>>> THINGS FOR JOINING US ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

A RALLY AGAINST PLANS FOR A MIGRANT SHELTER.

>>> PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE CALLING ON A NEARBY SCHOOL TO STAY OPEN.

THE CITY COUNCIL FINANCING COMMITTEE .

>>> AN EFFORT TO ERASE MEDICAL DEBT IN COOK COUNTY.

>> I AM ON THE NEAR WEST SIDE, REPORTING LIVE.

A SCHOOL IN THE AREA MADE A SUDDEN DECISION , AS HE SPOKE WITH STAFF AND PARENTS .

BACK TO YOU IN A SECOND.

>>> GROUP A RESIDENCE IN THE SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE FILING A LAWSUIT TO PREVENT ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM COMING INTO A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL.

JOANNA, WHAT'S THE LATEST?

>> RESIDENCE ARE SETTING UP , HERE, WANTING A COMMUNITY THAT THEIR KIDS CAN BENEFIT FROM.

THEY SAY THEY WANT THE SCHOOL CONVERTED AND SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS GATHERED AND ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAVE FILED A MOTION AGAINST THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THEY WANT TO PREVENT CITY OFFICIALS FROM USING THE BUILDING FOR ASYLUMS SEEKERS.

>> THIS IS NOT ANTI-IMMIGRANT.

THIS IS NOT ANTI-REFUGEE.

IT IS NOT.

IT IS NOT.

>> FRUSTRATION AND THE TAKEAWAYS AND BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND PRIVACY OF LIFE AS MANY OF THESE MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN DUMPED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD .

>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT BROKE DOWN PLANS FOR THE BUILDING.

SEVERAL ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY AND ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO THE AREA .

ACCORDING TO CITY OFFICIALS, THE PLAN IS TO USE THIS BUILDING AS A RESPITE CENTER WHERE MIGRANTS CAN HAVE A PLACE TO EAT AND SHOWER AS THE CITY FINDS PLACES TO RELOCATE THEM.

HOWEVER, MANY SAY THAT THEY WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS.

>> THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE MIGRANTS, IT'S ABOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO IGNORING OUR COMMUNITIES.

THE SCHOOL BELONGS TO US .

WE FOUGHT FOR THE SCHOOL, WE PAID FOR IT .

>> WE WILL FIGHT AS LONG AS WE NEED TO FIGHT.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY .

WE HOPE THAT THE CITY AND THIS COUNTRY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES.

>> THE CITY IS CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE TO FIND PLACES WITH HUNDREDS OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS ACROSS THE CITY AND THEY ARE HOPING THEY CAN FIND PLACES FOR THEM TO STAY.

THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARS TO HAVE THIS FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TURNED INTO A COMMUNITY HUB .

>> THIS IS A DEBATE THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

THANK YOU.

>>> THE BORDER POLICIES AFTER TITLE 42 , ALLOWING THE U.S. TO TURN AWAY MIGRANTS IN THE U.S..

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS TOUTED NEW RULES , INCLUDING HAVING ASYLUM-SEEKERS APPLY FOR ASYLUM IN THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE COMING FROM.

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THE RAMIFICATIONS, TONIGHT IT >>> THE 32nd WARD ALDERMAN GOT THE COVETED POSITION TO LEAD THE COMMITTEE AFTER TAKING AWAY TAKING THAT POSITION FROM THE THEN INDICTED ALDERMAN.

THEY ADMINISTERED THE TROUBLED WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM IN FAVOR OF THIRD WARD ALDERMAN, PAT DOWELL .

THEY ASKED JOHNSON AND WE HAVE HIS REACTION TO LOSING THIS POST.

>> WE NEED INDEPENDENT COUNSEL .

THEY ALL PICK THEIR OWN CHAIRS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EFFORT.

THE MAYOR HAS AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION HE WANTS TO GO AND THE CITY WILL MOVE FORWARD REGARDLESS.

>> YOU SAID IT IN AN INTERVIEW THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT THE MAYOR ELECT TO MESS WITH THE PLAN AT THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN WORKING ON.

IS THIS A RETALIATION FOR COMMENTS LIKE THAT?

>> I THINK THAT THE REALITY IS THAT WE WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS PROCESS , MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES .

IT'S NOT THE WAY WE WERE HOPING IT WOULD GO , AGAIN.

>> JOHNSON WILL BE SWORN INTO OFFICE ON MONDAY.

>>> THE BOND IS SET AT $800,000 FOR THE CHICAGO MAN WHO ATTACKED EIGHT WOMEN, SOME WITH A BASEBALL BAT .

HE IS FACING CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND BATTERY .

ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, THE ATTACKS TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY AND TUESDAY.

THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAYS HER CLIENT IS DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES .

>>> A SOUTH SUBURBAN MAN IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES OF STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON HIS PROPERTY.

THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WENT INTO HIS BACKYARD WHEN RESPONDING TO A BURGLAR ALARM.

THEY WILL RECYCLE OR REPOSSESS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

>>> IMPLORING A LOCAL SCHOOL TO KEEP ITS DOORS OPEN, AFTER THIS.

