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

I'M AMANDA VINICKY.

HERE IN OUR NORTHWEST SIDE STUDIO.

BRANDIS FRIEDMAN HAS THE EVENING OFF.

>> AND I'M PARIS SCHUTZ RIGHT OUTSIDE THE KENOSHA COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

>> THEY ARE WORRIED IT MAY BREAK OUT IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

>> JURY DELIBERATIONS WE'RE LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON THE RITTENHOUSE TRIAL.

>> AND OUR INVESTIGATION INTO POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND A FAR RIGHT PARAMILITARY GROUP WE HEAR FROM ONE OF THE REPORTERS ON THE STORY.

>> I'M JUST EXCITED THAT WE ARE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS MAKING IT BETTER.

>> COMMUNITY LEADERS HELPING RESIDENTS NAVIGATE THE PANDEMIC.

WE'RE LIVE IN WASHINGTON PARK FOR THE NEXT STOP OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> FIELDS UNDER PRESSURE.

THROWS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE END ZONE AND IT IS CAUGHT!

>> THE BEARS CAME ROARING BACK AGAINST THE STEELERS BEFORE PENALTIES COST THEM.

UP NEXT, THE BALTIMORE RAVENS.

>> A NEAR TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

WHAT IS NEW ABOUT TONIGHT'S LUNAR EVENT?

[♪♪♪] >> AND MEET A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTING MEMBERS OF HER POTAWATOMI TRIBE.

>> AND AMANDA I'M COANCHORING OUTSIDE THE KENOSHA COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

DAY THREE IN THE JURY DELIBERATIONS IN THE KYLE RITTENHOUSE TRIAL.

NO VERDICT.

WE WILL HAVE THE LATEST ON WHAT HAPPENED THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM AND A CHAT WITH THE SHERIFF.

WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THANKS AND NOW TO TOP STORIES...

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE FORMER MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL COVERED UP THE CHICAGO POLICE MURDER OF 17-YEAR-OLD LAQUAN McDONALD.

ONE OF THE MORE VOCAL CRITICS INSPECTOR GENERAL JOE FERGUSON.

WTTW NEWS OBTAINED A LETTER FERGUSON WROTE WHICH READS... >> THE SENATE PAM EARLIER THIS MONTH ADVANCED RAHM EMANUEL'S NOMINATION AS AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN OVER THE OBJECTION OF CRITICS WHO SAY HIS HANDLING OF THE McDONALD SITUATION SHOULD DISQUALIFY HIM.

HE CAN READ THE FULL LETTER ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> CITIONER UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE A $8 BILLION SPENDING PLAN FOR COOK COUNTY, NO NEW TAXES AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED SALES AND MARIJUANA AND GAMBLING TAX REVENUES.

IT WILL INCLUDE $80 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING HOUSING AID AND FUNDS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

$60 MILLION IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.

AND $60 MILLION FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE INITIATIVES.

LIKE ALTERNATIVES TO CALLING 9-1-1 FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISES.

COOK COUNTY IS USING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONEY TO EXPAND SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS INCLUDING A 24/7 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AND MORE MONEY FOR COUNTY JURORS REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS U SO LAWYERS REPRESENTING THE INDIGENT.

MORE THAN 10,000 JOHN DEERE WORKERS ARE SET TO RETURN TO WORK NOW THEY HAVE APPROVED A NEW UNION CONTRACT ENDING THE STRIKE AT WORKERS IN ILLINOIS, IOWA AND KANSAS.

IT INCLUDES A 10% IMMEDIATE RAISE AND NO CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE COVERAGE.

THE UNION'S PRESIDENT SAYS UNITED AUTO WORKERS JOHN DEERE MEMBERS DID NOT JUST UNITE THEMSELVES THEY UNITED THE NATION IN A STRUGGLE FOR FAIRNESS IN THE WORKPLACE.

61% OF UNION MEMBERS VOTED IN FAVOR WITH THE TRACTOR MANUFACTURER.

>> UP NEXT, A LIVE REPORT FROM KENOSHA AS DAY THREE OF JURY DELIBERATIONS WRAP UP.

STAY WITH US FOR MORE.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> JURORS IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF KYLE RITTENHOUSE HAVE NOW COMPLETED THREE DAYS, 24 FULL HOURS OF DELIBERATIONS AND NO VERDICT AS DEMONSTRATORS MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD AGAIN AND AS THE OUTSPOKEN JUDGE IN THE CASE ADD MONDISHED A -- ADD MOBBISHED A MEMBER FROM THE NEWS MEDIA.

>> DAY FOUR OF JURY DELIBERATIONS BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00 A.M. AFTER JURORS ENDED AT 4:00 P.M. WITH NO VERDICT.

IN FACT, JUDGE BRUCE SCHROEDER OK'd THE REQUEST FROM ONE JUROR TO TAKE NOTES HOME AND AS YOU KNOW, JURORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT THESE CASES OUTSIDE THAT DELIBERATION ROOM.

NOW THE DRAMA INSIDE THE COURTROOM TODAY INVOLVED THE ADMONISH.

OF A MEMBER OF THE MEDIA.

POLICE ANNOUNCE THEY ARRESTED SOMEONE LAST EVENING FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION BUT THEY HAVE SUSPEND PENSION THAT PERSON AS A FREELANCE JOURNALIST FOR MSNBC WAS TAILING THE BUS CARRYING JURY MEMBERS AND TRYING TO PHOTOGRAPH OR CONTACT THE JURY MEMBERS.

NBC NEWS SAID THAT FREELANCER WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO PHOTOGRAPH OR CONTACT ANY JURY MEMBERS.

STILL, THE JUDGE SAYS THE INCIDENT IS VERY SERIOUS, SERIOUSNESS TO BEHALF ANY REPORTER FROM THAT CABLE OUTLET FOR BEING IN THE COURTROOM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIAL.

>> THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ULTIMATE TRUTH OF IT IS.

BUT ABSOLUTELY IT WOULD GO WITHOUT MUCH THINKING THAT SOMEONE WHO IS FOLLOWING A JURY BUS THAT IS A VERY, EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER.

AND WILL BE REFERRED TO THE UPPER AUTHORITIES FOR ACTION.

>> AND OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE, A CHILLY DAY OF DEMONSTRATIONS BETWEEN RITTENHOUSE SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS.

AND MANY OF THESE ARGUMENTS TOOK ON BROADER POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL THEMES.

AMID IT ALL THE UNDELVE JACOB BLACK SHOT BY KENOSHA OFFICER A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO HAS BEEN A CONSTANT AT THESE RALLIES.

THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE EVENT THAT STARTED THE CHAIN THAT LED TO THE KILLING OF JACOB HUBER AND ROSENBAUM AND THE INJURING OF GAIGE GROSSKREUTZ AND THE CHARGES THAT KYLE RITTENHOUSE FACES.

HE BELIEVES THERE IS COMMON GROUND TO BE FOUND BETWEEN THE TWO OPPOSING SIDES.

>> WE'VE PO GOT GREAT BACK AND FORTH AND IT PROVES OUR POINT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE OPPOSITE OPINIONS UTILIZE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THEN EVERYBODY GOES HOME.

