>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THE WEEK IN REVIEW, I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

A NEW CHALLENGE FOR BRER AMIR JOHNSON I BUDGET SHORTFALL.

>>> MAKING CRITICAL INVESTMENTS AND BALANCING A BUDGET THAT DOESN'T PLACE THE BURDEN ON WORKING PEOPLE , THOSE ARE OUR VALUES.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO NEGOTIATE.

AND HE VOWS TO HOLD THE LINE.

THEY BOW TO PAY $25 MILLION TO MEN WHO SPENT A COMBINED 34 YEARS AND IS IN FOR A CRIME THEY DID NOT COMMIT.

>> THESE FAMILIES THAT WERE TORTURED AND BRUTALIZED INTO FALSE CONFESSION .

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, WE ARE SORRY.

>> OLDER PEOPLE ALSO APPROVED $33 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MIGRANT SHELTERS AND SERVICES.

THIS IS THE CITY PLANS TO CREATE SO-CALLED MIGRANT BASE CAMPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE ASYLUM-SEEKERS OUT OF LEASE STATIONS AND AIRPORTS.

NEXT WEEK ILLINOIS IS SET TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO ABOLISH CASH BAIL.

COMES AFTER MONTHS OF STATEWIDE LEGAL BELLOW BATTLE OVER THE LANDMARK LAW.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS OPEN AND IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

THIS IS ILLINOIS ELECTION BOARD RECEIVED INQUIRIES ABOUT KICKING FORMER DONALD TRUMP OFF THE 2024 BALLOT.

>> NOW TO OUR WE CAN REVIEW PANEL, JOINING US ART KAREN JORDAN, AARON HAGGERTY OF THE DAILY LIEN, CHIP MITCHELL, AND LAURA RODRIGUES FROM CHICAGO TRIBUNE JOINING US VIA ZOOM TONIGHT.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT.

>>> 538 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL.

WHAT IS THE MAYOR GOING TO CLOSE THIS GAP ?

MIKE WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY DETAILS YET BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THIS IS MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL FORECASTED GAP THAT FORMER MAYOR LIGHTFOOT LEFT US WITH BEFORE SHE LEFT OFF IN THE SPRING.

JOHNSON SAYS THAT THIS IS A MORE REALISTIC PICTURE OF WHAT THE CITY'S FINANCES LOOK LIKE AND THERE IS A FEW THINGS PUSHING THIS BUDGET SHORTFALL HEADING INTO 2024 .

THAT INCLUDES PENSIONS , INCREASE IN THE COST OF CONTRACTS AND THE MIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN ARRIVING IN CHICAGO FOR THE PAST YEAR AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ARRIVING IN 2024 .

THE MAYOR SAYS HE IS PLANNING ON HOLDING THE LINE ON RAISING PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH WE CAN TAKE AS HE IS NOT GOING TO RAISE PROPERTY TAXES.

IF THAT HAPPENS, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROE THAT PROPERTY TAXES ARE NOT RAISED IN CHICAGO.

DESPITE THERE BEING AN ORDINANCE SAYING THAT PROPERTY TAXES CAN INCREASE ANNUALLY , TIED TO CPI.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR, BUDGET SEASON.

I AM INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY OFFICIALS CUT POSITIONS, CUT PROGRAMS , OR INCREASE REVENUE SOMEHOW, WHICH PROBABLY COMES IN THE FORM OF TAXES TO CLOSE THIS BUDGET SHORTFALL.

>> OF COURSE THE CITY VALLEYS CASINO, THE TEMPORARY CASINO THAT OPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND.

RIP THE THINK REVENUE FROM THE TEMPORARY CASINO WOULD HELP FILL SOME OF THOSE HOLES.

THEY ARE COUNTING ON CASH FROM THAT.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GAMBLE AWAY THEIR PENSION FUNDS.

>> ON THE ONE HAND, YOU HAVE MAYOR JOHNSON VOWING TO KEEP HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO HOLD THE LINE ON PROPERTY TAXES AND HE HAS ALSO CAMPAIGNED ON RAISING $800 MILLION IN TAXES AND FEES THAT MAINLY HIT WEALTHY PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES.

