>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT .

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

>> I AM PARIS SCHUTZ .

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT -- >> WE ARE TRYING TO BRING DOWN MISCONDUCT.

>> BESIDES CASHLESS BAIL , WHAT ELSE DOES THE SAFETY ACT ENTAIL?

>> FIXING OUR HOME OR PAYING TAXES ?

>> LOGAN SQUARE RESIDENT BATTLE HIGH PROPERTY TAXES , A LIVE REPORT.

>>> THOUSANDS GATHERED AT THE VATICAN FOR THE FUNERAL OF POPE BENEDICT.

>> CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS RAISE ALARMS OVER POLICE OFFICERS WITH FAR RIGHT EXTREMIST TIES.

>> HE WILL ACCELERATE AND GET THE FIRST DOWN.

>> A BREAKOUT SEASON FOR JUSTIN FIELDS IN AN OTHERWISE FORGETTABLE YEAR FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS.

>> COMING UP , WE ARE TAKING YOU FOR A VERY LIMITED SHOW CELEBRATING THE CITY'S MOST PROLIFIC ARTISTS.

>> A COLORFUL NEW EXHIBITION LOOKS AT THE MANY USES OF MONOCHROMATIC ARTWORK IN CONTEMPORARY ART.

>> I AM IN LOGAN SQUARE , THEY ARE GENTRIFYING THE NORTHWEST SIDE , AND EXPERIENCING HIGH PROPERTY TAXES , RESIDENTS SAW A 30% INCREASE IN THE RECENT BILL .

WE SPEAK WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND SOME RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THAT IS IMPACTING THEM.

BACK TO YOU.

>>> FIRST , THE TOP STORIES , PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED A NEW PLAN TO STEM THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS AT THE SOUTHERN U.S. BORDER.

THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL ALLOW UP TO 30,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH FROM NICARAGUA, CUBA, HAITI , VENEZUELA, BUT THE QUALIFIED FOR THE HUMANITARIAN AID , MIGRANTS MUST APPLY FOR U.S.

ENTRY BEFORE LEAVING THEIR HOME COUNTRY.

THOSE WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES COULD BE EXPELLED UNDER TITLE 42 , THE POLICY THAT ALLOWS IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN SOME MIGRANTS.

THE SUPREME COURT CONTINUES TITLE 42 AS LEGAL CHALLENGES PLAY OUT.

HERE IS PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY >> MY ADMINISTRATION IS STEMMING THOSE WHO TRY TO COME WITHOUT A LEGAL RIGHT TO STAY.

TO PUT IN PLACE A FASTER PROCESS TO DECIDE THE CLAIM OF ASYLUM.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL VISIT THE SOUTHERN BORDER SUNDAY .

>>> THERE IS NO SPEAKER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

>> NO MEMBER LIKE HAVING RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST , A SPEAKER HAS NOT BEEN ELECTED.

>> EVER COME McCARTHY REPORTEDLY CAPITULATED TO A NUMBER OF DEMANDS BY THE 20 REPUBLICAN HOLDOUTS , THEY ARE STILL DENYING HIM THE GAVEL FOR THE 11th TIME APPARENTLY.

MARY MILLER IS ONE OF THE 20 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE STEADFAST IN THEIR OPPOSITION.

NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS ARE GROWING WITHOUT LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE.

>>> FORMER ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER ANNOUNCES HIS NEXT MOVE , HE IS SET TO BECOME THE SENIOR POLITICAL COMMENTATOR ON CNN , HE SAID , HAPPY TO JOIN THE TEAM .

HE SPENT 12 YEARS AS AN ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN BUT HIS MEMBERSHIP ON THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE LAUNCHED HIS PROFILE NATIONALLY AND HE BECAME AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC OF DONALD TRUMP AND LAUNCHED A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CALLED COUNTRY FIRST AFTER THE JANUARY 6th INSURRECTION.

>>> COMING UP , POPE BENEDICT IS LAID TO REST IN THE VATICAN.

>>> NEXT, HOW LOGAN SQUARE RESIDENCE ARE BATTLING VACATION .

STAY WITH US.

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

THE JIM AND KAY MABIE FAMILY.

POLK BROTHERS FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> FOR THE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD , WE GO TO LOGAN SQUARE, ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS BATTLING AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES.

JoANNE HERNANDEZ SPENT TIME THERE THIS WEEK.

EXPLORING HOW GENTRIFICATION IS HURTING LONGTIME RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE MORE.

>> Reporter: BRANDIS , THIS IS NOT NEW, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD USED TO BE MAJORLY LATINO, AND SOME LONGTIME RESIDENTS SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PAY TAXES AND MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES AND SURVIVE HERE.

>> WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PUTTING OUR KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE OR PAYING FOR THE HOME, FIXING OUR HOMES OR PAYING THE TAXES.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE MAY WELCOME GENTRIFICATION BUT IT IS A BURDEN FOR THIS FAMILY.

>> WE ARE ABOUT TO BE DISPLACED.

THERE IS NO RELIEF.

THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP UP WITH THE INCREASES.

THAT IS IT.

THAT IS WHAT IS PUSHING US OUT.

