>>> HELLO AND THANKS FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

>> AND I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

>>> THE FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY.

>>> BLACK CHICAGOANS ARE NINE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE STOPPED BY POLICE STAN WHITE CHICAGOANS.

>>> PUSHBACK OVER A MUSICAL FESTIVAL, RIOT FEST.

>>> HOW A DUPAGE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SEEKS TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON A LATE ARTIST.

>>> COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY KIM FOX ANNOUNCES HER OFFICE HAS DROPPED MURDER CHARGES AGAINST A MOTHER AND SON IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING AT A SOUTHSIDE HOTDOG STAND.

THE STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE AS BASED ON THE FACTS , THE EVIDENCE, AND THE LAW, WE ARE UNABLE TO MEET OUR BURDEN OF PROOF.

THIS COMES LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER A 35-YEAR-OLD ALLEGEDLY ORDERED HER SON TO KILL A MAN WHO PUNCHED HER.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A HOT DOG STAND ON SOUTH POSTED STREET.

PROSECUTORS DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT EVIDENCE LED THEM TO DROP THE CHARGES.

>>> THE CITY SAYS IT IS ADDING 2000 JOBS TO ITS SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH.

TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS 14 TO 24 WILL BE WORKING ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, AND CORPORATE PARTNERS WITH ALMOST EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYING INTERNS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

THE PROGRAM HAS MET 80% OF ITS HIRING GOALS FOR 23,000 YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING A 17-YEAR-OLD, DIEGO RODRIGUEZ , WHO SAYS THIS WILL BE HIS SECOND SUMMER WORKING AS A PHOTOGRAPHER THROUGH THE NONPROFIT A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT.

>> IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO CREATE MY OWN BUSINESS , WHICH -- >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> I USED THE MONEY FROM THIS PROGRAM TO FUND IT , SO WITHOUT IT, I WOULD NOT BE HERE.

>> AFTER THE DEATH OF ONE OF CHICAGO'S MOST PROMINENT BUSINESS PEOPLE AND PHILANTHROPISTS, REPRESENTATIVES CONFIRM THAT JIM CROWN WAS KILLED IN A CAR RACING ACCIDENT NEAR ASPEN, COLORADO.

HE WAS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF AN EXAMS INVESTMENT FIRM .

YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN CROWN FROM HIS MIRROR AND THROUGHOUT THE ROLES INCLUDING THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO AND HERE HE IS WITH HIS MOTHER, RENEE, A LONG TIME WTTW TRUSTEE.

MAYOR JOHNSON ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING HE WAS DEVASTATED BY HIS PASSING. "

JIM TRULY EMBODIED THE SOUL OF CHICAGO .

I WAS ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH MY ADMINISTRATION TO BUILD A SAFER CHICAGO, HAVING MET RECENTLY TO SHARE IDEAS. "

PRESIDENT BIDEN WEIGHED IN WITH A LENGTHY STATEMENT SAYING JIM REPRESENTED AMERICA AT ITS BEST, INDUSTRIOUS, BIGHEARTED , AND ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER.

HE WAS A GOOD MAN, DEAR FRIEND, AND GREAT AMERICAN.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS AT THE STATE DINNER LAST WEEK.

HE WILL BE MISSED IN THE CHICAGO REGION.

>> TO THE WHOLE CROWN FAMILY, OUR CONDOLENCES TO THEM.

>>> COMING UP, SHOULD THE PARK DISTRICT REDIRECT PROFITS FROM THE FESTIVAL TO THE COMMUNITY?

>>> BUT FIRST, THE FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY .

THAT IS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> CHICAGO TONIGHT IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS, THE GYM AND K IT MAY BE FAMILY, THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION, AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

MUSIC ] >>> WITHIN HOURS OF TAKING OFFICE LAST MONTH, MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON CREATED A NEW POSITION, DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY.

THAT PERSON IS TASKED WITH EFFORTS THAT WAS AN ISSUE OF THE CAMPAIGN, ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSE OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN THE CITY.

THAT PERSON IS GARIEN GATEWOOD, THE CITY'S FIRST-EVER DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY.

HE JOINS US NOW.