A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION TAX ON EVERY SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORE THAN $1 MILLION.

IT TURNS OUT , WEALTHY PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THESE IDEAS.

A COMMITTEE THAT WROTE TO THE ECONOMIC PORTION OF MAYOR JOHNSON'S OWN TRANSITION PLAN COULD NOT COME TO A CONSENSUS, SO HE IS BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE IF HE WANTS TO DO THINGS LIKE BUILD THIS ENCAMPMENT FOR MIGRANTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE FASCINATING TO SEE HOW HE HANDLES THIS.

>> ADD TO THAT , LORI LIGHTFOOT PRETTY MUCH LIFTED THE CURTAIN AND WAS VERY TRANSPARENT THAT A BIG DEBT IS AHEAD.

HE TAKES OFFICE AND IT IS REALLY GOING TO BE EXTRA HARD FOR HIM TO TRY AND EXPLAIN HOW HE IS GOING TO MAKE IT WORK FOR >> IT'S GOING TO BE TRICKY.

LAURA, WHAT DOES THIS GAP MEAN FOR THE AID NEEDED FOR THE MIGRANTS ?

>> I THINK -- I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY IS SURPRISED THIS IS HAPPENING.

THE MONEY HAS BEEN A TROUBLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE CRISIS HAS GONE THIS WAY.

I FEEL LIKE IT MAKES IT MORE REAL FOR TAXPAYERS TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING .

I THINK IT RAISES MORE QUESTIONS OF, WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING AND WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM AND HOW IS IT GOING TO BE SPENT QUICKLY ESPECIALLY WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT AN EXACT PLAN OF HOW THE MAYOR WILL DEAL WITH THE MIGRANTS AND THE ONES CONTINUE TO COME HERE.

>> THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT REINVESTING IN COMMUNITIES AND THE CITIES PEOPLE BUT WITH A BUDGET THIS SIZE WITH THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS IN NEED, IS HE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP HIS PROMISE OF REINVESTING IN CHICAGO COMMUNITIES?

>> THAT'S THE QUESTION.

WE WILL HAVE TO SEE.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS WINTER, WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING TO COME FROM FOR THIS GIANT BASE CAMP?

WHAT -- CHICAGO HAS ITS OWN HOMEGROWN HOMELESS UNHOUSED POPULATION.

I LIVE NEAR HUMBLE PARK AND WE HAVE ENCAMPMENTS IN THE PARK THAT HAVE BEEN GROWING FOR YEARS LONG BEFORE THE MIGRANTS STARTED COMING HERE.

THERE IS FRUSTRATION ABOUT THAT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO.

>> JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN COVERING THAT ISSUE BEFORE THE CURRENT CRISIS HAPPENED.

THE MAYOR PITCHED A MUNICIPAL OWNED GROCERY STORE THIS WEEK.

>> FOOD DESERTS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT GOES WAY BACK MANY YEARS AND PARTICULARLY ARE A PROBLEM IN THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE.

THERE IS ALL THESE AFTER WEATHERING THE UPRISING OF 2020 .

IS AN OLD PROBLEM .

HE'S TALKING ABOUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

NO TIMELINE ON THAT.

ONE THING THAT IS INTERESTING I NOTICED IS -- IS ALL ON BOARD.

HE LIKES THE IDEA AND IS LIKENING IT TO THE LIBRARY AND POST OFFICE.

THIS IS THE SAME PERSON TALKING ABOUT A PUBLICLY OWNED INC.

IN CHICAGO FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNBANKED TO CURTAIL SOME REDLINING .

THERE IS ALREADY SOME BACKLASH TO THIS IDEA OF A PUBLICLY OWNED GROCERY FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

SAM SANCHEZ WAS TWEETING THAT IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE AND HE IS SUGGESTING THE THING THE CITY SHOULD DO IS WORK ON CRIME.

I THINK WE WILL HEAR A LOT MORE ON THAT.

>> CITY COUNCIL MET YESTERDAY.

ABOUT FOR A $25 MILLION WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS SETTLEMENT .

