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

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

>> AND I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> WE FOUND A FAMILY OF SIX PEOPLE FIVE ADULTS AND ONE CHILD AND THEY WERE SHOT AND THEN BURNED.

>> UKRAINE ACCUSES RUSSIA OF WAR CRIMES BUT WILL ANYONE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

>> SYMPTOMS CAN BE CONFUSING ESPECIALLY WITH COVID.

>> IT'S SPRING WHICH MEANS IT'S ALLERGY SEASON.

DOCTORS WEIGH-IN ON WHEN TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT A STUFFY NOSE.

>> INDEPENDENCE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS SACROSANCT.

>> ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE CHICAGO'S NEWLY APPOINTED WATCHDOG.

>> AFTER JUST SIX YEARS, WHOLE FOODS ANNOUNCES IT'S CHECKING OUT OF ENGLEWOOD.

LOCAL RESIDENTS REACT TO THE DEPARTURE.

>> LOCAL ADVOCATES SAY EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY IN TREATING AUTISM IN CHILDREN EFFECTIVELY.

WHAT IS BEING DONE TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS.

>> STATE FARM CUSTOMERS GETTING HIT WITH A RATE HIKE.

THAT AND MORE FROM CRAIN'S.

>> WE'VE GIVEN 20,000, 25,000 STORYBOOKS.

>> MEET A WOMAN ON A MISSION TO HEAL AND EMPOWER KIDS THROUGH BOOKS.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT WE REMEMBER WHO WE WERE TO KNOW WHO WE CAN BECOME.

>> EXPLORING THE BLACK VICTORIAN ERA IN A PRODUCTION AT THE GOODMAN THEATRE.

FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES..., NEW POLICE DATA SHOWS THE NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDE NOTICE CITY DECREASED THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST 8 EIGHT PEOPLE INCLUDING TWO TEENS WHY KILLED ACROSS CHICAGO.

178 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED THIS YEAR WHICH MARKS A 7% DECLINE OVER THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

LAST MONTH ALONE, THERE WERE 49 HOMICIDES.

THE FEWEST OF ANY APRIL SINCE 2018.

AND A 9% DECLINE FROM APRIL 2021.

POLICE SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS DEPLOYING OFFICERS TO AREAS EXPERIENCING DISPLACEMENT AS SOON AS THIS WEEK.

>> DOWNTOWN APART FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY WE'RE SEEING DISPLACEMENT ISSUES.

WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE THE TYPES OF CRIME HAPPENING IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.

WE ARE HAVING TO NOW DEPLOY EVEN MORE OFFICERS IN OUR DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY IN OUR ROTATIONS I'M HOPING TO START THAT DEPLOYMENT TOMORROW.

AND CONTINUE THAT THROUGH THE REST OF THE MONTH AND THROUGH LABOR DAY IF NOT BEYOND.

>> MEANWHILE, SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE TAKING MATTERS IN THEIR HAND AS HEAD OF THE SUMMER CREATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

ORGANIZERS AT CHRISTIANAIRE CREATED PASSPORT FOR PEACE THROUGH HALF A MILLION DOLLAR STATE GRANT.

IT TAKES A FOCUS ON SOUTH SHORE, THE FOURTH DEADLIEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.

>> IT'S US AS AN ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFYING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE AT RISK OR AT THE MOST AT RISK OF GUN VIOLENCE.

GUNMEN OR WOMEN THAT HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE OR HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED OR ARRESTED FOR GUN POSSESSION.

WE WANT TO IDENTIFY THOSE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AND WE WANT TO TRY TO GIVE THEM A AN OPPORTUNITY A PASSPORT TO GET OUT OF THAT LIFESTYLE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT BY HAVING THEM TAKING THEM OUT OF ON EXPLORATORY CAMPAIGNS AND TAKING THEM TO PLACES THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN.

>> A THEATRE, A HISTORIC MUSEUM AND A COFFEE SHOP ARE AMONG THE FINALISTS IN THE NEXT ROUND OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS THE PROJECTS ARE VALUED AT $138 MILLION TOTAL FUNDED BY THE CHICAGO RECOVERY PLAN INTENDED TO HELP THE CITY RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

AMONG THE GRANTTIES ARE...

IN TOTAL THE CITY WILL FUND 26 PROJECTS 33.5 MILLION IN THE FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS.

UP NEXT, HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALLERGY SYMPTOMS AND COVID-19.

STAY WITH US.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE CLIMBING AGAIN.

A HANDFUL OF ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDING COOK COUNTY ARE AT MEDIUM RISK OF TRANSMISSION.

BUT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ARE GOING AROUND, TOO.

AMANDA VINICKY SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DOCTORS TODAY AND IS HERE TO SHARE THEIR ADVICE AND INSIGHT ON HOW TO TELL WHETHER YOU HAVE COVID OR ALLERGIES.

AMANDA?

>> IT HAS BEEN GLOOMY, GRAY, IT HAS BEEN COLD.

BUT FLOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO BLOOM AND TREEING ARE GROWING BUDS SIGNS THAT SPRING IS ARRIVING IN EARNEST AND IT'S LOVELY.

FOR THOSE WITH ALLERGIES NATURE'S DUTY CAN COME AT A PRICE.

AND THAT IS PROMPTING CALLS TO RUSH PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN LISA RAVINDRA.

>> WE'RE HEARING ALL OF IT AND IT IS AN UPTICK IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND IT'S SO HARD TO TELL ESPECIALLY OVER VIDEO VISIT OR TELEPHONE OR MESSAGE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

THERE IS SO MUCH OVERLAP IN THE SYMPTOMS FROM A COLD TO COVID TO ALLERGIES THE FLU ALL IS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND IT'S HARD TO TELL.

PEOPLE ARE PRESENTING WITH STUFF ANY NOSE, NAYS CAL CONGESTION, COUGH, POST NASAL DRIP.

I'M SEEING SORE THROATS.

>> A LOT OF YUCK THAT Dr. ALLISON BARTLETT HAS SEEN WHEN SHE IS WORKING WITH PATIENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO'S COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

AND SHE LIVED IT WHEN MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY GOT A NON-COVID NONFLU RESPIRATORY VIRUS AND SHE, TOO, SAYS IT CAN BE HARD TO DECIPHER WHAT IS WHAT.

SO THERE ARE CLUES.

>> THERE'S SO MUCH OVERLAP AND SOME OF THE OTHER VIRUSES THAT AREN'T COVID OR FLU ARE TRICKIER TO SOLVE.

BUT CERTAINLY A FEVER, FEELING SO EXHAUSTED THAT YOU CAN'T GET UP AND GET GOING THOSE WE DON'T THINK ABOUT AS ALLERGIES MORE OF AN INFECTION.

AS OPPOSED TO THE SNEEZING AND ITCHY EYES AND ITCHY NOSE AND MOUTH THAT SUGGESTS MORE ALLERGIES.

>> ANOTHER TRICK CHECK OUT LOYOLA MEDICINE'S ALLERGY COUNT TWEET OF THE DAY.

NO WORRIES TODAY ON GRASS OR WEEDS BUT IT IS TREE ALLERGY TIME.

LOYOLA HAD A POLL JEN COUNT FOR DECADES AFTER IT'S RACHNA SHAH'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THIS INVOLVES SAM PEEING THE AMOUNT OF POLLEN IN THE AREA IN THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOD USING THIS MACHINE ON THE ROOF.