PRIOR TO THIS ROLE HE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF A NONPROFIT WORKING ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

DEPUTY MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND CONGRATS ON THE NEW POSITION.

SO, WHY THE CHANGE FROM DEPUTY MAYOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO -- OR THE CHANGE TO DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY UNDER MAYOR LIGHTFOOT?

>> WE HAVE TAKEN THIS APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND WE WANTED TO TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY SAFETY, MEANING WE WANTED MORE INPUT FROM COMMUNITY ON HOW WE BUILD OUR LONG-TERM SAFETY STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIP .

AS YOU HAVE SEEN THROUGH OTHER TIME FRAMES, PEOPLE IN THIS POSITION HAVE CYCLED THROUGHOUT .

WHAT ABOUT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND DOING IT IN PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY?

>> HOW WILL YOU MANAGE YOUR SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE?

ARE THERE TANGIBLE NUMBERS OR ACTIONS TO SAY THIS IS WORKING FOR ME?

>> I WILL SAY THIS, HOW WE IMPACT THE PEOPLE IN CHICAGO.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE NUMBERS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE .

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE CITIES AND WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT MAKING LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN CHICAGO.

HOW WE TALK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE START TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES, TAKING A FULL FORM GOVERNMENTAL APPROACH .

>> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE , AND HOW WILL YOU BE ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN ?

>> AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY TEAM, WE WILL BE IN PLACES ALL OVER THE CITY NOT ONLY HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND BRINGING IN FOLKS FOR REAL DEEP DISCUSSIONS ON HOW THEY VIEW COMMUNITY SAFETY, WHAT THE RESOURCES ARE THAT ARE NEEDED, AND HOW WE TAKE THAT FULL GOVERNMENT APPROACH , MEANING IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND LIVELIHOOD IN PARTICULAR?

HOW DO WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH SISTER AGENCIES, PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTNERS IN BUSINESS, PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY , HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE CITY?

>> WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN THAT ACTUALLY WORKS TO REDUCE CRIME?

>> WE HAVE TO INVEST IN PEOPLE.

THERE IS A MULTILAYER APPROACH , RIGHT?

IT IS NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL .

INVEST IN PEOPLE AND WORK ALONG WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY OF YOUNG FOLKS , RIGHT?

HOW DO WE PULL ALL OF THESE RESOURCES TOGETHER TO START TARGETING AREAS THAT ARE IN THE MOST DIRE NEED IN THE CITY?

>> OF COURSE, WE ARE IN SUMMER AND THAT IS USUALLY WHEN WE SEE MORE VIOLENCE.

THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND IS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

WHAT SHOULD THE CITY BE DOING TO ADDRESS CRIME AND ESPECIALLY GUN VIOLENCE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS ?

>> ONE, WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY.

TWO, LISTEN TO OUR YOUTH AND PROVIDE AND ACTIVATE SAFE SPACES.

WE ALSO NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND HOW WE DEPLOY OUR RESOURCES AND I DON'T JUST MEAN HOW WE DEPLOY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE DEPLOY OUR PEACEKEEPERS?

HOW DO WE AGAIN DEPLOY THE RESOURCES NEEDED IN YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY, AND HOW DO WE DO THAT COLLABORATIVELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ?

HOW DO WE DO ALL OF THIS TOGETHER UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLA?

>> YOU ARE RIGHT BEHIND MAYOR JOHNSON AT THE KICKOFF EVENT.

THERE WERE NEARLY TWO APPLICANTS FOR EVERY JOB IN THE PROGRAM.

HOW DOES THE CITY USE JOBS AS A VEHICLE TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OR REDUCE VIOLENCE?

>> JOBS ARE ONE BIG MECHANISM TO ADDRESS THAT NEED .

WE ARE GROWING IN AREAS THAT WE CAN GIVE JOBS TO FOLKS .

NOT ONLY ARE WE GIVING JOBS THROUGHOUT OUR SISTER AGENCIES ACROSS THE CITY, BUT BACK TO THE POINT EARLIER ABOUT HOW WE COLLABORATE, YOU SAW THE CHAMBER.