THAT IS THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN THAT WILL PUSH ME OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD I HAVE BEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE HEAD OF HOUSING FOR AN ORGANIZATION CATERING TO THE BROWN AND BLACK COMMUNITIES.

>> IS SHOCKING THAT PEOPLE HAVE GONE FROM HAVING GONE FROM $4000 TO $6000.

IT IS A VERY EMOTIONAL THING.

THE HOME IS EMOTIONAL .

>> Reporter: WITH PROPERTY TAXES GOING UP AND PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOMES, HE SAYS IT IS NOT A EVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES.

>> PROGRAMS ARE THERE TO HELP.

WE WANT TO APPEAL THE PROPERTY TAXES AND , IF THEY QUALIFIED FOR SENIOR PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS OR LONGTIME HOMEOWNER EXEMPTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE BILL INCREASED 18% TO AN AVERAGE OF $8000.

WHY THE SPIKE ?

KEVIN HAS BEEN A PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEY FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND SAYS IT COMES DOWN TO WHERE YOUR PROPERTY IS LOCATED.

NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVE PEOPLE TO THE AREA, MEANING AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES.

>> WE GET ASKED BY OWNERS , IS THERE SOME LIMIT TO THE INCREASE?

THE ANSWER IS , IN ILLINOIS, NO.

THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY IS TRIPLED, HE CAN INCREASE IT BY THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE TIMES.

>> Reporter: LEAVING THESE HOMEOWNERS TO PAY THE PRICE.

>> YOU CAN APPEAL EVERY TAX, BUT THAT COSTS MONEY.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE LAWYER, WILL IT COME OUT OR WILL YOU JUST BREAK EVEN?

GIVE ME A TAX BREAK .

WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS.

>> Reporter: LORI LIGHTFOOT SAYS THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE IN REFORMING THE SYSTEM.

>> IT IS A ZERO-SUM GAME.

WHEN YOU SEE THE BORDER, MAKING BIG CONCESSIONS TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES , WHO BEARS THE BRUNT OF THAT?

RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNERS.

WE HAVE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS, SOME ALDERMEN HAVE OFFERED UP SOLUTIONS.

>> Reporter: THEY MAY COME TOO LATE FOR THESE RESIDENTS IN LOGAN SQUARE WHO FACE BEING DISPLACED.

THEY SAY THE SOLUTION COULD BE FOR THE CITY TO RELY LESS ON PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND CITY SCHOOLS OR CITY PARKS.

>> A COUPLE OF ALTERNATIVES , NONE OF THEM ARE FAVORABLE, SELL , THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, RAISE RENTS , THEY DO WANT TO DO THAT, OR PUT OFF HOME REPAIRS THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING.

>> Reporter: THIS LOCAL RESIDENT IS A DIRECTOR AND OWNS A LOCAL BAR AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE PRIVILEGE SHE HAS TO AFFORD THE TAX LIKE.

>> PROPERTY VALUES ARE BASED ON FLIPPING ACTIVITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME KIND OF REWARD , STABILITY FOR THOSE PEOPLE TRYING TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONG-TERM.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SOARING PROPERTY TAXES ARE DRIVING AT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POPULATIONS IN THE CITY.

>> STOPPED USING THE SYSTEM AGAINST US.

WE ARE A VALUABLE PART OF THE CITY.

WE DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE.

SOMEONE WHO HAS PUT IN THE EFFORT IN THE COMMUNITY , SOMEONE WHO IS COLLEGE-EDUCATED AND DOING THE BEST TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHY DO WE CONSTANTLY GET PUSHED OUT?

>> Reporter: PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU GET A NOTE FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, THAT COULD DETERMINE HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE TO APPEAL WITHIN THE DEADLINES.

COMING UP, WE SPEAK AN ALDERMAN.WITH BACK TO YOU.

>>> OVER TO YOU, PARIS .

>>> IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT MAKES A DECISION ON THE FUTURE OF CASHLESS MAIL.

ACCORDING TO AN AGREED MOTION IS, ORAL ARGUMENTS ARE SET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH, THEY ARE CONTROVERSY -- SOME OF THE SAFETY ACT HAS GONE INTO EFFECT AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH MORE.

>> JUST GIVE ANYTHING STRAIGHT, THE LAWSUIT FILED BY HALF OF THE ELEANOR PROSECUTORS IS HOLDING UP THE MOVE TO CASHLESS BAIL, BUT THE TRANSFORMATION SPELLS OUT PRETRIAL FAIRNESS ACT IS THE ONE OF MANY PROVISIONS CONTAINED AND IT IS EVEN BIGGER.

IT HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH ATTENTION, THE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY , FAIRNESS , AND EQUITY TODAY, OR SAFETY ACT, STATES ATTORNEYS THOUGHT TO KILL THE ENTIRE LAW BUT THEY DID NOT GET THEIR WAY.

THE KANKAKEE COUNTY JUDGE FOUND THE CASHLESS BAIL COMPONENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL BUT LEFT THE REST OF THE SAFETY ACT INTACT , WHICH MEANS, DESPITE THE LEGAL PAUSE, MAJOR CHANGES TO ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE UNDERWAY.

AND A LOT OF THEM.

I HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN TO FIVE CHANGES.

