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

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

>> I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER.

WE HAVE TO.

>> COVID VACCINES, IMMIGRATION AND MORE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN HOLDS HIS FIRST WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE.

>> WE'RE HUMANS JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE.

>> HOW THE ALBANY PARK COMMUNITY IS SUPPORTING ASIAN-AMERICAN RESIDENTS AMID A RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN RHETORIC AND VIOLENCE.

>> WHAT'S NEXT FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DINING RESTRICTIONS IN CHICAGO?

>> AS PASSOVER AND EASTER APPROACH, HOW CHICAGO'S FAITH COMMUNITIES ARE PREPARING TO WORSHIP DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> A COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER IS CALLING OUT INEQUALITIES BETWEEN THE NCAA'S MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS.

>> GEOFFREY BAER HAS ALL THE ANSWERS WITH THE HISTORY AND RESTORATION OF A WELL-KNOWN CHICAGO BUILDING IN THIS WEEK'S ALL NEW "ASK GEOFFREY".

>> WE STARTED VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING RIGHT AWAY.

AS SOON AS THE PANDEMIC HIT.

>> AND HOW THE COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVES PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> AND AS YOU MENTIONED I'M LIVE IN ALBANY PARK AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE IT IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH A SIZABLE ASIAN-AMERICAN POPULATION SOME OF WHOM HAVE BEEN SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND VIOLENCE AND WE HEARD FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO SAYS THAT COVID HAS BEEN A BIG HIT AND NEIGHBORS STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT THEM AND A CONVERSATION ABOUT A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

FOR NOW, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT ANNOUNCES LOOSENED RESTRICTIONS FOR DINING, CONCERTS AND EXERCISE CLASSES IN CHICAGO OUTSIDE IN CHICAGO THE UPWARD TREND IN COVID IS QUOTE DISTURBING WITH A 23% INCREASE IN CASES.

THAT REASON THE MAYOR IS NOT EXPANDING INDOOR CAPACITY LIMITS.

WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE ON THIS LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

>> MEANWHILE, ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT MORE THAN 2100 NEW CASES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 35 ADDITIONAL DEATHS.

THAT MAKES FOR A STATE-WIDE TOTAL NEARING 1.230 MILLION SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC AND 21,171 DEATHS.

THE SEVEN-DAY TEST POSITIVITY RATE IS 3.2 RATE UP HALF A PER PERCENT FROM YESTERDAY.

AND MAYOR LIGHTFOOT IS CALLING FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AT LORETTO HOSPITAL IN THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER THE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE Dr. ANOSHA AHMED AFTER A SESH OF BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO AND WBEZ REPORTS ABOUT IMPROPER OFFSITE VACCINATIONS.

A LORETTO EMPLOYEE AND THE UNION TOLD WTTW ABOUT REPEATED INSTANCES OF A SO-CALLED VIP LIST OF VACCINE RECIPIENTS ON-SITE AT THE HOSPITAL.

LIGHTFOOT PAUSED DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES TO LORETTO FOR ANY NEW FIRST DOSES AND RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER WILL RECEIVE WHAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO LORETTO.

AND BRANDIS NOW BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION, MEMBERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORE HAD THE CHANCE TO QUESTION PRESIDENT BIDEN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE ANSWERED REPORTERS' QUESTIONS SINCE BECOMING PRESIDENT BUT THIS WAS HIS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE.

AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS AND WHAT IT MEAN FOR ILLINOIS.

>> MUCH IS OFTEN MADE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE WHEN A PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES PRIORITIES, SETS IN PLACE HIS STYLE.

BIDEN'S BIG GOAL FOR THIS IS GETTING 100 MILLION SHOTS INTO THE ARMS OF AMERICANS WITHIN THAT WINDOW.

THANKS TO MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND CONTRACTS THAT AT LEAST IN PART WERE SET IN MOTION BY HIS PREDECESSOR HAS MET THAT GOAL.

SO HE IS UPPING IT BY DOUBLING IT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

200 MILLION SHOTS IN 100 DAYS.

I KNOW IT'S AMBITIOUS.

TWICE OUR ORIGINAL GOAL.

BUT NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS COME CLOSE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I BELIEVE WE CAN DO IT.

>> ABOUT 5.1 MILLION DOSES SO FAR HAVE GONE INTO THE ARMS OF ILLINOISANS SO THE GOVERNOR INDICATED HE EXPECTS THE FEDS WILL BE COMING THROUGH WITH A LOT MORE OF THAT ONE-DOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

BIDEN HAS ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE HIS MAIN FOCUS IS THE CORONAVIRUS.

>> BUT THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IS GETTING PEOPLE SOME PEACE OF MIND SO THEY CAN GO TO BED AT NIGHT AND NOT STARE AT THE CEILING WONDERING IF THEY LOST THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE WHETHER THEY WILL LOSE A FAMILY MEMBER, WHETHER THEY WILL BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE -- THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR MORTGAGE.

>> REPORTERS, HOWEVER, DID NOT FOCUS ON COVID.

THEY GRILLED HIM ON IMMIGRATION.

>> THE PRESIDENT SCOFFED WHEN ASKED WHETHER A SURGE OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AT THE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN BORDER WAS ACCEPTABLE.

>> IS THAT SERIOUS QUESTION, RIGHT?

IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO ME?

COME ON.

THAT IS WHY WE WILL BE MOVING A THOUSAND OF THE KIDS OUT QUICKLY.

THAT IS WHY I GOT FORT BLISS OPENED UP AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FROM THE MOMENT TO TRY TO FIND ADDITIONAL ACCESS FOR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY NOT JUST CHILDREN BUT PARTICULARLY CHILDREN TO BE SAFELY BE HOUSED.

>> DESPITE THAT GRILLING THERE WAS NOT A CLEAR TAKEAWAY WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRATION.

JACKIE STEVENS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S DEPORTATION RESEARCH CLINIC AND SAID THAT BIDEN'S STATEMENTS WERE CONTRADICTORY.

>> ON ONE HAND, IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS REITERATING A POLICY OF DETERRENCE AND TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND AS I MENTIONED HE'S TALKING ABOUT CONTINUING THE POLICY WITH MEXICO AND REQUIRING PEOPLE TO STAY THERE TO TRY TO PLACATE CRITICS FROM THE RIGHT.

ON THE OTHER HAND HE DID SAY SUPPORTIVE THINGS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR ASYLUM POLICY AND ENFORCING IT.

>> NOW, LOOK FOR MORE NEWS FROM BIDEN TOMORROW.

HE SAYS THAT IS WHEN HE WILL ANNOUNCE A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.

>> SO THAT WE CAN COMPETE AND CREATE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF REALLY GOOD-PAYING JOBS.

>> ANOTHER TOPIC THE PRESIDENT WAS PRESSED ON: VOTING RIGHTS.

BIDEN CALLED G.O.P.

EFFORTS TO RESTRICT VOTING UNAMERICAN AND SICK.

>> AND SO I'M CONVINCED THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THIS BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST PERNICIOUS THINGS THIS MAKES JIM CROW LOOK LIKE JIM EAGLE.

