>> Hello and thanks for joining us on Chicago Brandis Friedman.

Here's what we're looking at.

From mail-in voting to executive power.

We discuss the latest decisions from the Supreme Court.

Meet the latest candidate to announce a bid for Mayor Mike Quigley.

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>> How community violence intervention us are working to prevent violence and promote public safety.

First off tonight, Cook County is under an extreme heat warning through Wednesday night and the dangerously hot and humid conditions will remain for most of the week.

>> want people to be weather aware about any weather condition, but certainly heat heat is kind of one of those sneaky things in a sense relative a thunderstorm coming lizard.

You don't.

Nestle realize the effects until it's too late and the effects of heat are cumulative so day by day that goes by that you don't have that ability to recover.

Cool off.

The effects are worsening.

So we want people to be preparing early on.

>> The National Weather Service says Chicago's high temperatures will hit the Mid 90's with heat index values reaching between 10105 degrees with little to no late cooling city officials are asking residents to hydrate.

Stay cool and check on your neighbors, especially the elderly and those with disabilities or pre-existing conditions.

The chance for thunderstorms will increase later this week, which might bring some relief with for information on where to find one of the city's cooling centers.

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Chicago runners could have some new protections under a bill proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Housing, the protecting renters ordinance would create a tenants Bill of Rights, a rental registry requiring annual registration of all rental units new Bureau of Rental Housing Services to process and investigate complaints and require landlords to provide just cause for eviction or non-renewal.

The mayor's office says the ordinance would modernize the existing residential landlord and tenant tenant ordinance introduced back in 1986. the city says 54% or 622,000 Chicago residents are renters.

And over 40% of them are cost burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of income on rent.

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Making sense of the latest Supreme Court rulings right after this.

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>> So we're down to the final days of a hugely consequential Supreme Court term.

Today the court weighed in on 2 high-profile firings from earlier in President Trump's second term and 2 conservative justices sided with liberals on a mail-in voting case.

Joining us to talk about those cases and preview what's to come tomorrow is Carolyn Shapiro, co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at the Chicago can't College of Law.

Bishop, you're also clerked for former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

Welcome back.

Caroline, thanks.

Thanks for having Grant So what did the Supreme Court decide today in the mail in voting case?

So this is a case called Watson versus Republican National Committee.

In this case, the RNC sued the state of Mississippi over that mail-in it's law that allowed for >> the state to accept ballots that were mailed by Election Day postmarked by Election Day, but received for up to 5 days after the RNC said that violates the law that Congress passed designating a particular day as Election Day.

And the Supreme Court rejected interpretation of the federal statute.

I think it did wisely.

We've been incredibly chaotic.

many weeks or months out from the midterm to suddenly requires states that allow mail-in balloting to to arrive after Election Day.

may say, well, that's illegal.

And the statute really doesn't say anything one way or the other about mail in ballots.

It does appropriately.

I think it indicate that you can't vote after Election Day, if votes are in the mailbox, if that's what your state allows, they can be received after Election What might this mean for other states that have mail-in balloting?

That's well.

Well, it's I think they're all breathing a sigh of relief.

I mean, there there are states that have mail-in ballots, but they require them to be received by Election Day.

So different states are different.

And that's part of the system that we have states are primarily responsible for elections.

So this means that states don't have to change anything.

Had the case come out the other way.

Lots of states might have to change something.

And it also would have, I think called in to question early voting because of this emphasis on Election Day itself.

But the way court interpreted the statute, I don't think that's likely to be a problem.

>> The court also made a ruling on the firing of an FTC commissioner in the Trump versus Slaughter case.

Give us the background on that case, Carolyn.

So the fired a number of executive branch officials who work for or her commissioners or board members of multi member agencies.

So the FTC, the Federal Trade Commission is one of those are 5 commissioners.

No more than 3 are supposed to be from any one party and they are they are appointed for a term of years.

I think it's 5 years and are staggered.

So when president, new president comes in, he may be able to appoint some new commissioners but not replace all of them and they are not supposed to be removed except for what's called cause, which means essentially not doing your job dishonesty, that kind of thing.

President Trump said no, no, I have the right to fire anybody.

I want.

And that is what happened in this case.

The Supreme Court said, yeah, he's right.

And in so doing overruled a 90 year-old precedent squarely overruled it at the case called Humphrey's Executor and it expressly upheld the statute creating the FTC against exactly the same challenge Congress has created numerous agencies modeled on the FTC, which is one of the earliest ones, their operations, their constitutionality are all in significant doubt.

And I would expect we're going to see a firing spree by Donald Trump.

Yeah, I think that's where a lot of folks are concerned.

Now that is that the president has this power, that a lot of those agencies, those commissions, that sports could start to turn over.

>> But the court made a separate decision regarding the firing of Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor.

What justices decide there.

So they're the court said, well, the Federal Reserve is different.

>> There are good reasons for Congress to make the central bank independent of politics in a way that they don't seem to think it's appropriate for other types of of agencies.

It is, in fact, a very confusing set of opinions.

If for the 2 justices who joined the majority in both, which is the chief Justice Justice Kavanaugh that the 2 opinions really don't can't be reconciled are both written by the chief justice, the and part of the reason they really can't be reconciled is because he relies on history so differently in the 2 cases to say in one case.

Well, this is the way Congress has done this from up for a long time.

That's in the F the case and on the other hand saying, well, even though Congress has done this for a long time based some conversations and debates that were had over a slightly different issue.

Back in 17 89, I think they're not.

They're not allowed to do it.

So disruption to our government is just beside the point.

>> Are there other avenues that Trump can use to replace Cook or what is to happen with her?

Yes.

So what the court said is she she can be.

She he cast can only fire her for cause.

What he had said is I'm firing for cause because there is there's reason to believe you committed mortgage fraud.

She never had the opportunity to say no, that's not true.

Even though the statute itself requires her to be given that opportunity.

So basically what's going back down.

There's going to be a process.

I presume where Donald Trump says this is why I'm firing you because she'll have the ability to say I didn't do that or that's not reasonable.

Cause.

And then court will probably help probably say, yes, you're still fired.

And then there will be an adjudication about whether it court can even evaluate that determination on the merits.

And if so, whether his decision stands.

>> One of these decisions from this term tell us about the court's taking into account these and others.

The court's view of executive power quite a few of executive power is extraordinary.

I think the framers would be frankly, shocked by it.

They are giving the president.

>> Increasing amounts of an reviewable power.

We see that in in the slaughter case today, the FTC case, we saw that in the immigration cases last week we were seeing that we saw that certainly saw that in the immunity case from persons, United States.

So I I think they have a kind of unlimited belief that the president is the embodiment of the country.

In some sense, it will be interesting to see if they behave the same way.

If there's a Democratic president in the future because they've also given themselves a lot of tools to say, well, actually, in this case, the president is overreaching.

We don't think the statute allows the president to do this particular thing in particularly in context with the president is trying regulate.

We think back to Biden's efforts to forgive student loans, for example.

And briefly, we've got about 15 seconds.

Left decision is expected tomorrow in the challenge to birthright citizenship.

>> What are the arguments there?

>> Well, the arguments there are what does the 14th Amendment mean?

What it says, which is that if you're born here, you're a citizen or is there a way of reading something very broad into what was otherwise an extremely narrow exception, word subject to the jurisdiction thereof.

I think that the court will strike down the executive order undermining birthright citizenship.

Okay.

All eyes on the Supreme Court tomorrow.

Carolyn Shapiro, thanks for joining us again.

Thank you.

Up next, Congressman Mike Quigley on his bid for mayor of Chicago.

Northwest side.

Congressman Mike Quigley is officially running for Chicago.

Mayor.

>> The 9 term representative from Illinois's 5th district launched his campaign Saturday at the historic but crumbling uptown theater using the landmark as a symbol of what he says is needed to restore Chicago's promise quickly joins a crowded race in the February 2027 mayoral election becoming the 4th candidate to enter the contest this month.

Joining us now to talk about his campaign is Mike quickly, Democratic congressman and now candidate for Mayor.

Congressman, welcome back.

Thanks for joining us.

So you have to be back.

You've been in Washington for the last 17 years.

What made you want to throw your hat in the ring for Mayor?

