>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT , CANDIDATES FOR ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL FACE-OFF.

>> REPORTED HATE CRIMES ARE ON THE RISE, PARTICULARLY THOSE BASED ON RACE AND RELIGION.

>> ADIDAS STOPS IT PARTNERSHIP WITH YE FOLLOWING ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS AFTER A NEW REPORT THAT SHOWS HATE CRIMES ARISING ACROSS CHICAGO.

>>> HOW STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

>>> ARTISTIC VIEWS IN THE GREEK LANDSCAPE, WE SPEAK WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER , A GREEK PRINCE , VISITING CHICAGO.

>>> THE TOP STORIES, OFFICIALS BROKE GROUND ON A $380 MILLION PROJECT IN THE FOREST HILLS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, IT WANTS TO SPEED UP TRAINS BY UNTANGLING TWO PASSENGER AND FOUR FREIGHT RAIL LINES.

>> IT IS ABOUT THE PERSON IN THE FAMILY STUCK IN CONGESTION TRY TO MAKE IT TO WORK , HOSPITALS , EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES .

IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE SITTING AT CROSSINGS AS THE TRAIN GOES BY AND MAKING SURE OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM CAN MOVE PEOPLE RELIABLY TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO FASTER AND AFFORDABLY.

IT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR GOODS INTO PLACES THEY NEED TO GO SO BUSINESSES CAN OPERATE.

>> IT IS ONE OF FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITH CONSTRUCTION TAKING UP TO TWO YEARS .

>>> AFTER A YEAR OF NEGOTIATING FOR A NEW CONTRACT, TEACHERS AND FACULTY ACROSS THE CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO PLAN TO GO ON STRIKE NEXT WEEK IF A NEW AGREEMENT IS NOT FINALIZED AS THEY ARE PUSHING FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZES, GREATER ACCESS TO REMOTE LEARNING, AND INCREASED SALARIES.

THE TEACHERS UNION , WHICH REPRESENTS 1500 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONALS, SAYS THE CONTRACT EXPIRED IN JULY AND NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN LAST OCTOBER WITH NO AGREEMENT INSIGHT .

92% OF FACULTY VOTED TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE.

>>> AS THE JOE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION STUDENT LOAN PLAN FACES CHALLENGES, IT IS ALREADY EASIER FOR BORROWERS TO QUALIFY.

TEACHERS , PUBLIC DEFENDERS, AND MANY OTHER PUBLIC-SECTOR WORKERS WERE GETTING CREDIT FOR PARTIAL, LATE OR LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS , AS WELL AS CREDIT FOR TIMES IN DEFERMENT .

THE PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED THOSE IN PUBLIC SERVICE TO HAVE THEIR DEBT CANCELED AFTER 10 YEARS BUT SOME HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE OPTION DUE TO COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS AS THE NEW REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1st OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> COMING UP, A RISE IN ANTISEMITIC HATE CRIMES AROUND THE COUNTRY .

FIRST , AMANDA VINICKY HAS THE RACE FOR ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> THE SEAT OF THE LEGAL OFFICER IS IN THE HANDS OF EMPLOYED VOTERS.

A LARGE PART OF THE JOB INVOLVES CONSUMER PROTECTION, THE ELECTION COMES WHEN PIVOTAL ISSUES ARE PLAYING OUT WITHIN THE STATE AND NATIONWIDE AS POLITICIANS AND LEGAL OFFICIALS ARE DEBATING THE SAFETY ACT, WHICH ELIMINATES CASH BAIL .

WHILE ILLINOIS IS AN ISLAND FOR ABORTION ACCESS, IT COULD PLAY A ROLE IN PROTECTING TRAVELING CASES.

JOINING US ARE KWAME RAOUL , AND THOMAS DeVORE , ALONG WITH DANIEL ROBIN , THE LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE.

BEFORE WE BEGIN , THIS IS NOT A FORMAL DEBATE.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT GIFT OPENING OR CLOSING STATEMENTS.

I WILL USE FAIRNESS AS OUR GUIDE.

CAN THIS CANNOT FILIBUSTER OR USE CAMPAIGN SPEECHES.

GO TO THEIR WEBSITES FOR THOSE.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE , THE SAFETY ACT IS GOING INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1st.

THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ONGOING CONVERSATION IN REGARDS TO THE THRESHOLD FOR DETERMINING WHICH DEFENDANTS ARE DEEMED A THREAT.

WHAT SHOULD THAT THRESHOLD BE?

>> MAKING SURE WE PRESERVE THAT DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE TO USE THEIR AUTHORITY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEFENDANT WILL LIKELY RETURN TO COURT.

>> IS THAT SPECIFICATION NEEDED?

>> THE JUDGE HAS THAT UNDER COMMON LAW.

UNDER AN EXISTING SUPREME COURT CODE.

CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED BECAUSE THERE MAY BE A LACK OF INTERPRETATION.

YOU INDICATED I SAID THAT CONVERSATIONS NEED TO TAKE PLACE , THEY ARE TAKING PLACE.

WE HAVE STATES ATTORNEYS AT THE TABLE, SHERIFF'S AT THE TABLE, AND THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD HAPPEN.

THE LEGISLATURE MEETS AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHAT THEY DO IS AMEND EXISTING STATUTES.

>> THOMAS DeVORE , WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT?

>> THE CONVERSATION SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN JANUARY OF 2021.