AARON, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

>> THIS IS $25 MILLION APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL .

THIS WILL GO TO TWO MEN TYRONE HOOD WHO SERVED 22 YEARS IN PRISON AND WHEN WASHINGTON WHO SERVED 12 YEARS FOR THE MURDER OF MARSHALL MORGAN , A STANDOUT BASKETBALL PLAYER IN 1993.

BOTH MEN WERE EXONERATED AND EVIDENCE SHOWED THAT MORGAN'S FATHER WAS IMPLICATED IN THE MURDER.

WE HEARD EARLIER , MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON APOLOGIZING BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE FORCED INTO CONFESSIONS OR WRONGFULLY CONVICTED ARE BLACK MEN AND WE HEARD THE MAYOR APOLOGIZE AND HE SAID IT WAS PAINFUL TO CONTINUE TO SEE THESE PAYMENTS APPROVED.

THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED, BUT TO SEE THIS KIND OF TOLL IT TAKES ON PEOPLE WHO WERE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED.

>> IT'S A RATHER EMOTIONAL TIME WHEN HE MADE THE APOLOGY.

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION ?

WE HAVE COVERED THESE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS GOING BACK TO THE DAYS OF JOHN BURGE AND THIS HISTORY THAT THE CITY HAS A WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS.

WHAT IS YOUR REACTION?

>> IT'S REALLY INTERESTING THAT HE IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND YOU DO FEEL FOR THESE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN -- WHO HAD A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THEIR LIVES TAKEN FROM THEM AND IT IS REALLY HARD TO EVEN CALCULATE HOW MUCH THAT THEY SHOULD BE OWED.

YOU FEEL FRUSTRATED THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE TO COME UP WITH THIS KIND OF MONEY.

I FEEL IN AWAY IT WAS A NICE GESTURE FOR THE MAYOR BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT REALLY -- HOW FAR IT REALLY GOES TO MAKING UP FOR WHAT THESE MEN HAVE LOST.

>> HOW DO YOU PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THE YEARS THEY LOST AND ALSO WHAT DO WE DO TO PREVENT MORE OF THIS FROM HAPPENING?

WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS HAVE COST TAXPAYERS .

CHIP, WHAT IS THAT JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION SAYING?

WE TALKED ABOUT A BUDGET HOLE AND ALSO ABOUT HOW MUCH IT IS COSTING THEM.

>> I THINK IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT HE APOLOGIZED.

HE LOOKED IN THE CAMERA AND SAID ON BEHALF OF CHICAGO, WE APOLOGIZE.

THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN FROM FORMER MAYORS.

ONE THING I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THE DETECTIVES IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

THESE GUYS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH JOHN BURGE FOR YEARS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME -- EXACTLY.

ANOTHER THING THAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS, THERE WERE ACTUALLY SIX -- PICK SIX OTHER PERSONS WHO VOTED AGAINST THIS SETTLEMENT DESPITE EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT THE DETECTIVES WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH HIM.

THAT CONTINUES A PATTERN IN WHICH WE HAVE SOME MEN WHO IDENTIFY CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VOTING AGAINST ALL OF THESE SETTLEMENTS FOR MOST OF THEM.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN VOTES ALMOST EVERY TIME RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS A CHANGE AND I DON'T THINK THEY ARE ANYWHERE NEAR A MAJORITY BUT IT IS INTERESTING.

>> MAYOR ALSO INTRODUCED BRING CHICAGO HOME BUT THAT IS THE RESOLUTION COMBATING HOMELESSNESS.

ERIN, DO YOU THINK THIS ORDINANCE MIGHT HAVE A FUTURE NOW THAT JOHNSON IS IN OFFICE?

>> IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOES.

YESTERDAY ONE OF THE LEAD SPONSORS OF THIS HAS A MAJORITY , THE SUPPORT OF THE MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL.

ONE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T SEE THAT HAVE LEGS UNDER THE -- WAS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T SUPPORTED.