THAT'S SIMPLE.

THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THIS YOUNG MAN NOT BROUGHT THE GUN INTO THE SCENE OF HIGH TENSION AND CHAOTICNESS WHEN HE HAD ILL PROPER TRAINING AND ILLEGAL GUN.

IT WAS A COCKTAIL FOR BAD.

>> KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID BETH WAS OUTSIDE TODAY HANDING OUT COOKIES AND COFFEE IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD CALM TEN R TENSIONS HERE.

HIS AND OTHER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS TOWN WILL BE PEACEFUL ONCE A RESOLUTION IS REACHED.

>> THEY ARE WORRIED THAT SKIRMISHES MAY BREAK OUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THE INTELLIGENCE SAYS WHEN THIS ENDS IT WILL BE DONE HERE AND I HOPE THAT IS TRUE.

WE'RE PREPARED IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.

WE'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS FOR THIS.

WE'RE READY BUT I'M HOPING THAT ALL THE PREPARATIONS ARE JUST A WASTE OF TIME FOR US.

>> AND BETH NOTES IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL.

THIS ACTIVISM TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THE LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE HAVE REBUILT AFTER THE BURNING AND LOOTING OF A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO AND THERE'S OPTIMISM THAT SCENE WILL NOT REPEAT.

>> THOSE WHO WERE DOING THE TRUE DESTRUCTION ATTEMPTED DESTRUCTION OF OUR TOWN WERE NOT FROM HERE THEY WOULDN'T DO THAT.

SO I WANT TO SAY WE'RE BETTER PREPARED AS A CITIZENRY, AS BUSINESS OWNERS AND JUST AS A COMMUNITY OVERALL OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IS BETTER PREPARED.

NOBODY HAS EVER EXPERIENCED THAT BEFORE.

SO IT WAS A HURRICANE.

IT WAS A RIOT HURRICANE THAT CAME TO TOWN.

BUT I THINK WE'LL BE PREPARED FOR IT THIS TIME.

>> AND ONE OTHER NOTE...

THERE WAS A PERSON THAT GOT COVERAGE YESTERDAY THAT SHOWED UP WITH A RIFLE HE WENT BY THE NAME MASERATI MIKE IS REPORTED TO HAVE THE NAME OF JESSE KLINE AND REPORTED TO BE A FIRED FORMER POLICE OFFICER FROM FERGUSON, MISSOURI THAT BEING THE TOWN WHERE THERE WAS UNREST FOLLOWING THE POLICE SHOOTING OF MICHAEL BROWN.

KLINE WAS SEEN IN THE MASERATI TROLLING AROUND THE COURTHOUSE WITH ILLINOIS LICENSE PLATES UNDERSCORING THERE ARE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.

SOME FOLKS ARE CONCERNED WHAT IS HAPPENING AND OTHERS STREAMING THEIR BROADCASTS AND APPEARING TO BE OUT FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL AGENDAS.

AND IN A BIT, WE WILL BE TALKING WITH KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF.

FIRST, WE TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.

>> STAY SAFE IT IS NOT JUST YOU AND US AND THE NATION IS WATCHING WAITING FOR THIS VERDICT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> AND WASHINGTON PARK IS ONE OF MANY HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE BETWEEN HYDE PARK, WOODLAWN AND ENGLEWOOD AND FORMER HOME TO THE SHOALS BAKING COMPANY ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

IN THE COMMUNITY'S PARK WAS AMONG THE PROPOSED SITES FOR THE OBAMA CENTER.

"CHICAGO TONIGHT'S" NICK BLUMBERG SPENT THE DAY IN WASHINGTON PARK FOR OUR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

AND NICK JOINS US NOW NEAR THE GREEN LINE STOP.

NICK?

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A LOT OF HISTORY, INCLUDING THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY.

IT IS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES WITH WHICH MANY LONG TIME COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY HAVE BEEN FOR THE BETTER.

39 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH.

PASTOR T.L.

BARRETT, JR.

OPENED THE CHURCH HE CALLS A PRAYER PALACE.

AT THE TIME BARRETT SAYS WASHINGTON PARK WAS DEALING WITH A BIG CRIME PROBLEM.

>> IT WAS JUDGED BY THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AS THE WORST CRIME COMMUNITY IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO.

IT WAS CALLED THE HOLE.

NOT WITH A W, WITH THE H. AND EVERYBODY WAS FREEING FROM THIS COMMUNITY.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY NOW.

>> ONE OF THEM IS EVELYN SHELTON, CHEF AND OWNER OF EVELYN'S FOOD LOVE IT OPENED IN 2017 SERVING COMFORT FOOD.

AND WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT EVELYN STARTED PREPARING MEALS FOR PEOPLE FACING FOOD INSECURITY AND THE OVERWHELMED ER STAFF AT NEARBY PROVIDENT HOSPITAL.

>> IT'S VERY GRATIFYING YOU KNOW TO BE ABLE TO JUST HELP PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

BUT FOOD IS SUCH A BASIC NECESSITY.

THAT IT MADE IT EVEN MORE GRATIFYING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR PEOPLE WHEN THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF HELP.

>> EVELYN'S IS DOING CATERING AND HOPES THEY CAN REOPEN NEXT YEAR.

ONE LOCAL SPOT THAT OPENED BACK UP, THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE CAFE.

ITS RETREAT PROJECT GOT A FALSE START LAST YEAR BEFORE COVID CASES SPIKE AND HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE JULY.

IT OFFERS A PLACE FOR ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK, COLLABORATE, PERFORM, DEVELOP IDEAS.

BAREDU AHMED SAYS IT IS A SPACE FOR CREATIVES FOR CREATIVES.

>> PHOTOGRAPHER, THEY ARE MAKING MERCHANDISE THEY ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH DENNIS HASTERT IN MY OPINION.

-- DENIM.

I THINK IT GIVES A DIFFERENT MEANING WHEN YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SPACE CARE FOR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SPACE BECAUSE THEY THEMSELVES ARE CONNECTED TO THAT AS WELL.

>> NOW, JUST DOWN THE BLOCK, IS HELPING ENTREPRENEURS AN EFFORT OF ARTS AND PUBLIC LIFE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND THE RETAIL LOCATION HAS THREE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

ANDREA POLK IS BEHIND THE GROOMING PRODUCTS SHE AND HER DAUGHTER DEVELOPED THE ZEN WELLNESS LINE AFTER ANDREA FACED DOWN MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES.

>> I STARTED RESEARCHING WAYS OF HEALING WHAT MY ANCESTORS USED TO DO AND CREATING TEAS AND BLENDS AND USING CRYSTALS AND DOING YOGA AND I BEGAN TO FASTLY TRANSFORM BY VISUALIZING.

I BROUGHT IN MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE SHE WAS HELPFUL IN MY JOURNEY.

SHE WOULD MOTIVATE ME AND SAY MOM YOU HAVE THE POWER YOU CAN DO IT.

>> IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN.

AND IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE I GET TO WORK WITH MY MOM.