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

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION .

AND, THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> A SCHOOL ON THE NEAR WEST SIDE IS SLATED TO CLOSE.

>> ANNOUNCED THAT THEY SPENT TIME AS PART OF THE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES .

>> YES, THEY KNOW ALL THE STUDENTS BY FIRST AND LAST NAME WITH THIS LEARNING MODEL WITH GENERAL EDUCATION AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION.

PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE CALLING ON SOMEONE , ANYONE, TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

>> SHE WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.

THEIR DAUGHTER HAS OPENED UP.

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER TO DEATH.

>> KEITH RUSSELL AND MEGAN MILLER.

THEY'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS STATISTICS ENROLLED , HERE.

>> SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHANGE.

SHE HAS TO COMMUNICATE.

>> THAT WILL CHANGE, NEXT YEAR.

THEIR LEADERSHIP GAVE WORD IN MARCH , GIVEN THAT THEY HAD JUST INKED A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT .

THERE WAS PUSHBACK AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING.

>> WE TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES PAST OTHER HIGH-PAYING SCHOOLS.

MAC SHE SAYS CHICAGO FAMILIES DESERVE BETTER .

PARENTS STARTED A PETITION THAT HAS AMASSED MORE THAN 1200 SIGNATURES .

CPS SAYS THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO DEVELOP A PLAN AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THEY OFFER MANY OF THE SAME SERVICES AND ARE HOPING TO PLACE STUDENTS.

>> THEY HAVE THE SPACE FOR OUR CHILDREN .

THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BECAUSE OUR CHILD LOVES THE SCHOOL.

>> IN PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY BLAMED CPS.

THIS DATA INCREASED SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT WITH LESS THAN SATISFACTORY ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS , AS WELL AS CONTRACT ISSUES WITH CPS.

SCHOOL STAFF RECENTLY VOTED TO DROP THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION.

>> WE CAN SAY THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

THE NEXT WEEK THEY DECIDED.

>> THEY SAID IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE.

THEY WANT NO EASY WAY OUT.

>> THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY DISTRAUGHT.

>> THEY HAVE NOT LOST HOPE.

>> PLEASE, HELP US SAVE THIS SCHOOL.

>> CPS WILL BE HOLDING MEETINGS AS THESE TRANSITION MEETINGS COULD BE HAPPENING WITHIN WEEKS , BUT THEY WANTED TO STAY AT HOPE.

WE WILL BE BACK SHORTLY, BUT FOR NOW, BACK TO YOU.

>>> UP NEXT, ERASING MEDICAL THAT IN COOK COUNTY, SO, STAY WITH US.

>>> AND IT'S NOT JUST CHICAGO , CLICK COOK COUNTY AS WELL.

THE RECENTLY PLEADED FOR MORE STATE AID AS TITLE 42 EXPIRES .

THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS JOINING US NOW.

I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MEDICAL THAT PROGRAM , WHERE 73,000 COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ALL OF THEIR MEDICAL THAT ERASED.

>> SOME HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION AS TO THIS .

WE HAVE A $12 MILLION PROGRAM , LESS THAN $1 MILLION , ALMOST 73,000 MAC AND MANY OF THESE RESIDENTS ARE ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE?

WHAT KIND OF IMPACT DOES THIS HAVE?

>> IF YOU HAVE MEDICAL DEBT YOU ARE LESS LIKELY TO JUST GET REGULAR SCREENINGS , SO IT IMPEDES YOUR WILLINGNESS TO RESOLVE YOUR MEDICAL DEBT AND IMPACTS YOUR CREDIT SCORE AND YOUR ABILITY TO GET LOANS OR MORTGAGES.

IT HAS HEALTHCARE IMPACTS, FINANCIAL IMPACTS, AND MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS.

>> AND ONLY ABOUT A DOLLAR IN FUNDING COULD WIPE OUT $100 IN SOMEONE'S DEBT, RIGHT?

>> IT'S AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING .

THEY USUALLY SELL THEIR DEBT TO DEBT COLLECTORS, SO WE BUY IT FOR THE SAME PRICE THAT THEY WOULD SELL TO DEBT COLLECTORS.

WE SEND NOTICES THAT THEIR DEBT HAS BEEN WIPED OUT.

>> ULTIMATELY, HOW MANY FOLKS COULD HAVE THEIR DEBT ERASED?

>> 73,000 .

THAT TOTAL WAS $80 MILLION .

IT'S KIND OF A RATIO OF 10-1 .

>> I WANT TO GET TO THE MIGRANT ISSUE WITH CITY LIMITS IN TAKING CARE OF MIGRANTS.

HOW ARE THE RESOURCES RIGHT NOW?

>> THE CITY HAS TAKEN CARE OF HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION AND WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING FOR MORE THAN 6000 SINCE SEPTEMBER AND THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST $2 MILLION A MONTH TO PROVIDE THIS CARE .

AT FIRST THE STATE WAS HELPING US OUT AND WE WERE KICKING IN 200,000 A MONTH.