SHE LOST HER HEARING TO BEGIN WITH AND IT DOES SEEM A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS TIME AND THEY TWEET JOHNSON AND SUPPORTERS OF THIS RESOLUTION HAVE TWEAKED IT A LITTLE BIT.

THIS LITTLE LARGELY RAISED THE REAL ESTATE TAX ON THE SALE OF PROPERTIES OVER $1 MILLION BASED ON A FEW DIFFERENT TEARS AND IT WILL LOWER THE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX ON PROPERTIES THAT FALL UNDER $1 MILLION.

I STILL DON'T THINK IT HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE DOWNTOWN BUILDING OWNERS , BUT IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER TO SWALLOW OR SOME OTHERS.

LAURA, CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR MIGRANT CARE.

WORD YOU SEE THOSE FUNDS ARE MOST NEEDED?

>> HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON.

THE VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH ADMINISTRATION, THERE WAS AN INITIAL FOCUS ON FINDING WAYS TO RESETTLE THE MIGRANTS ALREADY IN SHELTERS TO USE THAT AS A WAY TO TRANSITION MIGRANTS FROM THE POLICE STATIONS INTO THE CITY RUN SHELTERS .

IT HAS BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE TO FIND ENOUGH CASE MANAGERS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THAT.

FINDING PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY RENT THEM HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE.

WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE ADMINISTRATION IS A LOT OF THAT WOULD BE GOING INTO CASE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THE CITY RUN SHELTERS ARE FINDING A WAY OUT OF THEIR AND THEN SOMEHOW USING THAT TO RELIEVE THE POLICE STATION.

WE SEE ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE IN THE STATIONS STILL AND THERE IS A BUS IS STILL ARRIVING REGULARLY.

>> THE CITY IS PREPARING TO ROLL OUT THE MIGRANT CAMPS WE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES TO MOVE ASYLUM-SEEKERS OUT OF THOSE POLICE STATIONS AND AIRPORTS .

AARON, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MAYOR'S PLAN?

>> WE KNOW SOME DETAILS BUT NOT A SPECIFIC TIMELINE OR COST RELATED TO THE BASE CAMPS.

THEY WOULD BE -- I KNOW I HEARD THEM REFERRED TO AS TENSE OR PREFAB BUILDINGS BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE YOUR AVERAGE CAMPING OUTSIDE.

THIS WOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, WINTERIZE, SHOWERS INSIDE OR NEARBY.

THE MAYOR HAS ASKED ALDERMEN TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN THEIR WARDS WERE THESE BASE CAMPS COULD ESSENTIALLY BE SET UP.

I KNOW NOT ALL ARE WILLING TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN THEIR WARDS AS OTHERS BUT I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHERE THESE POP UP AND WHO DOES RAISE THEIR HAND TO SAY, WE'VE GOT SPACE IN OUR WARD.

WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF SPACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO SET UP THESE CAMPS SO THAT MIGRANTS ARE NOT SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR OF THE POLICE STATIONS OR OUTSIDE POLICE STATIONS EITHER.

>> WE KNOW IN SOME COMMUNITIES OR MORE PERMANENT SHELTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP , COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE HAD SOME FEELINGS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AT A SCHOOL THAT IS NO LONGER OPEN.

ONE PROPOSED VACANT LOT WAS HELD BY NEIGHBORS.

THE MAYOR IS GOING TO BALANCE PROVIDING TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND LUNG VESTED COMMITTEES.

>> THAT IS THE TIGHT ROPE WALK HE HAS READ THERE.

THIS HAS BEEN A THORNY ISSUE WHEREAS I FEEL A LOT OF THESE COMMUNITIES WANTED TO BE UNDERSTANDING, WANT TO BE WELCOMING AND COMPASSIONATE BUT AT THE SAME TIME , OUR OWN COMMUNITIES HAVE THESE LONG-STANDING ISSUES THAT WE NEED HELP AS WELL.

YES, I KNOW THE MAYOR IS TRYING TO BE COMPASSIONATE ON BOTH SIDES , BUT GOING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT ACTUALLY HAS TO GIVE FOR THIS PLANT HAPPEN.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ENDLESS RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF ITS NEEDS.