>> AND THERE'S PLACES WHERE ARTISTS USED TO WORK OR SELL PRODUCTS HAVE SHUTDOWN OR SCALED BACK.

L ONE AND RETREAT STEPPED UP.

ANOTHER GROUP RESPONDING TO COVID-19, KLEO COMMUNITY FAMILY LIFE CENTER A OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THEY HAVE ADDED CONTACT TRACING, COVID TESTING A CALL CENTER, VACCINE OUTREACH.

KLEO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTIONS ARE KEY TO HELP PEOPLE OVERCOMING ANXIETIES ABOUT VACCINATION AND IT HELPS CALM HER FEARS BEFORE SHE GOT THE SHOT.

>> ONCE YOU GET PEOPLE TO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE AN OPEN CONVERSATION, I THINK THAT HELPS PEOPLE.

INSTEAD OF ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE NEWS AND BEING WORRIEDED ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ON THE NEWS AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT REAL TO PEOPLE EITHER.

YOU SITTING IN THE CHAIR ON TV THEY ARE JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT US TO THAT KIND OF THING.

BUT HAVING A CONVERSATION IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT DURING THIS TIME BECAUSE IT'S THE UNKNOWN.

>> WE'LL HEAR MORE COMING FROM EREATHA MCCULLOUGH ABOUT ALL THE OTHER WORK THAT KLEO IS DOING AND TALK WITH JEANETTE TAYLOR ABOUT HER PRIORITIES FOR WASHINGTON PARK AND ISSUES LIKE POLICE OVERSITE AND THE WARD REMAP.

BACK TO YOU.

>> NICK APPRECIATE IT THAT YOU INTERVIEWED SOMEBODY THAT WATCHES AND CARES ABOUT THE NEWS.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US INFORMATION ABOUT WASHINGTON PARK.

UP NEXT, THE MARRIAGE OF THE POLICE AND THE FAR RIGHT IN CHICAGO.

STAY WITH US.

A FAR RIGHT PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION FOUND SUCCESS IN RECRUITING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN AMERICA'S LARGEST CITIES ACCORDING TO AN INVESTIGATION FROM NPR WHICH FOUND THIS INFORMATION THROUGH LEAKED RECORDS.

IT SHOWS ACTIVE OFFICERS IN NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES AND CHICAGO ON MEMBERSHIP ROSTERS CHICAGO SHOWING THE GREATEST REPRESENTATION OF THE THREE.

JOINING US WITH MORE IS A CORRESPONDENT AT NPR.

WE DID REACH OUT TO THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH SAID IT DOES NOT HAVE ANYBODY AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW AT THIS TIME.

O'DETTE WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU NOW THAT ORGANIZATION TRYING TO RECRUIT MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THE OATH KEEPERS.

WHO ARE THEY?

>> THE OATH KEEPERS ARE A FAR RIGHT ANTIGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE MOST RECENTLY IN RELATION TO THE RIOT AT THE U.S. CAPITOL BACK IN JANUARY.

SO FAR, NPR HAS FOLLOWED AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE WITH ALLEGED TIES TO THE OATH KEEPERS WHO HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN RELATION TO THE RIOT AT THE CAPITOL AND THIS IS A GROUP THAT HAS FOCUSED RECRUITMENT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY.

>> THE OATH KEEPERS IS IT AN EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION?

PARAMILITARY?

MEMBERS ARE VOWED TO WHAT?

UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION BUT ONLY AS THEY SEE IT?

>> THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER CONSIDERS IT TO BE AN EXTREMIST ANTIGOVERNMENT GROUP.

IT IS A LOOSE COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT IS RIGHT THEY TAKE AN OATH TO VOW TO PROTECT OUR CONSTITUTION ALL RIGHTS AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

>> WHAT IS THE APPEAL WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT?

WHY IS THAT THE FOCUS OF RECRUITMENT EFFORTS?

>> YOU KNOW THAT OATH TO PROTECT AGAINST ALL THE ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AND UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION IS AN OATH THAT MANY MILITARY MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY TAKE WHEN THEY ENTER SERVICE.

AND SO THE IDEA OF LEAVING SERVICE BUT STILL COMMITTING TO UPHOLDING THAT VALUE IS VERY APPEALING.

YOU KNOW WHEN I SPOKE TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE FOUND IN THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE OATH KEEPERS ONE TOLD ME THAT IS THE VERY REASON WHY HE JOINED THE GROUP.

WHAT IS SO CONTROVERSIAL?

HE SAID ABOUT VOWING TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.

I THINK THE APPEAL LIES IN THAT ECHO OF THE SERVICE THAT THEY ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE TO UPHOLD >> I WILL TOSS THAT QUESTION BACK TO YOU WHAT IS SO CONTROVERSIAL ABOUT UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION?

AS THEY INTERPRET IT HOW DO THEY INTERPRET IT?

>> SO THE THING THAT EXPERTS SAY IS SOMEWHAT PROBLEMATIC WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AFFILIATING WITH A GROUP SUCH AS THE OATH KEEPERS.

WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT WHICH IS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEN WE HAVE A JUDICIARY.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO INTERPRETING THE LAW, DECIDING WHAT LAWS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL AND WHICH ONES ARE NOT, THAT FALLS TO THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

SO THE CONCERN THAT GETS RAISED AROUND HAVING POLICE OFFICERS OR SHERIFFS DESIGNATE THEMSELVES AS CONTRIBUTORS TO THE LAW THE ONES WHO CAN DECIDE WHETHER SOMETHING IS CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOT, THAT RAISES SOME CONCERNS AROUND WHETHER THEY ARE IN FACT APPLYING THE LAW EQUALLY AND WHETHER THEY ARE APPLYING THE LAW AS IT HAS BEEN INTERPRETED BY THE COURTS.

>> SOME OF THE VERY ISSUES THAT THE COUNTRY IS WATCHING PLAY OUT IN THE RITTENHOUSE TRIAL WITH VIGILANTISM PARAMILITARY.

YOU FOUND BRINGING THIS BACK TO CHICAGO, THAT THERE WERE I BELIEVE 13 MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO WERE ON THE MEMBERSHIP ROLES OF LEAKED RECORDS OF OATH KEEPERS ROSTERS.

WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHICAGO POLICE?

>> THE TRICKY THING ABOUT THE RECORDS THAT WERE LEAKED IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY GOOD INDICATION WHEN THE PERSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE OATH KEEPERS.

AND WHETHER THEIR PARTICIPATION IS ACTIVE.

SO WE REACHED OUT TO ALL 13 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AS I MENTIONED I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH TWO.

SOME OF THE OTHERS DENIED THEY HAD EVER BEEN MEMBERS OF THE OATH KEEPERS.

AND SEVERAL ACTUALLY DID NOT RESPOND.

YOU KNOW THOSE THAT WE DID CONTACT TOLD US THAT THIS WAS IN THEIR PAST.

THAT THEY WEREN'T CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN THE ORGANIZATION.

THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS SO PROBLEMATIC ABOUT IT.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE WERE INTERESTED TO HEAR THEIR PERSPECTIVE WHAT WERE THE ACTIVATING REASONS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AFFILIATED WITH THE GROUP IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> AND O'DETTE, CHICAGO SHOWED MORE REPRESENTATION IN THE OATH KEEPERS EVEN THAN SOME OF THE CITIES C.P.D.

IS SMALLER THAN THE BIG APPLE'S POLICE FORCE AND IT WAS 13 C.P.D.

OFFICERS VERSUS A TRIO FROM NEW YORK.

WHY IS THAT?

AND WAS THAT SURPRISING?

>> IT WAS SURPRISING TO ME AND IT COMES DOWN TO THE UNIQUE DYNAMICS WE HAVE IN CHICAGO.

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE.

ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT HE BECAME INTERESTED IN THE GROUP WHEN CHICAGO HAD ENACTED BAN ON HANDGUNS WHICH WAS STRUCK DOWN BY THE SUPREME COURT ABOUT A DECADE AGO.

HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THE OATH KEEPERS FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THAT TIME WHO ALL FELT THAT CHICAGO'S BAN ON HANDGUNS WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

THAT WAS HIS REASON FOR JOINING IT.

AND I THINK ALSO YOU KNOW THE OTHER THING THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WE'VE SEEN PLAYING OUT IS HOW THE DEPARTMENT'S LARGEST POLICE UNION, THE FOP, HAS STOOD IN OPPOSITION TO SOME OF THE CITY'S DIRECTION ON MANDATES ON VACCINES.

SO I THINK THE REASONS THAT A LARGER NUMBER IN THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT REALLY COMES DOWN TO SOME OF THE UNIQUE FACTORS AROUND THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE POLITICS OF SOME OF THE MEMBERS AND SOME OF THE SORT OF CONTROVERSIAL HOT BUTTON ISSUES LIKE MANDATES WE'RE SEEING TODAY.

>> WE DID INVITE MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP AND NONE WERE AVAILABLE.

THE C.P.D.

DID SAY IT'S INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION AND GAVE YOU A STATEMENT INCLUDING WHILE THE C.P.D.

MEMBERS HAVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR PERSONAL VIEWS THE DEPARTMENT HAS STRICT RULES OF CONDUCT PROHIBITING MEMBERS FROM ENGAGING IN ANY BEHAVIOR THAT WOULD IMPEDE THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OR DISCREDIT THE DEPARTMENT.

O'DETTE, ANY UPDATES ON THIS INVESTIGATION AND WHERE IT LIES NOW?

>> NOT YET.

I WILL SAY THAT IN OUR STORY, WE DID IDENTIFY ONE MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO HAD LISTED ON A LINKED IN PAGE THAT HAD HIS NAME AND AFFILIATION WITH THE OATH KEEPERS.

I WENT BACK TO CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL THE CASE AND THE PAGE WAS TAKEN DOWN.

SO I THINK THERE IS ACTIVITY GOING ON NOW THAT OUR STORY HAD BEEN PUT OUT THERE.

BUT NO UPDATE YET FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE STATUS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION.

>> I'M SURE YOU WILL STAY ON IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SHARES PHOTOS OF NATIVE-AMERICAN PEOPLE AND TRADITIONS.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER... >> THERE'S MUCH MORE AHEAD ON THE PROGRAM INCLUDING HOW KENOSHA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE PREPARING FOR A VERDICT IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF KYLE RITTENHOUSE.

BUT FIRST, ARTICLES OF COLORFUL CLOTHING AND ORNAMENTS TELL THE STORY OF PERSON WHO WEARS THEM IT'S CALLED REGALIA AND PRESERVES THE HERITAGE OF A COMMUNITY.

A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER WITH ROOTS IN THE POTAWATOMI NATION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING PEOPLE AND THEIR LEGACY.

MARC VITALI HAS THE STORY.

>> FROM CHILDREN... TO ELDERS... AND ALL AGES IN-BETWEEN... A PHOTOGRAPHER HAS CAPTURED IMAGES OF HER TRIBE AND EXPLORED THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY.

>> I STARTED IN 2010.

I HAVE BEEN A REGISTERED POTAWATOMI SINCE I WAS A TODDLER IN THE 1950s.

AND SO I HAD ACCESS.

THEY ASKED ME IF I WOULD SHOW MY ARTWORK BECAUSE THEY KNEW I WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER.

I SAID HOW ABOUT IF WE CREATE NEW ARTWORK?

>> SHE TRAVELED TO KANSAS, OKLAHOMA AND NEBRASKA AND PLACES WHERE THE MIDWEST POTAWATOMI WERE FORCED TO RELOCATE IN THE 1820s AND 30s.

SHE AIMED THE CAMERA AT PEOPLE AND REGALIA.

>> IT IS NOT AN REENACTMENT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY IT'S NOT A COSTUME.

A COSTUME IS SOMETHING YOU PUT ON TO BE SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT.

AND REGALIA IS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU ARE.

YOUR STORY IS WOVEN IN IT MIGHT BE ABOUT YOUR BIRTH ORDER.

IT MIGHT BE ABOUT AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN YOUR LIFE OR GIFTS FROM OTHER TRIBAL MEMBERS THAT YOU KNOW.

OR IN RESPECT TO YOUR ANCESTORS MAYBE YOUR CLAN COLORS.

YOUR REGALIA IS NEVER FINISHED IT'S ALWAYS EVOLVING AND IT TELLS YOUR STORY.

>> HER LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRESERVE THE STORIES.

THEY ARE FEATURED IN A BOOK THAT IS ONLY BEING DISTRIBUTED TO POTAWATOMI NATIONS.

HOOGSTRATEN WORKED AT WTTW IN THE 1980s.

SHE WON AN EMMY AWARD FOR THE OPENING GRAPHICS OF "CHICAGO TONIGHT" AND THE ORIGINAL CHICAGO "THE WEEK IN REVIEW".

SOME OF HER PHOTOS OF CHICAGO WERE FEATURED ON THE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" SET BUT SHE FOCUSES ON PERSONAL PROJECTS.

>> THESE ARE JUST REGULAR FOLKS.

THEY WORK IN FACTORIES OR THEY GO TO STANFORD ALL ACROSS THE SCALE AND THEY JUST CAME IN TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT.

THEY WEREN'T NERVOUS OR MODEST.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO COAX THEM THEY CAME IN AND DID IT.

IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.

IT WAS A GIFT.

>> THE PICTURES SPOTLIGHT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

>> NATIVE-AMERICANS VOLUNTEERED A HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT WITH THE TROUBLES WITH THEIR PAST?

TO HONOR THE ABSCESSERS.

TWO, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THEIR LAND AND THEY WILL ALWAYS DEFEND IT.

SO IT STARTS TO MAKE SENSE.

>> THERE IS A POSITIVE MINDSET AMONGST OUR PEOPLE THAT YOU STAY ON THE RED ROAD.

THE RED ROAD IS THE GOOD ROAD.

YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE FROM MOTHER EARTH.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT REGALIA IT'S PROOF THAT WE ARE STILL HERE.