THIS IS GIGANTIC WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO.

>> THE PRESIDENT SAYS TO THAT END HE WILL WORK TO PASS A RECENTLY APPROVED BILL BY THE DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED U.S. HOUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION IN ALL STATES.

ILLINOIS ALREADY HAS THAT AND JUST TODAY, ILLINOIS WENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH THE LEGISLATURE PASSING A BILL THAT MAKES PERMANENT CHANGES PUT IN PLACE FOR LAST YEAR'S PANDEMIC ERA ELECTION THINGS LIKE VOTING BY MAIL AND DROP-OFF BALLOT BOXES.

>> VOTING IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY UPON WHICH OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES REST AND YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY TODAY AND THERE ARE STATES TRYING TO LIMIT ONE'S ABILITY TO VOTE.

LET'S LOOK AT GEORGIA.

TRYING TO LIMIT DROP BOX ACCESS OR MAKE IT A CRIME TO GIVE FOOD OR DRINKS TO THOSE WAITING IN LINE TO VOTE.

COMING OFF OF COVID SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD FOCUS ON EXPANDING ONE'S ABILITY TO VOTE AND THE SECURITY OF THAT VOTE.

>> THAT MEASURE AS I SAID, DID PASS THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THOUGH MANY REPUBLICANS VOTED AGAINST IT.

SPEAKING OF ELECTIONS...

WHEN PRESSED BY REPORTERS, BIDEN SAYS, YES, HE DOES PLAN TO RUN FOR REELECTION.

>> THAT IS MY EXPECTATION.

>> IS THAT A YES YOU ARE RUNNING FOR REELECTION?

>> LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GUYS COME FROM, MAN, I NEVER TRAVEL, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PLAN THREE-AND-A-HALF YEARS AHEAD FOR TERNE R CERTAIN.

>> IN ILLINOIS WE HAVE A BIG ELECTION COMING UP BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AND THAT IS NEXT YEAR'S STATE-WIDE CONTEST INCLUDING THAT FOR GOVERNOR, GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER RECENTLY POURING $35 MILLION IN HIS CAMPAIGN WAR CHEST BUT LIKE BIDEN, PRITZKER SAYS HE IS NOT FOCUSED ON CAMPAIGNING AN ELECTION.

HE IS FOCUSED ON THE CORONAVIRUS.

BRANDIS, BACK TO YOU.

>> AMANDA, THANK YOU.

>> ALBANY PARK ON THE CITY'S NORTHWEST SIDE IS A DIVERSE AREA WITH MORE THAN 40 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MANY RESIDENTS WHO WERE BORN OUTSIDE THE U.S.

IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAW AN INFLUX OF JEWISH RESIDENTS IN THE 1960s AND 70s THE AREA BECAME HOME FROM MIGRANTS FROM LATIN-AMERICAN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIAN.

NICK BLUMBERG IS REPORTING IN ALBANY PARK AND JOINS US NOW.

>> WE ARE HERE AT CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH THANKS FOR GIVING US SHELTER WHEN THE SKIES THREATENED RAIN AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

THE AREA'S POPULATION IS HAVLAT AND A SIGNIFICANT ASIAN-AMERICAN POPULATION AS WELL.

SOME FOLKS HAVE BEEN SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT A RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN RHETORIC AND VIOLENCE.

AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM BUSINESSES AND SOME OF THEM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE THREAT OF COVID-19 AND THERE'S THE THREAT THAT COVID-19 POSES TO RESIDENTS' HEALTH.

>> CHRISTINE YU OWNS BLISS SHOP AT PULASKI AND LAURENCE AND SELLS CBS AND CANNABIS ACCESSORIES.

>> AS A CANNABIS USER AND A WOMAN I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THE STORES ARE NOT THE MOST FEMALE FRIENDLY.

>> SHE CREATED A BUSINESS WHERE ANYONE CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WALKING IN AND ASKING QUESTIONS.

>> THEY VISIT US AND SEE THAT OUR IDEA THE CONCEPT EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WOULD PICTURE OF A TYPICAL SMOKESHOP.

>> MAIL ORDER SALES AND POSSIBLY AN INCREASE IN CBS AND CANNABIS USE DRIVEN BY THE PANDEMIC HELPED HER STAY AFLOAT.

>> I'M LUCKY.

>> SHE IS CLOSE WITH HER GRANDFATHER WHO LIVES NEAR HER BUSINESS.

AMID THE RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN RHETORIC AND VIOLENCE OLDER FOLKS IN PARTICULAR ARE ON HER MIND.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN A LOT OF ASIAN ELDERLY THAT HAVE BEEN TARGETED.

THERE ARE STEREOTYPES WHEN IT COMES TO ASIAN PEOPLE AND YOU NEED TO LET THAT GO.

WE ARE HUMANS JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE.

>> BREE YOON-SUN MCLUEN IS WITH THE HANUL FAMILY ALLIANCE WHICH SERVES SENIORS IN ALBANY PARK AND AROUND THE CHICAGO AREA.

IT'S BEEN AT WORK FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

>> IN NUTRITION, DELIVERY, ESL, IMMIGRATION, AND HOMECARE.

BUT ALSO JUST THE MENTAL HEALTH AND AWARENESS AS WELL.

WITH THE PANDEMIC, AND SEEING THAT REPORTED 150% RISE IN ASIAN HATE CRIMES I DO THINK IT IS A MOMENT FOR US TO TAKE PAUSE AND HAVE THAT ALLIANCE TOGETHER.

>> HANUL FAMILY ALLIANCE STARTED AS A KOREAN AMERICAN SENIOR CENTER BUT IN ALBANY PARK NOW SERVES EVERYONE.

AND IT ADAPTED SERVICES QUICKLY TO THE COVID ERA.

>> THAT ALL KEPT GOING.

AND HANUL FAMILY ALLIANCE NEVER STOPPED.

RESILIENT AND ROOTED.

>> ASIAN YOUTH SERVICES IS AN ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY.

SHARI FENTON STARTED THE GROUP 30 YEARS AGO AFTER SEEING CHILDREN FROM REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO NEEDED HELP WITH EDUCATION.

ADAPTING HER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN A SMALL INDOOR SPACE IS NOT FEASIBLE SO MUCH OF FENTON'S WORK NOW IS PROVIDING FREE FOOD TO ANYONE.

>> THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE HUNGRY.

SO WE'LL GIVE IT TO ANYONE WHO WANTS IT.

>> WHILE THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ON HOLD THEY HAVE DONE ON-LINE TUTORING AND THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO SEND STUDENTS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS ALIVE AND WELL.

>> KIDS GETTING A GOOD EDUCATION IS EDGE POWERING.

KIDS WHOSE PARENTS DID NOT GET TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR A LONGTIME AND THE KIDS ARE GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE.

>> SHE IS HOPEFUL THAT THE END OF THE PANDEMIC IS IN SIGHT SO SHE CAN HAVE HER SPACE BUSTLING WITH KIDS.

>> ANDREW CHAO OF SOMETHING SWEET DOUGHNUTS FEELS A SENSE OF HOPE.