THE BILL CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

THOSE PROBLEMS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

THE LEGISLATURE TALKING TO THE STATES ATTORNEYS , I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE THE LAW HAS CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS.

THE THING ABOUT INHERENT AUTHORITY , HE FAILS TO ADDRESS , IF YOU GO TO THE ACTUAL STATUTE, IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF CASES A JUDGE GETS TO ADDRESS.

THERE ARE CATEGORIES OF CASES THAT THE JUDGE NEVER COMES INTO PLAY, HIS INHERENT AUTHORITY , BECAUSE THEY NEVER GO IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE BECAUSE THE STATE ATTORNEY NEVER FILES.

THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED.

>> SOME PEOPLE SAY THE JUDGE DOES HAVE DISCRETION.

>> I AGREE , THE JUDGE DOES HAVE DISCRETION.

>> GO AHEAD ?

>> I HAVE DEFENDED.

DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT, ASK THE STATE ATTORNEY, THE JUDGE 'S INHERENT AUTHORITY , THE JUDGE HAS DECEIVED THEM FIRST , IF HE NEVER SEES SOMEBODY ACCUSED OF A CRIME, INHERENT AUTHORITY DOES NOT MATTER.

IF YOU GO TO THE CITATIONS OF THE STATUTE, IT SAYS, ONLY IF YOU ARE ACCUSED OF THESE CRIMES, WILL THE STATE ATTORNEY FILED A PETITION FOR A DETENTION HEARING .

IF IT IS OUTSIDE THOSE CATEGORIES , THERE IS NEVER A DETENTION HEARING AND THAT JUDGE NEVER SEES THEM AND THEY ARE RELEASED PRETRIAL.

THAT IS THE OPINION OF THE STATES ATTORNEYS.

>> ABOUT HALF OF THE STATES ARE SUING TO OVERTURN THIS LAW.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?

THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.

>> IT IS.

IT IS REFERENCED AS A LAW , THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER, THE STATES ATTORNEY.

THEY HAVE CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO THE SAFETY ACT.

I CANNOT TALK ABOUT THE LAWSUIT BECAUSE I AM DEFENDING THEM.

WITH REGARDS TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS , THEY ARE ENGAGED AS WELL.

OF PEORIA COUNTY , CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, THEY ARE ENGAGED IN THE LEGISLATURE AND THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD HAPPEN.

THAT IS HOW IT HAS HAPPENED.

THE SAFETY ACT HAS ALREADY BEEN AMENDED.

>> HERE IS THE ISSUE.

THE SAFETY ACT HAS BEEN AMENDED.

THE MAIN ARGUMENTS BEING MADE BY MR. GLASSED OUT AND OTHERS , THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT TOPICS IN THIS BILL AND THERE'S ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE ONE.

THERE ARE OTHERS.

WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DISAGREE ON, THIS SHOULD BE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING ARGUMENTS OF CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE LEGISLATION , NOT 60 COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY .

>> SHOULD THEY HAVE GOT TO COURT TO REJECT THIS LAW WERE UNDERMINED IT ?

>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS AN OBLIGATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE, IF THE LEGISLATURE PASSES A LAW THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BELIEVES HAS CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS , THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS A DUTY TO DEFEND THE PEOPLE AGAINST THAT LEGISLATION.

IF YOU THINK IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL , HE CAN DEFENDED THE LAW AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

WE HAVE 60 STATES ATTORNEYS SAYING THERE ARE GLARING CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND NO ONE HAS ASKED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IF HE BELIEVES IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL.

>> I DO BELIEVE THE SAFETY ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND I WILL DEFEND IT.

I AM NOT ONLY REPRESENTING THE LEGISLATURE , THE GOVERNOR , THAT IS ONE OF MY INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES AS ATTORNEY GENERAL , BUT THEY HAVE NAMED ME IN THE LAWSUIT.

>> YOU ARE PART OF IT.

THESE CONSOLIDATED CASES, IF THE SAFETY ACT DOES GO INTO EFFECT, WILL YOU MAKE SURE IT IS FOLLOWED?

>> IF IT IS FOUND TO BE CONSTITUTIONAL BY THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT , AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE HAS AN OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW THAT LAW, ABSOLUTELY.

>> IT COULD BE A LONG TIME.

>> AGAIN , UNDER THE HYPOTHETICAL , IF I AM SUCCESSFUL AND TAKE OVER , MY ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND WE WILL DEFEND THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE SAFETY ACT , SAY IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN ITS TOTALITY .

NOT TO SAY THERE ARE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW THAT MAKE GOOD POLICY.

THE LAW IN ITS TOTALITY , IT WASN'T SHOVED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING.

>> AFTER HEARINGS LEADING UP TO IT.

AND IN COMMISSIONS.

IT WAS PAST IN SHORT ORDER.

IS THAT A PROBLEM THAT THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOES THIS?

>> THE SAFETY ACT INVOLVES DIFFERENT PROVISIONS , INCLUDING ONE I PRESIDE OVER 25 MEETINGS OVER A LONG TIME.

THAT WAS NOT OVERNIGHT.

THAT WAS NOT LAST-MINUTE .

THOSE WERE MEETINGS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH STATES ATTORNEYS AT THE TABLE, IN FACT , THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE ASSOCIATION GAVE ME PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR AWARD BECAUSE OF MY WORK ON THIS.

>> WHAT -- YOU TALKED ABOUT LICENSING, DOES THIS GO FAR ENOUGH?