THE FIRST, SAFETY ACT CHANGE , DRIVERS LICENSE SUSPENSION , DRIVERS ARE NO LONGER GETTING THEIR LICENSES TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT PAY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

ANYONE WHOSE LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED SHOULD HAVE IT BACK BY NOW.

THE ACLU OF ILLINOIS DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY SAYS IT IS A CHANGE THAT HAS NOT RECEIVED A LOT OF ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE IMPACT IT COULD HAVE ON PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE FEES.

>> THAT WAS CREATING A VICIOUS CYCLE WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT DRIVE TO WORK, THEY CANNOT WORK , THEY CANNOT PAY , THE FINES PILE UP, THEIR LICENSES ARE SUSPENDED.

IT WAS NOT PROMOTING SAFETY, IT WAS STOPPING PEOPLE FROM WORKING AND TAKING CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES.

>> MANY OF THE SAFE-T ASK CHANGES ARGUED TO PREVENTING BELIZE MISCONDUCT IN THE WAKE OF THE NATIONAL PROTEST BECAUSE OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

NOW POLICE CANNOT USE CHOKE HOLDS UNLESS AN OFFICER BELIEVES DEADLY FORCE IS NEEDED TO PREVENT DEATH OR INJURY.

WRONGLY USING THESE TACTICS CAN -- THE LAW GIVES PROTECTION TO AN INTERVENING OFFICER FROM RETALIATION IF USE OF FORCE IS USED , THE OFFICER IS OBLIGATED TO RENDER AID.

OTHER MEASURES LIMIT THE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS.

LIKE PEPPER SPRAY.

>> YOU CANNOT RANDOMLY FIRE RUBBER BULLETS INTO A CROWD OR AIM THEM AT SOMEBODY'S HEAD, WERE AT THEIR PELVIS.

RATHER , THOSE THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE USED IN A MORE MEASURED FASHION.

OFFICERS CANNOT USE DEADLY FORCE AGAINST A FLEEING PERSON.

>> NUMBER THREE , BODY CAMERAS, A SAFE-T ACT REQUIREMENT MEANS ANY OF THOSE POLICE INTERACTIONS SHOULD BE RECORDED.

CHICAGO POLICE ALREADY HAVE THEM BUT NOT ALL DEPARTMENTS DO , PARTICULARLY SMALLER POLICE FORCES.

IN 2025 , EVERY POLICE OFFICER IN ILLINOIS MUST WEAR A BODY CAMERA.

THEY ARE IMPORTANT TOOLS.

>> THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF VIDEO , INCLUDING FROM BODY CAMERAS , HAS GIVEN US , PEOPLE AT LARGE , A WINDOW INTO INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE DID NOT HAVE BEFORE.

IT WAS NOT THAT PEOPLE -- THAT UNARMED PEOPLE WERE NOT BEING KILLED BY POLICE , NOT THAT POLICE BRUTALITY WAS NOT HAPPENING.

>> HE SAYS PREVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT OFTEN CAPTURED ON VIDEO OR MADE PUBLIC.

HE SAYS CAMERAS ARE NO PANACEA.

>> HOWEVER, WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT OR LEARN ABOUT INCIDENTS WHERE , ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, THERE SHOULD BE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE , OR DASH CAM FOOTAGE , BUT IT DOES NOT EXIST BECAUSE THE OFFICER DID NOT TURN THE BODY CAMERA ON AND BECAUSE THERE WAS ALLEGED TO BE ADEQUATE ENOUGH FUNCTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THE USE OF POLICE CAMERA FOOTAGE CAME INTO PLAY IN CHICAGO WHEN IT BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE MURDER OF McDONALD.

CRITICS SAY THE RECORD SHOULD HAVE SURVIVED A WARNING.

ANOTHER CHANGE, IT REMOVES BARRIERS FOR FILING A MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT THEY CAN BE FILED ANONYMOUSLY AND NO LONGER REQUIRES THE COMPLAINT OF TO SIGN A SWORN AFFIDAVIT .

>> THEY TAKE AWAY THE NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND VERIFY THOSE COMPLAINTS , THEY ARE NOT SIMPLY, WE DON'T MOVE STRAIGHT TO DISCIPLINE FROM AN ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT.

BUT WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING VICTIMIZED BY POLICE MISCONDUCT TO BE FROZEN OUT OF , OR HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COME FORWARD.

IF THEY BELIEVE THEY WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES FROM A VINDICTIVE OFFICER OR DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A FUTURE CHANGE, DEALING WITH HOW PRISONERS ARE COUNTED IN SENTENCING.

IN 2030, THOSE IN STATE PRISONS WILL NO LONGER BE COUNTED AS RESIDENTS OF THE PENITENTIARY , THEY WILL INSTEAD BE COUNTED AS A RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY FROM WHICH THEY CAME.

PARIS , THERE ARE A LOT MORE CHANGES IN THE SAFE-T ACT, THIS WAS MASSIVE LEGISLATION , DEALING WITH POLICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS , SENTENCING CHANGES , AND A PROHIBITION ON POLICE PURCHASING MILITARY AGREEMENT.

>> THIS IS A MASSIVE BILL, AMANDA.

THE CASHLESS BAIL PART OF IT WILL BE ONGOING FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

WE GO BACK TO YOU, BRANDIS .