WHEN YOU SEE KIDS AND OLDER MEN AND GRANDMOTHERS AND STORYTELLERS ALL TAKING SUCH PRIDE IN THEIR REGALIA AND ALL THE STORY IN EACH PIECE OF REGALIA THERE IS NO QUESTION WE ARE STILL HERE.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" THIS IS MARC VITALI.

>> THOSE COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL.

AND I LOVE THIS NOTION THAT A STORY IS NEVER FINISHED AND THE REGALIA ISN'T EITHER.

THAT BOOK DANCING FOR OUR TRIBE AND SO FAR 25 COPIES HAVE BEEN PRINTED THEY WENT TO THE POTAWATOMI NATIONS FOR POSTERITY.

THERE ARE PLANS FOR A WIDER PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK IN THE NEW YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE PHOTOS ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT", KENOSHA'S COUNTY SHERIFF ON PREPARING THE TOWN FOR A RITTENHOUSE VERDICT.

SOME FEAR THE OBAMA CENTER IN WOODLAWN MAY LEAD TO DISPLACEMENT IN WASHINGTON PARK WE TALK WITH THE AREA'S ALDERPERSON JEANETTE TAYLOR.

AND AFTER COMING UP JUST SHORT AGAINST THE STEELERS THE BEARS LOOK TO BREAK A FOUR-GAME LOSING STREAK WHEN THEY HOST THE RAVENS SUNDAY.

AND NIGHT OWLS OR EARLY RISERS MIGHT BE ABLE TO CATCH A LUNAR ECLIPSE OVERNIGHT.

WE SHOW YOU HOW TO WATCH THE BEST SHOW.

>> FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND DRUGMAKER PFIZER STRIKE A BILLION DOLLAR DEAL.

THE GOVERNMENT SET TO PAY PFIZER $5 BILLION FOR TREATMENT COURSES FOR ITS EXPERIMENTAL COVID-19 PILL IF REGULATORS AUTHORIZE IT.

THIS WEEK, PFIZER REQUESTED THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION GRANT EMERGENCY USE OF THE PILL.

PFIZER'S PILL HAS BEEN SHOWN TO SIGNIFICANTLY CUT THE RATE OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS FOR PEOPLE INFECTED WITH COVID.

THE F.D.A.

REVIEWING ANOTHER PILL FROM MERCK SET TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING ON IT LATER THIS MONTH.

>> CVS ANNOUNCE IT IS WILL CLOSE 900 STORES IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS ERASING 10% OF THE RETAIL LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE.

CVS WILL CLOSE 300 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL COMMIT TO OFFERING EMPLOYEES AFFECTED THE CHOICE TO RELOCATE TO OTHER STORES.

IN SEPTEMBER, THE COMPANY SAID IT WOULD START RECRUITING WORKERS IN ANTICIPATION OF COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS AND FLU VACCINES.

>> THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REVAMPING HOW OFFICERS ARE TO INTERACT WITH MINORS.

THE CITY IS PREPARING TO ROLL OUT A NEW $10 MILLION PROGRAM TO KEEP TEENS WHO COMMIT MINORS CRIMES OUT OF JAIL.

THOUSANDS OF ARRESTED TEENS ARE SENT TO A CENTER IN DIVERTING PUNISHMENT BY COMPLETING COUNSELING AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS BUT AN AUDIT FOUND THE CENTER DID NOT PROPERLY KEEP RECORDS AND OPERATED LIKE A TRADITIONAL JAIL.

A FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OUT TODAY SAYS IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND MUCH MORE ON OUR WEBSITE INCLUDING LINKS TO BOTH AUDITS.

>> THE MAGNIFICENT MILE WILL BE EARNING ITS NAME THIS WEEKEND.

THE CITY'S MAGNIFICENT MILE PARADE RETURNING SATURDAY.

THIS YEAR'S GRAND MARSHALLS ARE EVERYONE'S FAVORITE MIKKI AND MINI JOINED WITH MORE FRIENDS THEY WILL KICKOFF THE PARADE WITH A TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY ALONG THE MAG MILE ROUTE.

>> AND NOW WE HEAD BACK TO KENOSHA, WISCONSIN WHERE PARIS HAS BEEN COVERING DEMONSTRATIONS AROUND THE KYLE RITTENHOUSE TRIAL.

PARIS?

>> AMANDA, KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID BETH HAS BECOME A FAMILIAR FIGURE HERE GOING BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE INITIAL DAY YOS THAT UNFOLDED AFTER THE SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE AND HE WAS OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE HANDING OUT COFFEE AND COOKIES AND PASTRIES.

I BEGAN OUR CONVERSATION BY ASKING HIM WHY?

>> WELL, IT IS A COLD DAY.

WE HAVE PROTESTORS AND I'M HOPING THAT THE COFFEE AND COOKIES TAKES THE EDGE OFF OF A FEW PEOPLE AND I THINK IT HAS.

A WHILE AGO I WALKED THROUGH THE CROWD AND GAVE COOKIES TO EVERYBODY PROTESTING.

IF THEY CAN KEEP SOMEONE FROM GETTING INTO A FIGHT, IF IT CAN KEEP PEOPLE FROM PUSHING AND SHOVING THEN EVERY PENNY SPENT WAS WELL WORTH IT.

>> AND THERE'S NATIONAL ATTENTION HERE WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL VIEWERS ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON ON THE GROUND VERSUS THE PERCEPTION THEY SEE?

>> IN KENOSHA WE HAVE 40-50 PEOPLE ON THE STEPS WITH BULL HORNS AND SIGNS AND NOT DOING TOO MUCH.

AND IF YOUK LOOK 100 FEET IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL HERE IN KENOSHA.

EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.

I JUST WALKED THROUGH HANDING COOKIES THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR POINT ACROSS AS LONG AS TV CAMERAS ARE HERE THEY WILL BE LOUD AND SAYING HER PIECE.

IF YOU LOOK AT KENOSHA YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS TRIAL IS GOING ON AND WOULDN'T KNOW THE PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING.

AND FROM EVERYTHING I'VE GATHERED IS MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT FROM KENOSHA.

>> WHAT IS THE PLAN WHEN A VERDICT COMES?

ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THE TOWN WILL STAY SAFE?

>> I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THE TOWN WILL BE FINE.

THE LOCAL PEOPLE ARE NOT SHOWING UP TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.

ALL THE INTELLIGENCE WE HAVE IS WHEN THE VERDICT COMES OUT A FEW PEOPLE WILL BE ANGRY AND A FEW PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY AND MOST PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO CARE AND IT WILL BE DONE AND A PAGE IN OUR HISTORY.

>> THE LAST TIME, THE TIMES THAT IT GOT BAD WAS OUTSIDE GROUPS.

ARE YOU NOT WORRIED THAT THE OUTSIDE GROUPS WOULD WANT TO COME BACK?

>> WELL, HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A GOOD BLIZZARD AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WANTS TO COME HERE.

BUT NO, I THINK FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM WASHINGTON AND DIFFERENT PLACES THEY ARE WORRIED THAT SKIRMISHES MAY BREAK OUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THE INTELLIGENCE HERE SAYS WHEN THIS ENDS IT WILL BE DONE HERE AND I HOPE THAT'S TRUE.

