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS AN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT.

>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALSO HOME TO MANY CHURCHES.

WE HEADED TO FELLOWSHIP MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH TO SPEAK WITH LEMONT WATSON HE IS CHIEF OF STAFF AND A MEMBER SINCE HE WAS 12.

THE CHURCH STARTED THE TELEVISION MINISTRY IN THE MID-70s AND REACHED HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN THE CITY.

>> IT'S ABOUT SAVING SOULS THAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL BUT ABOUT MEETING NEEDS FIRST.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ONE OF THE VISIONS OF OUR PASTOR MEETING NEEDS.

>> THE CHURCH ALSO RUNS A PANTRY EVERY WEDNESDAY AND THEY ARE HOPING EARLY NEXT MONTH TO OPEN BACK UP THE SOUP KITCHEN THAT IS HOSTED IN THE BASEMENT EVERY THURSDAY.

>> EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD OUR FOOD GIVEAWAY WHERE WE ACTUALLY SINCE WE COULD COME IN THE BUILDING AND WE HAD ALL THE COVID RULES AND REGULATIONS, WE SETUP ON THE PARKING LOT.

AND SO IT WAS BIG WHERE CARS JUST THEY COULD DRIVE UP AND GIVE THEM BOX OF FOOD AND EVERYTHING.

IT WAS REALLY NOT JUST FOR THE FULLER PARK COMMUNITY BUT IT HELPED OUT A LOT OF FAMILIES AS WELL.

>> EVEN THOUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD LACKS INVESTMENT AND IS UNDERSERVED THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVESTING THEIR TIME TO UPLIFT THIS COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE LIKE HOWARD WHO BELIEVE HELPING PEOPLE OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE WILL LEAD TO GREATER CHANGE.

>> WHEN WE CAN SEE WE HAVE CAUSED A RIPPLE IN PEOPLE'S FAMILIES WHERE THEIR LIVES IMPROVED THEY HAVE A HIGHER KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS THAT THEY CAN PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES FROM AND HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE WE TAKE THEM CAMPING, WE TAKE FISHING WE TAKE THEM CANOEING, WE TAKE THEM ON HIKES IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE.

>> AND THIS CENTER USED TO HAVE ANIMALS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND THEY ARE HOPING TO BRING THEM BACK WITH THE HELP OF DONATIONS.

YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY.

QUITE BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CAN SEE BUTTERFLIES.

IT'S REALLY NICE, CALM PLACE HERE.

AND COMING UP WE SPEAK WITH THE ALDERMAN IN THE AREA.

FIRST BACK TO YOU, BRANDIS.

>> A NICE, WARM DAY FOR IT AS WELL.

SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.

THANK YOU.

>> ALSO TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT", THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT IS UPPING ITS INCENTIVES TO COMBAT A LIFEGUARD SHORTAGE.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE.

ALL IN A WEEK'S SPAN A TORNADO AND THEN EXCESSIVE HEAT BREAKING DOWN THIS WEEK'S EXTREME WEATHER WITH AN AS MONTHS FERRIC SIGN ACTIVITY.

AND WHY BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY IN A NEW MUSIC THIS WEEKEND ONLY.

>> BUT FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... FIRST.

>> THE CITY OF CHICAGO RECEIVED AN UP FRONT PAYMENT OF $40 MILLION FROM CASINO DEVELOPER BALLY'S.

A STATEMENT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS THE MONEY WILL GO TO THE CITY'S ANNUAL PENSION CONTRIBUTION BUT A NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE DOWNSIDE OF GAMING COMPONENTION.

AN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES REPORT SAYS 3.8% OF ILLINOISANS MORE THAN 380,000 PEOPLE HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM.

IT SAYS THAT ANOTHER 760,000 PEOPLE IN THE STATE ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A PROBLEM.

IDHS SAYS 68% OF THE ADULTS GAMBLING LAST YEAR AND THE MOST POPULAR IS THE LOTTERY.

COOK COUNTY JAIL HAS THE HIGHEST VOTER TURNOUT OF ALL EARLY VOTING SITES IN THE CITY.

CHICAGO VOTES IS A NONPROFIT THAT PUSHED FOR LEGISLATION TO ALLOW PEOPLE IN JAIL TO VOTE THAT LAW CAME INTO EFFECT IN 2020.