>>> THANK YOU.

POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT WAS LAID TO REST TODAY, HIS SUCCESSOR , POPE FRANCIS, PRESIDED OVER THE FUNERAL AT THE VATICAN WHERE THOUSANDS GATHERED TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE OF THE FIRST POPE AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS TO RESIGN.

A MAN LAUDED AS A HERO TO MANY CONSERVATIVE CATHOLICS.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT HIS LEGACY ARE STEVE , PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC THEOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF THE BERNADINE CENTER AT THE CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION.

AND MICHAEL, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE UP LOYOLA UNIVERSITY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS LEGACY IS ?

>> NO DOUBT , THE HEADLINE ON ANYTHING WILL START WITH THE RESIGNATION.

IT WILL DEFINE HIS PAPACY GOING FORWARD.

I THINK WE ALSO HAVE TO SAY THAT POPE BENEDICT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED , NOT JUST FOR CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR POPE FRANCIS, BUT THE GROUND FOR IT , A NUMBER OF HIS SOCIAL TEACHINGS GO DIRECTLY INTO THE ENCYCLICAL ON SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS LEGACY WILL BE?

>> I AGREE, A GOOD WAY TO LEAD IN.

I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, POPE BENEDICT IS THE ACTUAL GREEN POPE.

27 -- 27 HUNDRED SOLAR PANELS ON THE VATICAN.

THIS FRIENDSHIP THING IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

THEY OUTLINE THE ECONOMIC FRIENDSHIP , AND A BETTER WAY TO DO POLITICS.

WE ARE SEEING THAT ALSO UNDER POPE FRANCIS.

>> STEVE , WE MENTIONED , HE WAS THE FIRST POPE TO RETIRE SINCE 1416 , THAT LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR POPE FRANCIS.

HOW DID HIS RESIGN MEANT -- RETIREMENT , HOW DID IT AFFECT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ?

>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER THE CATHOLIC CHURCH LIKES TO PRESENT A PICTURE OF ITSELF AS SUPERHUMAN AND TRANSCENDENT .

THE CHURCH DOES NOT SHOW WEAKNESS OR MAKE MISTAKES.

POPE BENEDICT , THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, I AM NOT THE FIRST TO SAY THIS, A CHICAGO WRITER WROTE THIS RECENTLY, POPE BENEDICT OPENED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHURCH AND THE POPE TO ACCEPT LIMITATIONS .

TO SAY THAT THERE ARE THINGS WE CANNOT DO SOMETIMES.

THIS PRESENTS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE FOR A CHURCH THAT IS MORE HUMBLED TO TAKE ITS PLACE ON THE WORLD STAGE.

TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS ALL THE TIME.

>> WHO WAS HE BEFORE HE BECAME THE POPE?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

YOU NEED A LOT OF TIME.

66 BOOKS THE ROADS , HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES , A CONSTANT SCHOLAR.

HE WAS FUNDAMENTALLY A HUMBLE CHRISTIAN PERSON.

HE WAS HAPPIEST WHEN HE WAS WRITING THEOLOGY , PLAYING PIANO , TAKING IN STRAY CATS , WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET WITH JOSEPH RATZINGER.

WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE WAS THOUGHT TO BE A FORWARD THINKING PROGRESSIVE.

1968 , IT WAS IMPORTANT YEAR TO HIM, SO MANY CONVULSIONS , THAT IS WHEN THIS CONSERVATISM, SO TO SPEAK , STARTED TAKING ROOT OR BEING AN ISSUE , A CHALLENGE IN HIS PUBLIC PERSONALITY.

>> HOW DID HERE IN THE NICKNAME, ROTTWEILER ?

>> HE IS THE CHIEF THEOLOGIAN OF THE CHURCH.

SO, THE OLDEST TEACHING BODY ON RECORD, 2000 YEARS , THE CHIEF THEOLOGIAN , THERE IS SOME DISCIPLINE THAT COMES WITH THAT.

IT WAS NOT HIS BEST -- IT WAS NOT HIS PERSONALITY TO DO IT THAT WAY.

THERE WAS SOME TENSIONS .

BUT IT WAS HIS JOB.

>> SOME CONSERVATIVE CATHOLICS HAVE CRITICIZED THE FUNERAL SERVICE , WHAT IS YOUR REACTION ?

>> THE FUNERAL HOMILY, IT WAS OUTSTANDING , THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE UPSET ABOUT.

THEY ARE COMPARING IT TO THE HOMILY AT THE FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL.

THAT IS NOT USUALLY THE PATTERN OF WHAT TO FIND IN A CATHOLIC FUNERAL.

IT WAS ABOUT THE QUALITIES OF POPE BENEDICT AS A PASTOR AND A CHRISTIAN.

THE FUNERAL IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT HUMAN LIFE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE.

THE SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GATHERED , AND POPE FRANCIS TOOK THE RIGHT APPROACH, WHICH I WANTED TO SAY .

>> SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT WAS A REFLECTION OF HIS PERSONALITY, HE SERVED FOR A LONG TIME.

>> I SAID , HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN JOHN PAUL AND BENEDICT, HE SAYS JOHN PAUL'S MILES DAVIS.

THE HOMILY WAS IMPORTANT FOR JOHN PAUL , FOR BENEDICT, AND POPE FRANCIS GOT IT, REFERENCING GREGORY , IN OTHER MONK POPE WHO WANTED SIMPLICITY.

FROM THE CYPRESSWOOD OF THE CASKET , TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER , A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ANGRY THEY WERE NOT USING OLDER ROMAN CANON.

SOME SICK RELATIVES -- POPE FRANCIS WAS LISTENING WELL TO HIS FRIEND, POPE BENEDICT.

>> SUPPORTERS WANT SAINTHOOD IMMEDIATELY, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD?

>> GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE CHURCH OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS , THERE IS A LOT MORE CAUTION THAN THERE USED TO BE.

I THINK WE SHOULD SAY , WHEN THE CHURCH PROCLAIMS SOMEONE TO BE A SAINT, IT IS A DEFINITIVE STATEMENT AND WE SHOULD TAKE WHILE, YEARS TOA LITTLE LET THE HISTORICAL RECORD SETTLED AND THE ENTHUSIASM WAYNE.

BEFORE WE RUN OFF AND DO THAT AND I HOPE NOT TERRIBLY SOON , NOT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE QUALITIES, BECAUSE THERE IS A RIGHT WAY TO DO THIS.

>> HE SET A STANDARD BY SAYING , I AM HUMAN , HERE ARE MY LIMITATIONS.

POPE FRANCIS IS 80.

WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD HE STEPS DOWN ?

>> VERY LIKELY.

PEOPLE ARE PLACING BETS ON THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO GUESS BUT THAT COULD BE A REAL PRESIDENT THAT IS SET.

THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS , SOMETIMES IT IS TO RETIRE AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT PERSON.

>> HE TALKED ABOUT IT QUITE OPENLY.

>> WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> UP NEXT , A SHORT RUN SHOW CELEBRATED CHICAGO ARTISTS, STAY WITH US.

>>> MUCH MORE COMING UP, INCLUDING A PROMISING CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP CALLING OUT MAYOR LIGHTFOOT.

>>> A NEW GALLERY HAS FORMED ROOTS IN RIVER WEST , EAGER TO TRANSFORM THE SPACE INTO A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER TO SUPPORT ARTIST IN THE CITY AND BEYOND.

THEY DECIDED TO HAVE AN END OF YEAR EXHIBITION TO SHOWCASE THOSE CREATIVE PEOPLE THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH.

OUR ARTS CORRESPONDENT SHARES THIS .

>> WE ARE TRYING TO EMBODY WHAT ART IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE FOR EVERYONE.

THAT ALLOWS US -- EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT , THEY HAVE THEIR PERSONAL STYLE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE MISSION OF THIS DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR WHO OPENED CHERRY MOUNTAIN ARTS TO INFLUENCE ARTISTS HE HAS WORKED WITH THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

>> THE SHOW WAS ABOUT SHOWCASING ARTISTS THAT WE WILL WORK WITH AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR MISSION.

WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THEM.

>> Reporter: THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS SIGNATURE ARTISTS KNOWN FOR HAVING SPECIFIC STYLES, SUCH AS THESE .

ORNATE FURNITURE PIECES SIT WITHIN THE SPACE, AND WORK BY HIM.

>> THE CATALYST OF MY WORLD ARE, A DIFFERENT TAKE ON MANY NAMED AFTER OSSIE DAVIS.

THE BIG CONCEPT WAS ABOUT TAKING THESE ICONIC CHARACTERS THAT PEOPLE LOVE AND INTERPRETING THESE CHARACTERS .

IF MICKEY MOUSE WAS A BLACK PERSON , WOULD YOU STILL LOVE MICKEY MOUSE THE SAME?

WE HAD KRUSTY FROM THE SYMPTOMS, HOMEY THE CLOWN.

JUST BECAUSE I LOOK LIKE A CLOWN THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN TREAT PEOPLE LIKE ONE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS THROUGH THIS EXHIBITION THAT HE HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERPRETATION AS THEY CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS CREATED BY BLACK ARTISTS.

>> PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS ART.

WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT.

THE PEOPLE THAT ENGAGE WITH BLACK PEOPLE KNOW WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU TREAT EVERYBODY THE RIGHT WAY.

WE DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO TREAT BLACK PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY, WE KNOW.

WE KNOW HOW WE WANT TO BE TREATED.

THE ART IS LIKE FOR EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY LOOKING AT STANDING IN A DIFFERENT POSITION.

>> Reporter: FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM ANGEL IDOWU.

>> THEY WILL MAKE A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SLATED FOR MID FEBRUARY.

>>> YOU CAN SEE WORK FRIENDS IN RIVER WEST SUNDAY.

BACK TO YOU.

>>> STILL TO COME, A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP CRIES FOUL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A OFFICER RETURNS TO THE FORCE.

>>> COMMUNITY LEADERS IN LOGAN SQUARE IN YOUR INTERNET SERIES.

>>> A 3-13 SEASON HAS NOT PREVENTED JUSTIN FIELDS FROM HAVING A BREAKOUT YEAR.

WE WILL HAVE THAT AND MORE.