SOMETHING SWEET IS A FAMILY BUSINESS.

>> MY DAD IS A BAKER AND I SELL THEM.

WE ARE KNOWN FOR RED VELVET DOUGHNUTS.

ANYTHING YOU PICK CAN'T GO WRONG.

>> THEY OPENED IN 2012 AND MOVED TO ALBANY PARK IN 2019 WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT THE FOLLOWING YEAR... >> IT WAS DEFINITELY SCARY AT FIRST.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE COME IN JUST TO SEE HOW WE WERE DOING, TIP WAY TOO MUCH.

OUR FAMILY WE FEEL GRATEFUL THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN COMING IN TO SUPPORT US.

>> HE SAYS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE.

>> ALBANY PARK IS DEFINITELY A HIDDEN GEM IN THE CITY.

>> SHE HAS SEEN THAT SUPPORT AND IN THE WAKE OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA.

>> WE WANT EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW HOW THANKFUL WE ARE FOR SEEING US AND STANDING WITH US IN SOLIDARITY.

>> HANUL FAMILY ALLIANCE IS ONE OF DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS TAKING PART IN A RALLY AND VIGIL FOR VICTIMS OF THE MASS SHOOTING IN ATLANTA.

THAT IS HAPPENING TOMORROW IN HORNER PARK AND BEING LIVE STREAMED WE HAVE DETAILS ON-LINE.

WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMING UP INCLUDING A CONVERSATION ABOUT A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND WE'LL TALK WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE CITY COUNCIL.

BRANDIS, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND NOW TO PHIL PONCE FOR A LOOK HOW SOME ARE CELEBRATING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS.

>> BRANDIS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW CHICAGO'S JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES ARE PREPARING TO CELEBRATE PASSOVER AND EASTER AMIDST THE PANDEMIC FOR SOME THAT MEANS COMING TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES OVER ZOOM AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN AN ISOLATING 12 MONTHS FOR OTHER IT IS WILL BE A MIX OF ON-LINE WORSHIP AND IN-PERSON CELEBRATION.

HERE ARE RABBI SETH LIMMER OF CHICAGO'S SINAI CONGREGATION LOCATED ON CHICAGO'S NEAR NORTH SIDE.

AND FATHER MATTHEW O'DONNELL, PASTOR AT ST. CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE PARKMAN NOSH NEIGHBORHOOD ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE.

RABBI, AS YOU PREPARE FOR PASSOVER HOW IS ARE THE PREPARATIONS GOING THIS TIME AS OPPOSED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR?

>> THE PREPARATIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT EASIER BECAUSE WE HAD MORE ADVANCED NOTICE ABOUT BEING ON ZOOM.

I THINK ALSO LAST YEAR, BECAUSE THIS WAS ALL SO NEW WE FELT THE PRESSURE TO BE CREATIVE AND OFFER OPTIONS AFTER THIS DISLOCATING YEAR WE'VE HAD THE SEDER'S WE'RE HAVING WILL BE TRADITIONAL AND TRY AND GIVE EVERYBODY WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING.

>> AND FATHER MATTHEW O'DONNELL, HOW ABOUT YOU WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR EASTER THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO LAST?

>> THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE HERE IN IN-PERSON SO WE HAVE CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS BUT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE CAN GATHER TOGETHER FOR EASTER IS SUCH A BLESSING AND GREAT THING COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.

>> AND RABBI, TO WHAT EXTENT IS YOUR CONGREGATION ABLE TO MEET IN-PERSON?

>> WE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO MEET IN-PERSON.

THE GREAT RITUAL OF PASSOVER IS TO SEDER THE MEAL WHICH WE TELL THE STORY OF OUR LIBERATION FROM EGYPT THAT OBLIGATES US TO WORK WITH THE LIBERATION FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD AND IT HAPPENS BY DIPPING FOODS IN OTHER FOODS AND PASSING PLATES AND THERE IS NO WAY TO WORK FOR A BETTER WORLD IF WE ARE PASSING AROUND GERMS IN THE PANDEMIC.

SO WE WILL BE ON-LINE.

>> AS FAR AS THE FLEXIBILITY, THE ADAPTABILITY ON THE PART OF OUR CONGREGANTS, RABBI HOW HAS THAT GONE?

YOU HAVE BEEN ZOOM NOW?

>> WE HAVE BEEN ZOOM ONLY FOR A YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIFE CYCLE EVENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SMALL.

I WILL GIVE A HUGE CREDIT TO MY STAFF.

WE PUT IN THE TIME EARLY ON ON THE PHONE WITH PEOPLE TO HELP THEM SETUP THEIR ZOOM.

ANY STEREOTYPES YOU HAVE ABOUT PEOPLE NOT LEARNING TECHNOLOGY WE HELPED THEM THROUGH AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS GOTTEN GOOD AT BEING ON ZOOM AND STAYING CONNECTED AND BRIDGING THAT ISOLATION.

>> FATHER MATTHEW O'DONNELL, SINCERELY YOURS A HYBRID CONGREGATION BECAUSE YOU HAVE HAD SOME IN-PERSON GATHERINGS AND SOME ON-LINE.

HOW HAS THAT WORKED?

>> SO ALL OF OUR LITERATUREGIES AND MASSES ARE LIVE STREAMED AND THEY GO TO THE Facebook PAGE.

HALF OF OUR CONGREGATION IS BACK IN PERSON AND HALF PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY.

>> THIS HAS BEEN A LONELY YEAR FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, FATHER LET ME STAY WITH YOU, TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THAT BEEN AN ISSUE, ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AND HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THAT?

>> ISOLATION AND LONELINESS HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE FELT.

WE MADE THE DECISION WE CALL PARISHIONERS EACH WEEK.

I MAKE CALLS AND OTHERS IN THE CHURCH ARE CALLING ONE ANOTHER.

SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN A GREAT WAY TO STAY CONNECTED AND WE FOUND ALL OF THE PEOPLE ACROSS GENERATIONS FOUND WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

>> RABBI, SOME THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS AND IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED CHALLENGES TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH SOME FOLKS HAVE EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION AND SO FORTH AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE AS FAR AS REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE SUFFERING THOSE EFFECTS?

>> I'M GLAD THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO REALLY SUFFERING AND IT'S ALL AGES ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY I HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR KIDS AND WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS.

AND PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING AND ONE OF THE ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY AND RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION IS TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT SOMEONE CARES AND WE TRY TO CREATE LOVING SPACES, LARGE AND SMALL FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT.

AND ALSO TO BE HONEST AND TO ADMIT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GRUELING ON ALL OF US.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US IS IN PERFECT MENTAL HEALTH AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND CONFRONT THAT TOGETHER.

>> ONE OF THE GROUPS ARE YOUNG FOLKS.

AND AN NET DOTE ALI ONE HEARS OF TEENAGERS NOT ABLE TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL AND BE WITH THEIR PEERS.

HOW HAVE YOU SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION?