OF THE 479 BALLOTS CAST IN THE 24TH WARD AS OF TUESDAY, 338 WERE CAST AT COOK COUNTY JAIL.

JEN DEAN AT CHICAGO VOTES CALLS THIS QUOTE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR VOTER PARTICIPATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEMOCRACY AND THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM.

>> REVENUE FROM FILM PRODUCTION IN ILLINOIS IS PROJECTED TO HAVE HIT A RECORD-HIGH LAST YEAR.

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT RELEASED BY MAYOR LIGHTFOOT AND GOVERNOR PRITZKER, PROJECTED REVENUE FOR FILM PRODUCTION REACHED $630 MILLION IN 2021 SURPASSING PREPANDEMIC NUMBERS FROM 2019 BY 70 MILLION DOLLARS.

>> AND MCDONALD'S AGREED TO PAY A $1.3 BILLION FINE IN FRANCE TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF DODGING TAXES.

THE CHICAGO BASED COMPANY HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF UNFAIRLY REPORTING REVENUE THAT HAD BEEN EARNED IN FRANCE.

THE FINE IS REPORTED TO BE ROUGHLY TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES LARGER THAN THE TAXES AUTHORITIES SAID THE COMPANY ORIGINALLY OWED.

THE LAWYERS SAY THE SETTLEMENT IS A WAY OF AVOIDING A LEGAL SES AND NOT AN ADMISSION OF GUILT.

>> THE CITY IS FACING A LIFEGUARD SHORTAGE.

THE PARK DISTRICT IS UPPING THE ANTE IN THE BID TO RECRUIT LIFEGUARDS.

PATTY WETLI JOINS US WITH MORE.

WELCOME BACK.

TELL US WHAT KIND OF SHORTAGE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND HOW THIS MIGHT IMPACT BEACH AND POOL SEASON IN CHICAGO?

>> RIGHT.

WELL THE BEACHES OPENED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND THEY HAVE MANAGED TO GET LIFEGUARDS ON TO THE LAKEFRONT SO FAR.

NOW THE NEXT CONCERN IS POOL SEASON AND ACCORDING TO SOME REPORTS IN "THE SUN TIMES" THERE COULD BE AS MUCH AS A 75% SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS.

WHICH WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT THE CITY'S NEARLY 50 OUTDOOR POOLS IN TERMS OF WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO OPEN OR NOT.

AND THIS IS NOT A SITUATION UNIQUE TO CHICAGO.

THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

WHETHER IT'S THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET BEING SO TIGHT.

PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO TRAIN TO BECOME LIFEGUARDS BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS AND CERTAINLY CHICAGO, IS BATTLING AN IMAGE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE RECENT SCANDAL WITHIN THEIR AQUATICS DIVISION SPECIFICALLY TIED TO HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT WITHIN THEIR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM.

THEY ARE FACING A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

>> SO WHAT INCENTIVES IS THE PARK DISTRICT OFFERING TO RECRUIT LIFEGUARDS?

>> THEY ARE OFFERING $600 SIGNING AND RETENTION BONUS.

IF YOU ARE A PARK DISTRICT EMPLOYEE AND YOU REFER A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE YOU CAN GET THE $500 BONUS.

AND THEY ARE ALSO WAIVING THE RESIDENTS REQUIREMENT.

APPLICANTS CAN COME FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

THEY JUST WOULD LIKE TO GET THOSE POOLS OPEN AND LIFEGUARDS STAFFED.

>> I'M SURE LOTS OF SWIMMERS ARE HOPING THEY HAVE SUCCESS.

PATTY WETLI THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANKS, BRANDIS.

>> AND YOU CAN READ PATTY'S STORY ON WTTW.COM/NEWS.

>> AND NOW BACK TO JOANNA HERNANDEZ WHO SPENT THE DAY IN FULLER PARK AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

JOANNA?

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

WE ARE HERE WITH ALDERMAN PAT DOWELL THE THIRD WARD THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

NOW, FIRST I WANT TO START WE ARE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN YOU HAVE BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

>> I'VE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES THIS IS LIKE AN OASIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE URBAN JUNGLE SO TO SPEAK.