WE ARE PREPARED IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.

WE'VE BEEN PANNING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS FOR THIS WE'RE READY BUT I'M HOPING THAT ALL THE PREPARATIONS ARE JUST A WASTE OF TIME.

>> I NOTICED THERE WAS FENCING AND STUFF AND YOU DON'T HAVE THAT IS THAT AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PEACEFUL EXPRESSION AND NOT ANTAGONIZE ANYBODY?

>> WELL, WE WENT BY AGAIN INTELLIGENCE WE RECEIVED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND WE BELIEVE WE PLANNED APPROPRIATELY FOR WHAT IS HERE.

AND WITH THE TRIAL THAT WAS FRESHER AND CLOSER TO THE RIOTS OF LAST YEAR WE WERE PREPARED THEN AND NOT A LOT HAPPENED AFTER THAT.

WE DID OVERKILL LAST TIME AND WE THINK WE PLANNED PERFECTLY FOR THIS ONE.

>> AND TODAY THERE WAS AN NBC REPORTER THAT WAS ARRESTED TAILING THE JURY BUS.

CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?

>> THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED THAT INCIDENT I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS I CANNOT COMMENT ON IT.

>> SO THE KENOSHA CITY POLICE THAT BROUGHT IN THAT PURPORTED FREELANCE REPORTER FOREMSNBC INTO CUSTODY AND JUDGE BRUCE SCHROEDER BANNING ANYBODY FROM THAT OUTLET TO THE COURTHOUSE WHICH MAY RAISE FIRST AMENDMENT QUESTIONS THERE'S DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

AMANDA WE WILL JOIN YOU AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM BUT NOW BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU AND NO LIZARDS, PERIOD.

NOT -- BLIZZARDS, PERIOD.

WE GO TO NICK BLUMBERG WHO SPENT THE DAY IN EQUALLY COLD WASHINGTON PARK AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

NICK?

>> WE'RE HERE NOW WITH 20TH WARD ALDERWOMAN YEN JEN THANK YOU FOR BRAVING A CHILLY EVENING WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW WE KNOW WASHINGTON PARK LIKE MANY PARTS OF THE CHICAGO AREA ARE STILL DEALING WITH RECOVERY FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC AND THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THE VACCINATION RATE IS STILL LAGGING AND OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO BOOST THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY AND COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN DO TO TRY AND GET THAT UP?

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT HEALTH DESPITE TALKING ABOUT A VACCINE BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE ANY OTHER THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO US, THE FLU, CHICKENPOX AND OTHER THINGS.

LET'S TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

HONESTLY I HAD COVID AND THE FLU AT THE SAME TIME.

THANKS TO ME HAVING THIS GREAT INSURANCE I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH A HEALTH PROVIDER.

THEY WERE THINGS THEY TOLD ME I COULD DO TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF WHILE I STILL CANNOT TASTE OR SMELL I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A COMMUNITY THAT DOESN'T TRUST GOVERNMENT WE WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD IT WILL NOT BE EASY TO GET THE FOLKS VACCINATED OR HEALTHY.

>> BUT IT HAS TO BE AN EDUCATION PROCESS?

>> THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST THING HOW ARE YOU TAKING YOURSELF.

HOW ARE WE GETTING FRESH FRUIT AND DRINKING MORE WATER IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND WELL ANDS YOU WILL HAVE AN ILLNESS.

>> AND TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE FACED DISINVESTMENT YOU DID A LOT OF WORK WITH THE WOODLAWN AREA TRYING TO MAKE SURE THERE WOULDN'T BE DISPLACEMENT WITH THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS YOU HAVE ABOUT DISPLACEMENT ISSUES IN WASHINGTON PARK?

>> OF COURSE THE 20TH WARD.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO WORK ON IS THE TRUST TO HELP LONG-TERM HOMEOWNERS.

A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY OWN THEIR PROPERTY.

THE PROBLEM NOW IS PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

HOW ARE WE HELPING THE LONG-TERM HOMEOWNERS AND HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS WHICH IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

THIS WILL BE MY EFFORT TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO GIVE MORE OPTIONS TO THE FOLKS WOULD LIVE HERE.

WE WELCOME PEOPLE TO COME BECAUSE WE GOT 4,000 VACANT LOTS AND 2,000 ARE CITY-OWNED.

WE WELCOME PEOPLE WE WANT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND CHOSE TO LIVE HERE.

>> AND TALKING ABOUT SUPPORT FROM THE CITY WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESS OWNERS AS BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO RECOVER.

WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY?

>> THE TIF DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT THE OWNERS WHO ARE HERE AND MAKING A PATH FOR BUSINESS OWNERS TO MOVE INTO THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND YESTERDAY WE HAD CITY COUNCIL MEETING THERE WAS A MUFER APPROVED OR -- MEASURE APPROVED FOR THE GANG DATABASE A REPLACEMENT FOR A CONTROVERSIAL PROGRAM THAT EXISTS NOW.

YOU VOTED AGAINST THE MEASURE YESTERDAY.

WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THAT?

>> FIRST OF ALL, THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS MY FIRST WARD SUPERINTENDENT WHO GOT HIRED LEFT BECAUSE OF THE BALANCE ACTUALLY COULDN'T GET A CARRY AND CONCEAL FOR PICKING UP A RELATIVE FROM THE COUNTY AND HE DID NOT KNOW HE WAS ON THE GANG DATABASE.

THAT SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT WORK AND WE NEED TO JUST DISBAND ALTOGETHER.

I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE ON ANYTHING TO FIX IT.

YOU CAN'T FIX IT.

IT'S LIKE THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.

THOSE THINGS ARE BROKEN AND WE JUST NEED TO START FRESH TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE PROTECTED AND TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE PENALIZE PEOPLE WHO DO WRONG IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> ALDERWOMAN JEANETTE TAYLOR THANK YOU FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR EVENING WITH US.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> FOR NOW, AMANDA BACK TO YOU.

>> WOW.

ALDERWOMAN TAYLOR I KNOW SHE HAD BEEN HESITANT TO GET THE VACCINE AT FIRST BUT CREDITED KEEPING HER OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE COVID CASE IN SEPTEMBER.

THIS ONGOING RECOVERY A GREATER COMMUNITY CONCERN WHO ARE THE OTHER THINGS YOU ARE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT IN THE FUTURE?

>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS.

WHEN WE WERE TALKING WITH EVELYN SHELTON, SHE WAS SAYING AT THAT TIME SHE WAS INTENTIONAL ABOUT PUTTING HER RESTAURANT IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE GOOD FINE DINING OPTIONS THEY WANT TO HAVE THESE SORTS OF NICE THINGS AND IN TALKING ABOUT THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT TO HANG ON TO THEIR HOMES.

BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME EXCITEMENT AROUND THE PROSPECT FOR JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE'S DEFINITELY AN EYE TOWARD THE FUTURE AS WELL.

>> THANKS FOR THAT, NICK, WE APPRECIATE IT.