>> YOU WEI ZHANG GOT LUCKY BECAUSE OUR YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ENERGIZED IN THE SPRING AND THEN IN THE WAKE OF BREONNA TAYLOR'S DEATH THEY STARTED A GROUP TO RAISE THE VOICES FOR PEOPLE NOT REPRESENTED AND OUR TEENAGERS HAVE VOWED TOGETHER TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD.

THEY MEET EVERY WEEK.

THEY HAVE PLANNING MEETINGS.

OUR TEAMS REACHED OUT TO EACH OTHER IN RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT HAS BEEN THE ENCOURAGING SIGN THAT WE'VE HAD AND WE GET TOGETHER EVERY WEEK FOR OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL AND LEARNING AND WE GET MORE PERSONAL TIME.

IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE THEM TAKE THE LEAD.

>> FATHER O'DONNELL, A LOT OF INSTITUTIONS SUFFERED FINANCIALLY.

HOW IS IT GOING FOR YOUR CONGREGATION?

>> WE HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BLESSED HERE.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GENEROUS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.

THE MINISTRY LIKE OUR FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE.

AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE SAW WHILE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN OPEN OR WERE NOT IN-PERSON, OUR MINISTRIES CONTINUED.

I HAVE BEEN SURPRISED AND GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED BY THE FACT THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GENEROUS AND I KNOW THAT IS TRUE THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO.

>> AND ANY SILVER LININGS FOR YOUR CONGREGATION?

POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THIS?

>> YES, THERE'S WE'VE HAD WEDDINGS AND BAPTISMS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS RECEIVED FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE AND OUR COMMUNITY USING TECHNOLOGY IN A WAY THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BUT NEVER IMPLEMENTED.

AND I THINK THE SILVER LINING IS WE ARE A STRONGER COMMUNITY TODAY BECAUSE WE MISSED EACH OTHER.

AND WE'VE HAD TO FIND WAYS AND BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT COMING TOGETHER AS A FAITH COMMUNITY.

>> RABBI, GOOD THINGS COME OUT OF THIS?

>> IN THE SILVER LININGS CATEGORY YOU NEED TO FIND WE ARE A WIDE CONGREGATION WE HAVE MEMBERS ON THE SOUTH, NORTH SHORE AND WESTERN SUBURBS AND THROUGH THE MAGIC OF ZOOM PEOPLE CAN BE WITH US IN AN INCLUSIVE WAY AND BE SEEN.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT.

I WOULD SAY THE OTHER THING IS WE FEEL LIKE WE MATTERED AND WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN A WAY MORE NOTICEABLE THAN BEFORE.

THIS IS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE HAVE HAD MOST OF THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM.

AND WE'VE TRIED TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PEOPLE AND I THINK THE NUMBERS WE'RE SEEING AND THE APPRECIATION WE ARE GETTING STICKING THROUGH TO THAT.

>> THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT.

RABBI SETH LIMMER AND FATHER MATTHEW O'DONNELL THANK YOU SO MUCH AND ALL THE BEST TO BOTH OF YOU AND YOUR CONGREGATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT WE CHECK BACK IN ON ALBANY PARK AS PART OF OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

SO PLEASE STAY WITH US.

>> WE RETURN TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT'S" NICK BLUMBERG REPORTING FROM ALBANY PARK ON THE CITY'S NORTHWEST SIDE AS PART OF OUR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

>> NICK?

>> THANKS, PARIS I'M JOINED BY ALDERWOMAN ROSSANA RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ OF THE 33rd WARD WHICH INCLUDES PARTS OF ALBANY PARK THANK YOU FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR EVENING WITH US.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

WHEN WE SPOKE WITH YOU LAST APRIL AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PANDEMIC YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT FOLKS LOSING THEIR JOBS AND POTENTIALLY LOSING HER HOMES.

THERE IS STILL AN EVICTION MORATORIUM IN PLACE ARE YOU CONCERNED THERE IS AN EVICTION CRISIS LOOMING WHEN THAT IS LIFTED?

>> WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AND PLEASED TO SEE THERE IS MOVEMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS RENT RELIEF THAT IS COMING AND FOR SMALL LANDLORDS.

BUT, YEAH, WE ARE CONCERNED AND PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONTACTING OUR OFFICES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN FIND HELP PARTICULARLY UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE IN OUR WARD THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ACCESS TO RESOURCES.

>> PARTICULARLY WITH UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THE STATE IS SETTING ASIDE STIMULUS MONEY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE HOW ARE YOU GOING TO INSURE THOSE FOLKS HAVE ACCESS?

>> BECAUSE THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS ESTABLISHED THAT CITY MONIES CAN GO WE CAN DEFINITELY USE RESOURCES WHEN WE ESTABLISH PROGRAMS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO WHAT ARE THE BUCKETS WE ARE GOING TO USE.

BUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE TALKING AT THE STATE LEVEL ABOUT RENT RELIEF IS A REALLY HUGE STEP I'M PLEASED ABOUT THAT.

>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FEAR FROM BUSINESSES ABOUT BEING ABLE TO STAY OPEN YOU ARE BACKING A MEASURE THAT WOULD LET RESTAURANTS AND BARS GET THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE FEES REIMBURSED IF THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO OPEN UP.

HOW DO YOU SEE BUSINESSES FARING IN YOUR WARD?

>> IN OUR WARD WE ARE LUCKY THAT PEOPLE DEFINITELY VISITED THE RESTAURANTS WE ARE A VERY DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE RESTAURANTS THAT SERVE FOOD FROM EVERYWHERE.

WE'RE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PEOPLE SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESSES HERE.

WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY WE HAVE BEEN -- WE HAVE NOT LOST A LOT OF BUSINESSES.

WE ARE WELCOMING NEW BUSINESSES IN THE WARD WHICH I'M HAPPY ABOUT AND REALLY HOPING THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE BUSINESSES THRIVING NOW IN THE SUMMER THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE OUTSIDE MORE >> THE SUMMER MONTHS HOPEFULLY BRINGING BETTER THINGS AND HOPEFULLY MORE AND MORE VACCINES.

THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF A COUPLE OF VACCINE PROVIDERS GETTING THE DOSES CUTOFF VACCINATING PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T ELIGIBLE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT FOLKS IN YOUR WARD BEING ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THOSE SHOTS?

>> WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY WE HAVE SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL CLOSE TO OUR WARD.

AS WELL AS OTHER SMALL CLINICS THAT HAVE VACCINATED THEIR PATIENTS.

RIGHT HERE IN OUR WARD, WE HAVE AROUND AN 11%-14% OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AROUND IT AND THERE'S A LOT OF EDUCATION.

BUT I THINK WE ARE EN ROUTE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

>> GOT ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

YOU SPOKE IN CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PUERTO RICAN SELF DETERMINATION ACT, LET THE ISLAND DECIDE IF IT'S GOING TO BE A TERRITORY OR A STATE AND YOU YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SHAPED YOUR OPINION ON THAT?

>> SO THIS IS AN EFFORT TO DECOLONIZE IT IS A COLONY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAS BEEN FOR 123 YEARS.

I GREW UP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DID NOT HAVE RUNNING WATER IN PUERTO RICO BECAUSE OUR WATER WAS BEING DIVERTED TO A NAVY BASE THAT WAS A U.S. NAVY BASE.