WE HAVE TAKEN ON THE ENTIRE BURDEN OURSELVES NOW THOUGH.

>> AND YOU ARE ASKING FOR MORE ?

>> YES.

I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS WHO WENT WITH US .

WE HAVE A SANCTUARY SANCTUARY CITY AND WE NEED THE STATE TO HELP US.

>> AND THE COUNTY IS TAKING CARE OF THAT AND YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE DOING THIS?

>> WE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN WHOEVER COMES TO OUR DOOR.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

>> WHAT ABOUT TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT , PUTTING MIGRANTS ON BUSES TO DEMOCRATIC CITIES?

>> MANY THOUSANDS MORE WILL BE BUSSED IN THE COMING DAYS.

>> WHAT'S YOUR REACTION ?

>> THERE IS A THAT HE WILL GO TO.

I TAKE IT .

>> I TAKE YOU ARE NOT A FAN?

>> I THINK THAT'S ACCURATE.

I THINK IT IS SORT OF RABBLE ROUSING .

IT'S A HUMAN CRISIS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

>> SHE'S GOING TO THE CITY TO WORK UNDER THE BRANDON JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION.

>> WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER SERVICES .

SHE KNOWS THE NUMBERS AND KNOWS THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE AND ASKED THIS MORNING HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE THIS WILL AFFECT.

>> ARE THERE STILL MANY MORE?

>> I THINK IT'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER , I DON'T KNOW.

>> IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.

THANKS.

>>> NEXT WE ARE CHECKING BACK IN WITH AMANDA WHO IS REPORTING LIVE FROM THE WEST SIDE.

>>> AMANDA IS IN CHICAGO WITH OUR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

AMANDA?

>> REPRESENTING THE 27th WARD , ALDERMAN , I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU PLAYED A ROLE IN TRYING TO BRING HOPE TO SOME OF THESE SERVICES.

>> I AM A DEACON OF THE CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET .

FOLKS COME FROM ALL OVER THE CITY TO GO TO THIS SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE A GREAT PRIVATE INSTITUTION AND WE DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION .

SO MANY PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR KIDS AND THEY ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND ARE ALSO OPENING UP SPOTS.

>> ALSO, THE NEW CASINO, THERE ARE NEW DRAWINGS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?

>> WE HAVE A TASK FORCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE INVOLVED AND EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO GIVE THEIR OPINION .

IT'S JUST A GORGEOUS BUILDING .

I THINK THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER THAN THE CASINO.

>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION HOSTING IT?

>> I AM ALDERMAN OF THE AREA AND I WILL TRY TO SPRUCE UP MY AREA AS I CAN.

THIS IS REALLY HELPED TO BUILD UP THE LOOP , SO WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 10 SECOND LEFT , YOU ARE THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER .

THE LONGEST-SERVING, I TAKE THAT WITH PRIDE , PEOPLE ASKED ME FOR ADVICE , HELPING ALL OF THE ALDERMAN .

>> SO NO REPERCUSSIONS , HE'S ASKED YOU TO BE VICE MAYOR .

>> I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

>> VICE MAYOR, WE HAVE TO CUT IT OFF THERE, BUT FLATTERING X THE !

>> GOOD TO HEAR FROM HIM.

>>> MOVING ON, SELENA DIED NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO BUT HER STAR STILL SHINES BRIGHT.

HER MUSIC IS BEING CELEBRATED THIS WEEKEND .

WE ARE SHARING SOME OF THOSE REHEARSALS.

>> SELENA QUINTANILLA'S LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE LEGENDARY.

AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM , A GROUP OF PERFORMERS BROUGHT THE LEGEND TO LIFE FOR CHICAGO.

>> A LOT OF RED LIPSTICK .

A LOT OF SPINNING.

IT'S JUST SUCH GREAT MEMORIES, AND I LOVE IT.

>> THAT LEGACY IS A BIG FACTOR FOR SUPPORTERS.

>> DRESSED OUT, COMPLETELY, WITH HAIR AND MAKEUP .

THE LOVE THAT I GOT WAS JUST SO POSITIVE AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHO I AM AS A WOMAN.

>> HERE'S THE TRIBUTE DANCE PARTY .

IT'S ONE OF THE MUSEUMS REGULAR FEATURE.

WE ARE BACK WITH MORE, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> REMEMBERING NEWTON MINNOW , KNOWN AND ADMIRED FOR MANY REASONS WITH HIS 1961 SPEECH WHERE HE SCOLDED BROADCASTERS, TELLING THEM THAT THE AIRWAYS WERE A VAST WASTELAND.

NOW, ON CHICAGO TONIGHT, TO TALK ABOUT THIS IMPACT.

>> THE SPEECH THAT WE ARE NOTING THE ANNIVERSARY OF RIGHT NOW , WITH MANY OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AS WELL.

>> IF I COULD BE REMEMBERED FOR ONE THING I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE FIRM M HELPING TO BUILD CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

>> WE ARE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS WORK .

THEY'RE PLANNING A PUBLIC MEMORIAL FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS LATER.

>>> JOIN US AT 5:30 FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

FROM ALL OF US HERE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING.