>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN >> AND I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

>>> PEOPLE WHO, FOR THE MOST PART, OWN THEIR HOMES.

>> PROPERTY OWNERS FACE SPIRALING DEBT AS PRIVATE INVESTORS BUY UP THEIR UNPAID TAXES.

>>> A TEST FOR NEW STATE LEADERS TO BATTLE OVER ILLINOIS SCHOOL WTTW >>> A HISTORIC SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL ADVANCES IN THE U.S. SENATE [ INAUDIBLE ] ON THAT AND MUCH MORE.

>>> MEDICAL STUDENT BURNOUT, HOW ONE LOCAL UNIVERSITY IS WORKING TO COMBAT IT.

>>> LIFT OFF OF ARTEMIS ONE, WE RISE TOGETHER, BACK TO THE MOON AND BEYOND.

>> NASA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ITS ROCKET TO THE MOON , YEARS AFTER APOLLO 11.

SAMANTHA FIRST, TOP STORIES.

A BILL THAT WOULD CODIFY THE RIGHT OF SAME-SEX AND INTERRACIAL COUPLES TO MARRY CLEARS THE CRUCIAL HURDLE OF THE U.S. SENATE.

12 REPUBLICANS AND ALL 50 SENATE DEMOCRATS VOTED TO ADVANCE WBEZ MARRIAGE ACT BILL.

PROTECT RIGHTS FOR SAME-SEX AND INTERRACIAL COUPLES [ INAUDIBLE ] FREAK OF MAJORITY COULD OVERTURN PROTECTIONS [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS WEEK.

>>> PRESIDENTIAL OBAMA CENTER RESUMING [ INAUDIBLE ] NEWS FOUND ON A WORKSITE [ INAUDIBLE ] SINCE THE INCIDENT , ALL STAFF AND WORKERS THAT ANTI-BIAS TRAINING , ADDITIONAL MEASURES [ INAUDIBLE ] IMPLEMENT.

TOMORROW'S IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES WILL HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMUNITY WHERE THE CENTER IS BEING BUILT.

>>> FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO HOPE TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE ACTION.

THE FACULTY UNION SAYS 90% OF MEMBERS WHO VOTED ENDORSED AUTHORIZING A STRIKE.

THE FACULTY SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT SINCE AUGUST 15th.

THE UNION SAYS THAT DESPITE MORE THAN SEVEN MONTHS OF NEGOTIATION, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS "REFUSED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ISSUES OF COMPENSATION, CLEAR WORKLOAD POLICY, AND JOB SECURITY POINT" [ INAUDIBLE ] SAYS FOR ITS PART , IN A STATEMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS PASSED FORWARD [ INAUDIBLE ] OUTSTANDING ARTICLES IN THE CONTRACT.

THE UNION SAID THE STRIKE WILL TAKE PLACE AS EARLY AS DECEMBER.

>>> COMING UP [ INAUDIBLE ] LATEST MISSION FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] COUNTY PROPERTY [ INAUDIBLE ] >> "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY [ INAUDIBLE ] FAMILY [ INAUDIBLE ] FOUNDATION, AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, PROPERTY TAXES ARE OUT AND DO AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE DELINQUENT, THE SEMI-ANSWER SEMIANNUAL COUNTY TAX SALE IS UNDERWAY, WHERE PRIVATE INVESTORS SWOOPED IN TO PURCHASE TAX DEBT, LEAVING HOMEOWNERS [ INAUDIBLE ] OR FACE LOSING THEIR HOMES ALTOGETHER.

[ INAUDIBLE ] CALLS IT A "RACKET", CALLING FOR BIG CHANGES.

>> Reporter: HENRY JOHNSON IS A RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER WHO HAS LIVED IN THIS BUNGALOW ON NORTH KENDALE FOR 42 YEARS.

FOUR YEARS AGO, HIS WIFE DIED.

THAT SAME YEAR, JOHN FELL BEHIND ON HIS PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT.

>> MY WIFE [ INAUDIBLE ] EDUCATOR, ABLE TO HELP [ INAUDIBLE ] THE DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: PER STATE LAW, JOHNSON WAS CHARGED 1.5% INTEREST FOR EVERY MONTH THE TAX BILLS LATE, ACCRUED 18% OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

AFTER THAT PERIOD, THE LIQUID PROPERTIES LIKE JOHNSON ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COOK COUNTY TAX SALE, HELD BY THE COOK COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE , WHERE A PRIVATE INVESTOR BUYS THE DEBT, AND CAN MAKE BIG PROFITS OFF IT.

BASICALLY, VERY POOR PEOPLE PAYING VERY RICH PEOPLE.

MAC VERY POOR PEOPLE PAYING THE WEALTHIEST IN THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE INVESTOR NOW CHARGES THE HOMEOWNER 12% INTEREST EVERY YEAR.

THE HOMEOWNER HAS THREE YEARS TO PAY THIS OFF BEFORE POSSIBLY LOSING THEIR PROPERTY ALTOGETHER.

IN THAT TIME, THE TOTAL INTEREST ACCRUES TO 54%.

HENRY JOHNSON ORIGINAL TAX BILL WAS LESS THAN $1800.

SUBSEQUENT BILLS, INTEREST, AND FEES SHOT HIS TOTAL PAYMENT UP TO $8173, ALL OWED AT ONCE IF HE WANTED TO KEEP HIS HOME.

MAC AN ALREADY INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGE BECOMES SOMETHING OBSCENE.

[ INAUDIBLE ] IT IS POSSIBLE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> Reporter: TIFFANY SMITH IS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO.

SHE SAYS THE TAX SALE DISPROPORTIONATELY HITS BLACK AND LATINO HOMEOWNERS, ESPECIALLY SENIORS LIKE JOHNSON, WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES.

>> THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR AMERICAN DREAM.

[ INAUDIBLE ] IN SOME DEGREE, THAT IS WHAT IT IS, WE ARE TAKING AWAY [ INAUDIBLE ] HOMES.

>> Reporter: [ INAUDIBLE ] SAY THERE OFFICERS GO DOOR-TO-DOOR AHEAD OF TIME, TRYING TO FIND MONEY THE COUNTY ACTUALLY OWES THEM.

BACK [ INAUDIBLE ] ASSUMPTIONS, IF THEY HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> CITIZENS WHO HAVE NOT GOT A HOMEOWNER, HAVE NOT GOT [ INAUDIBLE ] WHO [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS $6000.

>> Reporter: SMITH AND PAPPAS SAY AN IDEAL SCENARIO , TO ELIMINATE THE TAX SALE ALTOGETHER.

>> THERE ARE 30 STATES IN AMERICA THAT HAVE ANNUAL TAX SALES.

THIS IS NOT NEW.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

>> Reporter: [ INAUDIBLE ] WESTOVER IS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL TAX LIEN ASSOCIATION, A GROUP THAT REPRESENTS TAX BUYERS.

HE SAID THE TAX SALE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE, WITHOUT THE PENALTY, HOMEOWNERS WOULD NOT HAVE INCENTIVE TO PAY TAXES ON TIME.

THUS, THE PRIVATE BUYER PROVIDES MISSING REVENUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

>> SOMETIMES, THEY HAVE A BUDGET SHORTFALL BECAUSE OF NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES.

THIS PROCESS IS A MEANS BY WHICH EVERYBODY PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE.

>> Reporter: [ INAUDIBLE ] SAYS THE TAX SALE THE PIZZA PURPOSE IT WAS INVENTED FOR.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] SOLD TO VACANT PROPERTY [ INAUDIBLE ] BLIGHT ON THE COMMUNITY [ INAUDIBLE ] >> Reporter: TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE INVESTOR RARELY [ INAUDIBLE ] THE PROPERTY WHEN IT COMES TO [ INAUDIBLE ].

IN FACT, [ INAUDIBLE ] GET THEIR INITIAL INVESTMENT BACK.