PUERTO RICO HAS HAD TO EXPERIENCE COLONIALISM IN A HARD WAY AND IT IS TIME FOR THE PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE WITH THE UNITED STATES.

AND THIS MEASURE WILL HELP ACCOMPLISH THAT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH ALDERWOMAN ROSSANA RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR EVENING US.

PARIS, BACK TO YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL BE CHECKING IN WITH YOU.

AND THERE'S MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" TO COME AS WE APPROACH WARMER MONTHS OFFICIALS EASE RESTRICTIONS ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WE HAVE A RUNDOWN OF THE CHANGINGS.

THE NCAA WAS FORCED TO TAKE ACTION AFTER VIRAL SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SHOWED UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN'S TEAMS COMPARED TO MEN'S TEAMS.

PLANS FOR A SIX STOREY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN ALBANY PARK AND WE TALK ABOUT GENTRIFICATION CONCERNS.

GEOFFREY BAER QUIZZES US US ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF A CHICAGOLAND MARK THAT IS BEING PARTIALLY RESTORED IN THIS WEEK'S "ASK GEOFFREY".

>> A BOUNCING OR A THRILL CALL... >> AND HOW THE COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE IS LIVE STREAMING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE TWO OWLS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> BUT FIRST MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS AN OFFICER HAS BEEN SHOT IN THE 9TH DISTRICT ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE.

DAVID BROWN SAYS THE INCIDENT HAPPENED OUTSIDE A HOME DEPOT AND THE OFFICER WAS SHOT IN THE SHOULDER AND THE INJURY IS NONLIFE-THREATENING.

THE OFFICER WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THIS IS THE FOURTH OFFICER SHOT IN CHICAGO IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

C.P.D.

SAYS THE SUSPECT WAS SHOT IN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

>> SOME SPORTS NEWS...

THE BULLS NET AN ALL-STAR CENTER IN A TRADE WITH THE ORLANDO MAGIC.

THEY COME TO THE BULLS IN EXCHANGE FOR... PORTER AND CARTER AND TWO FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS.

HE CAN KNOCK IT IN FROM THE THREE-POINT RANGE.

AND SOX FANS, RISING STAR JIM MEZ WILL MISS 5-SIX MONTHS BECAUSE OF A RUPTURED TENDON.

HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A PLAY DURING AN EXHIBITION GAME.

YOU SEE THAT FATEFUL MOMENT.

THE INJURY COULD COST HIM HIS SEASON BUT GENERAL MANAGER SAYS THE TEAM WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHEN HE STARTS REHAB.

AND BRANDIS BACK TO YOU FOR A LOOK AT RESTRICTIONS THAT SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE FACING.

>> PARIS, CHICAGO WON'T ALLOW BUSINESSES TO EXPAND INDOOR CAPACITY DUE TO A QUOTE ALARMING INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES.

BUT THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO SERVE MORE CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE.

WTTW NEWS REPORTER HEATHER CHERONE JOINS US TO BREAKDOWN THE NEW MITIGATIONS.

WHAT ARE THE NEW RESTRICTIONS?

>> WELL, THE CITY HAD HOPED THIS WEEK TO ALLOW INDOOR BUSINESSES TO EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY.

LIKE BARS AND RESTAURANTS.

BUT THAT ALARMING INCREASE THAT YOU MENTIONED IN THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES AND AN INCREASE IN VISITS TO EMERGENCY ROOMS WITH COVID LIKE SYMPTOMS MEANS THAT THAT JUST WASN'T POSSIBLE.

INSTEAD, THE CITY ALLOWED BUSINESSES TO EXPAND THEIR OUTDOOR OPERATIONS INCLUDING PARTIES OF UP TO 10 PEOPLE PER TABLE AT RESTAURANTS AS WELL AS INCREASING THE SIZE OF OUTDOOR SOCIAL EVENTS LIKE WEDDINGS TO NO MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE SIZE OF FITNESS CLASSES TO EXPAND.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF IN STORE FOR BUSINESSES WHO HAVE MOVED OPERATIONS OUTDOORS.

>> AND WHY THE CHANGE?

WHY THE INCREASE TO ALLOW MORE OUTSIDE?

>> WELL, I ASKED MAYOR LIGHTFOOT WHETHER SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THAT SENDS A MIXED MESSAGE TO CHICAGOANS SAYING ON ONE HAND WEAR YOUR MASK AND KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING COVID IS HERE AND STILL REAL AND ON THE RISE.

BUT GO AHEAD AND GATHER AT RESTAURANTS OUTDOORS.

AND SHE WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT THAT BUT THAT SHE WANTED TO HELP BUSINESSES WHICH SHE SAID QUOTE HAD BEEN BARELY ON LIFE SUPPORT END QUOTE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

EARN A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY AND GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FIRM FINANCIAL FOOTING.

BUT IT IS A REAL TIGHT LINE THAT SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO WALK.

AND SHE SAID THAT SHE MAY HAVE TO TURN BACK THE DIAL FURTHER IF THE CASES DO NOT COME DOWN SOON.

>> I'M SURE THEY ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CASES.

HEATHER CHERONE ALWAYS ON THE CASE FOR US.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> THANKS, BRANDIS.

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

>> COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITIONS THE NCAA TOURNAMENTS ARE IN FULL SWING BUT AN ATHLETE'S VIRAL TWEET IS SHINING LIGHT ON THE INEQUALITIES BETWEEN WEIGHT ROOM FACILITIES FOR THE MEN'S TEAMS AND THE WOMEN'S TEAMS COMPETING IN SAN ANTONIO.

OREGON PLAYER PRICE SENT THIS TWEET OUT LAST WEEK.

>> I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW Y'ALL.

FOR THE NCAA MARCH MADNESS THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENT IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL FOR WOMEN THIS IS OUR WEIGHT ROOM.

LET ME SHOW YOU ALL THE MEN'S WAIT ROOM.

-- WEIGHT ROOM.

>> NOW, AFTER PRINCE'S TWEET GARNERED MEDIA ATTENTION THE NCAA APOLOGIZED AND UPGRADED THE WOMEN'S FACILITIES AND OTHERS CLAIMED INEQUITIES IN FOOD, GIFT BAGS AND COVID TESTING BETWEEN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS.

JOINING US TO DELVE DEEPER INTO THE GENDER GAP IS JULIE DICARO, SENIOR WRITER AND EDITOR FOR DEAD SPIN AND AUTHOR OF SIDELINED SPORTS CULTURE AND BEING A WOMAN IN AMERICA.

JULIE GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WE WILL GET TO THE BOOK IN A BIT AS WELL.

WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE ATHLETE'S VIRAL TWEET?

>> I THINK IT'S ALL PART OF THE SAME THING.

WOMEN WHETHER IT'S IN THE BROADCAST SIDE OR IN BEAT REPORTING OR WOMEN ATHLETES, ARE JUST SORT OF HABITUALLY TREATED LIKE WE ARE NOT WELCOME IN THE SPACE.

AND IT IS AMAZING AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE WNBA WOMEN WERE STAYING IN HOTELS WITH BAD CONDITIONS AND TERRIBLE FOOD AND BEDBUG TRAPS AND YOU WOULD THINK AFTER SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED THE NCAA WOULD SAY LET'S MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN BUT THEY NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME HOW TONE DEAF AND INCONSIDERATE THEY CAN BE OF WOMEN ATHLETES.

>> THE NCAA DID REACT AND APOLOGIZED AND UPGRADED THE WEIGHT ROOM WAS IT ENOUGH?

>> THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH.

THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM.

THE WOMEN ARE PLAYING IN TEXAS WITHOUT A MASK MANDATE SO THERE ARE QUESTIONS HOW SAFE THE WOMEN ARE.

THEY ARE GETTING REPORTEDLY INTERIOR COVID TESTS THAN THE MEN ARE GET.

THERE ARE NO PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE NOT ENOUGH PHOTOGRAPHERS COVERING THE WOMEN'S GAMES.

IF YOU GO TO A PHOTO SERVICE AND TRY TO GET PICTURES THERE ARE FEWER THAN FOR THE MEN.

THERE IS THE FOOD ISSUE THERE.

THE QUALITY OF THE WEIGHT ROOM.

IT'S JUST THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD AND IT IS A GREAT THEY FIXED THE WEIGHT ROOM ISSUE WHICH THEY DID BECAUSE A COUPLE OF RETAILORS STEPPED UP LIKE DICK'S TO SUPPORT AND SEND EQUIPMENT TO THE WOMEN BUT THIS THING SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WHEN THE NCAA IS INVOLVED IN 2021.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE OTHER DISCREPANCIES, THERE'S BEEN A POST THAT SHOWED THE LACKLUSTER WOMEN'S MEAL COMPARED TO THE FULL BUFFETS FOR THE MEN.

DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE COVID TESTING THE MEN AND WOMEN ARE GETTING DIFFERENT TESTS AND THE TOURNAMENT CHALKED THAT UP FROM TAKING ADVICE FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS.

SHOULD THESE DISPARITIES DISCREPANCIES BE HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WHAT DOES THIS SAY TO YOU?

>> OF COURSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THEY MOVED THE MEN TO INDIANAPOLIS AND TO TOWNS BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE MEN TO BE SAFE.

THE WOMEN ARE SENT TO TEXAS WITH NO MASK MANDATE AND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST WORST STATES IN TERMS OF POSITIVITY RATE.

WE ARE I DON'T KNOW ALMOST 50 YEARS AFTER THE ADVENT OF TITLE IX, SO, THIS STUFF SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND IT IS AMAZING THAT SOMEONE DID NOT SIT DOWN WITH WHOEVER WAS IN CHARGE OF THE MEN'S TOURNAMENT AND SAY WHAT ARE WE DOING LET'S MAKE SURE THERE IS EQUALITY ACROSS THE BOARD THESE ARE CLASS A ATHLETES AND YOU KNOW IT'S AMAZING AGAIN THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE THAT WE'RE STILL SEEING THIS STUFF WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN'S SPORTS.

INITIALLY, THE NCAA ARGUED THAT THE MEN'S TOURNAMENT MAKES SO MUCH MORE REVENUE THAN THE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT AND THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE DITCH IN AMENITIES DOWN TO THE TOWELS AND THE GIFT BAGS.

YOUR REACTION TO THAT?

>> FIRST OF ALL, IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MEN'S GAME BRINGING IN MORE MONEY LET'S SPEND THE NEXT 25-30 YEARS DUMPING MONEY INTO THE WOMEN'S GAME AND WE'LL CHECK BACK AND SEE WHICH GAME BRINGS IN MORE MONEY.

IT'S ALL PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE, BRANDIS.

IF YOU DON'T MARKET THE GAME, IF YOU DON'T TELL THE WOMEN'S STORIES IF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE NOTHING IS COVERED WHAT THE BEEF IS BETWEEN THIS TIME AND THAT TEAM OR WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS PLAYER OR SHE IS A SENIOR AND THE LA LAST CHANCE TO WIN IF YOU DON'T TELL THE STORIES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE PLAYERS IN THE MEN'S GAMES THEN PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED.

IT'S PART OF THE BIGGER PICTURE OF OUTLETS NOT WANTING TO COVER WOMEN'S SPORTS AND THERE IS NO AUDIENCE BECAUSE THE WOMEN ARE NEVER COVERED AND THERE IS A GROWING AUDIENCE FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS BUT THEY ARE NOT BEING AN AUDIENCE BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THEY ARE WATCHING ON THE COURT.

WATCHING ANYTHING WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW THE STORIES OF THE PLAYERS IS NOT FUN.

IT'S THE STORIES OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE SPORTS INTERESTING FOR MOST OF US.

>> AND WE WERE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF THE WOMEN PLAYING.

AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE MARCH MADNESS TERM BEING EMBLAZONED ON THE COURT FOR THE MEN AND IT IS NOT ON THE COURT FOR THE WOMEN.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME YOUR BOOK OUT THIS MONTH, SIDELINED, SPORTS CULTURE AND BEING A WOMAN IN AMERICA.

WHY DID YOU WANT TO WRITE THIS BOOK AND WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKEAWAY FROM IT?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WOMEN IN SPORTS MEDIA FEEL THEY CANNOT SAY BECAUSE YOU GET LABELED AS BEING DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS YOUR EMPLOYER AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND YOU GET BLOWBACK AND HARASSMENT FOR IT.

I THINK I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T SAY ON TWITTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE I JUST DON'T HAVE THE BAND WITH TO DEAL WITH THE RESPONSE THAT I WILL GET.

BUT PUTTING IT INTO A BOOK FELT MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN SCREAMING INTO THE VOID ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH I DO MOST OF THE TIME.

AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO TAKEAWAY IT IS A BOOK THAT USES SPORTS AS AN ENTREE IN THE WAY WOMEN ARE BEING TREATED WHETHER IT'S EQUAL PAY OR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OR WOMEN HITTING A GLASS CEILING IN THEIR JOBS OR CRYING AT WORK.

THESE THINGS AFFECT WOMEN INTERNATIONALLY.

AND SPORTS IS JUST THE ESPECIALLY TRAY THAT I USED TO TALK ABOUT THE TOPIC.

>> GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW.

THE BOOK IS SIDELINED SPORTS CULTURE BEING A WOMAN IN AMERICA.

THANKS TO JULIE DICARO FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS, BRANDIS.

>> AND NOW WE CHECK BACK IN WITH "CHICAGO TONIGHT'S" NICK BLUMBERG WHO SPENT THE DAY REPORTING IN ALBANY PARK ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE IN PART OF OUR INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES HE IS AT THE CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I'M JOINED BY DIANE LIMAS FROM COMMUNITIES UNITED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WE APPRECIATE IT.

ALBANY PARK HAS LONG BEEN HOME TO ESPECIALLY LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME FOLKS WHO RELY ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE AREA OR AFFORDABLE HOME PRICES AND RENTS.

HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THAT SUPPLY DWINDLE OVER THE YEARS?

>> SO OUR ORGANIZATION COMMUNITIES UNITE SECOND A BOOTS ON THE GROUND ORGANIZATION.

AND AS WE WERE TALKING TO TENANTS IN OUR RENTAL HOUSING BUILDINGS WE NOTICED THAT CASH INVESTORS WERE COMING IN AND PURCHASING OUR TWO-FOUR-FLAT PROPERTIES AND CONVERTING THEM INTO SINGLE FAMILY MANSION MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOMES.

RIGHT?

SO WHEN OUR LEADERS THAT BROUGHT THAT TO CU'S ATTENTION WE SAID WE NEED TO CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING ON THIS.

WE HAD A MEETING.

WE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM.

AND WE WORKED TO FIND A SOLUTION.

AND THAT'S HOW ROOTS CAME ABOUT AND IT STANDS FOR RENTERS ORGANIZING OURSELVES TO STAY.

ROOTS IS AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOL AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY IN OUR TWO-FOUR FLAT HOUSING STOCK ALL OVER.

WE WANT TO TO USE ROOTS ALL OVER CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE PRONGS THE TWO-FOUR FLATS AND THERE IS A NEW LARGE SCALE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON LAWRENCE AVENUE.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?

>> I WILL START AT THE BEGINNING WITH ROOTS.

WE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL DEVELOPERS.

AND WE CHOSE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS OUR FIRST ROOTS DEVELOPER.

AND WE PARTNERED WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS LIKE ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE COOK COUNTY LAND BANK WAS INVOLVED AND WE FOUND OUT THROUGH DATA THAT FANNIE MAE OWNED MOST OF THE TWO-FOUR FLAT PROPERTIES IN ALBANY PARK.

WE WORKED WITH FANNIE MAE TO PURCHASE THESE PROPERTIES OUR DEVELOPER DID AND WE NEEDED HELP FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, CONGRESSWOMAN SHACK SHAH KAWASAKI WAS >> WHERE WE COULD PURCHASE THEM AND REHAB THEM AND KEEP THEM AS AFFORDABLE.

NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR SECOND ROOTS DEVELOPER AND SHELDON HOLDINGS THROUGH THE ROOTS INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP IS BRINGING BACK NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE UNITS INTO ALBANY PARK.

IT'S GOING TO BE A 50-UNIT DEVELOPMENT ALL AFFORDABLE.

AND NOT ONLY THAT ON THE COMMERCIAL FLOOR, WE WILL SEE A DAYCARE LEARNING CENTER AND ANYONE THAT LIVES IN THE BUILDING THAT UTILIZES THAT DAYCARE, THEY ARE NOT CHARGED ANYTHING.

SO PART B OF THAT SELL DON ROOTS INITIATIVE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING SEVEN BUILDINGS IN ALBANY PARK.

THEY ARE GOING TO REHAB THEM AND KEEP THEM AS AFFORDABLE.

225 ADDITIONAL UNITS WILL BE COMING BACK INTO ALBANY PARK AS AFFORDABLE.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE CREATING NEW CONSTRUCTION WE ARE PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL.

AND IT SHOWS THAT WHEN OUR COMMUNITY GETS INVOLVED AND THEY ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION, THAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN BECAUSE IT WAS THROUGH OUR ROOTS INITIATIVE THAT GOT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER AND IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND WE GOT THE SOLUTION.

>> ALL RIGHT.

DIANE LIMAS COMMUNITIES UNITED THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> NOW, BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, A CHICAGOLAND MARK THAT IS BEING PARTIALLY RESTORED IN AN ALL NEW "ASK GEOFFREY".

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER...

THE.

A PIECE OF CIVIL WAR HISTORY IS BEING RESTORED IN ONE OF CHICAGO'S MOST WELL-KNOWN PUBLIC BUILDINGS BUT WHAT WAS IT DOING THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

GEOFFREY BAER HASES ANSWER IN THIS WEEK'S "ASK GEOFFREY".

OR DOES HE?

OUR LETTER IS FROM ELMHURST... >> OK.

I THOUGHT WE WOULD START OFF DIFFERENTLY.

I WILL ASK YOU A QUIZ QUESTION.

>> I KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP.

>> THIS IS UP.

I WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU.

BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A MULTIPLE CHOICE HERE AND YOUR LEAD IN GAVE AWAY THE ANSWER.

BUT'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.

WHAT DOES GAR STAND FOR?

>> DOES IT STAND FOR GENTLEMAN AUTHOR'S ROOM?

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC?

C, GARFIELD, ADAMS AND ROOSEVELT OR D, THE GENERAL ARCHIVE AND REPERTORY.

>> SINCE WE MENTIONED THE CIVIL WAR I WILL HAVE TO GO WITH GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

>> DING, DING, DING YOU ARE CORRECT.

IT STANDS FOR GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

THE GAR WAS ESSENTIALLY A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR ON THE UNION SIDE.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF CHAPTERS ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

THE GROUP HAD REGULAR MEETINGS AND EVEN HELD PARADES.

I LOVE THIS PICTURE.

LOOK AT THE GUY HANGING OFF THE ROOF.

COMMEMORATING THEIR TIME IN THE SERVICE.

IN SOME WAYS IT WAS LIKE A PROTO VFW.

THE GAR HAD AN ANNUAL NATIONWIDE MEETING KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.

AND IN 1900 IT WAS HELD HERE IN CHICAGO AND YOU WILL NOTICE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THIS POSTER, A BUILDING THAT MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR LABELED MEMORIAL HALL GAR.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT BUILDING IS?

>> GEOFFREY SINCE WE MENTIONED IN THE LETTER THE CULTURAL CENTER THAT IS THE CULTURAL CENTER WHICH WAS THE FIRST CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY.

THAT'S RIGHT IT IS WHAT WE CALL THE CULTURAL CENTER LOCATED ON MICHIGAN AVENUE ACROSS FROM MILLENIUM PARK.

>> HOW DID THE GAR MANAGE TO SCORE SPACE AT THE LIBRARY?

>> RIGHT.

WELL, WE MIGHT ASK HOW DID THE LIBRARY MANAGE TO SCORE SPACE IN THE GAR HALL?

IN THE LATE 1800'S WHEN THE CITY WAS LOOKING TO BUILD A CENTRAL LIBRARY THEY DECIDED ON THE PERFECT LOCATION ON MICHIGAN AVENUE BUT THERE WAS A CATCH.

PORTIONS OF THE LAND WERE OPENED BY THE GAR WHICH OPENED TO USE IT AS A CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL.

THE LAND HAD BEEN GIVEN TO CIVIL WAR VETERANS GROUPS BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

SO THE CITY GOT A COMPROMISE AND PARTS OF THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE BUILDING BECAME THE GAR'S CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS WHERE THEY HELD MEETINGS AND HOSTED AN EXHIBITION OF CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA IN GLASS CASES.

TODAY THE SPACE IS USED FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS AND PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL SEEN HERE IN 2019.

AND, THE GAR ROOMS ARE UNDERGOING AN EXTENSIVE RESTORATION PROJECT.