>> THE CERTIFICATION THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE SAFETY ACT , ONLY ALLOWS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF AN OFFICER IF THEY ARE CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS.

WE EXPENDED THAT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH A LOT OF STATES THAT HAVE MORE ROBUST OPPORTUNITIES -- >> TO GET THE BAD APPLE POLICE OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

>> YES , BECAUSE THEY MAKE IT BAD FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF POLICE OFFICERS TO DO THEIR JOB THE RIGHT WAY.

>> THE CITY OF CHICAGO, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS UNDER A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE , THE MANY CHANGES, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL , RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THEM AND THERE IS A REPORT THAT HAS FOUND ONLY 380 CONSENT DECREE PARAGRAPHS.

YOUR OFFICE HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE , HOW ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THESE GOALS ARE MET ON TIME?

>> IN MULTIFACETED WAYS.

WE WANT TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE BUT WORK COLLABORATIVELY.

I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE HAD A PANDEMIC, THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP THREE OR FOUR TIMES.

I UNDERSTAND THOSE OBSTACLES .

AT THE SAME TIME , WE ARE NOT IN A RUSH TO CHECK BOXES .

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE PROVISIONS ARE DONE IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY SUCH THAT WE CAN CHANGE POLICE INTO BEING CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING.

THE JUDGE PRESIDING OVER -- >> MOVING ON TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WOULD YOU ENFORCE THAT CONSENT DECREE ?

>> ABSOLUTELY .

THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE FOUR YEARS AGO AND MOST HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS THE NATION FIVE TO 10 YEARS BEFORE THERE IS FULL COMPLIANCE.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CPD, NOT A BAD THING.

THE CERTIFICATION YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT , THAT WAS A SEPARATE BILL THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS WORKING ON WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE NIGHT , A FEW DAYS BEFORE A NEW GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOOK OVER, THAT BILL GOT SHOVED IN AN ISOLATED TOGETHER WITH WHAT IS NOW THE SAFETY ACT.

>> WHICH IS AN ELEMENT OF THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY, BECAUSE IT IS PIECEMEAL LOSS INTO ONE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SINGLE ONE .

COUNTER THAT.

THAT HAPPENED A LOT IN SPRINGFIELD.

IS IT WRONG ?

>> NO.

THE SINGLE FUND , AS IT HAS BEEN EVALUATED , ALLOWS BROAD DISCRETION TO THE LEGISLATURE.

THE POLICE CERTIFICATION HAS TO DO WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE , AS DOES MALE.

>> DO YOU STAND BY THIS?

>> WE COULD HAVE THE POLICY DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER IT GOES TOO FAR.

>> DOES IT ?

>> IN SOME ASPECTS, THEY WERE GETTING CLOSE TO THAT AGREEMENT , TRY TO PLAY A PART IN THAT CONVERSATION.

I KNOW THERE WERE GETTING CLOSE WITH THE TERMS .

I DON'T THINK THERE WERE QUITE THERE.

THE WAY THAT IT WAS ABRUPTLY STOPPED IS WHAT FRUSTRATED THE STATE FOP.

>> IS THAT HOW IT WENT DOWN?

>> NO.

WE HAD DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE AND THEY THANKED ME FOR ENGAGING THE.

>> THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOP WOULD DISAGREE.

>> DO YOU HAVE A CONCEALED CARRY LICENSE?

>> NO.

>> DO YOU CARRY A GUN?

>> NOT USUALLY.

>> YOU HAVE ONE FOR SAFEKEEPING?

>> YES .

>> GUN RELATED CRIME, MR. DeVORE, WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE?

>> GUN RELATED CRIMES ARE CRIMES THAT INVOLVE WEAPONS.

TALKING ABOUT CRIME IN HIS TOTALITY .

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BEING TOUGH ON CRIME , ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THAT, DEALING WITH THE UNDERLYING ISSUES.

WHEN I GO INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH HIGH RATES OF CRIME , THAT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT .

WE CAN BE AS HARD ON CRIME AS WE NEED TO BE BUT IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH REAL, NOT SO MUCH FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- >> MORE MONEY ?

>> SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES.

YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO DO AND ARE GETTING IN TROUBLE.

USING THAT OFFICE -- >> WHAT WOULD YOU DO ?

>> FACILITATE CONVERSATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE TO HOW TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS CRIME.

BEING TOUGH AND MAKING SURE THOSE WHO COMMIT CRIMES IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO BUT WE CANNOT KEEP DOING THAT AND BRING MORE NEW YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE THAT.

>> THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS A LOT ABOUT MAKING THOSE INVESTMENTS.

ATTORNEY GENERAL , RAOUL, DOES YOUR OFFICE NEED MORE RESOURCES TO COMBAT GUN CRIME ?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

MY OFFICE NEEDS MORE RESOURCES IN GENERAL.

>> WE AGREE ON THAT.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF 2018 , A YEAR BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE, THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL DID A SURVEY AND WE WERE LAST IN THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF ATTRITION.

WE CHANGE THAT.

FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE , 2022 , WE RETURNED $39 AND THAT GENERAL REVENUE FUND.

WITH REGARDS TO GUN CRIMES , I AGREE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE DONE SO IN A LIMITED FASHION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUPPORTING READY CHICAGO WHICH GOES TOWARDS INTERVENING WITH AT RISK POPULATIONS.