HOW DO WE WORK WITH FOLKS NOT ONLY FOR SUMMER JOBS BUT THOSE LONG-TERM YEAR-ROUND JOBS AND THE JOBS THAT LEAD TO LONG-TERM CAREER TRAJECTORY?

WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND CONTINUE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, RIGHT?

WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION.

>> THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT .

HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR WORK WILL FIT INTO HOW THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES AND HOW DO YOU PLAN ON WORKING WITH THEM?

>> WE PLAN ON BEING COLLABORATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE.

WE UNDERSTAND WE DIDN'T GET TO THIS PROBLEM WHERE WE ARE ALONE.

WE WON'T GET OUT OF THIS PROBLEM ALONE .

>> OF COURSE, AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU ARE LEADING CROSS GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

WHAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY?

>> OH, GOSH.

ALL OF US.

IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE .

WE TOOK A BIG JOB, RIGHT?

WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, ECONOMICS, EVERYTHING LEADS BACK TO FEELING SAFE IN CREATING THAT SAFETY.

IT IS NOT WHAT WE CAN DO IN CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE ARE TAKING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH NOT ONLY WITH THE FULL FORCE OF THE GOVERNMENT BUT THE FULL FORCE OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> WHAT ARE THE MAJOR OBSTACLES YOU WILL SEE?

>> WE SEE A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH THE LEVELS OF VIOLENCE IN THE CITY.

WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WE CANNOT BASE SUCCESS ON THE VIOLENCE.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC DISINVESTMENT WE HAVE SEEN AS WELL.

WE HAVE TO DO BOTH OF THOSE .

>> OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE A FINANCIAL COMPONENT ALONG THE WAY, RIGHT?

WHAT KIND OF FINANCIAL INVESTMENT WILL BE NECESSARY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

>> THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS WE WILL HAVE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO WE CAN GET A BETTER SENSE OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED AND ADDRESS THAT RIGHT THERE ON THE LINE.

WE WANT OUR INVESTMENTS TO REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE CITY.

>> GARIEN GATEWOOD, THREE WEEKS ON THE JOB AS THE FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, THANK YOU.

PROGRAMMING NOTE, THROUGH JULY AND AUGUST WE WILL DEVOTE OUR ENTIRE PROGRAM EVERY MONDAY EVENING TO ADDRESSING COMMUNITY SAFETY, CRIME, AND VIOLENCE.

MORE DETAILS TO COME, BUT TUNE IN MONDAY NIGHTS FOR THIS SPECIAL WTTW NEWS PROGRAMMING.

PARIS?

>>> BRANDIS, BLACK CHICAGOANS ARE NINE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE STOPPED BY POLICE.

AT THE SAME TIME, OFFICERS WERE 29% ARE LIKELY TO FIND DRUGS OR WEAPONS IF THEY SEARCHED SOMEONE WHO WAS WHITE .

THIS DATA COMES FROM A NEW REPORT ON THE TEAM OVERSEEING COURT ORDERED REFORMS OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS HEATHER CHERONE.

THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 3000 SEARCHES A YEAR BEFORE COVID.

WHAT DID IT FIND?

>> NOT ONLY ARE BLACK PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BE STOPPED BY POLICE, LATINO CHICAGOANS WERE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN WHITE CHICAGOANS AND IN ALL CASES THESE SEARCHES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE IN FINDING WEAPONS .

ONLY 4% OF THOSE CASES WERE GUNS RECOVERED AND THAT MEANT CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS WERE COMING IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE UNDER TENSE CIRCUMSTANCES SOMETIMES ALLOWING FOR THERE TO BE TENSION AND SOMETIMES USE OF FORCE.

>> STOP AND FRISK IS WHAT IT IS CALLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

DO WE KNOW WHY THEY ARE STOPPED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN WHITE CHICAGOANS?

>> WE ASKED THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN THE DISPARITY AND THEY DID NOT.

THEY OFFERED NO REASON FOR THIS DISPARITY.

I ASKED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A RESPONSE AND INSTEAD THEY OFFERED A STATEMENT WELCOMING ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT IN THE USE OF STOPS AND SEARCHES.

>> THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF STOPPED HIM SEARCHES HAVE GONE DOWN IN RECENT YEARS.