THIS IS PEACEFUL AND SERENE.

IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SIT BACK HERE AND HEAR THE BIRDS TALK TO PEOPLE.

BE CALM.

AND YOU KNOW AT A TIME WHEN THE PACE OF LIFE IS SO FAST.

>> WERE YOU HEAR -- GOT TO SEE WHEN THIS WAS AN ILLEGAL DUMPING SITE.

>> THIS WAS THE ILLEGAL DUMPING SITE PREDATES ME.

WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF EDEN PLACE.

AND I'VE BEEN HERE WITH THE CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH.

THE ANIMALS.

THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT Mr. AND MRS. HOWARD BRING TO THIS COMMUNITY EVERY YEAR.

>> NOW, I DO NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WE DID MENTION THIS IS ONE OF THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO.

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

WE SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS THEY ARE SEEING PEOPLE COMING BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ARE YOU SEEING THAT?

>> I AM SURPRISED, JOANNA, I'M GETTING A LOT OF REQUESTS NOW FOR CITY-OWNED LAND TO BUILD HOUSING IN FULLER PARK.

A FEW YEARS BACK THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

BUT SINCE THE PANDEMIC HAS LIFTED, PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO EXPRESS MORE INTEREST IN FULLER PARK.

WE ALSO HAVE A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GETTING ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW AT 43rd AND WELLS, WHICH IS A CAR WASH AND A LAUNDROMAT VERY MUCH-NEEDED NOT JUST TO SERVE FULLER PARK BUT THE OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

AND SOME OTHER COMMERCIAL SPACES COMING AS WELL.

>> AND THAT IS THE GOAL TO BRING PEOPLE BACK?

>> THE GOAL TO CREATE A BETTER ECONOMIC BASE AND BRING PEOPLE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY WHICH IS A REALLY TIGHT-KNIT, FAMILY ORIENTED COMMUNITY.

>> YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT A DEVELOPMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE SEEN THERE'S NOT MANY RESTAURANTS AND NOT MANY BUSINESSES.

WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF OPEN LAND IN FULLER PARK.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE VACANT CITY LOTS AND PRIVATE LOTS FILLED WITH PEOPLE SO WE CAN BRING CHILDREN BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL IN HENDRICKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ALTHOUGH WE ARE LOSING A PRINCIPAL, SHE HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OVER THERE.

AND YOU KNOW LIKE I SAID WE HAVE A NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING IN THAT IS GOING TO BRING IN NEW JOBS AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS IN FULLER PARK.

>> WE SPOKE TO THAT PRINCIPAL AND SHE WAS ONE OF OUR GUESTS HERE.

WE CAUGHT HER AND SHE MENTIONED SHE IS RETIRING AND MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

DO YOU SEE THAT THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE HERE ARE STAPLES OF THE COMMUNITY?

>> YES, WE LOST ONE SCHOOL WITH THE CLOSINGS OF THE SCHOOLS.

PARKMAN ELEMENTARY IS NOT OPEN NOW.

BUT HENDRICKS SERVES MANY OF THE CHILDREN IN FULLER PARK.

IT'S A GO TO SCHOOL NOW.

I BELIEVE IT'S LEVEL ONE.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD GEMS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT AND NOT JUST THINK ABOUT FULLER PARK AS THAT DOWN TRODDEN NEIGHBORHOOD WEST OF THE DAN RYAN.

>> I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU THAT.

WHAT ARE WORDS TO DESCRIBE FULLER PARK?

>> CLOSE-KNIT.

THAT IS A COUPLE WORDS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.

>> THANKS JOANNA.

>> COMING UP WE SPEAK TO A LOCAL PRINCIPAL NOW RETIRING NT WORK SHE HAS DONE IN HER DISTRICT.

FIRST BACK TO YOU.

>> I LOVE THE ALDERWOMAN KEPT IT CONCISE.

CLOSE-KNIT THAT IS A COUPLE OF WORDS.

THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, FIRST THERE WAS THE STORM AND THEN THE EXTREME HEAT.

WHAT IS BEHIND IT ALL.

STAY WITH US.