>>> AND CONTEMPORARY ART IS THE FOCUS OF A VIBRANT EXHIBITION IN HYDE PARK.

>>> FIRST , MORE OF THE TOP STORIES, SURVIVORS AND FAMILY WENT TO SPRINGFIELD TO PUSH FOR A BAN ON SO-CALLED ASSAULT WEAPONS.

HERE IS WHAT THE BILL SPONSOR TOLD REPORTERS.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BANNING THE SALE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS IN ILLINOIS.

TALKING ABOUT BANNING THE SALE OF HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES THAT ARE PLAGUING OUR COMMUNITIES.

NOW IS THE TIME.

>> SPEAKER OF THE ILLINOIS HOUSE HAS FILED NEW LANGUAGE FOR THE BILL IN ORDER TO APPEASE SOME LEGISLATORS.

RAISING THE AGE A PERSON CAN PURCHASE THE GUN TO 21 IS OUT, THE AGE ONE CAN PURCHASE A GUN REMAINS 18 WITH PARENTAL CONSENT .

GUN-CONTROL ADVOCATES WANT TO BEND HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES STARTING AT 10+ ROUNDS BUT THE PROVISION IS NOW FOR 12 OR MORE ROUNDS.

>>> THE COURTHOUSE CLOSE DOWN TODAY BECAUSE OF THE WATER MAIN BREAK.

THEY WORK TO REMAIN THE BREAK REMOTELY.

CRIMINAL CASES , EXPECTED TO BE HANDLED IN PERSON, WERE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CHIEF JUDGE SAYS THE COURTHOUSE WILL REOPEN ON FRIDAY.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR FANS OF FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC CREATURES, THE AQUARIUM ANNOUNCES THREE DAYS, ILLINOIS RESIDENTS NEED TO SHOW A VALID I.D.

FOR FREE GENERAL ADMISSION, IT WILL BE FREE FROM THURSDAY, JANUARY 12th THROUGH MONDAY, JANUARY 16th , WHICH IS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.

IN FEBRUARY , FREE ADMISSION TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS , THURSDAYS EVERY WEEK STARTING FEBRUARY 7th.

>>> VIRGINIA McCASKEY CELEBRATED A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY , THE OLDEST PRIMARY OWNER OF AN NFL FRANCHISE TURNS 100.

SHE IS THE OLDEST CHILD OF GEORGE HALAS, SENIOR WHO JOINED THE TEAM AS A PLAYER-COACH IN 1920.

SHE GREW UP AROUND THE TEAM.

HER FATHER WAS OWNER FOR SIX DECADES AND WAS THE WINNINGEST COACH IN FRANCHISE HISTORY.

HER TWO BROTHERS DIED AND SHE HAS BEEN PRINCIPAL OWNER .

IT WILL BE HER 40th SEASON OF BOSS.

>>> NOW TO PARIS AND OUTCRY OVER THE RETURN TO THE JOB FROM A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.

>> ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IS WARNING MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT ABOUT A POLICE OFFICER WHO LIED ABOUT HIS TIES TO THE PROUD BOYS TO RETURN.

THE CENTER CALLED THE 120 DAY SUSPENSION OF ROBERT BAKER INADEQUATE.

A NEWS REPORTER JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

REMIND US WHAT THE PROBE INTO THIS OFFICER DETERMINED .

>> IT WAS DONE BY THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS WHO DETERMINE OFFICER BAKER MADE A FALSE STATEMENT ABOUT WHETHER HE ATTENDED A BARBECUE ORGANIZED BY THE PROUD BOYS AND MADE A CONTRADICTORY STATEMENT ABOUT WHETHER HE PARTICIPATED IN A GROUP CHAT WITH OTHER PROUD BOY MEMBERS.

FOR THAT, HE WAS SUSPENDED 120 DAYS.

CHICAGO'S INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED FOR HIS TIES TO THE GROUP .

THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER SAYS IT IS THE MOST FILE IT HATE GROUP ACTIVE IN AMERICA.

>> MAYOR LIGHTFOOT SAW IT DIFFERENTLY AND SAID HE COULD RETURN TO THE DEPARTMENT.

WHY IS THAT SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER CONCERNED ?

>> THEY SAY THIS COULD SEND A MESSAGE TO OTHER OFFICERS THAT THEY CAN OPERATE WITH IMMUNITY AND THAT WOULD FURTHER ERODE ATTEMPTS BY MAYOR LIGHTFOOT TO RESTORE TRUST IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO COMMUNITIES WHO WORK GAY OR LESBIAN, BLACK, OR LATINO.

>> CHICAGO MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT STOOD BY THE SUSPENSION.

>> THEY SAY HE SHOULD'VE BEEN FIRED FOR MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT ABOUT THE BARBECUE.

POLICE OFFICERS CANNOT LIE , AND THEY SAY THAT THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED THE INVESTIGATION BY MAKING CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS , SAYING THERE IS NO ROOM IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR WHAT -- EXTREMIST, WHILE SAYING OFFICER BAKER SHOULD STILL BE RETURNING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> THEY ARE CLARIFYING POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THESE GROUPS IN SOME MANNER.

WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE ?