>> AND IT HAS A SLIDE.

AND THIS SLIDE MOVES EVERY 15 SECONDS AND SUCKS THE AIR THAT IS FLOATING BY IT.

AND THE POLLEN DEPOSITS ON THAT SLIDE.

AND THEN WHAT WE DO WE BRING THAT SLIDE DOWN EVERYDAY AND WE READ THAT SLIDE.

AND BY READING THE SLIDE, I MEAN WE STAIN IT, AND THEN WE LITERALLY ARE COUNTING HOW MANY TREE POLLENS AND WHAT KIND OF TREE POLLENS HOW MANY MOLD SPORES ALL OF THAT.

>> AND THAT IS HELPFUL INFORMATION TO SCIENTISTS TO DOCTORS FOR ANY NUMBER OF REASONS.

BUT IT CAN BE HELPFUL TO THOSE OF US WHO ONETER IF WE'RE COVERING FROM ALLERGIES OR COVID OR SOMETHING ELSE.

AS THE GRASS SEASON SHOULD BE STARTING ANY DAY NOW, THE TREE ALLERGY SEASON IT'S LASTING LONGER WITH CLIMATE CHANGE BOTH TREES AND GRASSES ARE PRODUCING MORE POLLEN AND CAN BE MORE ALLERGENIC.

SO IF YOU KNOW YOUR TRIGGERS CHECK OUT THE DAILY COUNT AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE CHART SHOWS IF YOU ARE IN ONE I'M GOING TO DUB THE RED EYES AND NOSE RANGE.

>> LOOKING AT THAT DATA, LOOKING AT THE REPORTS, ALLOWS US TO FORM PATTERNS WITH OUR SYMPTOMS.

SO LET'S SAY ONE DAY TREES ARE HIGH AND WE HAVE MORE SYMPTOMS AND THE NEXT DAY TREES ARE LOW.

AND WE HAVE LESS SYMPTOMS.

THAN THAT CORRELATION IS SOMETIMES VERY IMPORTANT.

>> LOSING YOUR SENSE OF TASTE OR SMELL AS WE HEARD ABOUT EARLY IN COVID, THAT IS A COVID-19 SYMPTOM NOT LIKELY TO BE ALLERGIES.

SHAH SAYS WITH VARIANTS IT IS LESS COMMON AND IT'S HARDER TO TELL.

Dr. BARTLETT HAS A SUGGESTION: TAKE ALLERGY MEDS AND SEE IF THEY HELP.

AND AS TEMPERATURES RISE IT WILL BE NICER TO BE OUTSIDE, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS ARE CERTAINLY SAFER.

OTHERWISE SHE SAYS HER COVID RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS GOES LIKE THIS... >> I'M VACCINATED MY FAMILY IS VACCINATED THAT IS A NICE LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR US.

BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED OR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN LESS THAN FIVE ARE UNABLE TO BE VACCINATED.

AND SO THOSE ARE POTENTIALLY CONCERNING FEATURES.

I THINK ABOUT THE PROTECTION THAT HAS BEEN AFFORDED BY KNOWING ANYWHERE OUT IN PUBLIC WOULD BE MASKING AND THAT IS GONE SO THAT RAMPS UP MY RISK A LITTLE BIT.

>> AGAIN, THIS IS ALL A RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND IF THERE'S DOUBT, YOU SHOULD TAKE A COVID TEST.

>> ALLERGY SYMPTOMS IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GET EVERY YEAR AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS THEY ARE HAVING NOW THAT IS A GOOD ASSIGNMENT IT'S SEVERE TO GET THE COVID TEST.

>> AND IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL, STAY HOME.

IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO DO THAT, PLEASE DOCTORS SAY WEAR A MASK FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOURSELF AND THE PROTECTION OF OTHERS REGARDLESS OF ANY GOVERNMENT MANDATE OR LACK THEREOF BECAUSE GETTING SICK WITH COVID OR OTHER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT.

PARIS, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANKS, AMANDA.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ASKING CONGRESS TO APPROVE ANOTHER MASSIVE PACKAGE OF MILITARY AND HUMANITARIAN AID FOR UKRAINE'S GOVERNMENT.

THIS AS EVIDENCE OF RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES IN UKRAINE CONTINUES TO MOUNT.

BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO INSURE THAT UKRAINE PREVAILS AGAINST A BRUTAL RUSSIAN ARMY ASSAULT THAT IS LEVELING CITIES AND TARGETING CIVILIANS.

JOINING US ARE ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD SENIOR FELLOW ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ON THE CITY COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS A CAREER DIPLOMAT WHEN SHE RESIGNED TO PROTEST WHAT SHE SAW THE HALLOWING OUT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT DURING THE TRUMP TRATION.

AND TOM GINSBERG PROFESSOR OF LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

TOM GINSBERG TO THAT QUESTION OF WAR CRIMES, WE'VE SEEN THE VIDEO EVIDENCE SEEMING TO MOUNT EVERYDAY.

BUT WILL ANYONE EVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE?

>> RIGHT.

WELL THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT PEOPLE COULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

ONE WOULD BE THE JURISDICTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT WHICH IS REVIEWING THESE THINGS.

AND DOES HAVE JURISDICTION OVER WAR CRIMES COMMITTED IN THE UKRAINE.

BUT THE OTHER AND PERHAPS MORE LIKELY WAY WE WOULD SEE ACCOUNTABLE IS THROUGH NATIONAL COURTS APPLYING UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION.

WE'RE SEEING COURTS IN POLAND AND INVESTIGATORS IN LITHUANIA BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT PROSECUTIONS AND THERE'S UKRAINE ITSELF WHICH HAS SAID IT MAY HAVE PROSECUTIONS FOR WAR CRIMES COMMITTED.

>> AND TOM GINSBERG WHAT ROLE DOES THE U.N.

PLAY OR IS IT A DIFFICULT ROLE GIVEN THE FACT THE RUSH IS ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL.

>> FOR THE CONFLICT RUSSIA BEING ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL WILL PREVENT THE SECURITY COUNCIL FROM ACTING.

THERE ARE MANY PARTS OF THE U.N. SYSTEM THERE IS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THERE ARE OTHER ACTORS AND RESOURCES THOSE ACTORS CAN DEPLOY TO FACILITATE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CRIMES AND MOST OF THAT WILL LAST A LONGTIME.

THAT IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR MANY OF THESE CRIMES.

>> AND LET'S HEAR FROM U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL WHO VISITED UKRAINE'S CAPITOL ON THURSDAY TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION.

AND HE HAD THIS TO STAY R SAY ABOUT THE SECURITY COUNCIL.

>> LET ME BE VERY CLEAR.

THE SECURITY COUNCIL FAILED TO DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO PREVENT AND END THIS WAR.

AND THIS IS A SOURCE OF GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT, FRUSTRATION AND ANGER.

>> ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD WE MENTIONED THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS ASKING CONGRESS TO APPROVE THIS $33 BILLION DOLLAR AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE BEING BOTTLED UP RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE APPROVED?

AND HOW IMPACTFUL COULD THIS ROUND BE?

>> I THINK IT LIKELY WILL BE APPROVED AT LEAST THE VAST MAJORITY.

THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN CONGRESS DOING WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP UKRAINE.

AND IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT.