THE WEEK STARTED OFF WITH A TORNADO IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS THEN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA WAS HIT A A HEAT WARNING IT ENDED UP BEING THE WARMEST STRETCH OF DAYS IN 10 YEARS.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS WEEK'S WEATHER IS SCOTT COLLIS AN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENTIST AND DEPARTMENT HEAD AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

WELCOME BACK AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE TORNADO THAT WE SAW ON MONDAY.

TELL US ABOUT THAT?

>> WELL, RUNNING COOL OVER THE WEEKEND IT WAS A NICE START TO JULY AND WE HAD THAT HOT AIR COMING THROUGH AND WHEN YOU GET THAT SUDDEN CHANGE FROM COOL TO HOT, THE HOLE TO COOL, HIGH GRADIENTS, THAT IS WHERE THE THUNDERSTORMS LIKE TO FORM.

WE STARTED OFF WITH THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR NORTH.

HITTING UP MADISON AND WISCONSIN AND SOME IN INDIANA.

AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE CHICAGO REGION WAS GOING TO GET OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT BY A STORM AND THAT GAVE THE AREA EXTRA TIME TO WARM-UP AND BECOME MORE UNSTABLE.

AROUND 4:00 P.M.

IN ROCKFORD A THUNDERSTORM FORMED CALLED A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM AND THAT ROARED TOWARDS CHICAGO DOING A LOT OF DAMAGE AS IT WENT.

>> AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO HEAD DOWNTOWN BUT IT CHANGED COURSE.

WHAT MADE IT DO THAT?

>> THAT A GREAT QUESTION.

WHEN WE HAVE STORMS WITH, THEY TEND TO FORM THEIR OWN WINDS THEY SUCK IN AIR AND START TO ROTATE.

HERE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE THAT MAKES THEM START TO TAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN.

IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WHERE STORMS SPIN THE OTHER WAY THEY TAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN.

MAKE IT GO MORE TOWARDS THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO.

>> WHAT WAS UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS STORM WHAT ELSE WAS UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS STORM?

>> WELL, IT WAS PARTICULARLY FEROCIOUS AND PARTICULARLY ISOLATED SMALL AND COMPACT.

AND BECAUSE IT REALLY KIND OF WENT THROUGH THIS PATH THROUGH THE WESTERN SUBURBS INTO THE METROPOLITAN REGION, IT REALLY HIT A LOT OF POPULATION CENTERS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROMEOVILLE, CHICAGO, DID A DAMAGE SURVEY AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS AN EF0, ENHANCED THE SCALE LEVEL 0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN SCHAUMBURG AND IT WENT FOR TWO MILES WITH A SWATH OF DAMAGE AND 80-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS.

>> WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE DID WE SEE FROM SYSTEM.

>> ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE, TREES DOWN, FENCES DOWN.

AND EVEN THE OPENING OF THE BROOKFIELD ZOO TO 1:00 P.M.

THE NEXT DAY.

>> ARE WE SEEING MORE TORNADOES IN RECENT YEARS, SCOTT?

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

TORNADOES ARE REALLY SMALL PHENOMENON COMPARED TO THE GLOBAL SCALE OF WEATHER.

AND THE SMALLER THE PHENOMENON LIKE STORMS AND TORNADOES THE HARDER IT IS TO ATTRIBUTE TO OR RULE OUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

BUT THERE'S ONE THING WE KNOW...

THE KIND OF STORMS THAT PRODUCE TORNADOES LIKE WARM, MOIST AIR.

AND ALL OF THAT CLIMATE PROJECTIONS LIKE THOSE RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SHOW WE CAN EXPECT THOSE INGREDIENTS FOR THE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE IN THE MIDWEST IN FUTURE YEARS.

>> WOW.

OF COURSE THERE WERE THE STORMS AND ALSO THE HEAT.

WE RECORDED THE WARMEST STRETCH OF DAYS WE'VE SEEN IN 10 YEARS.

WHAT WERE THE TEMPERATURES?

AND WHAT WERE THE PREVIOUS RECORDS?

>> WE WERE WELL AND TRULY INTO THE 90s.

WE BROKE THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR O'HARE AIRPORT YESTERDAY.

AND YOU SAID IT WAS THE WARMEST STRETCH WE'VE HAD IN TEN YEARS BUT IT WASN'T JUST THE WARMTH AND THE THOSE 96, AND 98° FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURES.

IT WAS THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR.