THIS INCLUDES REFURBISHING THE BEAUTIFUL DOMES OUTSIDE THE GAR MEMORIAL HALL AND THE ROTUNDA DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECT.

AND FABRICATE BAD ITS LOCAL ART GLASS COMPANY HEALY AND MENTAL HEALTH LAY AND THIS IS NOT CONFUSED WITH THE TIFFANY GLASS DOME IN THAT SAME BUILDING AT THE SOUTHERN END WHICH WAS MAGNIFICENTLY RESTORED A FEW YEARS AGO.

THE PROJECT IS RESTORING MORE THAN THE CENTURY OLD SURFACES AND WALLS IN THE MEMORIAL HALL.

ORNAMENTS WITH SYMBOLS OF WAR THROUGHOUT HISTORY.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO THE CULTURAL CENTER.

GEOFFREY, SOMETHING'S UP.

WHY DID YOU START THE SEGMENT BY ASKING ME A QUESTION?

>> WELL, I GUESS I AM IN THE HABIT BECAUSE I WILL BE HOSTING DRUM ROLE PLEASE OUR NEW WTTW SERIES THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW.

THE DEBUT EPISODE IS TOMORROW NIGHT, FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. ON WTTW.

WE RECRUITED A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF CONTESTANTS THAT APPEARED VIA SKYPE.

AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE PREVIEW RIGHT NOW AND YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE A FAMOUS RAPPER AND SPORTS RADIO HOST LAWRENCE HOLMES FROM 670 THE SCORE.

>> GOING TO GO INTO OUR LAST QUESTION.

CHICAGO'S ANNUAL BUD BILLIKEN DAY FEATURES THE LARGEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARADE IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO ORGANIZERS.

>> FUN FACT.

MARCHED IN THE PARADE.

WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO A FUTURE QUESTION.

>> I WILL INCORPORATE IT INTO THIS QUESTION.

THE PARADE WHICH FEATURED LUPE FIASCO AS A YOUNG MAN THE QUESTION IS: WHO WAS BUD BILLIKEN?

>> A CHICAGO'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ALDERMAN.

B, A SOUTH SIDE CAR DEALER WHO SPONSORED THE PARADE IN 1929.

C, A FICTIONAL CHARACTER WHO APPEARED IN THE CHICAGO DEFENDER NEWSPAPER.

OR D AN ALL-STAR SHORTSTOP WHO PLAYED FOR THE GIANTS IN THE NEGRO LEAGUE?

WHO WAS BUD BILLIKEN?

>> WAIT A SECOND.

ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE US HANGING.

>> DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER?

>> I WILL GO WITH IT'S A OR D. I SHOULD KNOW THIS.

I WILL GO WITH A.

>> WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WILL NOT TELL YOU EITHER WAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. ON WTTW TO GET THE ANSWER TO THAT AND THE REST OF OUR QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE GREAT CHICAGO QUIZ SHOW OR LOG IN TO WTTW.COM/QUESTION.

>> I WILL WATCH.

I HOPE I'M RIGHT ON THAT.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE GAR AND WHILE ARE YOU THERE SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION TO GEOFFREY BAER THAT WTTW.COM/ASKGEOFFREY.

AND WE'RE BACK WITH MORE RIGHT AFTER THIS.

ANIMALS THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD ARE GETTING THE CARE THEY NEED AND USED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AT FIVE FOREST PRESERVE NATURE CENTERS AROUND COOK COUNTY BUT DURING COVID-19 PEOPLE ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE CENTERS SO THE ANIMALS AND CARETAKERS REACH OUT VIRTUALLY.

EVAN GARCIA TRAVELED NORTH OF THE CITY TO RIVER TRAIL NATURE CENTER TO LEARN MORE.

HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK.

>> COOK COUNTY COUNTY'S RYAN DePAUL IS SHOWING OFF TWO BIRDS OF PREY TODAY A SCREECH OWL ONE OF THE SMALLEST FOUND IN THE REGION AND ONE OF THE LARGEST.

A GREAT HORNED OWL.

>> WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE BIRDS BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN INJURY WHERE THEY CAN'T SURVIVE IN THE WILD ON THEIR OWN.

THE BIRDS COME TO THE NATURE CENTER WHERE HOPEFULLY WE CAN GIVE THEM A GOOD HOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

>> DePAUL SAYS THIS GREAT HORNED OWL'S BROKEN WING HEALED IN A WAY THAT KEEPS HIM FROM FLYING.

>> AND THIS SCREECH OWL INJURED ITS EYE MAKING LIVING IN THE WILD IMPOSSIBLE.

>> AS I'M INTRODUCING THE BIRDS FEEL FREE TO SHARE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

>> DePAUL WOULD BRING THE OWLS TO SCHOOLS OR LIBRARIES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

BUT IN THE COVID-19 ERA, PROGRAMMING LIKE TWO OWLS AND A NATIONAL RALIST IS NATURALIST IS LIVE STREAMED.

>> THIS IS OUR VISITOR CENTER SO PEOPLE WOULD COME IN AND SEE THE LIVE ANIMALS AND TALK WITH A NATURALIST.

>> THE PROGRAM MANAGER SAYS THE DISTRICT PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AS SOON AS THE COUNTY SHUTDOWN IN MARCH.

>> TWO OWLS AND A NATURALIST IS FOCUSED ON THE OWLS IN COOK COUNTY IT IS A FUN WAY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE.

WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO SEE A LIVE ANIMAL.

BUT THE OTHER PROGRAMS CONSIST OF HISTORY PROGRAMS, ART PROGRAMS, FITNESS PROGRAMS.

WE TRY TO KEEP IT VARIED SO WE CAN ATTRACT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

>> ALTHOUGH THE INDOOR SPACE OF THE FOREST PRESERVE SIX NATURE CENTERS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19 THE CENTERS OFFER FREE ACTIVITIES EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.

LIKE FREE SNOWSHOE RENTALS WHICH COME IN HANDY DURING THE HEAVY SNOW.

>> THEY ARE CARNIVORES SO THEY REQUIRE THAT MEAT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR THEM EVERYDAY.

>> TODAY, NATURALIST JERRY SAYS QUAIL IS ON THE MENU.

>> AND IF LOGGING ON TO A LIVE STREAM OR SNOWSHOING DON'T CUT IT FOR YOU, VISITORS CAN CHECK OUT BIRDS OF PREY AND A COYOTE IN OUTDOOR EN CLOSURES.

>> THIS GUY HAS BEEN WITH YOUR EIGHT YEARS NOW IN THE WILD, A BIG A LARGE BIRD OF PREY MIGHT LIVE 12 OR 15 YEARS.

IN CAPTIVITY HOPEFULLY IT LIVES AS MANY AS 30 YEARS.

IT IS AMAZING.

>> WHILE COVID HAS ALTERED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THE COUNTY KEPT FOREST PRESERVE TRAILS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

>> SO MANY INDOOR ACTIVITIES WERE PROHIBITED FROM.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUT IN THE OUTDOORS AND THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC WE ARE NOT CLOSED THE PRESERVES AND THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET EXERCISE AND SUNLIGHT AND BE IN NATURE THAT IS GOOD PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY.

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