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

>> FOUR TEENAGERS ARE FACING MURDER CHARGES IN THE KILLING OF A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.

>>> CHICAGO'S NEXT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.

>>> LOOKING BACK AT LORI LIGHTFOOT'S TERM AS MAYOR.

WE ARE LIVE.

>>> FOR COVER ART THAT GOES BEYOND THE SONG.

>>> THE PRESSURE IS ON TO FIND THE NECK CHICAGO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.

>> THE LATEST OF THE FORUMS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW , WHERE WE FIND JOANNA HERNANDEZ.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IS LOOKING FOR NEW CANDIDATES , HERE AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL BEHIND ME.

IT IS A BIG JOB FOR THE CITY.

THEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE AND SAY THERE ARE 53 APPLICANTS IN THE MIX.

11 ARE FEMALE AND THE REST ARE MALE.

THEY SAID THIS REPRESENTS 10 STATES IN TWO COUNTRIES , WITH POLICE CHIEFS IN MAJOR CITIES , PAST CURRENT AFFILIATION WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE.

>> WE ARE SEEKING CANDIDATES IDENTIFY A DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF BUILDING TRUST BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS.

>> Reporter: THEY'VE HELD PUBLIC OUTREACH FORUMS TO GATHER FEEDBACK AS THEY CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS DID THEY EXPLAIN SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTIC AND QUALITIES THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT , LIKE SOMEONE COMPASSIONATE WITH A PLAN TO REDUCE OVERALL CRIME.

>> THEY WANT TO ENSURE THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

THIS PERSON HAS COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE THEY WILL NEED TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD.

>> THE COMMISSION SAYS THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM CITY POLICE OFFICERS AND FOCUS GROUPS .

ONE COMMISSION MEMBER SAYS THEY WANT SOMEONE WHO CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEM AND WHO CAN BALANCE BE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BEING AN OFFICER.

THEY DISCUSSED WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE FROM THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.

THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY WANT TO SEE A STRONG LEADER IN THE DEPARTMENT .

AS I MENTIONED , THEY CAN SELECT ONE TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.

IF THEY REJECT ALL THREE CANDIDATES , THEY WILL HAVE TO START THE SEARCH ALL OVER AGAIN.

BACK TO YOU.

>> A COMMUNITY FOCUS PROCESS, THANK YOU.

>>> THERE IS A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER MEETING .

>>> MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

FOUR TEENAGERS ALLEGEDLY KILLING A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER , THE SUSPECTS RANGING FROM 16 TO 19, FACING HALF A DOZEN FELONIES.

THAT OFFICER WAS AREANAH PRESTON.

THEY ALLEGEDLY STOLE A CAR IN THE GRAND BOULEVARD NEIGHBORHOOD .

>> THEY QUICKLY EXIT THE SERIES .

OFFICER PRESTON RETURN FIRE.

THEY STOLE OFFICER PRESTON'S WEAPON .

>> PROSECUTORS SAY THAT THEY ARE ALL BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL.

>> NEARLY 73 COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE MEDICAL DEBT WAIVED.

THIS IS A 79 MILLION DOLLAR RACE .

QUALIFYING RESIDENCE NEED MEDICAL DEBT MAKING 5% OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME.

MANY WON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR FEAR OF INCURRING MORE MEDICAL COSTS.

>> MANY OF THEM CANNOT GET THE TREATMENT THAT THEY NEED.

WE WILL ENSURE THAT AGENCIES ARE CONTACTED .

>> THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL BE WITH US TOMORROW.

>>> FIRST RESPONDERS WHO CAUGHT COVID AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS , WITH A LAW SIGNED TODAY AFTER MENDOZA AFTER HER BROTHER FACES A DISABILITY.

MANY HAD TO MISS WORK AS A RESULT.

>> HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY IS PLANNING A MEMORIAL FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE JULY 4th MASS SHOOTING.

THE STRONG HALF MARATHON.

THIS WAS AFTER HEADING NORTH OF SHERIDAN , WHICH SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR IMPACTED NEIGHBORS.

>>> COMING UP, BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH CHANCE THE WRAPPER , AFTER THIS.

>>> LORI LIGHTFOOT ENDS HER TERM, AS MAYOR.

LOOKING AT THE LIFE AND LEGACY.

>> ONE OF CHICAGO'S TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS , THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

>> LORI LIGHTFOOT!

>> THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE LAST NORMAL DAY FOR MAYOR LORI LIKE THAT.

THE CROWDS GATHERED FOR A LUNCHEON AFTER DEEP-SEATED PROBLEMS FACING THE CITY.