IT WAS THE HUMIDITY.

WHEN YOU GET WARM AND MOIST AIR LIKE THAT, IT INHIBITS THE BODY'S ABLE ATY TO COOL DOWN BY SWEAT AND WE GOT EXCITED ABOUT THE TORNADO AND THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS HURT.

TORNADOES KILL ON AVERAGE ABOUT 70 PEOPLE.

THE HEAT WE HAD YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE KILLS PORE LIKE 140 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.

>> AND HOW ARE THE STORMS HOW IS THE STORM AND THE HEAT HOW ARE THOSE CONNECTED?

>> SO, STORMS LOVE WARM, MOIST AIR.

STORMS THE SAME PHYSICS BEHIND THE STORM IS THE SAME PHYSICS YOU CAN SEE WHEN A BOIL A POT OF WATER AND YOU GET THE BUBBLES FORMING AND THE ROLLING BOIL BECAUSE YOU HAVE WARM MOIST AIR AND COLOR AIR ABOVE THAT YOU GET THOSE TURRETS THE BOILING STORMS AND THE RAINSTORMS SUPERCELLS AND OCCASIONALLY TORNADOES.

>> AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE COOL THIS WEEKEND BUT IT BOUNCES BACK NEXT WEEK.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S SUMMER IN CHICAGO AND PARTICULARLY MORE NOTABLE GIVEN WE ARE IN A LA NINA YEAR AND WE HAD A COOL START TO THE YEAR.

IT MADE THE HEATWAVES FEEL ALL THE MORE IMPACTFUL.

>> OK.

GOING TO BE A FUN SUMMER.

SCOTT COLLIS THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE THANK YOU, BRANDIS.

>> UP NEXT, WE CHECK BACK IN WITH JOANNA REPORTING LIVE FROM CHICAGO'S FULLER PARK COMMUNITY.

STAY WITH US.

>> NOW, HEAD BACK TO FULLER PARK TO CHECK IN WITH JOANNA HERNANDEZ WHO SPENT THE DAY THERE AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> AND BRANDIS EARLIER IN THE DAY I SPOKE WITH SANDEE MCDONALD, PRINCIPAL AT THOMAS A. HENDRICKS COMMUNITY ACADEMY AND SHE IS RETIRING AFTER 15 YEARS AT BEING AT THAT SCHOOL.

I BEGAN BY ASKING HER ABOUT HER JOURNEY.

>> I STARTED HERE AS A TEACHER IN ROOM 103 WAS MY CLASSROOM.

I CAME BACK AS A READING COACH AND AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND NOW PRINCIPAL.

IT'S BEEN A VERY REWARDING JOURNEY.

A JOURNEY I HAVE LOVED AND TOOK TO HEART AND STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE HERE.

WHENEVER THE WORK I DID.

THE COMMUNITY MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.

HAVING TAUGHT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

IN THE 90s.

AND SO COMING BACK AND ENDING MY CAREER HERE IS VERY SELF FULFILLING AND REWARDING.

>> THIS IS YOUR SECOND HOME.

YOU SPENT MANY, MANY YEARS HERE.

WHAT ARE THINGS THAT YOU COULD SHARE THAT YOU WORKED ON HERE IN THE SCHOOL?

>> I WORKED ON BUILDING A CULTURE AND CLIMATE OF LEARNING.

A SAFE ORDERLY SCHOOL.

MAKING SURE THAT THE RESOURCES AND THE MATERIALS, THE PROGRAMS, THE SOFTWARE ALL SPOKE TO MY CHILDREN.

MAKING SURE THAT THEY FELT LOVED AND NURTURED.

I'VE WORKED ON BRINGING A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF HERE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNEW THE WORK THAT HAD TO HAPPEN ON 4316 SOUTH PRINCETON AND THAT WORK MEANS WE'RE MOTIVATING WE'RE INSPIRING, NURTURING OUR CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES.

BECAUSE THEY BRING SO MUCH AND A BRING A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.

AND WE HAVE TO FIND IT AND SEE THEM.

THAT IS WHAT I SAID TO MY STAFF.

MAKE SURE YOU SEE MY KIDS.

LOOK AT THEM.

AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.

>> LOOK BEYOND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> YES.