WE HAVE ALSO DIRECTLY CONFRONTED THE FACT THAT THERE IS INDUSTRY THAT DEPEND UPON TRAFFICKING GUNS TO ILLEGAL GUN OWNERS.

THAT IS WHY WE CREATED THE CRIME GUN TRACING PLATFORM AND SUED THE ATF BECAUSE THEY HAVE RELICENSED A MANUFACTURER THAT MANUFACTURES A GUN YOU WOULD GO TO OWN IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND IS USED IN CARJACKINGS.

WE WORKED WITH THE SECRET SERVICE TO PREVENT ACTS OF TARGETED VIOLENCE.

>> THAT IS AN ISSUE WE KNOW VERY WELL IN CHICAGO.

THOMAS DeVORE , YOU HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF KIM FOXX.

>> YOU MAKE ME , IF SHE WILL NOT PROSECUTE THEM, I WILL.

SHE BETTER GET TO PROSECUTING OR WE WILL PROSECUTE HER.

>> TWO BITS FIRST, WHAT DO YOU MEAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROSECUTE HER, HOW IT IS THAT A THREAT?

>> NO , IT IS A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

IF WE HAVE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AT ANY LEVEL WHO WERE NOT DOING THE JOB , THEY ARE ENGAGING IN CONDUCT WHICH IS NOT WITHIN THEIR AUTHORITY UNDER THE LAW, THEY COULD RISE TO THE LEVEL OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT .

THAT IS A CONVERSATION TO HAVE.

ONE THING SHE HAS DONE IS ARBITRARILY DECIDING ACROSS THE BOARD , UNLESS YOU HAVE COMMITTED A THEFT IN EXCESS OF $1000, SHE WILL NOT CHARGED WITH FELONY THEFT.

SHE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT.

>> IS IN THAT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION ?

>> IS A CASE-BY-CASE DETERMINATION BUT WHEN YOU ACROSS THE BOARD CREATE BLANKET POLICIES THAT VIOLATE STATUTE , THAT GOES BEYOND PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION.

THAT IS A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

>> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IS PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION ?

CAN SHE CHANGE THE THRESHOLD?

THAT IS ILLINOIS LAW.

>> PROSECUTORS EXERCISE DISCRETION ALL THE TIME , WHETHER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS .

SOMETIMES CASES DO NOT MEET A THRESHOLD FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.

THEY EXERCISE DISCRETION.

LOCAL PROSECUTORS EXERCISE DISCRETION.

>> DO YOU BELIEVE IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT?

>> WHETHER I AGREE WITH IT OR NOT -- >> DO YOU ?

>> NO , I DON'T AGREE WITH BLANKET DISCRETION , BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS WITHIN HER RIGHT.

THE NOTION OF PROSECUTING A PROSECUTOR , I THINK THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS.

>> SHOULD ILLINOIS CONSIDERING LOWER THE THRESHOLD ?

SHOULD THE STATE LOWERED THE THRESHOLD FROM $1000 FOR FELONY -- >> THEY SHOULD HAVE THE DISCUSSION BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE THRESHOLD WAS SET DURING A POINT IN TIME , IF YOU LOOK AT THE DOLLAR VALUE AT THAT TIME, IT HAS CHANGED OVER TIME.

WHEN I FOCUSED ON , IN REGARD TO RETAIL CRIME, WE HAVE SEEN SMASH AND GRABS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE SEEN STOLEN ITEMS BEING ON THEIR WAY TO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS BEING STOLEN AND SOLD ON ONLINE MARKETPLACES AND MONETIZED TO FUND TERRORISM , GUN TRAFFICKING , HUMAN TRAFFICKING , THAT IS WHY WE NEED A TASK FORCE AND IVD BIPARTISAN WORKING GROUP .

>> THOMAS DeVORE , YOUR COMMENTS EARLIER, NOT JUST DIRECTED AT KIM FOXX, HOW WOULD YOU PROSECUTE ?

>> THERE IS CONCURRENT JURISDICTION THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS, COMMON-LAW GOING BACK FOREVER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THEY CAN , IF THEY DEEM NECESSARY , STEP INTO A COUNTY AND PROSECUTE CASES .

>> WHAT THAT COMMON-LAW SAYS , WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONSENT OF THAT STATE'S ATTORNEY.

>> THAT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.

>> THE COMMON-LAW SAYS THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CANNOT ACT WITHOUT ACQUIESCENCE.

>> THAT IS NOT CONSENT, THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A STATE ATTORNEY TO OBJECT, TO THE EXTENT THEY WANT TO INTERJECT THEMSELVES AND JUST WALK AWAY FROM PROSECUTION , THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT.

THE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION HAS BEEN TRIED.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON TO MR. RAOUL.

>> WHERE THE STATE ATTORNEY MADE NO OBJECTION, JUST TO BE CLEAR.

>> YOU ARE SAYING THE STATE ATTORNEY COULD MAKE AN OBJECTION ?

>> IF THE STATE ATTORNEY MAKES AN OBJECTION -- >> LET'S SAY THAT KIM FOXX WOULD.

>> LET'S SAY SHE WANTS TO PROSECUTE AND WOULD OBJECT, THAT IS A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION .

THAT PARTICULAR FACT PATTERN , IF NECESSARY , THAT WILL GO TO THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS TO GET TO THAT STEP OF SAYING, IF YOU WILL BLANKET NOT PROSECUTE THESE CASES, OUR OFFICE WILL.