LAURA, YOU SPOKE WITH THE MIGRANT MOTHER FROM VENEZUELA WHO IS CHARGED WITH FELONIES.

WHAT DID SHE TELL YOU?

>> SHE HAD BEEN AT THE STATION FOR OVER THREE MONTHS WHICH ALSO GOES TO SHOW JUST HOW DESPERATE THEY ARE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS AN EXACT WAY TO TELL WHICH FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AT WHICH STATIONS.

SHE IS VERY FRUSTRATED.

THEY HAVE ABOUT 60 PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE BEEN USING THE BATHROOM INSIDE THE STATION AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T USE IT ANYMORE AND THAT IT WAS UNDER MAINTENANCE AND THEY NEEDED TO USE THAT BATHROOM OUTSIDE.

SHE HAS A SON WHO HAS A -- LIP AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE HIM INTO THE BATHROOM WHICH HADN'T BEEN CLEANED.

THEY ORGANIZED AND TRIED TO PROTEST TO LET THEIR NEEDS BE KNOWN AND SO SHE DIDN'T KNOW , LIKE MANY OF THEM DON'T KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF SOME OF OUR -- THAT ANOTHER WAY OF LIFE HERE.

THEY DON'T KNOW THE LAWS AND SO SHE WAS ARRESTED .

SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR HER ASYLUM CASE AND HER SONS.

TODAY THE ATTORNEY DROPPED THE CHARGES AND SO I SPOKE TO HER A WHILE AGO .

SHE IS GRATEFUL BUT STILL VERY FEARFUL.

SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT IS GOING TO AFFECT HER BUT THEY HAVE ADDED TWO MORE PORTABLE BATHROOMS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE STATION OF THE DISTRICT.

>> LAURA, HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO MIGRANTS OR VOLUNTEERS ABOUT THIS WINTERIZE TENT PITCH AND WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT A?

WHAT DO THE MAKE OF IT?

HE >> I TALKED TO A FEW OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN MOBILIZING AND AS A SIDE NOTE, THEY ARE ALSO OVERWHELMED.

THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO ONLY BE THERE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW IT HAS BECOME A PERMANENT JOB FOR THEM.

I THINK A LOT OF THEM HAVE -- BETTER TO TAKE THAT THE NOTHING.

WE SEE PEOPLE SLEEPING ON SIDEWALKS OUTSIDE OF THE STATION BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER FIT INSIDE THE STATION AND YOU KNOW THAT WINTER DAYS ARE COMING AND SO I THINK THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF IT BECAUSE IT WILL GET THEM OUT OF THE STREETS BUT NOT NECESSARILY DO THEY BELIEVE IT'S A HUMANE WAY TO KEEP IT IN THE LONG TERM.

>> WINTER IS COMING BUT AS THE CITY HAS REPORTED , MORE MIGRANTS ARE COMING.

THEY HAVE BEEN ARRIVING PRETTY REGULARLY.

AARON, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND WINTER TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THEM?

>> THINGS NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY.

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SHIFT FROM SUMMER TO THE END OF SUMMER TO WINTER QUICKLY .

THAT HAPPENS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE IN CHICAGO AND I THINK I MEMBER YESTERDAY ALTHOUGH -- THAT IF THERE IS EVER A TIME FOR THE CITY TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME IT IS NOW.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO.

WE NEED TO BE RECEIVING NEW MIGRANTS AND ALSO FINDING THESE LOCATIONS FOR THESE BASE CAMPS QUICKLY AND SETTING THEM UP.

>> OF COURSE AFTER MONTHS OF LEGAL FIGHTS, PRETRIAL FAIRNESS ACT IS GOING TO EFFECT ON MONDAY .

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BATTLE OVER ABOLISHING CASH BAIL.

THE LATE IMPLEMENTATION .

>> THIS HAS BEEN A BATTLE FOR 2 YEARS BETWEEN POLITICIANS, JUDGES, LAW ENFORCEMENT , PROSECUTORS AND IT FINALLY CULMINATED WHEN THE SUPREME COURT , THE STATE OF ILLINOIS REJECTED CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES.