>> AM I MAKING YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?

>> FOUR WEEKS LATER , THEY SWEPT CHICAGO AS MAYOR OF THE THIRD-LARGEST CITY.

SHE DISCUSSED THE PLANS SHE PLANS TO LAY OUT IN HER INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

>> STOPPING IT IS NOT JUST IN THE CITY, IT'S IN THE CITY COUNCILS INTEREST.

>> LIGHTFOOT WANTED REFORMS TO LIMIT COUNCILMEMBERS WITH ALDERMANIC PREROGATIVE.

THIS WAS A LARGELY UNWRITTEN DECADES-OLD PRACTICE.

THE CITY COUNCIL REACHED A HALT WHEN THE ALDERWOMAN LOST THE VOTE.

THEY CONFRONTED TAYLOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES , WITH ANGER AND FRUSTRATION.

LIGHTFOOT ALSO FOUND HERSELF AT ODDS , WITH AN 11 DAY STRIKE , ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE AN AFFORDABLE AND SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND SMALLER CLASS SIZES.

>> THEY SAY THAT I GET ANGRY.

THEY SAY SOMETIMES THAT I TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY.

THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

>> SHE LAUNCHED HER RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS MANY OF CHICAGO'S ORGANIZATIONS.

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC , THROUGH LIGHTFOOT'S BRUSQUE WARNINGS ABOUT THE VIRUS HAD CHICAGOANS HUDDLING IN THEIR HOME.

>> JUST STAY HOME.

>> THE FOCUS WITH ITS CURED LIGHTFOOT'S CAMPAIGN .

AS THE FIRST WAVE , LIGHTFOOT SAW AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.

DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS OF COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES.

>> WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS SECOND CHICAGO RENAISSANCE.

>> BUT, MEDICAL PROBLEMS CONTINUED .

THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF SALARY AND BENEFITS.

LIGHTFOOT CALLED OUT TO THIS CRITICISM.

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SAW A SURGE OF VIOLENCE .

IF CRIME REMAINS STUBBORNLY HIGH , LIGHTFOOT HAS STOOD BY SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN.

BUT HER LEGACY WILL PROBABLY BE LARGELY DEFINED BY HER RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE STATE STREET BRIDGE IS STILL UP , WITH ACCESS INTO THE LOOP.

>> LIGHTFOOT IMPOSED A CURFEW CALLING AT THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD.

THIS BECAME A SYMBOL FOR MANY OF LIGHTFOOT'S DEDICATION TO CHICAGO, DOWNTOWN, AND THE BUSINESSES AND STORIES.

MAYOR LIGHTFOOT DECLINED HER INVITATION TO DISCUSS HER LEGACY.

>> WE HAVE SPOTLIGHT POLITICS AS THE TEAM IS COMING , TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> SHE IS PUTTING CHICAGO ON FIRMER FINANCIAL FOOTING THAN IT HAS BEEN ON IN DECADES.

THIS CLIMBS THE PENSION RAMP AND SHE ALSO PUSHED THROUGH WHAT OFFICIALS HOPE WILL ADD TO THE BOTTOM LINE.

>> IT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO THOSE UNDERFUNDED PENSIONS .

>> WAS GOING TO GET INTO AND I THINK EVERYBODY WATCHING KNOWS YOUR NAME.

TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT, WITH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY , HOW IS THAT DECORATION GOING TO HELP THE INCOMING MAYOR DEAL WITH MIGRANTS?

>> THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL MOST LIKELY MAKE THEIR WAY TO CHICAGO.

IT WILL GIVE THIS ADMINISTRATION MORE FLEXIBILITY IN PURCHASING , SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A POSSIBILITY.

IT WILL BE ON THE TOP OF THE TO DO LIST.

>> IT GIVES YOU FREEDOM AND YOU NEED THE DOLLARS.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL FOUGHT FOR.

THEY WILL PUT LOCAL DOLLARS TO MATCH WHATEVER FEDERAL FUNDING THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR.

THIS WOULD DEFINITELY ADVANCE THAT INITIATIVE IN THE LEGACY OF THAT .

FOR MANY YEARS, SHE WENT TO SPRINGFIELD WITH PAST BILLS LIKE THAT IN SPRINGFIELD.

>> A LITTLE HELP WITH THOSE PENSION ISSUES.

>> ARE THEY GOING TO BLAME HER?

>> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO WILL , LIKE THEY BLAMED MAYOR BAILEY FOR THE '02 RENOVATION.