A RECENT STUDY FROM THE COOK COUNTY TAX OFFICE FOUND MANY TAX BUYERS USE A LOOPHOLE IN STATE LAWS TO GET A FULL REFUND ON PROPERTY TAXES THEY PAID.

THAT IS BECAUSE THEY EXPLOIT WHAT IS CALLED THE SALE ERROR LOG, TO GET OUT OF A CONTRACT IF ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MATCH UP WITH WHAT WAS ADVERTISED.

>> THE WEBSITE OF THE ASSESSOR SAYS THERE IS [ INAUDIBLE ] CONDITION [ INAUDIBLE ] CONTROL IT AND THERE IS [ INAUDIBLE ] I THOUGHT THERE WAS A BASEMENT, THERE IS NO BASEMENT, HERE, TAKE IT BACK.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY FOUND LOCAL TAXING BODIES PAID OUT $280 MILLION OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS TO TAX BUYERS AS A RESULT OF THE SALE IN ERROR LOOPHOLE.

>> THIS IS A LEGALIZED RACKET WE NEED TO BREAK UP.

>> Reporter: TREASURER PAPPAS SAYS SHE IS PREPARING LEGISLATION IN SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE BIG CHANGES TO TAX SALE THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE SALE IN ERROR LAW, CUT THE FIRST YEAR DELINQUENT TAX INTEREST IN HALF, EXEMPT THOSE OWING $1000 OR LESS, AND PROVIDE PAYMENT PLANS TO THOSE THAT REMAIN.

WESTOVER ADMITS THE SALE IN ERROR LOOPHOLE HAS BEEN EXPLOITED, [ INAUDIBLE ] INDUSTRY IS OPEN TO ALL THESE CHANGES.

>> IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS [ INAUDIBLE ] IN FULL, THEN COLLECTING PARTIAL PAYMENT OVER TIME IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON RECENTLY PAID OFF HIS DEBT BY REARRANGING BILLS , AND HE GOT A MATCHING GRANT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES.

[ INAUDIBLE ] BENEFIT FROM THESE PROPOSED CHANGES.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] BACK OF MY MIND, THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOMEWAY, SOMEHOW [ INAUDIBLE ].

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT TAX SALE IS FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE NOT PAID THEIR 2020 TAXES.

IT STARTED YESTERDAY AND WILL LAST THROUGH NOVEMBER 21st.

BRANDIS, BACK TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

ILLINOIS IS SET TO MAKE HISTORY WHEN THE STATE ELIMINATES CASH BAIL NEXT YEAR.

THERE IS CONTROVERSY OVER HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.

IT IS A SIMPLE DEBATE FOR STATE LEGISLATORS.

[ INAUDIBLE ] JOINS US FROM RING FIELD .

>> Reporter: YEAH, BRANDIS, THE FUTURE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS IN PLAY.

ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] JUSTICE OVERHAUL KNOWN AS THE SAFETY ACT TWO YEARS AGO.

[ INAUDIBLE ] ATTENTION NOW FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

ONE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF IT , THE MOVE TO ELIMINATE CASH BAIL, GOES INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY.

THE OTHER IS REPUBLICANS REALLY SPENT MOST OF THIS ELECTION TRYING TO HAMMER THE MESSAGE TO ILLINOIS VOTERS THAT THE LAW IS DANGEROUS.

IT IS A MESSAGE THAT STATE SENATOR ROBERT PETERS SAYS VOTERS ROUNDLY REJECTED.

ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS GOT A SHELLACKING.

>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.

[ INAUDIBLE ] $50 MILLION IN THE PRIMARY.

$50 MILLION IN THE GENERAL.

$100 MILLION OVERALL.

THEY SAID ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

END OF DAYS, PURGE , IT IS ALL OVER.

WE ARE STILL HERE.

>> Reporter: BACKERS OF THE LAW, LIKE PETERS, SAY THAT CASH BAIL IS RACIST, AND THAT IT PUNISHES THE POOR.

THEY CELEBRATE THIS MOVE AS HISTORIC.

>> THIS WILL MAKE ILLINOIS THE FIRST, THE FIRST STATE IN THIS UNION TO END THE PRACTICE OF JAILING PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO BUY THEIR FREEDOM.

>> Reporter: AND THEY ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST EFFORTS TO RETOOL THE LAW.

>> WE CANNOT AFFORD ROLLBACKS.

WE CANNOT AFFORD CUTS TO THE BILL.

WE CANNOT AFFORD CHANGES TO THE BILL.

WE MUST HAVE FREE TRIALS, WE MUST HAVE A SAFETY ACT THAT ADDRESSES POLICE BRUTALITY, AND ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE ROLLED UP IN THAT MONUMENTAL BILL.

IT IS SET TO GO FORWARD.

>> Reporter: NOW, THE PROSPECT THAT THE LAW COULD BE CHANGED IS NOT JUST THEORETICAL.

ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ] STATES ATTORNEY ARE SUING [ INAUDIBLE ] TO STOP THE LAW FROM TAKING EFFECT, BUT MANY SAY THE LAW ITSELF IS FLAWED, AND COULD PREVENT JUDGES FROM HAVING THE ABILITY TO KEEP DANGEROUS CRIMINALS LOCKED UP BEFORE THOSE CRIMINALS HAVE ACTUALLY STOOD TRIAL.

[ INAUDIBLE ] SOME DEMOCRATS, VARIOUS LEGISLATORS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER HAVE ALSO SAID THE LAW NEEDS SOME FIXES, AND SHOULD BE CHANGED.

HERE WAS PRITZKER LAST WEEK.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

SO, THEY ARE TO BRING THAT TO THE VETO SESSION.

I WILL WATCH , HERE.

I HOPE I HAVE MADE MY THOUGHTS CLEAR.

WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN GET DONE DURING THE VETO SESSION TO ADDRESS THE CHANGES THAT ARE REQUIRED.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST WEEK OF THE VETO SESSION IS NOW OVER.

LEGISLATORS WILL DISCUSS THE SAFETY ACT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS , THEY DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE FLOOR.

IT COULD STILL HAPPEN AFTER THANKSGIVING, WHEN THE SECOND HALF OF THE VETO SESSION IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE.

BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN [ INAUDIBLE ] MAKE CHANGES TO THE SAFETY ACT, AND IF SO, HOW FAR WILL THOSE CHANGES GO?

FORMER PROSECUTOR JOHN KERN SAYS REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT [ INAUDIBLE ] THOSE TALKS, ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS ELECTED KERN AS THEIR LEADER.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS PROCESS [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMUNICATION WITH THE STATES ATTORNEYS [ INAUDIBLE ] INVOLVED AS WELL AS A CHIEF OF POLICE REPRESENTATIVE AND A SHERIFF REPRESENTATIVE.

[ INAUDIBLE ] EVEN PROCESS TAKING PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

THEY OPEN THAT PROCESS UP , CAN GET A LOT OF THESE ISSUES RESOLVED.

>> Reporter: NOW, EMMA KRATZ NEARLY OUTNUMBER REPUBLICANS 2 TO 1 IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, KERN SAYS HE KNOWS FULL WELL, THEREFORE, DEMOCRATS CAN GO IT ALONE.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF WORKING FAMILIES [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY ARE AT THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY [ INAUDIBLE ] IF THEY GO IT ALONE.

THEY NEED REPUBLICANS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS [ INAUDIBLE ] IN ORDER TO MODERATE, TO BRING BALANCE TO WHAT WE DO AS POLICYMAKERS FOR ALL ILLINOIS RESIDENTS.

[ INAUDIBLE ] NOT TO RESPECT [ INAUDIBLE ] >> Reporter: HE SAYS IF DEMOCRATS DO EXTEND THAT INVITATION, HE WILL BE THERE.

HE SAYS THE SAFETY ACT IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW WORKING TOGETHER IN BIPARTISAN FASHION COULD HAVE LED TO A BETTER LAW.

>> AND YOU WILL TAKE THE TWO YEARS OF TURMOIL AND PUBLIC CONSTERNATION AND FEAR THAT HAS CREATED BECAUSE OF THE GOING IT ALONE APPROACH, REPUBLICANS WERE FROZEN OUT TWO YEARS AGO IN THAT PROCESS.

IT IS A CLEARLY FLAWED BILL.

WE HAVE DONE THREE TRAILER BILLS ALREADY, THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE, TRYING TO FIX THIS BILL.

>> Reporter: NOW, KERN SAYS HE DOES BACK THE NOTION OF MOVING AWAY FROM CASH BAIL, BUT HE SAYS THE LAW AS WRITTEN DOES HAVE FLAWS.

HE SAYS THEY ARE FLAWS THAT ARE WORKABLE.

STILL, FOR BACKERS OF ELIMINATING CASH BAIL, WHAT CRITICS CALL FLAWS, THEY SEE AS A CANDIDATE TO COMPLETELY GUTTING THE VERY HEART OF WHAT THEY CAME TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE SAFETY ACT.

KERN, BY THE WAY, IS SET TO BECOME THE OFFICIAL NEW LEADER OF ILLINOIS SENATE REPUBLICANS IN JANUARY.

HE SAID OTHER PRIORITIES INCLUDE HELPING WORKING FAMILIES, AND HE SAYS HE HOPES TO UNBURDEN EMPLOYERS SO THEY CAN CREATE MORE JOBS.

NOT JUST THE SENATE, HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE GETTING A NEW LEADER AS WELL.

WE ARE SET TO TALK TO HER COMING UP.

NOW, BACK TO YOU.

>> AMANDA, THANK YOU.

>>> NOW TO PARIS.

FOR DETAILS ON A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP >>> 51 YEARS AFTER APOLLO 11, NASA IS TAKING ONE LARGE STEP TOWARD RETURNING HUMANS TO THE MOON, SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE ARTEMIS ONE ROCKET COMING AFTER PREVIOUS TECHNICAL AND WEATHER DELAYS.

THE ROCKET IS UNMANNED, BUT DESIGNED TO EVENTUALLY SEND THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR TO THE LUNAR SURFACE.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS HISTORIC MISSION AND WHAT IS NEXT WITH BOB [ INAUDIBLE ] NASA [ INAUDIBLE ] ALSO A VETERAN OF FOUR SPACESHIP FLIGHTS.

BOB, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL, TELL US ABOUT ARTEMIS ONE MISSION.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SEEING THAT ROCKET LIFTOFF WAS SO DARN EXCITING THIS MORNING.

THIS IS AN UN-CRUDE TEST FLIGHT -- IT IS GOING TO GO INTO ORBIT AROUND THE MOON.

IT IS GOING TO GO 40,000 MILES BEYOND THE MOON.

THAT IS FOR ABOUT 25 1/2 DAYS.

IT IS A BRIEF CHECKOUT OF THE ORION SPACECRAFT WHILE UNCREWED TO MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE TO PUT ASTRONAUTS ON IT.

THE BIGGEST TEST WILL BE ON THE HEATSHIELD, AS IT COMES BACK IN THAT LUNAR RE-ENTRY VELOCITY, ENTERING EARTHS ATMOSPHERE, THERE IS A SKIP RE-ENTRY, IT IS PICKED UP IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

THE HEATSHIELD WE ARE FLYING ON THIS FLIGHT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE ORIGINALLY TESTED ON THE EXPIRATION FLIGHT TEST BACK IN DECEMBER 2014.

SO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT OPERATES PROPERLY.

IT IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT.

SO, AN UNCREWED FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR ARTEMIS TWO, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY SEND A CREW TO THE MOON.

A CRITICAL TEST FLIGHT.

>> THESE THINGS ONLY TO BE FIGURED OUT BEFORE YOU PUT A CREW ON THERE.

WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR ARTEMIS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT IS GOING TO BE TWO YEARS FROM ARTEMIS ONE.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS THERE ARE BLACK BOXES, EQUIPMENT, ON ARTEMIS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT AND PUT INTO THE ARTEMIS TWO ORION SPACECRAFT, AND FULLY TESTED BEFORE WE FLY THE ARTEMIS TWO FLIGHT.

SO, TWO YEARS FROM NOW, IN LATE 2024, WE WILL FLY THE ARTEMIS TWO MISSION TO THE MOON WITH A CREW , BUT NOT LANDING ON THE MOON.

THEN, ONE YEAR AFTER THAT, WE WILL FLY ARTEMIS THREE.

THAT IS THE ONE THAT WILL ACTUALLY LAND ON THE MOON, RENDEZVOUS WITH THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM, AND GO DOWN TO THE LUNAR SURFACE.

I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THAT AGAIN.

>> THE MOON WILL BE EAGER TO SEE HUMANS BACK AGAIN.

ONCE THAT DOES HAPPEN, WHAT ARE THE GOALS FOR HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT AND LANDING ON THE MOON?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STUDY WHEN YOU GET THERE?

>> FIRST OFF, THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM APOLLO IN THAT WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE MOON IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY.

WE ARE GOING AND PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERS AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.

AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ASTRONAUT CREW WE HAVE TODAY IS MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES WE HAD IN THE 60s AND 70s.

WE WILL PUT THE FIRST ONE AND THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR ON THE MOON.

THE ASTRONAUTS REPRESENT WHO WE ARE AS A NATION.

EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN NASA'S ASTRONAUT CORPS.

ARTEMIS IS GOING TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS, AND THAT IS CRITICAL.

AS WE GO BACK TO THE MOON IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY, WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT IT.

WE ARE GOING TO THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON BECAUSE THERE IS WATER ICE THERE, THAT IS HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN, FUEL AND AIR.

WE WILL USE RESOURCES ON THE MOON AS WE STAY ON THE MOON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

WE WILL HAVE PRESSURIZED ROOMS, HABITATS.

LEARN HOW TO OPERATE ON THE MOON AWAY FROM PLANET EARTH, AS WE DEVELOP THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEN WE GO ON TO MARS.

IT IS TRULY AN EXCITING TIME.

>> WHEN IS THE FUTURE PROSPECTIVE MARS MISSION, DO YOU THINK?

>> THAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE 2040S.

WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN, A WAYS TO GO BEFORE WE GET THERE.

THAT IS COMING DOWN THE ROAD, ALSO.

>> GOING BACK TO THE MOON IS DEFINITELY AN ESSENTIAL STEP.

THE MISSION COSTS TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, YOU SAID YOU'RE DOING IT MORE SUSTAINABLY WITH PRIVATE PROP PARTNERS.

IT'S ATTAINABLE TO KEEP DOING THIS MISSION, GIVEN THE COST?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON IS REDUCING THE COST OF THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM IN THE ORION SPACECRAFT, WITH OUR PRODUCTION OPERATIONS CONTRACT.

WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE CHANGES FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW.

WE ARE GOING IN PARTNERSHIP .

OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ARE ALSO GOING TO PAY FOR MODULES ON THE GATEWAY.

WE ARE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER WITH THEM.

SO, WE ARE TRYING TO DO THIS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY THAT ACTUALLY PAVES THE WAY FOR EXPIRATION BEYOND OUR OWN PLANET.

I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE VERY EXCITING.

>> A NEW ERA OF LUNAR EXPIRATION.

BOB CABANA, I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A VERY EXCITING FEW DAYS.

I KNOW THERE WERE SOME DELAYS, WEATHER DELAYS , EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, RIGHT?

>> SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS TRACKING WELL.

WE HAD A PROBLEM LAST NIGHT, THERE WERE LEAKS ON OUR PREVIOUS LAUNCH ATTEMPT ON THE VEHICLE ITSELF.

LAST NIGHT, WE HAD A HYDROGEN LEAK IN THE MOBILE LAUNCHER.

WE ACTUALLY SENT THE RED TEAM OUT TO THE MOBILE LAUNCH PLATFORM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED AND READY TO GO , A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

THEY WERE ABLE TO ADJUST SOME BOLTS ON A BELT TO GET THIS LEAK DOWN WITHIN LIMITS, SO IT COULD ACTUALLY LAUNCH.

THOSE GUYS ARE HEROES.

THAT WAS A PRETTY COOL JOB THEY DID.

>> VERY HAZARDOUS .

ENGINEERS DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST, THINKING ON-THE-FLY.

OUR BEST TO BOB CABANA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, PARIS.

SELECT UP NEXT, HOW TO FIGHT AGAINST BURNOUT AMONG STUDENTS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL.

>> COVERAGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON CHICAGO TONIGHT IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY JOE M FRIEDMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE ALVIN H [ INAUDIBLE ] FAMILY FUND.

>>> HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE TRAINED TO CARE FOR PATIENTS, BUT SOMETIMES THEY NEED SUPPORT CARING FOR THEMSELVES.

A SURVEY FINDS THAT NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF YOUNGER FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS REPORTED BURNOUT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

MEDICAL STUDENTS WERE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE STRESSES THAT COME WITH ENTERING AND WORKING IN THE FIELD.

JOINING US NOW ARE ROLLIE JONES, SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] OF THE STUDENT WELLNESS AND [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMITTEE AT UIC, AND JENNA [ INAUDIBLE ] DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO [ INAUDIBLE ] CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE TO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRADUATE AND MEDICAL STUDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

JENNA, LET'S START WITH YOU.

CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE BURNOUT, AND HOW IT MIGHT PRESENT IN MEDICAL STUDENTS?

>> BURNOUT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SYMPTOM YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THINGS LIKE ANXIETY, TROUBLE SLEEPING, TROUBLE CONCENTRATING [ INAUDIBLE ] BUT TALKING ABOUT BURNOUT, THERE ARE OTHER SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS.

THINGS LIKE COMPASSION FATIGUE, DIFFICULTY CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND CARING.

DIFFICULTY WITH EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION, NOT BEING ABLE TO FEEL THINGS AS INTENSELY, AND NOT GETTING THE SENSE OF JOY OR REWARD FROM YOUR WORK.

[ INAUDIBLE ] AS WELL, IN PHYSICIANS THAT HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> ROLLIE JONES, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STRESS OF THE MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO BURNOUT IN MEDICAL STUDENTS?

>> I THINK IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT MEDICAL STUDENTS HAVE HIGHER PERCEIVED STRESS AND OTHER SIMILAR STUDENTS.

THE TRAINING IS CHALLENGING, EXPENSIVE, COMPETITIVE, FAST-PACED, WITH A LARGE WORKLOAD.

AND THAT IS BEFORE YOU ADD IN THE ANXIETY OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

AS DR. [ INAUDIBLE ] MENTIONED, IT CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION , [ INAUDIBLE ], PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT DOWN THE LINE.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS EARLY ON, AND FOR THOSE REASONS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL TO SIGNAL EARLY ON THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS A TOP PRIORITY.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WORK OF THE RESILIENCY CENTER, AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO PREVENT OR ADDRESS BURNOUT IN MEDICAL STUDENTS.

>> WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES , THINGS LIKE TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE PSYCHOTHERAPY .

WE OFFER SUPPORT GROUPS.

WE ALSO HAVE DIGITAL SELF-HELP TOOLS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, THE OFFICE ALSO AT OFFERS COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING FOR HEALTH SCREENING [ INAUDIBLE ] IMPORTANCE OF CHECKING IN ON MENTAL HEALTH.

>> AND WE SHOULD MENTION THE CENTER OPENED RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

I IMAGINE THINGS CHANGED SHORTLY AFTER.

>> YEAH.

THE PANDEMIC REALLY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT SERVICE, AND A REALLY NECESSARY THING.

I THINK THE MEDICAL STUDENTS GOT THROWN INTO THE DEEP END WITH THIS, IN THAT TRYING TO APPROACH CLINICAL SERVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME, UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] COMPLICATED CIRCUMSTANCE.

I THINK IT HAS REALLY BEEN SO IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT PRIORITIZES THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND THAT WE CAN MAKE IT CLEAR AS AN INSTITUTION, AS A FIELD, THAT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING MATTERS.

>> ROLLIE, YOU TEACH A CLASS [ INAUDIBLE ] ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH , WHAT MAKES [ INAUDIBLE ]?

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

OUTSIDE OF MEDICAL SCHOOL, I AM A [ INAUDIBLE ] TEACHER, I NEVER REALLY HAD ANY INTENTION TO TEACH AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

I THINK OVER TIME AS A STUDENT AND AS [ INAUDIBLE ] HERE, I THOUGHT PERHAPS THERE WERE SOME TOOLS I COULD SHARE WITH MY CLASSMATES, BOTH IN A CLASSROOM SETTING AND AN EXTRACURRICULAR SETTING.

THAT SAID, [ INAUDIBLE ] MINDFULNESS TOOLS TO DECREASE ANXIETY OR INCREASE A SENSE OF WELL-BEING.

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT PROMOTING SELF-CARE CANNOT BE THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION.

THAT IS WHY [ INAUDIBLE ] RESILIENCY CENTER ARE SO IMPORTANT.

IT IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR THE SCHOOL TO EXAMINE NOT ONLY THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BUT THE TRAINING CULTURE AS A WHOLE, SO THAT SELF-CARE [ INAUDIBLE ] JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN HELP PREVENT BURNOUT AND STRESS IN STUDENTS.

>>'S MENTAL HEALTH BURNOUT SOMETHING MEANT MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE COMFORTABLE SPEAKING ABOUT 2 >> I THINK THE CULTURE IS CERTAINLY CHANGING.

MENTAL HEALTH IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE A CONVERSATION WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.

MOSTLY BECAUSE, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES ALL HUMANS CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER IS THAT EVERYONE IS OVERCOMING SOME SORT OF ADVERSITY.

MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE PUT INTO THIS PRESSURE COOKER, WHERE THEY HAVE A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

OUR SCHOOL, I THINK, HAS REALLY STEPPED UP IN OPENING THESE CONVERSATIONS EARLY, FROM DAY ONE, RATHER THAN SHYING AWAY FROM BURNOUT AND STRESS.

WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT IT.

WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHERE ADEQUATE RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED.

I THINK, NOT ONLY IS IT ABOUT PREVENTING BURNOUT AND STRESS, BUT ALSO ADDRESSING THOSE ALREADY AFFECTED BY IT AS WELL.

[ INAUDIBLE ] IS REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK OUR STUDENT HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN THAT AREA.

>> JENNA, WHAT ARE SOME BARRIERS THAT MIGHT PREVENT A MEDICAL STUDENT FROM GETTING HELP AND YOUR EXPERIENCE, OR FROM RECOGNIZING IT?

>> I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF HEALTHCARE-SPECIFIC CONCERNS.

THINGS LIKE PRIVACY, CONCERNS ABOUT REACHING OUT , PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.

[ INAUDIBLE ] TIME ISSUES.

I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS CAN BE ISSUES FOR ALL OF US IN GETTING MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

THINGS LIKE COST BARRIERS, THE WAITLIST, AND IN GENERAL, [ INAUDIBLE ] WHY CAN'T I DO THIS ON MY OWN?

[ INAUDIBLE ] LOVELY DATA [ INAUDIBLE ] MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT HOW THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT HAVE LOWER STIGMA AROUND TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND INCREASED INTEREST IN SHARING THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE WITH PATIENTS.

I THINK WE HAVE LEARNED AT THIS POINT BY GIVING STUDENTS MORE ACCESS TO THIS AND HELPING THEM TO OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS LIMITS THEIR [ INAUDIBLE ] MENTAL HEALTH SO WE CAN HELP NOT ONLY THEM, BUT THEIR FUTURE PATIENTS AS WELL.

>> JUST A FEW SECONDS LEFT, BUT WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT DO YOU THINK IS VITAL TO HAVE AT A TIME WHEN MORE MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS KIND OF BURNOUT?

>> I THINK WHAT DR. [ INAUDIBLE ] WAS SHARING ABOUT COMMUNITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE [ INAUDIBLE ] WHEN YOU [ INAUDIBLE ] YOU ALLOW OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

THERE IS THIS DOMINO EFFECT WHERE YOU CREATE A COMMUNITY, A CULTURE OF BEING OPEN.

THAT SAID, HAVING ADEQUATE RESOURCES LIKE COUNSELING, LIGHT THERAPY, LIKE ADVOCACY FOR OTHER HEALTH RESOURCES , ALL THESE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT IS NOT JUST ONE THING THAT CAN PREVENT BURNOUT.

WE HAVE TO COMBAT IT FROM ALL DIFFERENT ANGLES, BECAUSE ALL PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AS WELL.

WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THAT THE STUDENTS OF TODAY ARE THE PHYSICIANS OF TOMORROW.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS EARLY IN TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF OUR MEDICAL STUDENTS.

>> A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE CARE OF THEM NOW SO THEY TAKE CARE OF THE REST OF US LATER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THERE IS MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT JUST AHEAD.

STICK AROUND.

>>> STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT", WE CHECK IN WITH ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP [ INAUDIBLE ] ELECT [ INAUDIBLE ] AND HER HOPES FOR WORKING ACROSS THE AISLE.

WILL HE OR WON'T HE?

POLITICS TEAM LOOKS AT A POSSIBLE RUN FOR MAYOR BY A FORMER GOVERNOR [ INAUDIBLE ] QUINN.

>> COMMUNITY, SHARING FOOD WITH EACH OTHER >>> EIGHT VIRTUAL COOKING CAMP FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE FIRST, MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

>>> DEMOCRATIC SENATORS AND WASHINGTON SET A DECEMBER DEADLINE TO PASS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO CREATE A PATHWAY FOR CITIZENSHIP FOR IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO THE COUNTRY'S CHILDREN, ALSO KNOWN AS "DREAMERS" SENATOR DURBIN SAYS THERE IS A LIMITED WINDOW RIGHT NOW TO PASS LEGISLATION BEFORE REPUBLICANS TAKE CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

>> WE NEED 10 REPUBLICANS WHO WILL STEP UP AND JOIN US IN SESSION.

I CAN THINK OF FOUR OR FIVE AS I STAND HERE.

WE NEED MORE.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

THAT OPPORTUNITY IS THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

I AM PREPARED TO SIT DOWN WITH ANY REPUBLICAN IN THE SENATE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

>> MORE THAN 600,000 UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE ARE ENROLLED IN THE OBAMA ERA DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS, OR DACA PROGRAM.

[ INAUDIBLE ] CITY PARKS NOW HAVE TO GO THROUGH MORE HOOPS TO GET APPROVAL.

CHICAGO PARKS DISTRICT [ INAUDIBLE ] BOARD APPROVED THE MEASURE TO GIVE IT THE FINAL SAY ON DOLING OUT THOSE PERMITS.

FESTIVALS LIKE RIOT FEST AND PITCHFORK [ INAUDIBLE ] OUTCRY FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHO FEAR LOSING ACCESS TO PARKS IN PEAK SUMMER MONTHS [ INAUDIBLE ] AFTERWARDS.

COMMISSIONERS SAY THE NEW PROCESS WILL ALLOW MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

COMMISSIONERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON LOLLAPALOOZA, WHICH ATTRACT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MUSIC LOVERS TO GRANT PARK EACH YEAR.

THE PARK [ INAUDIBLE ] GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO OVERRULE ANY BOARD DECISION ON THIS.

>>> CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A COMMUNITY ALERT FOLLOWING SEVERAL REPORTS OF CHECKS STOLEN FROM U.S.

POSTAL BOXES.

NEARLY HALF A DOZEN SUCH INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED IN OCTOBER, WITH THEFTS OCCURRING ACROSS THE CITY.

[ INAUDIBLE ] RIDGE TO ROGERS PARK.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE SUSPECT ARE USING POSTAL KEYS TO OPEN MAILBOXES AND SORT THROUGH MAIL, THEN EITHER WASH THE CHECKS, ERASING THE INK AND WRITING, OR MAKE A NEW CHECK WITH COPY ROUTING AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

[ INAUDIBLE ] STEER CLEAR OF USING STANDALONE MAILBOXES WHEN SENDING CHECKS , USE A POST OFFICE INSTEAD.

>>> NOW WE CHECK BACK IN WITH AMANDA FINICKY IN SPRINGFIELD.

>> Reporter: YES I DO, PARIS.

JOIN RIGHT NOW BY REPUBLICAN LEADER ELECT TONY [ INAUDIBLE ] FROM THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE , IN THE ILLINOIS HOUSE SINCE 2016, BUT AGAIN, MID-JANUARY, YOU ARE SET TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN IN ONE OF THE FOUR TOP LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TAKE ON THAT HISTORIC TITLE?

>> I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT, AND LOOK FORWARD TO, HOPEFULLY, MOTIVATING OTHER WOMEN TO STEP UP.

I WAS ALSO THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR OF MY HOMETOWN, SO, THAT WAS A FIRST FOR ME.

I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT CERTAINLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAUCUS CHOSE ME FOR THOSE REASONS.

>> Reporter: LET ME BE CLEAR, SENATE REPUBLICANS [ INAUDIBLE ] ALSO HAVE A NEW LEADER IN [ INAUDIBLE ], BUT [ INAUDIBLE ] SENATE PRESIDENT OR HOUSE SPEAKER.

MOVING ON, WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR COLLEAGUES CHOSE YOU FOR THIS ROLE?

>> IT IS MY COMBINATION OF THE YEARS HERE IN SPRINGFIELD, THE WORK I HAVE DONE OUR POLITICAL ARM , THE FUNDRAISING I HAVE DONE, THE RELATIONSHIPS I HAVE BUILT.

I CERTAINLY HAVE THE RESUME.

THEY CHOSE ME FOR BEING THE BEST CANDIDATE, WHICH IS HOW IT SHOULD BE.

>> Reporter: WHAT IS YOUR READ ON WHAT HAPPENED LAST TUESDAY?

I DESCRIBE IT IN AN EARLIER SEGMENT IS ONE OF REPUBLICANS TAKING A SHELLACKING.

>> I THINK SOME OF US HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THAT, BUT I BELIEVE WE JUST DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT FOR OUR INDEPENDENT, MODERATE, OR YOUNG VOTERS, AND ESPECIALLY OUR WOMEN.

>> Reporter: WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT?

WHO WAS A BAD CANDIDATE?

>> WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THIS YEAR.

I THINK THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY, THEY HAD 102, 105 CANDIDATES.

THAT IS A LOT OF CANDIDATES TO WORK AROUND THE STATE, A LOT OF DIVERSITY.

WE HAD A GREAT PANEL OF CANDIDATES, BUT THEY JUST WERE NOT RESONATING WITH THOSE INDEPENDENT VOTERS.

>> Reporter: ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE VERY TOP OF THE BALLOT?

[ INAUDIBLE ] THE PERSON WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS THE ROLE YOU WILL TAKE OVER [ INAUDIBLE ] DARREN BAILEY, TOO CONSERVATIVE?

>> I THINK HE IS TOO CONSERVATIVE FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF THE STATE, BUT [ INAUDIBLE ] THE STATE AS A WHOLE [ INAUDIBLE ] CERTAINLY, THAT WOULD AFFECT CITY MEMBERS, FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU TURN THINGS AROUND STATEWIDE?

>> IT IS CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE EASY, FOR SURE.

BUT WE HAVE MESSAGES, THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE CONTINUED TO FAIL ILLINOIS.

THEY DID NOT WIN THE ELECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE WINNING ON THE ISSUES OF CRIME, ECONOMY OR CORRUPTION, FOR SURE.

A LOT OF WORK, NOBODY IN THIS CAUCUS CAN SAY I AM NOT A HARD WORKER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT, GETTING CANDIDATES WHO WANT TO BE HERE AND DON'T NEED TO BE DRAGGED ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO WORK THEIR DISTRICT AND SUPPORT THE DISTRICT.

WE WILL HAVE TO GET A LITTLE MORE DIVERSE AT THAT.

>> Reporter: I HAVE TALKED ON OUR PROGRAM ABOUT A SORT OF DIVIDE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

WE ARE SEEING IN ILLINOIS, BETWEEN THE MORE ESTABLISHMENT, OR MODERATE REPUBLICANS, AND THEN, THOSE WHO ARE BIG BACKERS OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, OR MORE CONSERVATIVE.

DO YOU SEE IT LIKE THAT?

IS THAT DIVIDE PLAYING AT IN THE PARTY?

>> I THINK THERE ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.

WE ARE OPEN TO ALL OF THEM.

IT CERTAINLY HAS CAUSED SOME ANGST, BUT WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN CAUCUS.

THAT IS WHAT IT IS FOR.

BUT AS A PARTY AS A WHOLE, THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST GOALS OF MINE, AND HOPEFULLY, THE LIEUTENANT LEADER IS TO UNIFY OUR CAUCUS, OUR REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE STATE.

WE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE SERIOUSLY WORKING ON TRUE REFORM, POLITICAL AND STRUCTURAL REFORM.

WE ARE GOING TO BUILD OUR STATE.

[ INAUDIBLE ] CONTINUED TO LEAD.

WHERE I LIVE, WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: SO, YOUR TOP GOAL AS NEW LEADER, IF YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING, MAYBE IF YOU OR HOUSE SPEAKER, WHAT WOULD YOU COULD MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN IN THE COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

>> WE NEED TO BRING BALANCE TO THE FLOOR.

AS YOU CAN SEE [ INAUDIBLE ] 103rd, THE BALANCE IS CERTAINLY OUT OF REACH.

WE NEED TO BRING MORE REPUBLICANS TO BRING "BALANCE".

>> Reporter: THANK YOU SO MUCH, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

THAT IS TONY McCOMBIE, STATE REPRESENTATIVE NOW, BUT SHE WILL BE, THE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER, JANUARY , ELECTED LAST NIGHT BY HER FELLOW HOUSE REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES.

>> LOT OF CHANGES IN THE HOUSE.

THANKS, AMANDA.

WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN A MOMENT FOR SPOTLIGHT HOLIDAYS, BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>>> WILL A FORMER GOVERNOR RUN FOR MAYOR?

>>> PLUS, A HISTORIC VOTE IN THE U.S. SENATE.

THAT AND MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT WITH OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS TEAM JOINING US NOW, AMANDA VINICKY IN SPRINGFIELD AND OF COURSE, PARIS SCHUTZ.

WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.

[ INAUDIBLE ] PROPERTY OWNERS, MAILBOXES , THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WITH STICKER SHOCK.

WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE CAMPAIGN ADS THAT TOUTED LOW PROPERTY TAXES BEFORE THE ELECTIONS?

>> I AM SURE EVERYBODY SAW MY VERY CLEAR, VERY FUN EXPLAINER ON HOW PROPERTY TAXES ARE CALCULATED.

IF YOU HAVE A BETTER GRASP ON HOW COLLOCATED THIS SYSTEM IS [ INAUDIBLE ] POLITICIANS CAN PROMISE WE WILL LOWER YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS GOING, [ INAUDIBLE ] SHARE THE BURDEN BETWEEN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND HOMES.

THAT STILL FAVORS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, ACCORDING TO [ INAUDIBLE ] >> STICKER SHOCK, BUT WAS THERE ANY SHOCK THAT BILLS WERE NOT SENT IN UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS?

>> IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ONE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER.

AS HEATHER EXPLAINED YESTERDAY, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY MOVING PARTS HERE THAT CAUSE THESE BILLS TO BE MAILED OUT LATE.

THE BOARD OF REVIEW HAD [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH THE ASSESSOR, BUT WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE WHISPERED IN THE TREASURER'S EAR [ INAUDIBLE ] WE HAVE GOT THIS THING CALLED AN ELECTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW -- IT WOULD NOT BE UNPRECEDENTED IN A SHIP CITY LIKE CHICAGO, BUT WITHOUT EVIDENCE, I WILL NOT MAKE THAT PRESUMPTION.

TO RECOMMEND A, WHAT MEASURES ARE PUT IN PLACE TO LIMIT PROPERTY TAXES?

>> FOR STARTERS, LET ME JUST SAY I AGREE WITH HARRIS , YOUR TAKE ON THAT LAST QUESTION, IT CERTAINLY RAISES EYEBROWS, BUT NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT.

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING, ILLINOIS HAS THE PROPERTY TAX EXTENSION LIMITATIONS LAW, THAT IS A MOUTHFUL.

IT IS FURTHER COMPLICATED, IT IS NOT A TRUE CAP ON THE AMOUNT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES COULD INCREASE.

THIS IS SOMETHING ILLINOIS ENACTED WHEN WE WERE SEEING SOARING PROPERTY TAX BILLS IN TELLER COUNTY.

YES, THERE IS SOME DEGREE OF A LIMIT, WHAT IS THAT ANYTHING YOU ARE GOING TO SEE?

AND DO YOU, IF YOU WERE ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SAW THAT BILL YOU JUST RECEIVED A SORT?

PROBABLY NOT.

SELECT MOVIES AND OTHER, MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT [ INAUDIBLE ] CONFERENCE [ INAUDIBLE ] EXTENSION ON THE SOUTH SIDE [ INAUDIBLE ] IN DECEMBER, DOESN'T IT?

>> IT DOES, WHICH IS AN INDICATION THAT SHE KNOWS SHE DOES NOT YET HAVE THE VOTES , AND THAT SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO CONVINCE SEVERAL DOWNTOWN ALDERMEN TO SEND TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY , IN AN ELECTION YEAR, MIND YOU, TO THE FAR SOUTH SIDE TO EXTEND THE RED LINE FROM 95th TO 130th STREET.

WE HEARD THE MAYOR CAST THIS AS AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS AND EQUITY.

THE NORTHSIDE REDLINES AND PURPLE LINES ARE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, LET'S DO THE SAME FOR THE SOUTH SIDE.

[ INAUDIBLE ] COUNSEL IN DECEMBER?

TIME WILL TELL.

>>> WHAT NOT TO LIKE ABOUT OFFENDING THE RED LINE?

ISN'T IT EASY?

>> EVERYONE HAS BEEN CALLING FOR THIS EXTENSION.

[ INAUDIBLE ] INSTITUTE TAX [ INAUDIBLE ] FINANCING DISTRICT, THAT IS WHAT ALDERMEN DO NOT WANT [ INAUDIBLE ] AFTER THE ELECTION [ INAUDIBLE ] FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, PEOPLE WILL FORGET IT FOUR YEARS LATER.

BUT [ INAUDIBLE ] INSTITUTED TO REDEVELOP THE NORTH PART OF THE RED LINE, AND IT WORKED.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS UNLESS THEY COME UP WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] THEMSELVES.

IF THERE IS ANOTHER TOOL TO DO IT, SOMEONE SHOULD PROPOSE IT.

SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE, YOU WILL NOT GET THAT RED LINE EXTENSION.

MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THE MAYOR CAN [ INAUDIBLE ] I AM READY TO GO WITH THIS, THESE OLDER PEOPLE ARE VOTING AGAINST EQUITY, EQUAL DISTRIBUTION.

>> SHE DID HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO PREVENT ACTION ON [ INAUDIBLE ] PROPERTIES WORTH $1 MILLION OR MORE [ INAUDIBLE ] BUT HEATHER, THE MAYOR'S ALLIES WORRY [ INAUDIBLE ] THE BUILDING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

>> THIS IS A CLEAR SIGN THAT MAYOR LIGHTFOOT HAS COME INTO HER OWN AS AN EXECUTOR OF POWER POLITICS IN CHICAGO CITY HALL.

SHE SAID, DO NOT GO TO THAT MEETING, AND 25 ALDERPEOPLE DID NOT EVEN CROSS THE HALL TO GO TO THAT MEETING.

THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEBATE THE MAYOR DID NOT WANT TO HAVE, BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME THIS WILL BE SPUN AS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, AND NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE IN AN ELECTION YEAR.

THAT IS WHY IT DID NOT HAPPEN.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT ELECTIONS A LITTLE BIT.

FORMER GOVERNOR PAT QUINN, MIGHT HE ANNOUNCE A RUN FOR CHICAGO MAYOR ?

AMANDA, WHY WOULD HE WANT TO BE CHICAGO'S MAYOR?

>> HE IS MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW, AT THE HOTEL [ INAUDIBLE ] WHERE HE HAS MADE MANY MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] HE HAS HELD A LOT OF ROLES IN GOVERNMENT .

HE HAS NEVER REALLY FADED FROM THE POLITICAL SCENE OR MOVED ON TO ANOTHER JOB .

OFTEN, THOSE WHO HOLD HIGH PROFILE POSITIONS SUCH AS GOVERNOR HAVE DONE.

HE IS OUT THERE, GETTING SIGNATURES ON VARIOUS REFERENDA.

HE RAN FOR THE 2020 GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS AFTER HAVING SERVED AS GOVERNOR.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT THIS JOB?

I THINK BECAUSE, IN PART, LIKE MANY POLITICIANS, HE HAS A HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF-WORTH, AND THERE IS A LOT HE BELIEVES HE CAN DO WITH THE POSITION THAT OTHER CANDIDATES ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT.

[ INAUDIBLE ] CERTAINLY, WITH A FIELD THIS LARGE, WHO KNOWS?

IT COULD LEAD TO A RUNOFF, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

>> THE FIELD IS WIDE, HEATHER.

WHO WOULD HE FACE?

>> OF COURSE, MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT WANTS A SECOND TERM, THAT WOULD MAKE HER THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE RE-ELECTED AS CHICAGO MAYOR.

HE WILL ALSO FACE [ INAUDIBLE ] JOHNSON, A COOK OUT THE COMMISSIONER AND THE CHOICE OF THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION.

AND ALSO U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JESUS GARCIA IS IN, ALONG WITH THREE ALDERPEOPLE, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] WILSON [ INAUDIBLE ] TRYING TO RUN AGAIN AFTER LOSING IN 2019.

KEEP IN MIND, THERE WERE 14 CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT IN 2019.

21 CANDIDATES FILED.

SO, WE COULD SEE TWO DOZEN CANDIDATES GO TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND TURN IN THEIR SIGNATURES.

THEY NEED 12,500 [ INAUDIBLE ] AMONG THEM CAN TURN IN THREE TIMES THAT MUCH TO MAKE SURE THEY WITHSTAND SCRUTINY.

>> THE MAYOR TODAY SAID SHE IS NOT TURNING IN HER PETITION ON THE FIRST DAY.

TRADITIONALLY, EVERYONE MAKES A BIG SHOW OF TURNING IN THEIR PETITION ON THE FIRST DAY THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO DO IT.

SHE SAID SHE IS NOT, WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION, IS SHE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING SIGNATURES?

>> THAT IS WHAT I ASKED HER, AND SHE SAID IT WAS 100% NOT TRUE, IT IS THE WAY SHE HAS CHOSEN TO DO IT, AND SHE WANTED TO FILE ON THE LAST DAY.

THERE IS A LITTLE GAMESMANSHIP, HERE, BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN LINE AT 9:00 MONDAY MORNING, YOU GET ENTERED INTO A LOTTERY TO BE FIRST ON THE BALLOT.

DOES THAT HELP CANDIDATES?

MAYBE?

I DON'T KNOW, IT CANNOT HURT.

AND IF YOU ARE IN LINE AT 5:00 ON NOVEMBER 28, YOU ARE IN A LOTTERY TO BE LAST ON THE BALLOT.

DOES THAT HELP CANDIDATES?

MAYBE.

WHO KNOWS?

CANNOT HURT.

SHE MAY BE GOING FOR THAT, BUT THAT MEANS WE ARE ENTERING A WHOLE NEW PHASE OF THIS MAYORAL RACE WHICH IS COMING UP.

>> COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THE LAST ELECTION.

MEANWHILE, LORI LIGHTFOOT HAS LOST HER FIRST CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL.

>> HAY.

DID YOU ORDER THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS AND A PEPPERONI?

>> HER FAVORITE COMMERCIAL, HEATHER.

WHO IS THE TARGET, HERE?

>> SHE HAS GOT TO BE TRYING TO ATTRACT MILLENNIAL'S, PEOPLE WHO LIKE LAUGHING AT VIDEOS ONLINE.

AND SHE IS TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SHE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR.

THIS WAS A TOPIC OF MUCH DISCUSSION AMONG THE PRESS CORPS THIS WEEK.

SHE STARTED HER CAMPAIGN WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO THAT WAS VERY CLEARLY LEANING INTO HER AGGRESSIVE SIDE.

I MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS.

YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE THEM, BUT YOU HIRED ME TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

THIS SAYS, NOT ONLY AM I FUNNY AND I CAN'T TAKE A JOKE, BUT I WILL LITERALLY BRING YOU A PIZZA, WHICH ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT MESSAGES FOR A CANDIDATE WHO MIGHT STILL BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET VOTERS.

>> ANOTHER DIGITAL AD, IN ANOTHER DIGITAL AD, THE MAYOR ALSO CALLED HERSELF HUMBLE, WHICH IS SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY WATCH HER AND THINK, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, SHE IS NOT REALLY KNOWN FOR COMPROMISE, SO [ INAUDIBLE ] TARGET DEMO.

>> AMANDA, LET'S STICK WITH SPRINGFIELD A LITTLE.

AFTER PRACTICALLY EVERY REPUBLICAN SLAMMED THE SAFETY ACT FOR SUPPOSEDLY ENDANGERING ILLINOIS RESIDENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] EARLIER, IT LOOKS AS IF NEW CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE BILL DURING THE LAME-DUCK SESSION.

WHAT TWEAKS ARE BEING CONSIDERED?

>> WE COULD SEE , AGAIN, IT AFTER THANKS GIVING, LEGISLATORS WILL BE BACK.

EVEN SOME OF THE LEGISLATORS I SPOKE WITH TODAY [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT RELIC , [ INAUDIBLE ] PETERS SAID YES, THERE COULD BE CHANGES COMING, BUT SO MUCH OF THIS COMES DOWN TO DETAILS.

YES, THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND FAKE NEWS, AND CRITICS WHO WANT TO THROW THIS ENTIRE LAW OUT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF CRITICS ACTUALLY WHO ARE MORE IN THE MIDDLE , INCLUDING SOME PROSECUTORS WHO SAY THEY ARE NOT AGAINST THE NOTION, BUT THAT THIS MEASURE, THIS LAW IS GOING TO CREATE SOME DEGREE OF HAVOC.

I THINK THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, WILL THEY BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY SORT OF CONSENSUS?

WILL THAT BE ENOUGH TO PUSH OFF THE LAWSUIT?

BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT COMING IN EARLY DECEMBER.

>> AND AMANDA, WE ALSO HEARD YOU SPEAK TONIGHT WITH REPRESENTATIVE TONY McCOMBIE.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE SHE [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE ON THE PARTICLE SPECTRUM, WE KNOW THAT REPUBLICANS [ INAUDIBLE ] NEW LEADER LAST NIGHT .

>> YES, BRANDIS, THEY DID POINT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT QUESTION TO ASK HER , HERSELF.

SOMETHING I REALLY TRIED TO ASK LEADERS TO PUT INTO THEIR OWN WORDS, BECAUSE THERE IS A SPECTRUM.

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO LINE PEOPLE UP ALONG IT.

THAT SAID, [ INAUDIBLE ] AT DOING SO.

[ INAUDIBLE ] IS SOMEBODY WHO REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT [ INAUDIBLE ] DISTRICT ARE DIVIDED WITH TWO HOUSE DISTRICTS, AND ONE OF HIS REPRESENTATIVE THAT COVERS THAT IS IN FACT A DEMOCRAT, THE OTHER A REPUBLICAN.

SO, HE IS SOMEBODY THAT CERTAINLY MOSTLY TAKES EASY, MODERATE POSITIONS, AND KNOWS THAT HE HAS TO.

IF HE WANTS TO GET RE-ELECTED .

HE IS MORE LIKELY TO FACE A PRIMARY CHALLENGE FROM THE RIGHT.

McCOMBIE IS THOUGHT OF AS MORE CONSERVATIVE-LEANING.

EVEN SO, SHE GOT PUSHED BACK FROM WHAT CAN BE KNOWN AS THE EASTERN BLOC, OR NUMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS FREEDOM CAUCUS, WHO ARE REALLY THE MOST CONSERVATIVE AND RIGHT-LEANING.

YOU HAD [ INAUDIBLE ] ELECTED WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM SENATE REPUBLICANS, McCOMBIE DID NOT GET THAT, BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE MOST CONSERVATIVE LEANING -- WANTED SOMEBODY WHO WOULD GO FURTHER.

[ INAUDIBLE ] PUSHED BACK AGAINST COVID MITIGATIONS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE.

>> WILL THESE CHANGES HELP WHAT AILS THE ILLINOIS GOP?

>> THEY HAD TO TRY SOMETHING.

WE TALKED ABOUT IF UNITED ON THE SHOW.

THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THIS.

THEY ALL AGREE THEY NEED TO FIX INFRASTRUCTURE.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THE DEMOCRATS HAVE.

IT HELPS WHEN DEMOCRATS HAVE UNIONS, AND ALL KINDS OF BIG INTERESTS PULLING FOR THEM.

REPUBLICANS DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF GET OUT THE VOTE INFRASTRUCTURE, BIG POLITICAL APPARATUS THAT THEY NEED EXCEPT FOR THE NEWS MEDIA.

SELECT SPEAKING OF A TRUMP PROBLEM, WE HAVE 30 SECONDS [ INAUDIBLE ] LAST NIGHT?

>> IF YOU WERE SURPRISED, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.

IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO COME DOWN TO A THIRD RUN FOR PRESIDENT BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

I THINK THE QUESTION NOW FOR THE REPUBLICANS NATIONALLY MUST BE, DO THEY WANT THIS TO BE THERE STANDARDBEARER FOR A THIRD PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN A ROW?

>> FOUR YEARS AGO, I'VE EVER BEING AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, NO REPUBLICAN WAS THERE IN 2016, BIG REPUBLICAN, THEY ALL AVOIDED IT.

WHEN HE WON, THEY WON THE HOUSE AND SENATE, THEN THEY QUICKLY PULLED BEHIND HIM.

WHAT IS TO STOP THAT HAPPENING AGAIN?

>> HE HAS ALL THOSE INVESTIGATIONS, LOTS OF LEGAL PROBLEMS.

>> COMING RIGHT UP, THAT IS THE SPOTLIGHT TEAM.

THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, A CULINARY BOOT CAMP [ INAUDIBLE ] AFTER THIS.

DO YOU THINK THERE HAS BEEN A RETHINKING OF HOW THOSE EVENTS HAPPENED?

[ INAUDIBLE ] EVERY YEAR [ INAUDIBLE ] DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY.

>> MENTORS TO CHILDREN, SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO ELEVATE EACH OTHER [ INAUDIBLE ] >> [ INAUDIBLE ] BUSINESS TO PUSH FORWARD TO CREATE A MOVEMENT TO CREATE THE WORLD WE ALL WANT TO SEE.

>>> THE FOUNDATION FOR CULINARY ARTS IS [ INAUDIBLE ] RECIPE FOR SUCCESS WITH COOKING CLASSES FOR ADOLESCENTS.

IT IS A WEEKLONG SUMMER CAMP THAT STARTED IN 2016 AND HAS SINCE GROWN INTO A HYBRID PROGRAM , A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE.

ARTS CORRESPONDENT ANGEL [ INAUDIBLE ] RECENTLY INTRODUCED HER TO THE YES CHEF CULINARY ACADEMY [ INAUDIBLE ] A FACE YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE.

>> A HUGE PART OF BUILDING COMMUNITY IS SHARING FOOD.

>> Reporter: THE YES CHEF CULINARY CAMP IS A FREE COMMUNITY SPONSORED BY THE FOUNDATION FOR CULINARY ARTS FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 13 TO 18.

AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS LONG SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THEY HAVE DECIDED TO KICK OFF A SERIES OF TWO DAY VIRTUAL CAMPS, BEGINNING THIS FALL.

>> EVERYTHING ELSE FROM POTS, PANS, KNIVES [ INAUDIBLE ] KITS FOR THEIR KITCHEN.

SO, THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

WE ALSO PROVIDE ALL THE GROCERIES.

SO, THEY ARE GOING TO GET NOT JUST FOOD TO COOK THE RECIPE THEY ARE MAKING, BUT THEY GET ENOUGH TO CREATE A MEAL FOR THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY.

[ INAUDIBLE ] PART OF THE ECONOMIC STRUCTURE IN THEIR HOME, THEY CANNOT GO STAY IN A DORM FOR A WEEK, SO, BEING IN THEIR OWN HOUSE, THEY ARE ABLE TO STILL BE PART OF WHAT THE FAMILY NEEDS AND LEARN SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY.

>> Reporter: THOSE LESSONS ARE TAUGHT BY CHEF LISA [ INAUDIBLE ] WHO TEACHES [ INAUDIBLE ] SQUARE.

>> I LOVE SEEING THE KIDS DO THEIR OWN WORK IN THEIR OWN KITCHENS.

I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT IN YOUR OWN KITCHEN, YOU WILL BE SET FOR LIFE.

>> Reporter: I LEARNED A FEW LIFE SKILLS, TOO, AS CHEF [ INAUDIBLE ] SHARED HOW SHE TEACHES [ INAUDIBLE ] DISHES OF THEIR OWN.

>> THIS TAKES CARE OF SEASONING YOUR PANS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT STICKING.

>> Reporter: WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE KITCHEN, CHEF [ INAUDIBLE ] SAYS COOKING IS AN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILL BECAUSE IT ENCOURAGES SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

>> NUTRITION IS A HUGE PART OF COOKING, I THINK, CREATING BALANCED MEALS, GOING TO FARMERS MARKETS, KNOWING WHERE YOUR INGREDIENTS COME FROM AND HOW TO PREPARE THEM PROPERLY, STAYING IN SEASON ENSURES IT TASTES GOOD.

WE REALLY DO PUT A LOT OF THAT NUTRITION INFORMATION INTO EVERY SINGLE DAY OF CAMP.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE YES CHEF CULINARY CAMP OFFERS CLASSES BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON, THEIR GOAL REMAINS THE SAME.

>> ONCE YOU HAVE SOME BASIC SKILLS AND GET INTO A KITCHEN, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

>> Reporter: FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I'M ANGEL LETO.

>> SHOULD NEVER WATCH THAT KIND OF SEGMENT WHEN YOU ARE REALLY HUNGRY.

THAT FAMILIAR FACE, OF COURSE, HIS FORMER CHECK PLEASE POST, CATHERINE THE OREO.

THE YES CHEF ACADEMY IS OFFERING A HOLIDAY BAKING CLASS ON NOVEMBER 20th.

VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

WE ARE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO THAT IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALEXANDRA [ INAUDIBLE ] THE [ INAUDIBLE ] FAMILY , THE PARK BROTHERS FOUNDATION, AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

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>>> CONSTRUCTION CAUSING CONFUSION FOR RESIDENTS, WE HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM WOODLOT.

>> LOCAL COUPLES FIGHT TO MAKE A DEBILITATING, TERMINAL ILLNESS LEVEL.

>>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

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STAY HEALTHY, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.