FOOD LOVE, MY FRIEND.

NOW UP NEXT, WE PREVIEW THE BEARS MATCHUP WITH THE BALTIMORE RAVENS.

STAY WITH US.

THE THINK BEARS ARE EMERGING FROM HIBERNATION FOLLOWING THE BYE THE OFFENSE SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT AS THE TEAM GAME UP JUST SHORT AGAINST THE STEELERS.

UP NEXT THEY TAKE ON THE BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SOLDIER FIELD ON SUNDAY, HOPING TO BREAK THEIR FOUR-GAME LOSING STREAK.

[♪♪♪] JOINING US WITH MORE IS JAMES "BIG CAT" WILLIAMS, FORMER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS FROM 1991-2002.

THANK YOU BIG CAT.

THERE IS AN IDEA FLOATING IN THE CHICAGO COUNCIL TRYING TO KEEP THE BEARS IN CITY BY BUYING THE TEAM AND SELLING SHARES TO FANS ALONG THE LINES OF THE GREEN BAY PACKERS MODEL.

NOT THAT THEY ARE SELLING BUT IF, IF, IF IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE?

>> I REALLY CAN'T SEE IT HAPPENING.

YOU THINK OF ALL THE MONEY THAT IS NOW BEING INVESTED AS FAR AS LEGALIZING GAMBLING AND THE TALK OF THE STADIUM AND I JUST CAN'T SEE ANYWAY THAT THE FAMILY WOULD PART WAYS WITH SEPARATE WITH THE BEARS ORGANIZATION, THE NAME, THE FAMILY TIES.

>> NOT JUST FOR THE LOVE OF CHICAGO.

FOLLOWING IN THE GREEN BAY PACKERS.

GIVEN THAT THE BEARS ARE ON THE FOUR-GAME LOSING STREAK DID THIS BYE WEEK COME AT A GOOD TIME FOR THE TEAM?

>> YES, THIS IS ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON IS USUALLY THE PERFECT TIME.

USUALLY DOESN'T WORKOUT THAT WAY BUT FOR THE BEARS IT DID.

IT GIVES THEM AS A COACHING STAFF A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND SEE THINGS THAT WORKED OR HAVE NOT WORKED.

FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN MAKE THE OFFENSE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

WHAT THEY NEED TO DO DEFENSIVELY TO SHORE-UP THINGS TO CAUSE MORE TURNOVERS AND GET MORE TURNOVERS, SHORE UP TACKLING.

AND SCHEME THINGS.

AND FOR THE PLAYERS IT'S JUST ABOUT RECHARGING YOUR BATTERY.

GETTING YOUR ENERGY BACK UP.

A COUPLE WORKOUTS IN AND GETTING YOUR BODY AND MIND BACK TOGETHER >> WELL, SPEAKING OF GOING BACK AND TAKING TIME THE LAST GAME AGAINST THE STEELERS, THE BEARS WERE CALLED FOR A CONTROVERSIAL TAUNTING CALL.

IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL.

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON IT?

>> LOOK, IT IS A RIDICULOUS RULE, I THINK AS FAR AS TAUNTING GOES.

YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF GROWN GUYS RUNNING AROUND IN FULL EQUIPMENT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HURT EACH OTHER EVEN IF THEY DO GET INTO A FIGHT.

BUT THE FOCUS THAT THE LEAGUE HAS PUT ON IT, EVERY TEAM KNOWS IT, EVERY PLAYER KNOWS IT, SO YOU CAN'T DO IT.

YOU CAN'T PUT YOURSELF IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE CALLED.

YES, YOU MAKE A GREAT PLAY AND GET THE SACK WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOU STANDING THERE STARING AT THE OPPOSING SIDELINE BEFORE YOU GO BACK TO YOUR SIDE.

GO BACK TO YOUR SIDELINE AND CELEBRATE WITH THE REST OF THE DEFENSE OR YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS, FOR THAT PAST SITUATION IT WAS WITH THE DEFENSE.

CELEBRATE WITH THE GUYS AND MOVE ON.

>> DESPITE THE DESIRE TO DO SUCH A THING PLAYERS ARE GETTING A LOT OF MONEY.

DESPITE THAT LOSS, ARE YOU SEEING SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN THE OFFENSE AND THE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN JUSTIN FIELDS AND HIS RECEIVERS?

>> WELL, THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND HALF OF THE STEELERS GAME, YOU SEE JUSTIN FIELDS LOOKING MORE COMFORTABLE.

YOU SEE ALAN ROBINSON GETTING BACK INTO THE ACT.

YOU SEE CAMPETTE BEING INTRODUCED TO CHICAGO A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO, YEAH, I SEE A PROGRESSION.

THEY ARE IN A TOUGH STRETCH RIGHT NOW WITH THE TEAMS THEY ARE GOING TO PLAY.

THE TEAMS THEY HAVE TO FACE.

BUT THE BETTER THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, THE BETTER THEY WORK TOGETHER, THE LONGER THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER, I CAN'T SEE HOW IT CAN BE A BAD THING.

I EXPECT THEM TO GET BETTER WEEK BY WEEK AS LONG AS THE COACHING STAFF KEEPS THEM IN SITUATIONS THAT KEEPS FIELDS OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

>> SPEAKING OF THE COACHING STAFF, IF THE BEARS DO END UP WITH A LOSING SEASON BUT THERE'S PROGRESSION WITH JUSTIN FIELDS, IS THAT ENOUGH TO BRING MATT NAGY BACK NEXT YEAR OR IS HE DONE?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT A BRASS UP AT HALLIS HALL BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT NAGY'S DONE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AN OFFENSIVE MINDED COACH THAT HAS COME IN AND WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THE OFFENSE REALLY LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS.

SO YOU'VE GOT TO THINK SOMETHING'S DRAMATIC REALLY HAS TO HAPPEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.

BOTH WITH FIELDS PROGRESSION AND JUST WITH THE TEAM IN ORDER TO REALLY THINK THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD SHOT OF BRINGING HIM BACK.

BUT YOU HAVE ALSO HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION IF THEY DON'T BRING HIM BACK WHO DO THEY BRING IN?

THAT IS ANOTHER HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER.

>> I COVER POLITICS AND THAT IS ALWAYS MY ANSWER YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COMPETITION SPEAKING OF BEARS GOING IN WITH THIS 3-6 RECORD TO HOME GAME ON SUNDAY AGAINST THE BALTIMORE RAVENS HOW DO YOU SEE THIS MATCHUP WHAT IS YOUR PREDICTION FOR SUNDAY'S GAME?

>> IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY MATCHUP.

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ONCE AGAIN FIELDS BEING THE YOUNG QUARTERBACK AND ROOKIE AND A BALTIMORE RAVENS DEFENSE THAT IS -- THEY THRIVE ON SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

THEY ARE ABLE TO GIVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOOKS AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

AS FAR AS BLITZING, BRINGING GUYS, MIGHT BRING FIVE, SIX GUYS MY DROP THE GUYS OUT AND BRING THREE BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT FIELDS WILL BE ASKED TO DISSECT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.