LOOK BEYOND THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SMART.

THEY COME WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES AND SO MANY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.

AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE AS EDUCATORS WE'RE TAPPING INTO THAT WE'RE FINDING THEIR STRENGTH.

ONE OF THE REASONS OF SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL IS MAKING SURE I'M TEACHING TOWARDS THAT WHOLE CHILD.

IMPROVING THE SPORTS PROGRAM, THE MUSIC PROGRAM, THE ARTS PROGRAM, INSURING WE HAVE COMPUTER SCIENCE HERE, MAKING SURE WE'VE SPEND ONE-ON-ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOT A DIGITAL DIVIDE IN THE SCHOOL.

SO I THAT WAS MY FIRST THING THAT I WORKED ON ALSO IN PROVIDING THAT TYPE OF RESOURCE HERE.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW BRIGHT THIS HALLWAY IS.

THIS BRIGHT COLORS WITH PICTURES AND MURALS.

IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT?

>> FIRST OF ALL, YES.

I'M BIG ON ENVIRONMENT.

AND THE ENVIRONMENT HAS TO BE AN ENVIRONMENT WHEN THEY WALK INTO THE SCHOOL THAT SHOWS THAT WE CARED AND LOVED THEM AND MAKING SURE IT SPOKE TO THAT AND IT REACHED THEM.

BRIGHTENED THEIR DAY WHEN A WALK THROUGH THE HALL.

AND MY HUSBAND IS AN ARTIST THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IT IN OUR HOUSE AND THERE'S PICTURES AND COLOR ALL AROUND.

AND THAT GETS DEEP INSIDE OF US AND MAKES US FEEL GOOD.

WHATEVER MAY BE GOING ON TO UPLIFT THEM AND TO KNOW WHEN YOU DO THIS IT SOS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS.

>> ONE LAST QUESTION.

YOU ARE RETIRING TODAY.

THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY TODAY.

YOU ARE HAVING A RETIREMENT PARTY WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THE PARENTS, THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF HERE?

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IT IS AN EMOTIONAL DAY.

>> IT'S BEEN AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WHAT I SAID TO MY KIDS, I ALWAYS WILL BE THINKING ABOUT THEM.

I PUT THINGS IN PLACE FOR THEM EVEN AFTER I LEAVE SHOULD CARRY ON.

ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS TOLD ME MY DNA IS THROUGH THE SCHOOL AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS THE STAFF I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THIS AMAZING STAFF HERE.

THEY WORK VERY HARD.

AND WE'RE HID ESPECIALLY GEM HERE.

THEY DON'T REALIZE THE SCHOOL WAS ON PROBATION AND WE LEFT IN 2019 AT A LEVEL ONE PLUS SCHOOL.

A LOT OF WORK, SWEAT AND TEARS HAS GONE INTO THIS.

THE KIDS WILL BE WELL.

THEY WILL BE FINE.

AND JUST TO REMEMBER THAT AND MRS. McDONALD LOVES YOU.

>> YOU CAN HEAR THE PASSION THAT WAS SANDEE MCDONALD FROM THOMAS A. HENDRICKS COMMUNITY ACADEMY.

>> CONGRATS TO SANDEE MCDONALD ON RETIRING.

I WAS THERE SEVEN YEARS AGO IN 2015 AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S BEEN A BIG EFFORT TO REVIVE FULLER PARK.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS DRIVING THAT CHANGE?

>> BRANDIS, IT'S THE PEOPLE.

YOU HEARD FROM SOME OF THE LEADERS HERE.

THEY WANT TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE HERE.

THEY BELIEVE IN THE YOUNG KIDS.

THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN CREATE A CHANGE.

AND YOU SAW IT THEY ARE MAKING THAT CHANGE.

REALLY IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE INVESTING THEIR TIME.

>> ALWAYS IS.

THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

JOANNA HERNANDEZ THERE IN FULLER PARK.

UP NEXT, A NEW PERFORMANCE CHRONICLING 400 YEARS OF BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND TOWN THIS WEEKEND.

>> AND IN WEST TOWN THERE IS A PRODUCTION AT THE THEATRE THAT IS COMMEMORATING MORE THAN 400 YEARS OF BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY.

HERE IS ANGEL IDOWU WITH A LOOK.