THE MILITARY AID IN PARTICULAR IS CRITICAL PART OF A TWO PRONGED STRATEGY BETWEEN THE SANCTIONS REGIME THAT THE UNITED STATES IS DOING WITH PARTNERS TO PREVENT RUSSIA FROM ACCESSING THE FUNDS IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE THE WAR AND THE MILITARY ASSISTANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO RAISE THE COST OF THAT WAR.

IT RELIES ON BOTH AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN TERMS OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE UNPRECEDENTED AND IT WILL BE ESSENTIAL FOR A DRAWN OUT WAR.

>> AND ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD YOU HAVE BEEN OUTSPOKEN ABOUT YOUR BELIEF IN THE NEED FOR MORE RESOURCES FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

WE SAW A DELEGATION LED BY NAN NON-IN UKRAINE WHAT IS THE NANCY MALDONADO IN UKRAINE WHAT IS NANCY PELOSI.

>> WELL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT DIPLOMACY IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

PROBABLY THE LEAST OF WHICH IS GOING TO BE DIRECT DIPLOMACY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA.

THAT IS WHERE THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT HAVE LEVERAGE.

BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN DOING BACK IN THE FALL HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR EUROPEAN ALLIES AND ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO BUILD THIS UNITED FRONT ONCE THE INVASION BEGAN THERE WAS A SOLID FRONT FROM THE WEST TO TARGET RUSSIA WITH DAMAGING SANCTIONS.

AND THAT JUST CONTINUED ALONG THE WAY BUILDING UP WITH OUR PARTNERS.

UNITED STATES CANNOT DO THIS ON OUR OWN.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES WE CAN WORK ON SUCH AS LOOKING AT THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE INFLUENCE OVER RUSSIA AND GIVE THEM ECONOMIC RELIEF FROM THE SANCTIONS WE HAVE IN PLACE.

AND WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BRING THEM TO OUR SIDE.

THE MORE COUNTRIES YOU HAVE THAT ARE SHUTTING RUSSIA OFF FROM ECONOMIC RESOURCES THE HARDER IT WILL BE FOR RUSSIA TO CONTINUE.

>> TOM GINSBERG BACK TO THE QUESTION OF WAR CRIMES.

YOU MENTIONED THE DIFFERENT ROUTES PROSECUTION COULD TAKE, ARE WE JUST LOOKING AT SOLDIERS, COMMANDERS, GENERALS?

HOW HIGH UP THE FOOD CHAIN COULD THIS GO UP TO VLADIMIR PUTIN HIMSELF?

>> RIGHT.

THERE'S INDIVIDUAL WAR CRIMES COMMITTED BY SOLDIERS AND THERE CERTAINLY CAN BE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT.

AND THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL DOCTRINE WHERE COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY THE COMMANDER WHO KNOWS THESE EVENTS WERE LIKELY TO OCCUR COULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE ACTIONS AND THAT DATES BACK TO WORLD WAR II AND GIVEN THIS IS PART OF THE TRAINING OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY TO ACT IN THESE BRUTAL WAYS.

VLADIMIR PUTIN IS TOUGHER THERE'S HEAD OF STATE IMMUNITY RIGHT NOW THAT HE ENJOYS.

UNLESS HE WAS TO BECOME A FORMER HEAD OF STATE THAT WOULD KEEP OTHER COUNTRIES FROM EXERCISING JURISDICTION OVER HIM.

IT'S ALSO UNCLEAR IF HE COULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ULTIMATE CRIME HERE WHICH IS THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION LAUNCHING THIS WAR IN THE FIRST PLACE IS A CRIME IN INTERNATIONAL LAW.

AND IT WOULD SEEM TO BE HE WOULD BE THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE.

BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT FORUM EXISTS TO TRY HIM FOR THAT.

>> SO THAT MIGHT BE AN UNLIKELY OUTCOME.

ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD WE'RE SEEING REPORTS CITING U.S. INTELLIGENCE SAYING RUSSIA WANTS TO ANNEX LARGER PORTIONS OF EASTERN UKRAINE.

DO YOU THINK THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL?

OR CAN UKRAINE AND THEIR ALLIED FORCES HOLD THAT OFF?

>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING IN RECENT DAYS THERE HAVE BEEN INCURSIONS AND THE RUSSIANS PUSHED BACK.

IT IS HARD TO GET A SENSE TO HOLD MORE TERRITORY THAN WHAT THEY HAVE.

THE MILITARY SITUATION IS NOT GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN FOR PUTIN'S ARMY.

I IMAGINE THAT THEY CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE THEY HAVE A LOT OF ARTILLERY AND AMMUNITION.

AND THEY DO HAVE A NUMBER OF TROOPS.

BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT QUESTION TO ASK WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN HOLD IT AND IF THEY CAN HOW LONG IS THAT?

THE ULTIMATE END GAME IS TO CONTROL MORE OF THIS TERRITORY AND WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE BY THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE QUESTION IS: TIME IS ON WHO'S SIDE?

AND I THINK THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO PLENTY OF DAMAGE UNLESS THEY ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A RESOLUTION I DON'T SEE HOW LONG RUSSIA IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOLD TERRITORY IN THE LONG RUN.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A QUAGMIRE FOR BOTH SIDES.

AND OUR THANKS TO ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD AND TOM GINSBERG FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> NOW TO BRANDIS FOR A LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF A GROCERY STORE LEAVING CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE.

>> AFTER JUST SIX YEARS, WHOLE FOODS ANNOUNCES IT IS CHECKING OUT OF ENGLEWOOD.

THE CHAIN'S DEPARTURE IS A BLOW TO THE SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT LOCK R LONG SUFFERED FROM A LACK OF HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS.

JOINING US WITH MORE ARE LIZ ABUNAW A OWNER OF A GROCERY BUSINESS TO ADDRESS FOOD ACCESS IN AUSTIN.

ASIAHA BUTLER COFOUNDER AND C.E.O.

OF RAGE, THE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ENGLEWOOD.

AND DION DAWSON, FOUNDER OF DIONNE'S CHICAGO DREAM A NONPROFIT DELIVERING BOXES OF FREE FRESH PRODUCE THROUGHOUT CHICAGO.

WELCOME BACK TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

ASIAHA BUTLER HOW SURPRISED WERE YOU BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WHOLE FOODS?

>> THE DAY OF I WAS A BIT SURPRISED BUT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING RUMORS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS SAID THEY WAS POSSIBLY CLOSING AND WHEN THE REALITY CAME IT WAS A BIT OF A SHOCKER.

>> WHEN YOU WERE HEARING THE RUMORS WAS THERE SPECULATION WHY?

>> WHEN I HEARD THE RUMORS I'M STILL IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FORMER C.E.O.

AND TALKED TO THE DEVELOPER AND I WENT RIGHT TO THEM.

AND THEY WERE SAYING THE SALES WERE LOW.

BUT THIS WAS RIGHT BEFORE COVID AND THEY WERE STILL GOING TO STICK IT OUT.

AND THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED AFTER COVID.

I HEARD IT AGAIN, PROBABLY IN DECEMBER.

AND THEN ONLY THING I HEARD IT WAS LOW-PERFORMING THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND FINALLY JUST THE DECISION I HEARD ON FRIDAY MORNING.

>> STATE REPRESENTATIVE HARPER REPRESENTS THE AREA RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE... LIZ, DO GROCERY STORES NEED TO BE HELD TO A HIGHER MORAL STANDARD THAN OTHER BUSINESS PEOPLE?