>> Yeah, it's tough to watch the city.

You love so much struggle the way that we are in You know, the fact matter is Chicago has everything it needs to succeed its location, its people, its cultural institutions, that universities its neighborhoods is so much more.

But it's all recien on a crumbling financial, foundation that needs to be fixed.

That's something I worked when I was Cook County commissioner come appearing on channel 11 quite a bit and something I now realize that someone has to take take it directly.

>> Your life as a public servant has been been spent mostly a as a legislator.

Are you prepared to move into the executive role?

>> a look.

I I get my masters in public policy from the University of Chicago.

And as you might recall, is that as county commission, I wrote detailed reports about how to restructure the county and how local government can be more efficient.

Those are the kinds are reports that we need put into place here.

If Chicago is going to succeed, I think the most important aspect of talent, the next mayor has is a willingness to make tough choices.

And I certainly done that not just as a Cook County commissioner, but the serving in Congress.

As you recall, I was I was the first one to tell Biden needs to step aside.

That was with Obama on his trade deals and many of his other tough.

And so he's someone who knows what to do.

But he's also had experience experience, making those tough choices.

>> So you've said city would could be insolvent by the time.

The next mayor is elected.

How dire would you say the city's financial situation is?

>> Well, somewhere between 30 and 40% of our revenues are going to debt and pension.

The fact is when the property tax bills were late, there was a real tough time making those monthly pension payments.

So any blip in the economy and I'm very, very concerned that our pension funds these so poor, I'm going to be able to make the required payments.

The city itself has a structural deficit that's only getting worse.

So it you know what happens between now and next mayor when the next mayor takes next May when the next mayor takes office is really going depend on what the polls, what those with his car we have a very real chance that we won't be able to meet our obligations.

And the concern is that with short-term borrowing and risky borrowing and that taking on these tough choices, the situation will indeed be dire.

>> What would you do to get the city back on track?

I think the first thing you do is change the climate in the culture and recognize that this is a city that needs to work again.

>> And all that.

But we have too many slow zones on the CTA.

It shouldn't cost a billion dollars a mile to extend the red line.

fan of that and get the money out of the House for the extension of the Red line.

And we have not just the financial crisis, but a housing crisis.

We're probably 100,000 units short of where we need to be.

When I was getting out of college.

28 was the average age for a first time home buyer.

It's now 40 and for too many Chicagoans, there's never a chance to own that first home.

So we're going to focus on affordability starting with housing are north stars to build between 15 100,000 new units within the next decade.

The city's down a million in population from the early 50's.

We have to move in the other direction.

We're simply not going to able to tax our way out of this problem.

We're going to have to grow our way out of this problem.

But we can do it.

>> Congressman, you've said that you want to make cuts to the city's budget as well since spending on public safety know, including the police department accounts for two-thirds of the city's discretionary spending cuts to CPD be on the table for you.

>> Now, I think the way address public safety is to use the programs like Rad cease-fire.

anti-violence programs that President Trump has cut so much.

I think we need to spend more on those because I do believe they're cost effective.

I think the way to go after our city's finances is to address.

The fact that we actually have a higher county worker count than we did before COVID and that hasn't gone down.

Our budgets gone out still hasn't gone down.

So again, the reports I wrote about how to streamline and consolidate local government will fit into play here.

It's all a bit a little bit of that with Ernst and Young's reports that talked about cost sharing about centralizing procurement, the whole list of things that again, we detail over 20 years ago, they have to be put in place right away to begin the cost savings.

>> Another issue at the top of mind for many Chicagoans is the bears and whether or not they will leave Chicago for Indiana.

But you said that retaining the beer, the Bears in Chicago would not be a top priority for you.

Why not?

>> Well, I I think at this point time it's up to the General Assembly to make that call.

So by the time next, may rolls around this decision will be made.

It's really hard to say that the bears are a priority.

We short of housing when our when our schools are overcrowded some areas, we're just not getting the job done.

How can I tell who want better schools who need more police who won so many other public services like shelter beds that time we're going to help the billionaire's building new stadium.

It's just can't be the priority that the General Assembly wants to act.

My best guess is that Arlington?

I swear they're likely going end up.

I think there's still concerns with the site locations in Indiana.

But in the in the final analysis, this is a decision for the governor, the General Assembly I want the Bears to say it's just a but for me to say that's a higher priority than public safety or schools is just a mistake.

>> before we run out of time, as I'm sure, you know, 2 of your Democratic colleagues in the House from New York lost their primary challenges to far-left candidates.

Many are reviewing the results of that election as an indicator that voters are rejecting the more centrist and establishment candidates.

Of course, Brandon Johnson himself is from the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

Are Chicagoans ready to elect more moderate candidate?

>> You know, I think New York stands by itself and I left those voters make their own choice.

we also know Democrats also elected several very moderate governors, right?

So I think you have to take it case by case.

I think the citizens of Chicago recognize the crisis that we're in.

They have a progressive agenda.

I have a progressive agenda.

But if we're spending 40% of our revenues pain death.

Paying for pensions were simply not going to be able to commit to any sort of agenda, much less a progressive one.

>> Okay.

And Congressman Mike Quigley also candidate for a Chicago mayor.

Thank you for joining us.

Best of Thank you.

Up next, local community violence intervention groups strive for a safer Chicago.

Stay with us.

Summer in Chicago usually means a spike in gun violence while overall crime has been on a downward trend, the city is nevertheless on pace to pass last year, shooting and homicide numbers with June seeing 36 murders and 132 shootings both up from 2025. police are first responders but some groups think there's a better way to handle gun violence.

Community prevention, community violence intervention as store cvi professionals walk high-risk neighborhoods hoping to interrupt the cycle of violence through direct outreach and trust building.

We spent the day with one team to see what it's all about.

I'm going with a on a sunny day in Garfield Park Ray-Ray from the Institute for Nonviolence.

Chicago checks in with his team of Peace Keepers.

>> All right.

At the >> This group of community violence intervention, escort CB.

strolls the neighborhood, making contact with people chatting about what's happening in building trust along the But look forward so trying to get This is exactly what Von Bryant, executive director of Metropolitan Peace Initiative wants to >> Community violence intervention is basically sort 9 punitive approach to gun violence.

We're more preventative an intervention.

You know, police more accountability and trying to bring Justice.

Ryan knows community relations with the police are fraught and have been for a long time.

>> A number of factors have led to mistrust of police.

>> There are policies and procedures that, you know, cities have that law enforcement like police are enforcing that can be races.

>> He sees a way for police to work with CB I's to make communities safer.

It is really based on the idea that people that live in the local community are closest to the problem more of the solution.

Samuel Castro at the Institute for Nonviolence.

Chicago agrees.

>> Lived experiences, something that you can learn out of a book.

This is something that.

We went through.

>> Castro and Bryant aren't alone in this mission of community activism, Metropolitan Peace Initiative gathered 15 area organizations to form the communities partnering for Peace.

Castro feels relationship with the community is crucial but knows they also need to connect with Chicago police.

What we have created with law enforcement is a profession on the standing.

>> We have to build the trucks.

So from CPD, not to think that Cvi organization staff.

I have the same drive of the violence, the same people that used to sell Bryant agrees and says CBI Xmas strike a delicate balance.

>> We have sort of a one-way communication lines so we get information from the police, but we don't give information to the police.

Doesn't that would ruin the credibility in a trust that we have?

>> It's work that's been ongoing for years yet has further to go.

>> We want to get to a place where people just commit fewer crimes because they see opportunity to thrive.

There's no magical powder in the air.

There's a real humans doing the work that have been impacted by violence, trauma all to line.

And we're running back to the fire to help people.

>> So for now, Bryant and Castro stay the course >> in 10 years.

I'm hoping we can put ourselves out of business, make the community safer.

>> We did contact the Chicago Police Department to talk with us for this story.

But they declined.

You can see more stories on community violence, prevention and police and policing on our website.

That's at W T Tw Dot com slash policing.

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>> And that's our show for this Monday night.

You can get Chicago tonight streamed on Facebook, YouTube and our website W T Tw Dot com Slash news and join us tomorrow night at 5, 30 10 now for all of us here in Chicago Brandis Friedman, thank you for watching.

Stay healthy and safe and have a good thing.

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