>> THEY WANT A CLEAR DIRECTIVE SAYING MEMBERSHIP IN THESE GROUPS OR ASSOCIATION WITH THESE MEMBERS ARE PROHIBITED AND THAT COULD BE A FIRING OFFENSE.

TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YOU CAN READ HER FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS .

>>> WE GO BACK TO YOU, BRANDIS .

>>> TO JoANNE HERNANDEZ WHO SPENT THE DAY IN LOGAN SQUARE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE AS PART OF OUR INNER NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE WITH THE 32nd WARD ALDERMAN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

LET'S START WITH THIS QUESTION , WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO RESIDENTS AND THEIR BIGGEST CONCERN ARE THE LARGE PROPERTY TAX HIKES.

WHAT DO YOU TELL THE RESIDENT WHO ARE AFRAID THEY MAY LOSE THEIR HOME?

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF PEOPLE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE TAX ASSESSOR, GO TO THE BOARD OF REVIEW, HAVE AN ATTORNEY DO IT OR DO IT THEMSELVES .

THE PROBLEM GOES BACK DECADES.

THE CORRUPTION IN THE SYSTEM , THE MISMANAGEMENT OVER AT THE BOARD OF REVIEW, AT THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE , AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY HAS LED TO THE TYPE OF TAXES GOING UP , LOOKING AT MY OWN BILL, IT IS GOING UP IN A WAY .

>> Reporter: FRUSTRATION OF PEOPLE POINTING THE FINGER.

THEY SAY AN APPEAL IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> APPEALING DOES NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM .

WE NEED TO FIX THE SYSTEM AT EVERY LEVEL.

AT THE CITY LEVEL, COUNTY LEVEL, STATE-LEVEL.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM, MAKING ASSESSMENTS HALF OF WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR DECADES, IT RUINS THE SYSTEM.

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AT THE CITY LEVEL IS MAKING SURE WE ARE GETTING THE PROPER ADJUSTMENTS.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT THE ASSESSORS LEVEL.

>> Reporter: HOW DOES CITY COUNCIL WORK TO MAKE SURE PROPERTY TAXES ARE EQUITABLE ?

>> WHEN WE LOOK AROUND THE CITY, WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF CHANGES TO ZONING MAPS , DEVELOPMENT , WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RIGHT WAY.

MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS INPUT.

MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN A PREDICTABLE WAY.

SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IS COMING.

THAT IS THE CITY SIDE, MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE PREDICTABILITY.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO FEEL THEY ARE BEING PRICED OUT.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT BUT THAT IS WHAT DECADES OF MISMANAGEMENT AND CORRUPTION LEAD TO , PEOPLE ARE HIT WITH MASSIVE BILLS IN A WAY THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING.

IT IS ON US TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS, TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE HAS BEEN IN TOUCH ALDERMEN,WITH SOME WHAT DOES A SOLUTION LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?

>> I AM WORKING WITH A FORMER ALDERMAN, AND THE BOARD OF REVIEW, SAYING WE NEED TO HAVE BROADER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TAX SYSTEM.

WE TRY TO PASS A GRADUATED INCOME TAX AT THE STATE LEVEL WHICH FAILED.

I THINK , WHAT WE NEED TO DO, LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT TAXING SYSTEM , LIKE OTHER STATES HAVE , INSTEAD OF PUTTING ALL THE PRESSURE ON RESIDENTS WITH PROPERTY TAXES.

>> Reporter: WE ARE BY THE LOGAN SQUARE MONUMENT.

THERE IS A BIG PLAN HAPPENING, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?

>> WE HAVE BICENTENNIAL PLAN SCHEDULED.

WITH THIS MAYOR , WE HAVE MOVED IT FORWARD AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS , WE WILL BE REVAMPING THIS INTERSECTION , MAKING IT MORE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FRIENDLY.

>> Reporter: IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.

>> COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE CLOSED OFF.

>> LOOKING AT THE STATION , PEOPLE GO AROUND THE CORNERS , WE WILL BE SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC, NARROWING LANES .

>> Reporter: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

COMING UP , WE SPEAK TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION AT LOGAN SQUARE.

FIRST, I SEND IT BACK TO YOU PARIS AND BRANDIS .

>>> NOW TO PARIS AND A LOOK AT THE CHICAGO BEARS BIGGEST NEEDS HEADING INTO THE OFF-SEASON.

>> THEY MERCIFULLY CLOSE OUT THE SEASON THIS WEEKEND AGAINST THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS.

WHAT HAPPENS OFF THE FIELD AFTER THE GAME AND IN THE COMING MONTHS?

THE BEARS ARE POISED TO GET A TOP DRAFT PICK.

CAN THEY DRAFT AND SPEND WISELY?

JOINING US IS BIG CAT WILLIAMS.

SO GREAT TO SEE YOU.

LOOKING GREAT.

THIS WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A REBUILDING SEASON.

BUT 3-13 IS A ROUGH RECORD, OTHER POSITIVES?

>> YOU HAVE A PLAYER IN JUSTIN FIELDS WHO IS MUST WATCH FOOTBALL.

THAT IS SOMETHING TO TAKE OUT OF THIS.

SOMETHING THE BEARS HAVE NOT HAD IN A WHILE, A PREMIER QUARTERBACK.