[♪♪♪] >> THE STRUGGLES WE FACE ARE ALL OF AMERICA'S STRUGGLES.

AND WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.

>> I DON'T WANT THE SHOW TO BE A BLACK SHOW.

>> THIS IS AN AMERICAN SHOW.

>> A LOCAL PRODUCTION A CELEBRATING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1619 ALBEIT THREE YEARS LATER.

>> 1619 IS NOT A TRADITIONAL PLAY, MUSICAL.

IT'S MORE OF LIKE VIGNETTES THAT TAKE THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE LIVES OF OUR ANCESTORS.

>> WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS TO GIVE CONTEXT TO THE STRUGGLES THAT WE'RE FACING IN THIS COUNTRY.

TO GIVE BACKGROUND.

TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PART OF A BIGGER STORY.

AND SO IT BEHOOVES AS AS AMERICANS TO FIND OUT WHERE WE COME FROM AND WHERE WE'RE GOING COLLECTIVELY.

[♪♪♪] >> IT STARTS OUT WITH THE AFRICAN DIASPORA WITH THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE COMING OVER AND TALKS ABOUT THE FIRST 20 THAT ARRIVED HERE IN THE AMERICAS.

AND IT MOVES ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHERE WE ARE NOW.

LITTLE OVER 400 YEARS LATER.

AND DESPITE THE PAIN, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS.

DESPITE THE STRUGGLE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS.

>> CELEBRATE OUR MOVEMENT FROM BEING ENSLAVED PEOPLE TO BEING AMERICANS.

AND IT ASKS WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN AMERICAN?

>> COMPRISED THE EIGHT ORIGINAL SONGS SPOKEN WORD AND DANCE, MARCELLI LEE SAYS ALL MEDIUMS ARE NECESSARY TO TELL A STORY ONLY WORDS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO.

>> IT'S BEEN THE VOICE FOR OUR VOICE FOR 400 YEARS.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU CAN'T SPEAK YOU CAN MOVE.

I TRY MY BEST TO COMBINE THE STYLES WHAT I FEEL LIKE 400 YEARS WE CONNECT WITH OUTSIDE OF AFRICAN MOVEMENT HAS BEEN JAZZ, MODERN, IT'S BEEN HIP-HOP.

THE EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT.

>> FROM RACISM TO COLORISM TO HOW THE U.S.

ADAPTED AND EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN.

PLAYWRIGHT TED WILLIAMS SAYS HE THOUGHT ART TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO START THESE NECESSARY CONVERSATIONS.

>> WE HAVE A NATION FULL OF GUN VIOLENCE, A NATION FULL OF INEQUALITY, A NATION FULL OF RACISM AND DESTRUCTIVE THINGS THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO SURVIVE WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK TO DO THIS.

>> IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE HEALED OVERNIGHT.

>> BUT THIS PLAY OPENS UP THE DOOR TO CONVERSATION.

BECAUSE IT CHALLENGES.

IT ALSO REAFFIRMS, IT HEALS.

IT CREATES DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS.

AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE SOME PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE.

BUT THAT IS OK.

IT ALSO REALLY, REALLY GIVES A LOT OF JOY AND AFFIRMATION TO THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.

>> WHILE THE MUSICAL LOOKS AT PAST HARDSHIPS, ITS PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE.

>> AMERICA IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PLACE IN SOME CERTAIN WAYS.

IT'S THAT BEEN EXTENDED TO EVERYONE.

I'M NOT TRYING TO TEAR DOWN AMERICA.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE AMERICA WORK FOR EVERYONE AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

>> SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO OPEN A BOOK AND READ ABOUT IT, BUT IF THEY CAN SEE IT ON STAGE IT WILL PLANT THEIR SEED.

ART IS A WAY IN WHICH YOU CAN TAKE A SENSITIVE SUBJECT, PUT IT ON STAGE AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO LAUGH, CRY...

ALLOW THEM TO FEEL WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CONVEY, AND IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M ANGEL IDOWU.

[♪♪♪] >> AND 1619 THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE A MUSICAL OPENS TOMORROW AT THE VIT UM THEATRE AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY ONLY BUT DON'T WORRY.

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT THERE ARE PLANS FOR AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE THIS JULY.

WE'RE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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