I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH ROOM OR ABILITY SHE REALLY HAD TO WORK WITH , WITH HER LACK OF BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE .

I BELIEVE SHE BRUSHES OFF THE CONCERN AND I BELIEVE IT'S BEYOND HER ABILITY, I THINK.

IT'S NOT DONE.

>> HER RESPONSE WAS TO GET TOUGH AND TALK ABOUT THIS BEING RELEVANT PAST OCTOBER.

THAT DID NOT WORK.

>> THE BEARS DIDN'T TURN AROUND AND CHANGE IT.

THINK THIS IS VERY WELL ADDRESSED.

>> EVERY TIME THAT I NEEDED TO RISE ABOVE , I HAVE.

THAT FOUR LETTER WORD, HOPE.

>> SHE SAID THE WORK IS NOT DONE YET.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR HER?

>> SHE SAID IN INTERVIEWS THAT SHE IS GOING TO CHEER ON CHICAGO FROM THE SIDELINES.

SHE'S TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER NEXT CHAPTER , AND SHE COULD DO ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND DAILEY WENT BACK TO A LAW FORM AND OF COURSE, MAYBE SHE WILL BECOME AN AMBASSADOR.

>> IF I WERE HER, I WOULD TAKE A LONG VACATION.

>> YEAH, I DON'T CARE, LOVE, HATE, IN BETWEEN .

>> HE KEPT FIGHTING FOR ISSUES AND ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO LORI LIGHTFOOT.

MAYBE THERE'S MORE SHE CAN DO TO FURTHER HER LEGACY.

>> SHE BLAMES THE MEDIA FOR LOSING HER RE-ELECTION , IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR HER.

>> I DON'T KNOW , THE SUPERINTENDENT GOT HIGH MARKS , BUT LET'S BE REALISTIC .

IF YOU THROW HIM UNDER THE BUS , THAT COULD MAKE HER LOOK WEAK .

IT'S KIND OF A SOPHIE'S CHOICE.

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD CHALLENGE THAT .

PICKING THAT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT .

WHAT ELSE IS THAT?

THAT IS SOMETHING, IT'S BOTH A MATTER OF CRIMES DOWN ON THAT, THAT SPOTLIGHT.

>>> MORE TO COME .

BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THE COVER ART FOR ONE OF THESE RECENT SONGS.

NEXT.

>>> THE GENTLEMAN, THE LADY, AND THE DEMON, MAIN CHARACTERS IN THIS ARTWORK FOR ONE OF CHANCE THE ROBBERS RECENT SONGS.

>> BLACK PEOPLE HAVE SUCH A UNIQUE LIVED EXPERIENCE .

>> THE LADY, THE GENTLEMAN, AND THE DEMON.

>> IT'S TEMPTATION .

A LOT OF THIS PART OF THE STORY , ALL THOSE DESIRES AND TEMPTATION AND VICES.

>> SHE USES BRIGHT COLORS TO MAKE HER ART AND THE STORY MORE APPROACHABLE.

>> I WANT TO MAKE ART THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN .

OR THINK THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE THEIR GRANDMA, ME AND MY PARTNER .

I REALLY LIKE TO KEEP MY NARRATIVE TO MYSELF AND GIVE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO CREATE THEIR OWN.

>> ONE OF THE MORE RECENT CREATION DESIGNS IS FOR THIS SONG BY ARTIST CHANCE THE WRAPPER.

>> I WAS LIKE, WHAT?

HOW DID YOU GET THAT?

>> I DID SEE THAT.

I DO TEXTILE DESIGN , SCARVES , WORK THAT I MAKE ON HERE , TRYING TO PUT ART IN DIFFERENT FORMS.

I AM MAKING IT WORK.

>> EVEN IF SOMEBODY CAN'T COME SEE YOUR SHOW, THEY CAN SEE YOUR ART.

>> EXACTLY.

>> I THINK THAT ART IS ARTIE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE OFTEN FEEL EXCLUDED FROM AND I LIKE TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.

>>> UP NEXT, MORE ABOUT NEWTON AND OH.

>>> REMEMBERING THE FORMER FCC CHAIRMAN WHO DIED SATURDAY.

PRODUCERS OF A POPULAR SITCOM TOOK AIM AT HIM.

>> NAMED AFTER THE PRODUCER WHO WAS TRYING TO TWEAK YOU ARE KNOWS.

>> SCHWARTZ, WITH CORRESPONDENCE FOR HIM.

WITH WORK, AND GILLIGAN'S ISLAND , IT WAS A TRIBUTE THAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR.

>> THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEDNESDAY.

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