>> THE CASE LAW , THEY INITIATE -- >> I AM NOT A LAWYER.

YOU TWO ARE.

KWAME RAOUL , YOUR TOP CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTOR IS NEARLY DOUBLING YOUR SECOND , THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS , ALSO FUNDED BY J.B. PRITZKER , IF HE IS YOUR TOP FUNDER , DON'T YOU HAVE AN ALLEGIANCE TO HIM ?

?

>> I DON'T SEE TO DEFY THE GOVERNOR.

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRESENTING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

I HAVE SERVED FOR 18 YEARS AND NEVER RECEIVED A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION THAT DICTATED WHAT I DO.

>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RECENTLY HAS ADMITTED ON TWO OCCASIONS, IT WOULD BE A FAIR QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE GOVERNOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NEW MANDATES.

>> REGARDING COVID ?

>> FAIR QUESTION.

TO THAT EXTENT , IS IT A FAIR QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE GOVERNOR CAN EXERCISE THE EXECUTIVE POWER AGAINST 12.5 MILLION PEOPLE ?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD ALWAYS SIDE WITH THE PEOPLE ON A FAIR QUESTION AND NOT THE GOVERNOR.

THAT IS WHERE WE FUNDAMENTALLY DISAGREE.

I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE.

THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER.

WE LEFT OUR PEOPLE HANGING OUT TO DRY FOR 2.5 YEARS ON THAT FAIR QUESTION.

>> WE SAVE LIVES.

ON THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY , DATA DEMONSTRATED WE SAVE LIVES.

MY WIFE IS AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST.

THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE PER CAPITA, IT BEATS THOSE OF SURROUNDING STATES THAT TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HIS ROLE AS THE CHIEF OFFICER IS NOT ABOUT MEASURING THE MEDICAL DATA.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL A POSITIVE ROLE IS TO DETERMINE THE CONSTITUTIONALITY.

>> IT HAS BEEN SAID OVER AND OVER, BECAUSE OF HIS AGGRESSIVE FILING OF CASES.

>> THE ONLY CASE THE GOVERNOR EVER WON, NOT A CASE I WAS IN , SERIAL PROCLAMATIONS , THE GOVERNOR HAS NEVER WON A CASE IN WIELDING THIS POWER.

WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE -- >> HOW WOULD YOU HAVE KEPT PEOPLE SAFE?

YOU WOULD BE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER.

>> KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE FROM EXECUTIVE ABUSE IS WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD DO.

SIMPLE , WHEN THE GOVERNOR WIELDED THAT EXECUTIVE POWER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED THAT THE LEGISLATURE STEP IN AND PAST POLICY AND LEGISLATION IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE GOVERNOR DID.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.

WE ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO ONE WHEELED -- >> THE COURT SAID THE GOVERNOR HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO.

>> HE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A DISASTER PROCLAMATION , WHAT WAS BEING LITIGATED, YOU WERE NOT THERE , WHAT WAS THERE IS , REGARDLESS OF THE DISASTER PROCLAMATION , COULD THE GOVERNOR WIELDED EXECUTIVE POWER OVER BUSINESSES AND PUTTING MASKS ON CHILDREN?

THE GOVERNOR NEVER WON ANY OF THOSE CASES.

>> THAT IS CERTAINLY A DEBATE.

A SIMPLE QUESTION, THE BODY IN CHARGE OF DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS, HAVE YOU BEEN INVESTIGATED ?

>> I HAD A CASE FILED AGAINST ME WHEN I WAS A STATES ATTORNEY YEARS AGO.

>> UNFOUNDED.

YOU ?

>> NOTHING FOUNDED.

THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS BUT NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN FOUND IN.

>> WE ARE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.

THERE ARE HISTORICAL APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY AFTER THE DOBBS DECISION.

WHAT ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THE SUPREME COURT ?

>> I SHARE CONCERNS, THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COURT, IT IS CONCERNING.

>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO TALK ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ?

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH HIM.

WHEN OUR SUPREME COURT MAKES A POLITICALLY SENSITIVE DECISION , IT ALWAYS HAPPENS, IT GOES WITH THE TERRITORY.

>> WE WILL SEEK WHICH OF YOU GETS THE TERRITORY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON NOVEMBER 8.

WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THAT IS KWAME RAOUL AND THOMAS DeVORE .

ALSO ON THE BALLOT IS THE LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE AND YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT HIM ON OUR WTTW ONLINE VOTER GUIDE WHERE YOU WILL FIND OTHER RACES .

THEY DID SHAKE HANDS.

STICK AROUND.

>> ADIDAS DROPS ITS DEAL WITH YE AS DATA SHOWING HATE CRIMES ON THE RISE IN CHICAGO.

A LOOK AT HOW STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC IN LIGHT OF HISTORIC -- >> ARTISTIC VIEWS OF ELEMENTS OF THE GREEK LANDSCAPE , WE SPEAK WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER VISITING CHICAGO.

FIRST, MORE OF THE TOP STORIES , IMPROVEMENTS ARE UNDERWAY IN THE JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER .

AFTER A LONG PROCESS , THE CHANGES INCLUDE DISCIPLINARY CONFINEMENT , LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY 30 MINUTES DURING WHICH THEY WILL COMPLETE A RATIONAL SELF-ANALYSIS OF THEIR BEHAVIORAL.

BEDTIME IS 8:00 P.M. AND MENTAL HEALTH STAFF ARE CREATING CULTURALLY RELEVANT EVENING PROGRAMS.

>>> FORMER ATTORNEY JOEL BRODSKY , WHO REPRESENTED DREW PETERSON , A FORMER POLICE SERGEANT WHEN HE WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS THIRD WIFE.

JOEL BRODSKY HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF HIS LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW.

THE CURRENT OLDER PERSON IS SEEKING -- NOT SEEKING HIS SIXTH TERM AND IS ENDORSING HIS CHIEF OF STAFF.

>>> URBAN PREP ACADEMY LEADERS ARE SPEAKING UP AGAINST THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PLAN TO TAKE OVER THE CHARTER SCHOOLS INGLEWOOD CAMPUS OF THE CLAIMS OF FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT AND A SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLAIM AGAINST THE FOUNDER.

>> AFTER HAVING 100% OF OUR GRADUATES ATTEND COLLEGE FOR 13 YEARS, 2200 URBAN PREP GRADUATES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.

THAT WE HAVE TO DEMAND AND PLEAD THAT THIS INSTITUTION RUN BY BLACK EDUCATORS IS NOT ELIMINATED OR TAKEN OVER.

>> THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THE CHARTER SCHOOL LICENSES IS REVOKED.

LEADERS ARE CALLING ON MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT TO INTERVENE.

>>> ADIDAS IS ENDING HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH MUSICIAN AND FASHION DESIGNER , YE, FOLLOWING ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS .

YE HAS COME UNDER FIRE FOR A SERIES OF REMARKS AGAINST THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

HATE CRIMES ARE UP IN THE CITY.

THE MOST FREQUENT TARGETS BEING JEWISH AND BLACK RESIDENTS.

WE GO TO THE MIDWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE.

THE CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS REPORTED THAT 77 CRIMES THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN COMMITTED, 120 WERE REPORTED TO THE CPD.

THAT IS A 71% INCREASE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS CAUSING THIS?

>> THESE NUMBERS ARE UP AND IT IS A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS SINCE 1979 AND LAST YEAR WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER WE HAVE TRACKED NATIONWIDE AND ALSO HERE IN ILLINOIS.

IN OUR ENTIRE HISTORY.

IT IS NOT JUST THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IS BUT THE TRENDS ARE CONCERNING.

BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021 , WE TRACKED A 430% INCREASE IN ANTISEMITIC INSTANCES IN ILLINOIS.

THESE NUMBERS IN THE CITY ARE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

>> THE COMMISSION SAYS THAT , OF THOSE TARGETS, 18 WERE AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE .

16 AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE, 12 AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE , AND AGAINST LGBTQ , AND PEOPLE BIRACIAL , ARAB , AND CATHOLIC.

YOU MENTIONED THAT 40% OF HATE CRIMES THAT GO UNREPORTED.

WHAT IS BEHIND THAT?

>> THESE NUMBERS ARE UNDERREPORTED FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, FIRST AND FOREMOST , A LACK OF TRUST BETWEEN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

VICTIMS DO NOT FEEL SAFE GOING TO POLICE.

ADDITIONALLY , THERE IS CONCERN BY VICTIMS THEY WILL BE TARGETED AGAIN.

AND THERE COULD BE A STIGMA WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

FOR US , THERE IS AN ISSUE OF REPORTING FROM THE VICTIM AND BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE VICTIM OF THESE HATE CRIMES.

ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT TRYING TO TRACK AND REPORT THE DATA.

>> WHAT CAN BE DONE AND WHAT IS BEING DONE?

>> THERE IS A NUMBER OF THINGS.

I AM PROUD TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION ON DISCRIMINATION AND HATE CRIMES .

WE PUBLISHED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS .

AMONG THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE CREATING A HOTLINE WHERE PEOPLE CAN REPORT IF THEY ARE A VICTIM OF A HATE CRIME.

THE CONCERN GOES TO A NON-MONTFORT MECHANISM.

ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALLOW NGOS, EQUALITY ILLINOIS , ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE , TO SERVE AS AN INTAKE FOR THESE INCIDENTS.

THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES MAY BE TRUSTED .

HOW DO WE CREATE BETTER TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT?

THEY NEED TO RECEIVE HATE CRIMES TRAINING.

THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO DOWN THIS ROAD.

KWAME RAOUL JUST SECURED A GRANT TO PROVIDE THIS TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> CPD HAS DECIDED NOT TO FIRE THE OFFICER AFFILIATED WITH THE PROUD BOYS, DUAL REACTION ?

>> THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF A BIG PROBLEM.

EXTREMISTS INFILTRATING LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE DID A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT AND IDENTIFIED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY , MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT , ELECTED OFFICIALS , OR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO SHOWED UP AS A MEMBER OF A WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUP, OATH KEEPERS, ONE OF THE GROUPS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION .

IN ILLINOIS , WE IDENTIFIED 36 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HERE IN ILLINOIS EITHER CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY WORKING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY , INCLUDING 21 MEMBERS OF LAW-ENFORCEMENT.

WE BELIEVE THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO ROOT OUT EXTREMISTS FROM ALL ENFORCEMENT.

IT IS A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM IN THE STATE.

>> A ANTISEMITIC HATE GROUP HUNG A BANNER ON AN L.A. FREEWAY THAT KANYE WEST WAS CORRECT, ADIDAS CUT TIES WITH HIM, SHOULD MORE BIG COMPANIES TAKE THIS ACTION ?

>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES TO PUT PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, WHETHER SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ALLOW MISINFORMATION TO MANIFEST ON THOSE PLATFORMS, OR WHETHER IT BE CELEBRITIES WHO SPEAK OUT WITH SUCH VITRIOL AND HATE TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS.

IN THIS CASE , THESE COMPANIES WERE VERY HAPPY TO CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.

THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED PLATFORMS AND HOW THEY USE THESE PLATFORMS TO SPREAD HATEFUL MESSAGES AND LIES ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

THIS WAS AN INDIVIDUAL , HE MADE ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS THAT WERE DISGUSTING , WE SAW , ACROSS THE BOARD , MEMBERS OF EXTREMIST GROUPS , EMBRACING THIS ANTISEMITIC BEHAVIOR , AND WHAT WE SAW IN CALIFORNIA , WITH THE BANNER , INDIVIDUALS ARE INSPIRED BY THESE IDEOLOGIES.

THEY UNFORTUNATELY TAKE ACTION.

THIS THURSDAY , IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK OF THE TREE OF LIFE.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS, DO YOU FORESEE THESE ANTISEMITIC THREATS CONTINUING ?

>> WE HAVE TO STOP THE NORMALIZATION OF HATE WHICH REQUIRES US TO BE OUT AND BATTLE MISINFORMATION.

IT REQUIRES US TO SHOW STRENGTH SO THAT WHEN THIS TYPE OF HATE SHOWS UP, WE SHOVE IT BACK UNDERNEATH THE ROCK IN WHICH A 10.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

DURING THE PANDEMIC , STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY DURING REMOTE LEARNING.

YESTERDAY, THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS FOUND THAT THE PANDEMIC ERASED DECADES OF ACADEMIC PROCESS.

JOINING US WITH MORE ON THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS IS A FREELANCE WRITER .

WE INVITED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT THEY DECLINED.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WHAT WERE THE WAYS THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES , AND THEIR FAMILIES, STRUGGLED DURING REMOTE LEARNING ?

>> THERE WERE A LOT OF WAYS.

ALL STUDENTS STRUGGLED WITH REMOTE LEARNING DURING COVID BUT THESE ISSUES WERE EXACERBATED FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

THEY REALLY STRUGGLED , THOSE WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO GET SPEECH THERAPY , THEY DID NOT TALK A LOT DURING REMOTE LEARNING AND REGRESSED IN THEIR POTTY TRAINING.

THEY HAD OTHER REGRESSION AREA BEHAVIORS.

ONE OF THEM SET A FIRE.

THEY STARTED TAKING THINGS APART, DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR.

THEY STRUGGLED WITH ISOLATION, ONE DEVELOPED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION , STARTING TO HYPERVENTILATE.

THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES THEY HAD.

FOR THE PARENTS , THEY HAD TO WATCH THEIR CHILDREN REALLY STRUGGLE, A LOT OF THEM FELT LIKE A BAD PARENT.

THEY COULD NOT GET THE CHILDREN THE SERVICES THEY NEEDED .

OR THEY TOOK A FINANCIAL HIT OF PAYING FOR PRIVATE SERVICES THAT THE SCHOOL DID NOT PROVIDE.

>> JANE , WHAT ARE THE DISABILITIES THE STUDENTS ARE DEALING WITH?

>> FOR THE CHILDREN I SPOKE WITH , THEY HAD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

ADHD AND AUTISM WERE PRETTY COMMON.

SOME HAVE SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERS, ANXIETY , DEPRESSION, DYSLEXIA, SPEECH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS .

THEY WERE ENTITLED TO DIFFERENT SERVICES , SPEECH THERAPY , OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY , SOCIAL WORK , SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION, SOME GOT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AS WELL.

>> WE LEARNED ABOUT THE HISTORIC SETBACKS OF STUDENTS NATIONWIDE , WHAT SHOULD WE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS REPORT ABOUT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES?

>> THE MAIN THING IS PEOPLE THINK , BECAUSE WE'RE BACK TO IN PERSON SCHOOL, EVERYTHING IS FINE.

THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SOME OF THEM ARE TWO PLUS YEARS IN THEIR SKILLS HAD THE PANDEMIC NOT HAPPENED.

AND PERSONAL SKILLS , EMOTIONAL SKILLS , EDUCATIONAL SKILLS , JUST BECAUSE WE'RE BACK IN-PERSON , DOES NOT MEAN THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE.

HOW DO YOU CATCH UP FOR UP FOR TWO YEARS OF LOST LEARNING?

>> CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN, A TREATMENT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TO SUPPORT THEIR LEARNING.

YOU WROTE ABOUT HOW THERE WAS A RECOVERY SERVICE PUT IN PLACE, DESCRIBED THAT.

>> IS BASICALLY A PLAN OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHERE CHILDREN REGRESS AND GET THEM BACK UP TO WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN.

YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE DATA SHOWING THAT A STUDENT REGRESSED IN A PARTICULAR SKILL DURING REMOTE LEARNING.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE NOT IMPROVED , YOU HAVE TO HAVE HER BREAST IN A CERTAIN SKILL.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET DATA BECAUSE IT WAS HARDER TO COLLECT DATA DURING THE PANDEMIC AND ASSESS STUDENTS VIRTUALLY .

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE DATA, IT IS HARD TO PROVE REGRESSION.

PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STANDARD OF NO REGRESSION , PUTTING THE CHILD OF WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MARCH OF 2020, THEY ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD OR LEARNING, THEY ARE JUST NOT SLIDING BACK .

BEST CASE SCENARIO, THERE WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MARCH OF 2020 EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TWO YEARS LATER PLUS.

NOT A LOT OF INTEREST WAS IN THE PROGRAM.

50,000 STUDENTS IN CPS , ONLY 281 CHILDREN OUT OF THOSE REQUESTED RECOVERY SERVICES.

NOT A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE ENGAGING WITH THE RECOVERY SERVICES PROGRAM.

>> THAT IS A FRACTION .

SPECIAL EDUCATION IS DIFFICULT TO STAFF , WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THAT AND HOW IT IMPACTED STUDENT LEARNING?

>> IT IS NOT JUST A CPS PROBLEM BUT A SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IS DRAMATIC.

THERE IS DATA THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 10,000 SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS BUDGETED , AS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, 700 OF THOSE HAVE YET TO BE FILLED.

THERE IS A HUGE SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF , SO PEOPLE CANNOT HELP THESE CHILDREN TO STOP.

THEY ARE TWO YEARS BEHIND AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO HELP THEM WITH THOSE EFFORTS.

THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF DISTRICT REPS, IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE IEPS ARE EVALUATED.

NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT.

WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF BUS DRIVERS , WHICH MEANS THEY CANNOT GET THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THEY NEED.

>> A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

NEXT , ARTISTIC VIEWS OF THE NATURAL WORLD BY A GREEK PRINCE WITH A CONNECTION TO THE ENGLISH MONARCHY.

>> RETHINKING THOSE EVENTS IN CHICAGO .

>> I WOULD MAKE THE PIECE OF ART .

>> SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ELEVATE EACH OTHER.

>> I AM PUSHING FORWARD AND BUILDING A MOVEMENT.

>> ONE OF THE LAST MUSEUMS TO OPEN FOLLOWING THE SHUTDOWN WAS THE MUSEUM IN GREEKTOWN .

A PHOTOGRAPHER AND ARTIST , A GREEK PRINCE , VISITED CHICAGO FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE SPOKE ABOUT HIS ARTWORK AND ABOUT HIS FAMILY TIES TO THE BRITISH MONARCHY.

>> THE SOUNDS OF NATURE ON A GREEK, SUMMER NIGHT ON A LARGE-SCALE PHOTOGRAPH.

>> I WANT PEOPLE TO FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I WANT THEM TO LEAVE THE OUTSIDE WORLD BEHIND.

>> AT THE MUSEUM , AND EXHIBITION CONSIDERS THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH A SERIES OF ABSTRACTIONS.

IT WAS THE PANDEMIC PROJECT FOR THE SUM OF THE LAST KING AND QUEEN OF GREECE.

>> THIS WAS CREATED DURING THE FIRST LOCKDOWN DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE GREEK PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE AGES HAVE BEEN RESILIENT.

THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH WARS, FAMINE , AND THE PANDEMIC LATELY.

I AM LOOKING AT IT THROUGH MY COUNTRYMEN'S EYES.

>> THE PSYCHEDELIC EFFECT OF THE ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING THIS VIEW OF THE ACROPOLIS.

>> I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED CERTAIN IMAGES.

I PRINTED THOSE ON ALUMINUM.

I PUT THEM IN A BODY OF WATER.

I GOT THE EFFECT , THE REFRACTION OF THE COLORS FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

THE EXHIBITION IS BASED ON A FAMOUS GREEK NOBEL LAUREATE POET , HE SAID , IF YOU DECONSTRUCT GREECE, THERE WOULD BE AN OLIVE TREE.

I TOOK THAT AND ALIGNED MY EXHIBIT TOWARDS THAT.

>> ONE IMAGE IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, A MOSAIC PRINTED ON 272 PIECES OF RECYCLED PLASTIC.

HIS WIFE OFFERED ADVICE CAPTURING THE NATURAL WORLD.

>> SHE SAID DO NOT TRY TO CAPTURE WHAT YOUR EYE SEES BUTT WHAT YOUR SOUL IS FEELING.

IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.

>> WE OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH.

>> SHE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS PERSON IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY AND THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

SHE HAS BEEN A PART OF SO MANY HISTORICAL EVENTS AND WILL BE SORELY MISSED.

KING CHARLES WILL DO A TREMENDOUS JOB.

ANOTHER PERSON SELFLESSLY GIVEN HIMSELF TO THE COUNTRY.

>> WE TURNED OUR ATTENTION TO HIS ARTWORK.

HE DID NOT ENHANCE THE COLOR OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHS.

>> EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS WHAT MY CAMERA SAW.

YOU CAN RE-CREATE SOME OF THESE COLORS BUT NATURE CAN PROVIDE THEM IF YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

NATURE IS THE ARTIST , I AM JUST THE MESSENGER.

>> THIS STORY FIRST AIRED LAST MONTH, TWO DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH.

THE NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM OF CHICAGO IS NOW OPEN AND YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY THERE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30th AND ALSO ON HER WEBSITE WHERE WE SHARE HIS COMMENTS ON HIS GODFATHER, KING CHARLES.

WE WILL BE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS TUESDAY NIGHT TO SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY BRIEFING.

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