>> I THINK GROCERY STORES SHOULD BE HELD TO THEIR WORD.

IF YOUR WORD IS THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT PROFITABILITY, THEN I THINK YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE STORE MORE TIME TO GAIN THAT PROFITABILITY AND TRACTION.

AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WHOLE FOODS WENT THROUGH A HUGE OWNERSHIP CHANGE NOT LONG AFTER THE STORE OPENED.

THE OWNERSHIP OF WHOLE FOODS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OWNERSHIP OF AMAZON AND WHAT THEY VALUE, THE FEEDBACK I'VE HEARD THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT IN THE STORE OVER TIME.

THAT IT WASN'T THE SAME WHOLE FOODS ONCE AMAZON TOOK OVER THE WHOLE FOODS NAME.

>> DION DAWSON YOU FIGURED HOW TO GET HEALTHY FOOD WITHOUT THE COST OF A BUILDING.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR NONPROFIT.

>> OUR NONPROFIT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND STABILIZING ACCESS TO THE QUALITY.

IN THINKING ABOUT OUR SOLUTION WE HAD TO HAVE AN OPTION THAT FOCUSED ON R ON THE END USER EXPERIENCE THE RESIDENT.

WHEN YOU ARE THINKING WITH THE RESIDENT AND TALKING TO THE RESIDENT AND YOU'RE GENERATING THIS DATA AND YOU KNOW OF THE PER EXPECTIONS AND HO YOU TO GET TO THEM WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INTERRUPTIONS, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A DIRECT TO CONSUMER OPTION WHERE WE PROVIDE FIVE DAYS WORTH OF FRESH PRODUCE TO THE DOORSTEPS OF RESIDENTS ALL OVER THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.

BECAUSE OF MOMENTS LIKE THIS WHERE SHOULD COULD COME AND INTERRUPT THAT ACCESS WE HAD TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE RESIDENT AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT A BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION ALL THE TIME.

ALL OF THESE WORK TOGETHER.

BUT IT IS A GOOD OPTION.

>> AND DION YOU STARTED IN ENGLEWOOD WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WHOLE FOODS DEPARTURE?

>> ASIAHA BUTLER IS MY MENTOR AND SOMEBODY WHO I RESPECT.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING DEVELOPMENT SIDE SHY IS VERSED AT.

I AM A ENGLEWOOD RESIDENT AND WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT WHOLE FOODS LEAVING THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS OR EMOTIONS.

BUT I CAN'T GET STUCK ON IT.

MY MIND GOES TO WHAT ENGLEWOOD IS ABOUT.

AND THAT IS ABOUT SURVIVING AND PERSEVERING AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT NEXT MAN UP IS GOING TO BE.

AND SO I COULD SAY I'M UPSET OR HAPPY BUT I'M FOCUSED ON OUR RESIDENTS THAT'S THERE.

THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AND BUILD IS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THAT ANNOUNCEMENT MY ORGANIZATION GOT OUT 3,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE.

THIS IS UNFORTUNATE AND ON THE OTHER HAND THAT IS WHY LEADERS LIKE ASIA AND LIZ AND MYSELF ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO REIMAGINE WHAT THE FUTURE CAN LOOK LIKE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

>> AND GETTING WHOLE FOODS TO ENGLEWOOD, THE SIX YEARS AGO TOOK WORK FOR ORGANIZERS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FROM THE CITY UNDER FORMER MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL THAT INCLUDED AN $11 MILLION TAX INCREMENT FINANCING SUBSIDY.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CITY HELPING TO OFFER MILLIONS IN INCENTIVES TO ANOTHER CHAIN TO REPLACE IT?

>> I WOULD LIKE THEM TO LOOK WITHIN THAT IS THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY HONE IN TO OUR OWN ASSETS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOLKS LEAN DION AND MODELS LIKE 40 ACRES THAT CAN BE A MODEL.

PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THINGS THAT THEY CAN RELATE TO.

AND IN THE BEGINNING WHOLE FOODS FELT THAT WAY BECAUSE COMMUNITY WAS INVOLVED.

AND I THINK WE PROVED THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR AND WE MAY NOT NEED THAT ANCHOR TO DO.

>> LIZ YOUR PLAN IS TO OPEN A FRESH MARKET IN 2023 IN THE WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD OF AUSTIN.

YOU RECEIVED A $2.5 NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY GRANT STREET THE CITY TO BOLD YOUR STORE.

SHOULD GROCERY STORES IF THEY ARE MORE LOCALLY OWNED SHOULD THEY BE EDGE AM FOR MORE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES THAT OTHER BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THEY ARE A NECESSARY BUSINESS AND THE CAPITAL COST TO BUILD OUT NEW GROCERY STORES WHERE THEY DIDN'T EXIST IS HONESTLY FAR MORE THAN MOST BUSINESSES ESPECIALLY SMALLER LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN TAKE ON BY THEMSELVES.

I ALSO WOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT GROCERY STORES ARE NOT SIMPLY ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS OF SELLING GROCERIES.

THEY DRIVE PUBLIC HEALTH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NOT JUST FROM THE FACT THAT THEY SELL THEM THINK -- HEALTHY FOODS BUT THEY REVITALIZE SPACE SO SPACE IS NOT VACANT WHICH IS A BREEDING GROUND FOR CRIME.

THEY PROVIDE JOBS AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE YOU RUN INTO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND CREATE THOSE COHESIVE BONDS THAT THE MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER MORE VIBRANT.

AND PLACES THAT PEOPLE ENJOY LIVING IN.

AND SO REALLY THEY ARE FAR MORE THAN JUST A BUSINESS THEY ARE A PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFIT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THEM LIKE THAT THEY ARE RIGHT FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY AND INVESTMENT AT LEAST IN THE START UP PHASE.

BECAUSE YOU THEN GIVE THAT STORE AT LEAST A FIGHTING CHANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SURVIVAL SO THEY ARE NOT WAY DOWN -- WEIGHED DOWN BY THE INITIAL START UP DEBT TO GET ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE.

>> AND DION 20 SECONDS LEFT, WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR RESIDENTS OF ENGLEWOOD AND HOW THEY MIGHT CONTINUE TO SEE HEALTHY FOODS?

>> I THINK IT'S WITH EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW.

IT'S "ABOUT FACE: STONEWALL, REVOLT AND NEW QUEER ART" UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A DREAM AND THERE IS A 40 ACRES MODEL.

THERE IS GROWING HOME.

GO GREEN MARKET ON RACINE.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STOP OPERATING IN SILOS AND WE BAND TOGETHER BECAUSE WE ARE NOT JUST REACTIVE WE ARE PRO-ACTIVE AND ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

>> THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT.

ASIAHA BUTLER, LIZ >> A TRIP BACK IN TIME TO THE BLACK VICTORIAN ERA.

STAY WITH US.

>> PERIOD TV DRAMAS HAVE BLOWN NEWSPAPER POPULARITY.

SO A NEW SHOW AT THE GOODMAN THEATRE IS EXPLORING THE VICTORIAN ERA SPECIFICALLY FOR BLACK AMERICANS.

ARTS CORRESPONDENT, ANGEL IDOWU INTRODUCES US TO "RELENTLESS" AND SHARES HOW THIS EXPLORATION OF BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> INSPIRED BY HER LOVE FOR THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND THE VICTORIAN AREA, TYLA ABERCRUMBIE FELT COMPELLED TO WRITE A STORY ON THAT TIME PERIOD FROM A PERSPECTIVE NOT FREQUENTLY SEEN.

>> NOBODY TALKED ABOUT THE BLACK VICTORIAN.

AND NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THEM.

BUT THERE WERE COUNTLESS BEAUTIFUL BLACK FOLK MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

AND IT IS A LOST ERA.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER WHO WE WERE TO KNOW WHO WE CAN BECOME.

>> SET IN 1919, THE STORY EXPLORES AN UNCOVERING OF FAMILY SECRETS, HISTORY AND IDENTITY.

WHEN TWO SISTERS ANELL AND JANET ARE FORCED TO RETURN HOME TO PHILADELPHIA TO SETTLE THEIR MOTHER'S ESTATE AFTER HER DEATH.

>> GOODNESS JANET, I'VE PRACTICALLY FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND YOU BARELY NOTICED.

>> THE STORY HIGHLIGHTS SOME HISTORICAL EVENTS.

>> WHAT THEY ARE EXAMINING IN 1919 IS THE UNREST OF RED SUMMER WHICH TOOK PLACE HERE IN CHICAGO.

THAT WAS CAUSED THROUGH A YOUNG BLACK BOY DRIFTING INTO THE WHITESIDE OF THE LAKE.

WHEN I WROTE THE PLAY I WAS TRYING TO EXAMINE WHAT ARE WE STILL SEEING WE THOUGHT WE HAD CONQUERED BUT WE HADN'T.

>> THE DIRECTOR, RON OJ PARSON SAYS WHILE FICTIONAL "RELENTLESS" IS A REFLECTION OF THE ROLE PEOPLE OF COLOR PLAYED AS THEIR STORIES HAVE OFTEN BEEN LEFT OUT OF HISTORY.

>> WHITE AND BLACK, ASIAN, EVERYBODY TO LEARN WE WERE A VIABLE FORCE IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE EARLY STAGES.

AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING ARE STILL PART OF OUR SOCIETY TODAY.

>> ROBERTA BROWN AGREES.

NOTING BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PARALLELS BETWEEN THEN AND NOW.

>> THE WHOLE IDEA OF BLACKS IN THE VICTORIAN AGE IS NOT SOMETHING WE THINK ABOUT.

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FREE.

WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING.

I MEAN THE THINGS SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ONE DAUGHTER, THAT IS TALKING ABOUT THE FEAR THAT SHE HAS, THE FACT THEY ARE LIVING IN TUMULTUOUS TIMES 1919 AND HERE WE ARE IN 2022.

AND THE ISSUES ARE STILL THE SAME.

>> EVEN THOUGH THE SORRY EXPLORES CHALLENGES THIS COUNTRY MIGHT NOT HAVE FULLY OVERCOME, TYLA ABERCRUMBIE SAYS HER MESSAGE HAS NOT ONLY BEEN WELL RECEIVED BUT UNDERSTOOD.

>> JAPANESE-AMERICAN CAME TO ME AFTER A PERFORMANCE AND HE SAID HE CAN RELATE TO THE JOURNALS AND THE MOTHER BECAUSE HIS PARENTS WERE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS AND THOUGH HE WAS NOT, HE UNDERSTOOD THEIR FEAR IN THE WAY THEY RAISED HIM.

>> I WANT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO MOVEMENT.

AND I WANT THEM TO WALK AWAY KNOWING SOMETHING MORE ABOUT WHAT WE AS A CULTURE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ALL OF US.

I'VE ALWAYS SAID I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S BLACK HISTORY IT'S AMERICAN HISTORY AND I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND I'M GIVING YOU PART OF YOUR HISTORY NOT JUST MINE.

FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M ANGEL IDOWU.

>> "RELENTLESS" RUNS AT THE GOODMAN THEATRE THROUGH MAY 8.

>> AND STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT", THE AVERAGE COST OF NEW HOMES IS AT ITS HIGHEST POINT IN 15 YEARS.

THAT AND MORE BUSINESS NEWS FROM CRAIN'S.

CHICAGO'S GOT A NEW WATCHDOG, DEBORAH WITZBURG WE TALK POLICING, CORRUPTION AND INDICTMENTS IN OUR ONE-ON-ONE.

>> THERAPISTS SAY EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY TO TREATING AUTISM.

WHY ARE BLACK AND BROWN KIDS MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED AT AN OLDER AGE?

A WOMAN'S PASSION TO CREATE POP-UP LIBRARIES AND HELP HEAL YOUNG PEOPLE FROM TRAUMA.

>> FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> EMBATTLED R&B STAR KELLY BAUER'S NEW DEFENSE ATTORNEY IS CHALLENGES HIS CHICAGO TRIAL WHICH IS JUST THREE MONTHS AWAY.

ATTORNEY FILED A MOTION SEEKING TO DISMISS SEVERAL CHARGES AGAINST KELLY CLAIMING PROSECUTORS FILED THEM A DECADE TOO LATE.

THE COUNTS ACCUSE KELLY OF EXPLOITING A MINOR TO CREATE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND SEEKING TO OBTAIN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

HE WAS CONVICTED OF RACKETEERING AND IS FACING A POTENTIAL LIFE SENTENCE IN FEDERAL PRISON.

HE IS CURRENTLY IN A FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER IN NEW YORK.

>> THE CITY IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED ITS FOURTH ROUND OF COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO RENTERS AND LANDLORDS.

THE CITY PROVIDED OVER $30 -- 30,000 HOUSEHOLDS WITH $170 MILLION IN DIRECT PAYMENTS EXHAUSTING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FUNDS.

THE PROGRAM WAS FUNDED IN PART THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021.

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMISSIONER SAYS THEY ARE NOW SHIFTING EFFORTS TOWARD CREATING LONG-TERM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ASSIST RENTERS BUT NO PLAN HAS YET BEEN RELEASED.

>> AND NOW TO BRANDIS FOR SOME OF TODAY'S TOP BUSINESS HEADLINES.

>> THANKS, PARIS.

>> STATE FARM CUSTOMER ALSO NOTICE AN INCREASE IN THEIR CAR INSURANCE RATES AGAIN.

PRICES OF NEW HOMES TAKE THE BIGGEST LEAP IN 15 YEARS.

AND A FULTON MARKET DEVELOPER HAS BIG PLANS FOR A PROPERTY NEAR ONE OF THE PROPOSED CASINO SITES.

HERE IS CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS REPORTER DANNY ECKER.

WELCOME BACK.

STATE FARM SAYS IT'S RAISING ILLINOIS AUTO INSURANCE RATES BY 3% NEXT MONTH.

THIS IS JUST AFTER A 5% RATE HIKE TOOK EFFECT TWO WEEKS AGO.

WHY THE SECOND JUMP THIS YEAR?

>> IT'S NOT REALLY CLEAR WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS PIECEMEAL BUT THIS IS IN LINE WITH WHAT ALL THE RIVALS ARE DOING.

ALL STATE AND PROGRESSIVE AND GIK CO-AND OTHERS.

BETWEEN THIS HIKE AND THE ONE ENACTED THE AVERAGE STATE FARM AUTO POLICY PREMIUM WILL BE GOING UP $60 PER YEAR.

AND STATE FARM SAYS IT'S ALL MOSTLY FROM INFLATION.