ON MONDAY, ILLINOIS WILL BECOME THE FIRST U.S. STATE TO COMPLETELY ABOLISH CASH BAIL .

THAT MEANS NOW THAT THERE WILL BE IN DEPTH HEARINGS WHERE JUDGES WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS AND CONSIDER EVIDENCE ON BOTH SIDES AND PEOPLE WILL BE DETAINED ONLY IF THEY PRESENT A PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT OR IF ARE A THREAT OF FLIGHT.

THERE IS NO OTHER REASON THAN , IF THOSE TWO THINGS AREN'T PRESENT, THEY ARE TO BE RELEASED.

THERE ARE TENABLE CRIMES AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX AFTER THAT.

BUT ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW , SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO PUSHED HARDEST FOR ABOLISHING CASH BAIL ARE NOW ACTUALLY QUITE CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT JUDGES WILL TURN TO INSTEAD ELECTRONIC MONITORING.

YOU CAN GET OUT OF JAIL BUT WE ARE GOING TO STOP THIS BRACELET ON YOU AND YOU ARE ON HOUSE ARREST AND YOU CAN'T LAY.

A LOT OF THE ADVOCATES CONSIDER THIS ANOTHER FORM OF INCARCERATION AND THEY WILL TALK AT GREAT LENGTH OF HOW DIFFICULT LIFE IS WHEN YOU ARE ON ELECTRONIC MONITORING.

THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ADDED FUEL TO THE FIRE WHEN THEY ROLLED OUT AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING PROGRAM STATEWIDE, 70 COUNTIES, AND THEY PEGGED THAT TO THE DATE CASH BAIL AND IT.

WE ARE PROVIDING PRETRIAL SERVICES BUT THE ADVOCATES CAN'T HELP BUT GET THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE PROMOTING ELECTRONIC MONITORING AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CASH BAIL.

>> BLACK VOICES AIRS TONIGHT AT 10 AND HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY BUT HIS OFFICE AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS MASSIVE CHANGE.

>> OFFICE.

OVER A DOZEN HOURS OF TRAINING .

VOLUNTEERS ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTY.

>> IT'S A BIG AND SMALL COUNTIES, THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THEY WILL , PUBLIC DEFENDERS FOR HAVING THESE HEARINGS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS HOW THAT WILL BE.

>> YESTERDAY CHICAGO LIBRARIES CLOSED AFTER BOMB THREATS .

LAURA, WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN OVER BOOKS?

>> I THINK THE BOOK BANNING HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.

I THINK JUST LIKE ILLINOIS SAID WE ARE GOING TO PROTECT OUR BOOKS.

IT GOES TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THIS CONVERSATION GOING.

OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN I THINK IT PUTS THE CHILDREN AT RISK.

NOT ONLY SCHOOLS BEING A POSSIBLE SPACE FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS TO HAPPEN BUT THE LIBRARY.

UNITED AUTO WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE AFTER THEY IN THE BIG THREE COULDN'T REACH A CONTRACT.

KAREN, WHAT IS THAT UNION ASKING FOR?

>> UNION IS ASKING FOR GETTING BACK SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND PAY THAT THEY AGREED TO GET DURING THE RECESSION AROUND 2007 TO 2008 WHEN AUTO COMPANIES FUTURES WERE LOOKING VERY GRIM.

INITIALLY THEY WERE WANTING A 40% PAY RAISE AND A 32 HOUR WEEK AND THE BIG THREE AT JIM, FORT, -- THEY HAVE COME UP .

NOW THEY ARE OFFERING 20% SO THEY STILL HAVE A BIG GAP .

THIS IS BIG NEWS.

IT'S A BIG STRIKE.

>> BEST OF LUCK TO THEM.

WE ARE OUT OF TOPIC MY THANKS TO OUR GUESTS.

KAREN, JORDAN, CHIP MITCHELL AND LAURA RODRIGUEZ.

THANKS, EVERYBODY.

AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE WEEKEND REVIEW I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND WE WILL SEE YOU AT 10:00 FOR CHICAGO'S BLACK VOICES.

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