AT THE SAME TIME, TRAFFIC STOPS HAVE INCREASED.

IS THERE A CONNECTION?

>> IN 2015 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AGREED IT WOULD CHANGE THE WAY IT STOPPED AND SEARCHED PEOPLE.

AT THE SAME TIME, TRAFFIC STOPS SURGED AND THE ACLU AN INDEPENDENT MONITORING TEAM SINGS THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN THOSE AND THEY WANT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN WHY.

>> HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THE OVERALL CONSENT DECREE PROCESS?

THIS HAS BEEN A PUSH AND PULL TO GET CPD UNDER COMPLIANCE.

>> THIS IS NOW UNDER A FEDERAL JUDGE MEANING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE EVEN FURTHER BEHIND BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE TASKS ON THEIR TO DO LIST.

WHEN MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON TOOK OFFICE, HIS DEPARTMENT ONLY COMPLIED WITH 3% OF THE TASKS .

>> HEATHER CHERONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU CAN READ HEATHER 'S STORY AND OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS .

>>> THE MUSIC IS FLOWING IN CHICAGO PARKS THIS SUMMER BUT FOR SOME COMMUNITIES, THAT BRINGS DREAD.

NOISE, TRASH .

SOME OF THE BIGGEST FESTIVALS INCLUDE RIOT FEST, PITCHFORK , AND OF COURSE, LOLLAPALOOZA IN GRANT PARK, WHICH IS BEING SEVERELY RESTRICTED BY THE NASCAR RACE THIS SUMMER.

EVER HEARD OF IT?

THE NASCAR RACE IN GRANT PARK.

THERE IS PUSHBACK FOR NOT REDIRECTING TRAFFIC BACK TO THOSE SPECIFIC PARKS.

ONE LAWMAKER WANTS BIG CONCERTS LIKE RIOT FEST TO ADD A 2% COMMUNITY BENEFIT TAX .

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS SEAN FORD TO REPRESENT LAWNDALE AND JUANITA, PRESIDENT OF THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT.

FIRST , REPRESENTATIVE FORD, 2% SHOULD BE DIVERTED WHERE THE FESTIVAL IS BEING HELD.

LET'S SAY RIOT FEST, 2% WOULD HAVE TO GO TO DOUGLAS PARK .

HOW WOULD THAT WORK?

>> NOT INTO THE CITY BUT DIRECTLY INTO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT THAT IS IN LAWNDALE AND , YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T WANTED TO GO IN THE CITY.

THEY WANT TO USE THE MONEY FOR THINGS LIKE HOMELESSNESS AND ALLOWING CHILDREN TO GO TO THE PARK TO TAKE CLASSES AT THE PARK.

>> SORRY, YOU THINK COMMUNITY RESIDENTS SHOULD DECIDE HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> WHAT OUR TOP COMPLAINT TO HEAR OF FROM RESIDENTS LIKE IN THE PARK WHERE THE FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, OR DOUGLAS PARK?

>> THERE ARE OFTEN NOT ENOUGH CONVERSATIONS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE COMMUNITY WILL BE IMPACTED.

FOR EXAMPLE, FULLERTON IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

IT IS DOWN TO ONE LANE EITHER WAY AND ON TOP OF THAT YOU WILL PUT ALL OF THIS EXTRA ACTIVITY.

PEOPLE GET UPSET THAT SOME PART OF THEIR PARK WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM, EVEN IF IT IS BEING FIXED AFTER THE CONCERT.

>> IT SEEMS WITH SO MANY OF THESE FESTIVALS AND CONCERTS, THEY ARE SET IN STONE BEFORE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

DO YOU BELIEVE VOICES ARE BEING HEARD ENOUGH?

>> I DON'T THINK SO.

WHEN RIOT FEST CAME FROM HUMBOLDT PARK , THE COMMUNITY AUTOMATICALLY SPOKE AGAINST IT.

I AM ALL FOR THE JOYOUS OCCASIONS OF FESTIVALS , BUT COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN DRUMMING UP THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> JUANITA IRIZARRY, THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT IN AKRON SAID THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF BUT THEY SIGNED OFF A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON RIOT FEST WHEN THE TICKETS HAD ALREADY BEEN SOLD AND THE BANDS HAD ALREADY BEEN BOOKED.

DOES THAT SOUND VERY TRANSPARENT TO YOU?

>> THE COMMUNITY TOLD US TO STOP CELEBRATING A VICTORY GETTING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY FIGURED IT WOULD BE A RUBBER STAMP PROCESS.

THEY REALLY WERE GOING TO GET THESE PERMITS REGARDLESS.

WE THINK THOUGH THERE WERE MAYBE A FEW GOODIES THE COMMUNITY GOT AS A PROCESS THIS YEAR, THE PARK DISTRICT HAS A BIT OF THINKING TO DO ON HOW TO MAKE IT A PROCESS THAT IS NOT JUST A RUBBER STAMP .

>> LET'S HEAR WHAT ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS SAID RECENTLY IN APPROVING THE RIOT FEST PERMIT.

>> IN ADDITION TO LOOKING TO YOU, RIOT FEST, TO MEET EVERY SINGLE PROMISE AND COMMITMENT YOU HAVE MADE, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO YOU TO LEAN IN IN A DEEP WAY AS YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WITH ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS .

>> THE PARK DISTRICT RELEASED THIS STATEMENT TO US TONIGHT.

THE PARK DISTRICT REMAINS COMMITTED TO BALANCING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES WHO RELY ON OUR PARKS AND WELCOMING CULTURAL EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THESE EVENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RICH CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND GENERATE $20 MILLION IN REVENUE THAT SUPPORTS PROGRAMMING.

DO YOU THINK THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY COMING FROM THESE EVENTS THAT GO BACK TO THE PARKS OR VITAL PROGRAMMING IN THE CITY?

>> THEY ARE SETTING ASIDE $20 MILLION, BUT THE TRUTH IS THIS IS A BUSINESS.

IT IS NOT A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PUTTING ON THESE CONCERTS.

THEY WILL LEAVE WITH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

THAT IS A PROPHET.

THEY SHOULD WANT TO HELP THESE COMMUNITIES .

THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BENEFIT .

>> JUANITA IRIZARRY, ARE ALL FESTIVALS THE SAME OR ARE THERE FESTIVALS THAT DO FIT INTO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND SOME DON'T?

>> SOMETIMES THERE IS A PICNIC IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS REALLY COOL AND NO ONE COMPLAINS ABOUT, OR HOUSE MUSIC .

ONE STARTED IN PILSEN AND CAME OUT OF THE COMMUNITY BUT IT GOT TOO BIG FOR THE PARK .

SOMETIMES THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE BODES WELL BUT YOU NEED A BIGGER SITE IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT PARTICULAR PARK.

>> THE CITY DOES WELCOME THE REVENUE THAT COME FROM THESE EVENTS.

TOURISM AND FOLKS COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS A BETTER WAY TO HOLD THESE FESTIVALS ?

>> YEAH, I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A SITE WHERE IT IS CONSTRUCTED AND PEOPLE AGREE THAT THIS IS THE SITE THAT PEOPLE WILL GO TO THIS SUMMER.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE MUCH AGREED IT TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

>> I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.

ESPECIALLY IF THE BEARS LEAVE SOLDIER FIELD RIGHT THERE ON THE LAKEFRONT WOULD BE A PERFECT SPOT.

ANY TRACTION TO THAT IDEA LIKE SUMMERFEST IN MILWAUKEE TO HAVE A PERMANENT SITE WHERE ALL OF THESE FESTIVALS COULD GO BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM .

>> WE BELIEVE IF THE BEARS DO LEAVE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE CONCERTS AT SOLDIER FIELD AND IN THE SURROUNDING PARKING LOTS.

THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE OUR SUMMER FUN SITE BUT THE PARK DISTRICT COULD GENERATE MORE REVENUE WITH CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS HELD AT SOLDIER FIELD.

>> IS THERE ANYBODY IN ON THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.

YES, ABSOLUTELY, BUT UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS , I THINK THERE ARE DEFINITELY FOLKS IN THE PARK DISTRICT AND ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY .

>> ONGOING DISCUSSION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, EVERYBODY GO AND HAVE FUN AT THESE FESTIVALS.

REPRESENTATIVE LA SHAWN FORD, JUANITA IRIZARRY, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>>> UP NEXT, WE WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE ANDY WARHOL EXHIBIT.

>>> BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>>> AN EXHIBIT IN DUPAGE COUNTY IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GREAT POP ARTIST, ANDY WARHOL.

THE SHOWCASE WILL PROVIDE A DEEPER CONTEXT FOR THE ARTIST'S LIFE.

ANGEL IDOWU TAKES US INSIDE .

>> Reporter: REPEATED PRINCE AND VIBRANT COLORS, STUDIO 54 AND PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS, THESE ARE SOME OF THE ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE ONE-OF-A-KIND EXHIBITION HONORING THE LATE, GREAT ANDY WARHOL.

>>'S PERSONAL LIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF HIDDEN.

WE HAVE PHOTOS FROM HIS PERSONAL LIFE , PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM, DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS.

ANY TIME WE CAN HUMANIZE SOMEONE LIKE ANDY WARHOL, IT IS IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE BECAUSE YOU MAKE A REAL CONNECTION.

>> Reporter: NOW ON DISPLAY , THE EXHIBITION WAS BORN FROM A PERSONAL COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 150 OF WARHOL 'S PORTRAITS KNOWN AS THE ANDY WARHOL PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY PROJECT.

>> THIS EXHIBIT OF PHOTOS IS CALLED ANDY WARHOL'S VISUAL DIARY .

YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POSES HE TOOK BEFORE HE DECIDED ON THE ONE HE WOULD MAKE A PRINT OR PAINTING OUT OF.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 200 ANDY WARHOL PIECES , CURATOR JUSTIN WOODY HOPES THE EXHIBITION WILL PROVIDE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THE CREATOR THAT STARTED AS A COMMERCIAL ARTIST .

>> HE WAS ALWAYS VERY AWARE OF HOW HE COULD USE HIS PRESENCE OR HIS PERSONALITY TO HELP GAIN ATTENTION AND TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS.

HE WAS NOT BORN INTO AFFLUENT -- HE WAS BORN TO A WORKING-CLASS FAMILY IN INDUSTRIAL PITTSBURGH IN 1928 AND LEARNED EARLY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING REALLY HARD AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT HE DIDN'T LOSE A LOT OF THE THINGS HE EARNED IN LIFE .

A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THAT .

>> Reporter: A LOT OF WARHOL'S INFLUENCE HAS COME AS A RESULT OF LOSING HIS FATHER AT A YOUNG AGE AND HOW THAT IMPACTED HIS VIEW OF LIFE AND THAT.

IT IS A MAJOR THEME SEEN THROUGHOUT HIS WORK.

>> THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF MORTALITY AND KIND OF IMMORTALITY WRAPPED TOGETHER.

WE OFTEN THINK ABOUT THE SOUP CAN , ELEVATING THE EVERYDAY .

HE ALSO DID MARILYN .

WE ALSO CREATE CELEBRITIES AND WE SELL THAT AS A PRODUCT .

HE ALSO DID PIECES LIKE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR, THE CAR CRASH, DEATH AND DISASTER.

WE SELL TRAGEDY AND WE SELL THEM AS ENTERTAINMENT TO BE CONSUMED.

PEOPLE MAYBE SOMETIMES MIGHT THINK OF WARHOL IN THIS PERFECT MANNER, BUT HE WAS REFLECTING OUR CULTURE AND A LOT OF COMPLEX WAYS .

HE DOESN'T ALWAYS GET CREDIT .

I HOPE PEOPLE CAN COME TO THE SHOW AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

>> Reporter: FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM ANGEL IDOWU.

>> THE ANDY WARHOL EXHIBIT CONTINUES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10th AT THE CLEVE CARNEY MUSEUM OF ART IN GLEN ALLEN.

THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

GET CHICAGO TONIGHT STREAMED ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, AND OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS .

YOU CAN VIEW OF THE SHOW VIA PODCAST.

JOIN US TOMORROW AT 5:30 AND AT 10:00.

FROM PARIS SCHUTZ AND ALL OF US HERE TONIGHT, I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND STAY SAFE.

>>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ROBERT A. CLIFFORD AND CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES,