>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

DRAMATIC FINDINGS ON POLICE TRAFFIC STOPS IN CHICAGO.

>> THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.

>> ALL AFFORDABLE CONDO BUILDINGS , NEAR GOOSE ISLAND AS YOU TAKE A LOOK INSIDE.

INCHING TOWARD CHICAGO LANDMARK STATUS , THIS WEEK, IN NATURE.

PLUS, A SNEAK PEEK AT THE SOUTH SIDE IRISH PARADE.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES A SETTLEMENT WITH THIS CIGARETTE MANUFACTURER .

THEY BELIEVE THE COMPANY ENGAGED IN HARMFUL BUSINESS PRACTICES AND SOLD PRODUCTS TO UNDERAGE USERS.

THEY ALLEGE THAT THEY ENGAGED IN DECEPTIVE MARKETING .

>>> A $14 MILLION BOOST TO TRAUMA INFORMED CARE .

THE SENATOR WAS AT KING HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

HE TALKED ABOUT THE LOSS OF CHICAGO POLICE AND THE TRAUMA OF THE CHILDREN WHO WITNESSED THE SHOOTING.

>> WE MOURN THE LOSS OF THE OFFICER AND THE MOURN THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE.

>> THE MONEY WILL GO TO CPS AND THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

>>> THE WIFE OF A CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER HAS DIED AFTER THE INJURY SHE SUSTAINED IN A HOUSE FIRE.

THIS MORNING , THEY FOUND FIRE PREVENTION MATERIALS NEAR WHERE THE FIRE BROKE OUT.

THIS IS DONE BY EMT, WALTER STEWART.

HE RECOGNIZED THE FIRE WAS AT HIS HOME.

THEY WERE FOUND IN "CRITICAL CONDITION."

>>> THE CHICAGO BEARS , IN THE DRAFT TO THE CAROLINA PANTHERS.

THE PANTHERS WILL HAND OVER THE NUMBER NINE PICK IN THE FIRST ROUND IN NEXT MONTH'S DRAFT.

THEY HAVE THE FIRST ROUND PICK FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT QUARTERBACK, JUSTIN FIELDS, WHO HAD A BREAKOUT SEASON.

THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT WIDE RECEIVER, DJ MOORE.

HE HAD 14 YARDS A CATCH 2022.

>>> WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT CHICAGO TRAFFIC STOPS, AFTER THIS.

>>> POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS.

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU TO THESE DONORS.

>>> THE MAYORAL ELECTION , OFFERS FRESH INSIGHTS THAT MAY PERSIST AMONG FINDINGS .

WE HAVE LAUREN JONES , WITH BPI AND THE FREE TO MOVE COALITION.

AND, THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY , AND COORDINATOR FOR THE FREE TO MOVE MOVEMENT TO CREATE A MORE RACIALLY EQUITABLE TRAFFIC AND THEY DID SEND A STATEMENT THAT WE WILL GET TO, LATER.

LAUREN JONES, WHAT ARE THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS?

>> THE MAIN THING THAT WE TOOK AWAY IS THAT THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE AN ALARMING NUMBER OF TRAFFIC STOPS AND MADE 600,000 .

IT'S BACK ON THE RISE IN 2021.

>> WE HAVE A GRAPH, BY THE WAY.

YOU CAN SPEAK MORE DIRECTLY TO THAT.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE INCREASE IS HAPPENING?

>> AS YOU SEE IN THE SPIKE, WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEDESTRIANS , THAT THEY FOUND THAT THE STOP AND FRISK WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

>> AND, LAURA JONES, ASIDE FROM THE SPIKES IN THE NUMBER OF STOPS , WHAT ELSE DOES THE CITY TELL YOU ABOUT RACIAL INEQUITY?

>> WE ARE TAKING A REALLY CLOSE LOOK AT THOSE INEQUITIES THAT WE SEE ACROSS CHICAGO.

THESE DRIVERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE STOPPED.

20% OF TRAFFIC STOPS HAPPEN IN TWO POLICE DISTRICTS .

THAT'S IN GARFIELD PARK AND INGLEWOOD , WHERE WE SEE 5% OF THE CITIES POPULATION AND YOU SEE THAT THESE DRIVERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE STOPPED.

>> AND YOU'VE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH THAT.

>> I'VE BEEN GETTING PULLED OVER BY POLICE THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, INTO MY EARLY 20s AND AS I GET OLDER, I HOPE THAT THESE SITUATIONS WOULD STOP, BUT THEY HAVEN'T.

EACH TIME, I GET A PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE FROM IT.

I GET NERVOUS.

THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER , HAVING THESE REACTIONS.

>> I HAVE BEEN STOPPED.

I WAS STOPPED WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY JOB.

I WAS PULLED OVER AND ASKED WHERE I WAS GOING AND THEN I WAS TOLD I HAD AN EXPIRED REGISTRATION TAG, AND IT HAD JUST EXPIRED BUT I WAS NOT CITED, AND LESS THAN 5% OF STOPS RESULT IN THAT.

>> OKAY, SAY MY REGISTRATION TAG IS EXPIRED , THEY GIVE ME A CITATION, THEY DON'T, NO HARM, NO FOUL.

IT GOES AWAY, IN A SENSE.

>> I THINK IS A's EXAMPLE PAINTS A PICTURE , THAT PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE, AND JUST WANTING TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITHOUT REAL INTERFERENCE.

IT MAKES A BIGGER IMPACT ON BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES AND THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE ARREST, AND CITATIONS.

>> YOU DID RECEIVE A STATEMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT OFFICERS ONLY CONDUCT TRAFFIC STOPS IF THEY HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE , OR EVIDENCE THAT A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED OR IS ABOUT TO BE COMMITTED.

CPD MANDATES THIS .

WHAT'S YOUR REACTION TO THAT STATEMENT?

>> IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPANSIVE MANY PEOPLE, WE GET PULLED OVER FOR A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE.

AND THEN THEY ASK IF WE HAVE A GUN, THEY ARE ASKING FOR NAMES, THE ASKING FOR THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

>> AND YOUR REACTION?

>> THEY SUGGEST THAT THEY ARE MAKING STOPS WHERE THEY HAVE SOME SUSPICION THAT CERTAIN ACT OF HE IS HAPPENING .

HOW MANY STOPS AND MAKING WHERE THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE WHERE THERE ARE RARELY ANY SIGNS?

THIS CAN DO IMMENSE HARM.

>> IN THE CURRENT MAYORAL RACE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ATTENTION.

HOW DOES THIS STUDY SORT OF INFORMED WHAT SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE?

>> WE NEED TO LISTEN TO WHAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE SAYING .

IF THIS WAS ADDRESSED FROM THE BEGINNING, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW.

>> HAVE WE GOTTEN ANY PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK?

ASIDE FROM THE STATE?

>> PEOPLE ARE EXCITED THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE , AT PUBLIC SAFETY AND POLICING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

THEY WANT TO HELP THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THEM BUT WITH CPD, WE HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE YET.

>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

>>> UP NEXT, AND INSTEAD LOOK AT THIS AFFORDABLE CONDO BUILDING.

>>> VERY FEW PEOPLE ENJOY A LONG COMMUTE TO WORK .

FAMILIES OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES PRICED OUT OF LIVING NEAR THEIR JOBS AND EXPERIENCE A LOT OF FRUSTRATION.

THIS MONTH, THE FIRST OF THREE RESIDENTIAL BILLS WAS INTRODUCED FOR THIS LARGER DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMMITTED TO GETTING OPTIONS TO PEOPLE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.

>> IS A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.

>> TO TRULY BECOME A COMMUNITY, A LOT OF PIECES NEED TO BE IN PLACE.

>> YOU NEED FANTASTIC TRANSPORTATION, AND A CERTAIN WALKING SCORE .

YOU NEEDED OPEN HALF-ACRE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PARKS MAINTAINED.

>> MIKE DREW SAYS HE BELIEVES THAT IT IS ALL THERE , LOCATED A FEW BLOCKS EAST.

>> WILL FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES OF SMART GROWTH FOR THE LEVELS OF INCOME IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

>> THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO HOUSING TRUST WITH THE AREA'S MEDIAN INCOME.

>> THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES PRICES FOR A THREE BEDROOM, THAT GOES FOR 233,000 , VERSUS AN AVERAGE OF 700,000.

>> WALTER BURNETT SAYS THESE UNITS CAN BRING IN MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES PREVIOUSLY PRICED OUT OF THE AREA.

>> SOMEBODY HAS TO WORK .

SOMEBODY HAS TO DO SOME OF EVERYTHING .

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THESE MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES .

>> EMILY SAYS THE DENSITY OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF THE ROADBLOCK.

>> THE MORE DENSITY, THE BETTER IT WILL BE IN THE LONG RUN.

THAT'S THE HOLY GRAIL.

THE SECOND IS SOCIAL DIVERSITY.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VARIETY ACCESSING RESOURCES .

THERE IS A LACK OF AFFORDABILITY IN CHICAGO.

>> TRAFFIC IS AN ISSUE.

>> THAT'S WHY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY FOR SUCCESS.

>> EYES ON THE STREET .

IF THERE WERE THRIVING PUBLIC SPACES , YOU KNOW, IF WE SEE THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY , THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING.

>> SHE SAID SHE COULD ALSO LOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO MOVE IN.

THE OWNER SAYS SHE HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE.

>> THIS IS ALL BASICALLY FACTORIES, AND THAT WAS IT.

>> WE HAVE SPENT A LOT ON SERVICES, COFFEE SHOPS, LITTLE RESTAURANTS.

I KNOW THAT EVERYONE THINKS THAT EVERYONE USES THE SUBWAY SYSTEM .

THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL USUALLY HAVE CARS.

>> THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE HIGH HOPES .

>> IT HAS ALL THE RIGHT ELEMENTS AND LET'S JUST HOPE IT GELS IN THE RIGHT WAY.

>>> APPLICATIONS CLOSE THIS WEEK AND SELECTION TAKES PLACE NEXT WEEK.

AND, THIS IS A FURNITURE HARDWARE MANUFACTURER THAT ONCE STOOD THERE.

>>> RARE FOSSILS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DISCOVERED IN ILLINOIS.

THIS IS INCHING ITS WAY TOWARD CHICAGO LANDMARK DESIGNATION.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE STORY.

YOU SAY THAT THE FOSSILS WERE DISCOVERED, BUT REDISCOVERED, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> THIS IS A MOTHER LOAD OF FOSSILS.

THEY HAVE ASSUMED FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS , WITH A TEAM LED BY RESEARCHERS.

IT TURNS OUT THAT THESE ARE ANEMONES.

IT'S HARD TO FIND IN THE FOSSIL RECORD.

IT'S A REALLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE , LOOKING AT THEM IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.

>> THEY'VE HAD THESE FOSSILS, THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE.

IT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CREATURE.

>> RIGHT.

IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING , IT'S ON ITS PATH TO BECOMING AN OFFICIAL LAND DECORATION.

>> IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A CHICAGO LANDMARK WITH FINAL APPROVAL , AND IT WILL BE INTRODUCED AND IT WILL ALL GO AS PLANNED , AND WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE CHICAGO LANDMARK STATUS WITH THAT STAIRSTEP WALL .

THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO PRESERVE.

THERE'S ALSO ADDED PROTECTION FOR THE LANDSCAPE PLANS , WITH TREES AROUND THE SITE AND A MEADOW IN THE MIDDLE , SO THAT CAN'T REALLY BE ALTERED.

MAYBE THE TYPES OF TREES, FOR CLIMATE PURPOSES, BUT THE BASIC LAYOUT HAS TO STAY THE SAME.

>> IS THIS UNUSUAL?

USUALLY YOU THINK OF LANDMARKS AS BUILDINGS .

>> THERE IS PRECEDENT , LIKE WITH LINCOLN PARK , BUT IT'S NOT SUPER COMMON.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> UP NEXT, THE CITY'S BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

>>> THE CITIES OFFICIAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY RIVER DIE IS TOMORROW .

THE SOUTH SIDE ST. PATRICK'S DAY HAS BUT A DOZEN CHILDREN MARCHING .

ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S THE LARGEST COMMUNITY-BASED SCENE PATRICK'S DAY PARADE .

WE HAVE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THAT PARADE.

WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

THIS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PARADE?

>> OUT OF THE ENTIRETY OF IRELAND.

>> I'M TOLD OF THE PEOPLE WHO STARTED IT HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD EVOLVE LIKE THIS COULD >> IT WASN'T THERE, RIGHT, AT THE BEGINNING.

IT WAS ONLY DOWN HALF OF WESTERN AVENUE AND THE OTHER LANE OF WESTERN AVENUE HAS COME A LONG WAY.

>> ATTENDANCE, PRE-COVID, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON THAT?

>> YES, ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE.

>> SO THAT'S COME BACK, WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING THIS TIME AROUND?

>> IT CAN BE A LITTLE CHILLY .

>> AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE WITH THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN?

HOW IS TURNOUT?

>> WELL, THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANIMALS.

DOWNTOWN , IT'S MORE METROPOLITAN, MORE ALL OVER THE PLACE , WHERE IS WE ARE MORE COMMUNITY-BASED , WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SUBURBS.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.

>> AND IN 2009, YOUR VICTIMS OF YOUR OWN SUCCESS AND IT WAS CANCELED.

>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE HIRED SECURITY , WE HAVE MARSHALL, THE HEAD OF OUR SECURITY FORCE.

>> NOW THAT IT'S MORE COMMUNITY FOCUSED , WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE EXPECT, GO SEE IT?

>> WE HAVE PROBABLY MORE THAN 1000 PARTICIPANTS , AND WE HAVE 23 BANDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THE PARADE, AS WELL.

>> IT'S BEEN GOING ON , NOW.

>> IT'S BECOME A DE FACTO FAMILY REUNION WHERE PEOPLE GET THEIR FAMILIES TO COME BACK AND VISIT AND I CAN HELP YOU BREAK OUT OF THOSE WINTER DOLDRUMS AND IS THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF SPRING ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

>> WHAT ABOUT LOGISTICS, AND THE PARKING?

FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG HASSLE FOR THOSE, MAYBE.

>> IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, YOU CAN PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAY.

GET THERE EARLY AND THEY SHUT THE STREET ABOUT 9:00, 10:00 IN THE MORNING.

IT'S ALL SO MUCH FUN.

THERE IS A MASS , AND THEN YOU GO HOME, AND YOU HAVE BRUNCH BEFORE THE PARADE.

THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE EVERYBODY.

>> SO IF WE GIVE OUT YOUR ADDRESS, PEOPLE CAN COME HAVE BRUNCH AT YOUR HOUSE?

>> THANKS VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

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