THE COST OF LABOR AND GOODS ARE UP AND SO CLAIM COSTS ARE HIGHER AND THAT'S TRANSLATING INTO HIGHER RATES FOR AUTO INSURANCE.

AND THE FRUSTRATION FROM CONSUMERS IS A LOT OF INSURERS DID EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC WHEN PEOPLE WERE STAYING HOME AND THE RATES ARE GOING UP AND STATE FARM SAYS THEIR AUTO INSURANCE RATES ARE BELOW PRECOVID LEVELS.

PRICES FOR NEW HOMES IN CHICAGO ROSE BY AN AVERAGE OF $50,000 THIS PAST YEAR.

WHAT IS DRIVING THE JUMP IN THE COSTS?

>> WELL, EVERYTHING.

JUST COSTS MORE BECAUSE AGAIN, HIGHER COSTS OF MATERIALS AND LABOR.

HIGH DEMAND.

BUILDERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE DEMAND BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT MEANT LOW INVENTORY AND HIGH PRICES.

THE PRICE JUMPS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2021 ARE THE BIGGEST ANNUAL INCREASES IN 15 YEARS.

THE EXPECTATION IS THAT INTEREST RATES BEING HIGHER MIGHT COOL THAT OFF BUT WE'LL SEE.

AND YOU REPORTED ON A RECENT PURCHASE BY A PROPERTY DEVELOPER IN RIVER WEST.

TELL US ABOUT THIS AND WHY IT CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION?

>> IT IS A BIG SALVATION ARMY PROPERTY IN RIVER WEST.

MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS PROPERTY FOR ITS WATER TOWER WITH THE SALVATION ARMY LOGO THAT OVERLOOKS THE OHIO RAMP.

IT WAS PURCHASED BY ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC FULTON MARKET DEVELOPERS AND OFFICE BUILDINGS AND HOTELS THERE.

BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY FROM THE SALVATION ARMY AND IS PLANNING WHAT WILL BE A HOTEL THERE.

AND IT IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTING IN MANY WAYS BUT IT'S BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRIBUNE PRINTING PLANT SITE THAT IS ONE OF THE THREE FINALISTS TO BE THE SITE OF THE CITY CASINO.

OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE BETTING THERE IS A LOT OF RUSH OF ACTIVITY THAT IS COMING TO THIS AREA WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE PROPERTY.

>> THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH.

DANNY ECKER AT CRAIN'S THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANKS.

>> AND NOW PARIS BACK TO YOU.

>> AFTER NEARLY 200 DAYS CHICAGO HAS A CONFIRMED FULL-TIME INSPECTOR GENERAL.

DEBORAH WITZBURG SERVED AS DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONFIRMED UNANIMOUSLY TO THE POST PREVIOUSLY HELD BY JOSEPH FERGUSON.

IT COMES AT A CRUCIAL TIME WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT STRUGGLING TO KEEP PACE WITH FEDERALLY MANDATED REFORMS AND A STEADY STREAM OF CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS, INDICTMENTS AND CONVICTIONS ROCKING COUNCIL IN RECENT YEARS.

AND JOINING US NOW IS CHICAGO INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEBORAH WITZBURG.

DEBORAH WITZBURG WELCOME BACK TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON BEING CONFIRMED.

WE'VE REPORTED ON THE SCOPE OF WORK THIS OFFICE HAS DONE.

WHAT ARE YOUR IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES NOW THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN OVER FULL-TIME?

>> THANKS.

TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE GOOD WORK THAT THE OFFICE HAS BEEN DOING.

THERE'S A GREAT DEAL TO DO AND THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD WORK UNDERWAY.

>> IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ONE AND THIS IS AN AREA YOU KNOW WELL.

PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE CONSENT DECREE PROCESS IS GOING TO GO ON FOR YEARS.

C.P.D.

SAID IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH 70% OF THE MANDATES AND THE MONITOR COMPLAINED IT'S NOT HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH.

WHAT DOES C.P.D.

NEED TO DO TO BE MORE IN COMPLIANCE?

>> POLICE REFORM AND POLICE OVERSIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AMONG THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES BOTH POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION ARE THE TOP OF THE LIST OF PRIORITIES.

I THINK WE NEED TO DIRECT OUR THINKING TOWARD A WORLD IN WHICH WE DO NOT THINK ABOUT POLICE REFORM AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION AS ALTERNATIVES BUT NECESSARY COMPONENTS.

WE NEED TO REFORM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOT INSTEAD OF FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME BUT SO THAT WE CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

>> AND ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS REFORM PROCESS THAT YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF IS THE FOOT PURSUIT POLICY.

THE MAYOR CAME OUT WITH A POLICY AFTER THE DEATHS OF ADAM TOLEDO AND WHAT WAS DOES THE C.P.D.

'S FOOT PURSUIT POLICY NEED TO LOOK LIKE?

>> THAT IS SOMETHING WE'VE LOOKED AT.

I DON'T WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT HERE.

BUT I'M COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT IS ONE OF THE POLICY CHANGES ABOUT WHICH PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED.

WE'RE ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM CHICAGOANS ABOUT THE CONCERNS AS WELL AS DEPARTMENT MEMBERS.

>> AND YOUR OFFICE IN THE PAST HAS BEEN ADAMANT ABOUT THE NEED FOR A DATABASE OF POLICE COMPLAINTS THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON LAST YEAR BUT THAT HAS BEEN BOTTLED UP.

A PUBLIC DATABASE OF POLICE MISCONDUCT.

TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR THAT?

>> THAT IS A TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE DRIVEN BY THE NOTION THAT TAXPAYERS ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW WHAT THE DISCIPLINARY LANDSCAPE LOOKS LIKE WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

OIG HAS DONE WORK AROUND LOTS OF COMPONENTS OF THE OPERATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT INCLUDED NOT LIMITED TO POLICE INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THAT WORK.

>> AND DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE TO COME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT THEN TO PERHAPS USE LEVERAGE TO PASS ORDINANCES LIKE THIS OR CONVINCE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONSIDER THEM?

>> THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO WORK WITH CITY GOVERNMENT TO MAXIMIZE HOW THINGS CAN WORK.

WHENEVER WE CAN COOPERATE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE OFFICE WE WILL DO THAT.

>> AND MOVE TO THE OTHER BIG AREA, PUBLIC CORRUPTION.

LAST WEEK WE SAW JIM GARDINER'S WARD SUPERINTENDENT ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO SELL A MACHINE GUN ON CITY TIME.

YOUR OFFICE HAS ARGUED IN THE PAST THAT ALDERPEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE HIRING THE WARD SUPERINTENDENTS THEY CAN BE PATRONAGE JOBS IS THIS AN EXAMPLE WHY YOUR OFFICE HAS ADVOCATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE A POSITION HIRED BY AN ALDERPERSON?

>> I DON'T WANT TO COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC INVESTIGATION OR EMPLOYEE.

I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE MADE PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS HOW THE PEOPLE ARE HIRED, I TAKE SERIOUSLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE TO HOLD THOSE WHO ABUSE THE PUBLIC TRUST TO ACCOUNT.

>> AND SPEAKING OF THOSE ABUSED THE PUBLIC TRUST THE STEADY TREATMENT WE HAVE REPORTED THAT GARDINER IS UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.

IT FOLLOWS ALDERPEOPLE LIKE DALEY THOMPSON, AUSTIN, SOLIS, AND ED BURKE, WHAT IS THE CRUX WHY THIS PUBLIC CORRUPTION REMAINS A STUBBORN PROBLEM WITH CITY COUNCIL?

>> THIS IS A PROBLEM OF INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE.

WE TALK ABOUT THIS WITH RESPECT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THERE IS A SIMILAR CONVERSATION TO BE HAD IN CHICAGO GOVERNMENT AT LARGE.

WE ARE IN A CITY WHERE OUR GOVERNMENT OPERATES THE A LEGITIMACY DEFICIT AND ACTS OF PUBLIC CORRUPTION BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS CONTRIBUTE TO THAT DEFICIT OF TRUST AND LEGITIMACY.

>> AND RECENTLY, ALDERWOMAN MICHELLE SMITH PROPOSED BEEFING UP ETHICS FINES FROM $5,000 TO $20,000 FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT VIOLATE THE ETHICS ORDINANCE.

IS THIS SOMETHING YOUR OFFICE SUPPORTS?

>> WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE SPECIFIC PROPOSED LEGISLATION, I WILL SAY THE CORRUPTION IS A NAIL THAT NEEDS A LOT OF HAMMERS WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.

>> SPEAKING OF A LOT OF HAMMERS, MAYOR LIGHTFOOT SAID AFTER JOSEPH FERGUSON LEFT SHE WANTS SOMEONE THAT WILL QUOTE STAY IN THEIR LANE.

WHAT DO YOU INTERPRET THAT TO MEAN?

>> I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE MAYOR.

I WILL SAY THAT I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO INSURE THAT OIG OCCUPIES EVERY CORNER OF ITS LEGAL MANDATE WHICH IS A BROAD ONE.

I DIDN'T BACK DOWN FROM DIFFICULT QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS AS THE IG FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND I WON'T AS INSPECTOR GENERAL.

>> AND JOSEPH FERGUSON STEPPED DOWN NEARLY 200 DAYS BEFORE YOUR CONFIRMATION HERE LAST WEEK.

HOW DID THIS LENGTHY ABSENCE IMPACT THE WORK OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE?

AND YOU WERE THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL AND YOU LEFT SO YOU COULD SEEK THIS POST.

HAS IT IMPACTED THE WORK AT ALL TO HAVE SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT A FULL-TIME CONFIRMED INSPECTOR GENERAL?

>> THIS OFFICE IS STAFFED BY INCREDIBLY SMART AND COMPETENT AND COMMITTED PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED WITH THEIR WORK.

IT IS THE CASE THAT THIS OFFICE IS NOT BUILT TO BE WITHOUT PERMANENT TERM PROTECTED LEADERSHIP FOR THIS LONG.

SO THAT IS A PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FASTER, SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN STARTED SOONER.

AND I THINK THE MUNICIPALITY CODE, THE LAW THAT GOVERNS THE PROCESS BEARS ADJUSTMENT TO INSURE WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES IN A SIMILAR SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.

>> YOU MIGHT ADVOCATE FOR SOME KIND OF CHANGE TO THE CODE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN?

>> I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT FOR SURE.

>> IS IT IMPACTING ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO THE FACT THAT IT LASTED THIS LONG?

I'M GLAD TO BE COMING TO THIS HAVING SPENT SIX YEARS AT OIG THAT POSITIONS ME WELL TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY WHERE THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND MOVE TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES WHERE THEY EXIST.

THE WORK OF THIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POWERFUL AND IMPACTFUL.

WE WOULD ALL HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF IF THE PROCESS HAD GONE FASTER.

>> DEBORAH WITZBURG BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> AND UP NEXT, WHAT TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WHEN IDENTIFYING AUTISM SYMPTOMS IN KIDS A CONVERSATION THAT AIRED ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES".

FIRST, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER... >> THE C.D.C.

DEFINES AUTISMS A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THAT CAN CREATE A WIDE RANGE OF CHALLENGES.

IN SOCIAL INTERACTION, COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIOR.

IT AFFECTS ONE IN 44 CHILDREN.

THERAPISTS SAY EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY AND BLACK CHILDREN ARE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE MISDIAGNOSED OR DIAGNOSED LATER IN LIFE.

JOINING US ARE NIKKI GRIFFIN A BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST AND CLINICAL MANAGER AT THE NONPROFIT SERVING ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CYNTHIA PIERRE AT AUTISM CENTER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

CYNTHIA PIERRE LET'S START WITH YOU, PLEASE, EXPLAIN WHAT IS AUTISM AND HOW IT PRESENTS IN CHILDREN?

>> SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT AUTISM, IT IS KNOWN DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER PRESENTS EARLY IN LIFE.

CHILDREN ARE BORN WITH THIS CONDITION AND WHAT WE SEE ARE TWO CAT DPORS OR TYPES -- CATEGORIES OR SYMPTOMS.

LOOKING FOR DEFICITS OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONING.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT A CONVERSATION OR A NONVERBAL INTERACTION THERE IS A BACK AND FORTH WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND A CERTAIN NONVERBAL QUALITY TO IT.

AND SO CHILDREN WHO PRESENT WITH AUTISM MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH SOME OF THOSE VERBAL AND NONVERBAL BACK AND FORTH SKILLS WHICH IMPACT FRIENDSHIPS AND ACADEMIC FUNCTIONING.

WE ALSO NOTED WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR INCLUDE REPETITIVE AND RESTRICTIVE BEHAVIOR.

SO VERY STRONG INTERESTS IN ACTIVITIES.

AND INSISTNESS, A DIFFICULTY TRANSITIONING FROM ONE ACTIVITY TO THE NEXT.

UNUSUAL MOTOR MOVEMENTS OR MANNERISMS AS WELL AS SENSORY SENSITIVITIES.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT DIAGNOSING AUTISM WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO CATEGORIES OF BEHAVIOR TO BE PRESENT FROM AN EARLY POINT IN CHILDHOOD.

>> AND NIKKI GRIFFIN SPEAKING OF THAT EARLY POINT IN CHILDHOOD WHY IS EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION SO IMPORTANT?

>> SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE START TOO INTERVENE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THAT IS ALREADY A VERY IMPORTANT TIME FOR A CHILD WHEN THEY ARE PICKING UP A LOT OF SKILLS.

THEY ARE LEARNING FROM THEIR PEERS.

THEY ARE LEARNING FROM ADULTS IN THEIR LIVES.

AND BEST TIME TO COME IN AND TEACH THEM THE SKILLS THEY MIGHT BE LACKING PARTICULARLY ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

IF WE WAIT TOO LATE TO TRY TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE THE INTERVENTIONS, IT'S NOT TO SAY THE INTERVENTIONS WON'T BE SUCCESSFUL BUT IT MIGHT TAKE LONGER NOT INTERVENTIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE CHILD WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT THAT POINT TO BAD HABITS.

THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THE YEARS TO CEMENT THE INAPPROPRIATE STYLES OF PLAY, INAPPROPRIATE STYLES OF COMMUNICATION, THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE FAILED TO LEARN APPROPRIATELY IF WE DON'T INTERVENE SOON ENOUGH.

>> AND BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED LATER IN LIFE THAN WHITE CHILDREN.

NIKKI GRIFFIN WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT DISPARITY TO?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS IS LACK OF ACCESS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THEY NEED TO ACCESS TO RECEIVE THOSE DIAGNOSES.

SO IF YOU THINK YOUR CHILD MIGHT HAVE AUTISM AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO A SPECIALIST, YOU HAVE TO GO TO REPEATED APPOINTMENTS, YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL AROUND THE CITY TO FIND THOSE SPECIALISTS, THOSE THINGS ARE VERY TIME INTENSIVE AND MONEY INTENSIVE AND THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS.

>> NIKKI GRIFFIN, WHAT KIND OF WORK AND YOUR TEAM TO HELP BRIDGE THAT GAP?

>> AT ENVISION UNLIMITED WE ARE A NONPROFIT SERVING ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND WE ARE EXPANDING INTO THE WORLD OF CHILDREN, ADA SPECIFICALLY.

IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF ACCESS, WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY IN THE HOME.

SO WE ARE ELIMINATING THAT NEED FOR THE FAMILY TO HAVE TO TAKE THEIR CHILD SOMEWHERE.

WE COME TO THEM WHEREVER THEY ARE.

WE ARE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE PARENT TO REARRANGE THEIR SCHEDULE.

WE WORK WITH THE FAMILY TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEED, WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR IT.

WE ALSO PROVIDE PARENT TRAINING ALONG WITH THE THERAPY TO THE CHILDREN.

SO WE PROVIDE DIRECT THERAPY TO THE CHILDREN AND PROVIDE PARENT TRAINING SO THE FAMILY KNOWS HOW TO PROVIDE THE SAME TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGY TO THEIR CHILD WHEN WE ARE NOT THERE.

>> FROM DATA COLLECTED A REPORT FOUND IN ILLINOIS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGES 3-21 DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM INCREASED 500% FROM 1999 TO 2015.

CYNTHIA PIERRE I KNOW YOU ARE AT RUSH BUT WHAT DO THE NUMBERS TELL US ABOUT THE RATE OF AUTISM IN THE U.S.?

ARE MORE PEOPLE BEING BORN WITH AUTISM OR GETTING BETTER AT DIAGNOSING AND IDENTIFYING IT?

>> I THINK THAT IS A QUESTION THAT A LOT OF PARENTS COME TO US ASKING AND I THINK IT IS A VERY RELATIVE QUESTION.

WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THE GENETIC UNDERPINNINGS AND FACTORS THAT MIGHT MAKE IT MORE LIKELY FOR A CHILD TO BE BORN WITH AUTISM.

WE DO KNOW IS THAT OUR TOOLS AND OUR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY MORE SUBTLE PRESENTATIONS OF AUTISM HAVE IMPROVED IN THE PAST 15 OR SO YEARS.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS FOLKS WHO ARE COMING IN TO A CLINIC WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING ANXIETY OR MAYBE THEY ARE JUST AN INTROVERT THEY MIGHT BE CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE TOOLS WE HAVE.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS FOR LONGER.

THANKS TO NIKKI GRIFFIN AND CYNTHIA PIERRE FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> BACK WITH MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> LITERATURE IS USED TO MOLD YOUNG MINDS BUT A NONPROFIT IS HOPE TO GO GOES BEYOND THAT.

A LOCAL WOMAN BEGAN AN ORGANIZATION USING BOOKS TO HELP CHILDREN HEAL FROM TRAUMA.

"CHICAGO TONIGHT'S" JOANNA HERNANDEZ TELLS US ABOUT MORE ABOUT THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORT.

>> HOW MANY OF YOU LOVE BOOKS?

DO YOU HAVE A FLAFORT OF FAVORITE BOOK.

>> MEET SEENA JACOB THE FOUNDER OF THE NONPROFIT BOOKWALLAH.

>> BOOKWALLAH.

>> MORE THAN A DOZEN KIDS GATHERED AT THE LOCAL BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOR STORYTELLING SESSION.

JACOB FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION IN 2009 WHEN SHE SAYS SHE BEGAN TO QUESTION HER LIFE'S PURPOSE AND STARTED TO VISIT ORPHANAGES AROUND THE WORLD.

>> WE TRAVELED TO INDONESIA, INDIA, JAMAICA, PASSED OUT STORYBOOKS DONATED BY KIDS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

AND THE REACTION THAT I SAW ON THE GROUND IN ORPHANAGES FOR CHILDREN OF TRAUMA THE WAY THEY WERE LOOKING WITH THIS LOOK THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE POP-UP BOOKS, I JUST KNEW THAT I COULDN'T GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY OF LIFE.

MY CORPORATE LIVE OF LIFE.

>> THAT IS WHEN THE PROGRAM CAME TO LIGHT.

NOW POP-UP LIBRARIES IN SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES.

>> I FOUND THAT THE BOOKS AND THE MESSAGES IN THE STORIES WHICH ALL CHILDREN NEED TO HEAR, OVERCOMING SOMETHING COMING OUT STRONGER, A HAPPIER WORLD, IS SO VERY CRITICAL AND ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE LIVED WITH FEAR OR INSECURITIES OR ANY TYPE OF TRAUMA AT ALL.

AND SO READING IS ONE OF THOSE MAJOR OUTLETS WHERE THEY TOO, CAN RELIVE THAT JOURNEY, OVERCOME IT AND REALIZE THEY CAN CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR THEMSELVES.

>> WHAT STARTED GLOBALLY HAS GROWN LOCALLY.

IT CAN BE FOUND IN CHICAGO WITH BOOKS FOR KIDS TO TAKE.

>> SO WE HAVE IT IN CORNER STORES, BARBERSHOPS, AFFORDABLE HOMES.

>> THIS BOOK AND MORE THAN A PRINCESS AND BECAUSE SHE'S PRETTY AND LIKE SHE IS LIKE A PRINCESS BUT SHE IS MORE THAN A PRINCESS.

>> MOTHER AND TEACHER NANCY UNZUETA SAYS IT ENCOURAGES KIDS TO EXPLORE THE DIFFERENT TOPICS.

>> THE CRATES WILL OPEN THAT QUESTION TO PARENTS CHILDREN WILL COME HOME FROM THE BOOKS AND ASK FOR PORE BOOKS.

AND ASK PARENTS TO COME TO THE PROGRAM AND PARENTS WILL BE THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING A BREAK AND SITTING DOWN WITH YOUR CHILD READING.

>> JACOB HER MISSION IS DRIVEN FROM THE PASSION OF EMPOWERING KIDS TO HEAL AND DREAM.

>> IT HELPED WITH THIS WORD -- >> NO CHILD SHOULD EVER CRY AT NIGHT.

NO CHILD SHOULD EVER CRY.

AND WE WANT TO SEE THEM SMILE AND LAUGH AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

AND IF WE CAN GIVE A SIMPLE GIFT LIKE THIS, AND HAVE THAT MUCH POWER AND MAGIC, WHY NOT DO IT?

>> JACOBS SAYS HER GOAL FOR BOOKWALLAH IS KEEP EXPANDING IN CHICAGO.

>> I BELIEVE IF THE BOOKS WERE NOT HERE FOR ME, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.

I BELIEVE THESE STORIES SAVED MY LIFE.

AND I KNOW IT HAS THE POWER TO SAVE OTHER CHILDREN'S LIVES.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M JOANNA HERNANDEZ.

>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKWALLAH ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND WE'RE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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>> PLUS AUCTIONING MEMORABILIA FROM THE MATRIX MOVIES WE SPEAK WITH A COCREATOR ABOUT HOLLYWOOD HISTORY ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.

NOW FOR ALL OF US HERE AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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