NOW, THE BALTIMORE IS NOT THE GREATEST DEFENSE IN THE WORLD THEY ARE NOT THE BALTIMORE WE HAVE KNOWN OF THE PAST.

THEY DO GIVE UP A LOT OF YARDS IN THE PASSING GAME AND THEY HAVE BEEN SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE RUN.

THE BEARS HAVE THEIR CHANCE.

THEY HAVE TO GET FIELDS COMFORTABLE LIKE HE WAS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE STEELERS GAME.

AND YOU KNOW, USE THE RUNNING GAME.

>> GIVE ME THE BIG BOLD PREDICTION?

>> I'M GOING 27-17 BALTIMORE UNFORTUNATELY.

>> UNFORTUNATELY.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH JAMES "BIG CAT" WILLIAMS.

>> THANKS, AMANDA.

>> AND NOW LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH NICK BLUMBERG WHO HAS SPENT THE DAY IN WASHINGTON PARK ON THE CITY'S SOUTH SIDE AS PART OF OUR "IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES".

>> WE ARE JOINED ONCE AGAIN BUYERER OF THE KLEO COMMUNITY WE ARE JOINED BY EREATHA MCCULLOUGH OF KLEO COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE WORK THAT KLEO IS DOING AROUND COVID VACCINES AND WE HEARD FROM PASTOR T.L.

BARRETT, JR. PAST HIS SON FOUNDED KLEO CAN YOU TELL US WHAT INSPIRED IT AND WHERE THE NAME COMES FROM.

>> KLEO IS HIS BABY SISTER.

PASTOR'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.

AND 14 YEARS AGO HER LIFE WAS TAKEN BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WE WILL CALL THAT.

HE TOOK HER LIFE AND HIS AS WELL.

IT WAS A MURDER/SUICIDE.

BUT THE FAMILY TRIUMPHED IN THAT SITUATION.

IT WAS TRAGEDY, HOWEVER THEY TURNED IT INTO A SPACE WHERE HER MEMORY WILL GO ON.

SHE WAS A LOVING YOUNG LADY KEEP LOVING EACH OTHER, SO THAT IS THE THREAD THROUGH ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE KLEO CENTER SPHOON A LOT OF COMMUNITY WORK ADDRESSES VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION AND SO MUCH WORK THAT YOU DO.

HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO ADAPT TO COVID TO KEEP THE PROGRAMS GOING?

>> SO SINCE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PANDEMIC WE'VE BEEN GRANTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE -- ORIGINALLY WE WERE KNOWN AS CONTACT TRACERS.

BUT AS THIS -- IT'S VASTLY CHANGING AND CONSTANTLY.

NOW WE ARE CONTACT RESPONDERS.

AND WE ARE CANVASING ON THE STREETS WE ARE TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VACCINE.

WE ARE ALSO A CALL CENTER WHERE WE ARE MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR VACCINATIONS FOR EVERYBODY THAT WANTS IT.

AND AS IT ROLLS OUT IT GETS A LITTLE HECTIC BECAUSE OF THE AGES THAT ARE CHANGING AND YOUTH ARE AVAILABLE AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

WE WORK INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND WORK AS CONTACT TRACING AS FAR AS THE PHONES ARE CONCERNED AND THE CANVASING.

THERE'S THREE PARTS OF OUR PROGRAM NOW.

AND IT'S CONSTANT TRAINING WE ARE ALWAYS TRAINING AND LEARNING NEW SKILLS AND LEARNING NEW THINGS ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT OURSELVES DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE A COAT DRIVE AND TOY DRIVE AS WELL AS THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY YOU DO.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE DEMAND FOR THE PANTRY?

>> THE PANTRY HAS WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE BECAUSE INITIALLY THE PEOPLE WERE AFRAID TO COME OUT.

WE'VE ONLY MISSED ONE PANTRY.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTNER WITH THE GREATER FOOD DEPOSITORY AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US.

WE INITIALLY STARTED OFF WITH INDIVIDUAL PACKED BOXES SO THAT PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE ARE WORKING STILL MONTHLY AND IT'S EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH.

>> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRAVING THIS CHILLY EVENING WITH US AND TELLING US ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THAT'S ALL FOR US FROM WASHINGTON PARK.

WE HAD A CHILLY DAY HERE BUT A WARM WELCOME AND GOT TO LEARN ABOUT A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK THAT FOLKS ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.

BACK TO YOU.

>> KEEP LOVING EACH OTHER.

THAT IS A POWERFUL NAME AND MINDSET THANK YOU, NICK, WE HAVE LOVED YOUR MINI TOUR THROUGH WASHINGTON PARK.

UP NEXT, DETAILS ON AN UPCOMING CELESTIAL SHOW.

FIRST A LOOK AT EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND TOWN THIS WEEKEND... [♪♪♪] IF SKIES ARE CLEAR CHICAGOANS WILL HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF CATCHING A LUNAR ECLIPSE.

THAT IS IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO GET OUT OF BED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

WTTW NEWS REPORTER PATTY WETLI JOINS US NOW WITH HOW TO PREP FOR THE CELESTIAL SHOW.

>> PATTY CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT IS A LUNAR ECLIPSE AND THIS IS NOT JUST ANY ECLIPSE IT IS A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

>> IT IS AN ALMOST TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON ABOUT 97%.

SO I KNOW THIS CAN GET A LITTLE CONFUSING.

A LUNAR ECLIPSE IS WHEN THE EARTH COMES BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE MOON.

SO THE EARTH'S SHADOW WILL BE CAST ON TO THE MOON.

AND THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE WILL SEE.

THEY WILL SEE THAT SHADOW.

NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY IS TAKING A BITE OUT OF THE MOON BUT YOU WILL SEE A SHADOW THAT CAN RANGE FROM A LIGHTER DARK GRAY TO POSSIBLY BRICK RED.

>> WHEN CAN PEOPLE SEE THIS AND ARE YOU PLANNING TO RISE AND SHINE FOR IT?

>> THAT IS A BIG QUESTION.

WE SHALL SEE IF I GET UP.

YOU KNOW, IT WILL ACTUALLY THE PROCESS STARTS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

BUT PEOPLE WILL GET A REALLY START TO GET A GOOD VIEW OF THAT SHADOW AT AROUND 1:30ISH, AND THEN THE MOST SHADOW THAT WILL BE ON THE MOON WILL BE AT ROUGHLY 3:00 A.M.

SO IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE, LOOK UP ABOUT TWO-THIRDS INTO THE SKY SOUTHISH, WESTISH, FOR THE MOON AND HOPEFULLY THE SKIES ARE CLEAR YOU WILL SEE THAT SHADOW.

>> AND IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU.

THANK YOU, PATTY.

>> THANKS AMANDA.

>> YOU CAN READ THE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE AND FIND LINKS TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE ON-LINE AT WTTW.COM/NEWS.

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

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

>> PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT LIVE AT 7:00 P.M. FOR "THE WEEK IN REVIEW".

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

>> I'M AMANDA VINICKY THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU GET UP AT 1:00 A.M. FOR THE ECLIPSE AND GOOD NIGHT.

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