SOMEONE WHO EVER AROUND THE LEAGUE IS WATCHING.

I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A ONE OR TWO YEAR REBUILT , IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME.

>> A LOT OF PATIENCE FROM BEARS FANS WHO HAVE BEEN PATIENT FOR MANY YEARS OR DECADES.

YOU MENTIONED JUSTIN FIELDS, ALMOST SETTING THE NFL RECORD RUSHING FOR QUARTERBACK, PASSING, NOT SO MUCH , HAVE YOU SEEN ENOUGH IMPROVEMENT?

>> WE STILL NEED TO SEE MORE.

SEE HIM MAKE YOUNG GUY MISTAKES, PROBLEM READING THE DEFENSE AT TIMES .

ONCE AGAIN, THESE ARE YOUNG PLAYER PROBLEMS , HE IS A YOUNG PLAYER WHO HAS TO DEVELOP.

>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A QUARTERBACK MAKE MOVES LIKE THAT?

60, 70 YARD RUNS.

>> I COMPARE HIM TO DEVIN HESTER, IF YOU ARE ON THE SIDELINES, YOU ARE WATCHING.

>> DEFTLY SHOULD GET INTO THE HALL OF FAME, HESTER.

>> COMMITTED TO BE A STARTER NEXT YEAR ?

>> YOU WOULD LIKE TO THINK SO.

WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS IN THE HEADS OF THE COACHING STAFF.

THERE IS A LOT OF GROWTH TO BE DONE BUT YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT THEY THINK THEY CAN BUILD AROUND WHAT THEY HAVE.

>> THEY HAVE SO MANY NEEDS ALL OVER THE FIELD, WHY DRAFT ANOTHER QUARTERBACK WHEN YOU HAVE ONE THAT IS DEVELOPING ?

>> YOU LOOK AT A TEAM LIKE BALTIMORE , THE SAME STYLE OF QUARTERBACK, YOU WORRY ABOUT INJURIES.

YOU WORRY ABOUT , CAN YOU FIND A BACKUP QUARTERBACK WHO CAN DO THE SAME FIELDS DOES,THING THAT AND NOT HAVE TO CHANGE THE FENCE.

IF HE GETS HURT ON A THURSDAY, YOU NEED A NEW OFFENSE ON SUNDAY.

THESE ARE THINGS THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER AND TAKE CARE OF IN THE OFF-SEASON.

>> THEY HAVE TO BEEF UP THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

HOW DO YOU TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS ?

>> YOU HAVE TO PICK YOUR POISON, LEFT TACKLE , ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITIONS YOU NEED .

CAN YOU SHUFFLE PEOPLE AROUND ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE IF YOU LIKE THEIR PRODUCTION AND CAN STILL BE VIABLE?

THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YOU NEED A WIDE RECEIVER.

YOU BROUGHT IN CHASE CLAYPOOL AND HE HAS NOT SHOWN WHAT YOU EXPECTED HIM TO SHOW.

YOU ARE HOPING THAT , DURING THE OFF-SEASON, FIELDS, MOONEY, THEY CAN GET TOGETHER AND TURN WHAT WAS A VERY DISMAL PASSING GAME INTO SOMETHING RESPECTABLE.

>> THEY NEED THAT ONE WIDE RECEIVER , WHERE WILL THEY GET IN FREE AGENCY OR THE DRAFT ?

>> THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU FILL IN THESE PIECES?

YOU NEED PARTS ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE, UNIQUE RECEIVERS EMMA WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH MOONEY, YOU NEED LINEMEN , LINEBACKERS , THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB IN THE DRAFT IN BRINGING IN YOUNG TALENT IN THE SECONDARY.

YOU NEED DEPTH.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.

>> DEPTH ON DEFENSE.

YOU NEED AN ENTIRE FRONT SEVEN.

WHERE DO YOU START ?

>> ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

YOU NEED A THREE TECHNIQUE.

>> TACKLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE?

>> TACKLE THAT WOULD BE LINING UP OVER ONE OF THE GUARDS.

IT IS USUALLY JOHN McDANIEL , WARREN SAPP, THESE GUYS THAT CAN GET OFF THE BALL , THEY CAN GET INTO THE BACKFIELD.

THEY ARE ALSO DOMINATING PASS RUSHERS.

YOU NEED A LOT.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH ON THE TO DO LIST IN THE OFF-SEASON.

SAY THEY GET THE NUMBER TWO DRAFT PICK, THEY CAN STILL GET THE NUMBER ONE, LET'S SAY THEY GET THE NUMBER TWO DRAFT PICK, DO YOU SELECT A DEFENSIVE LINE STAR, A QUARTERBACK , OR DO YOU TRADE BACK AND GET MORE PICKS?

>> WE DO NOT KNOW .

WE WATCHED THE GENERAL MANAGER IN THE FIRST DRAFT, HE FELT AS THOUGH HE KNEW THE PLAYERS ON THE FENCE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE WILL FEEL AS THOUGH THAT POSITION AT PICK NUMBER TWO IS MORE VIABLE THAN TRADING BACK AND MAYBE GETTING FOUR OR FIVE THIRD OR FOURTH-ROUND PICK.

>> I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ON THE DAMAR HAMLIN SITUATION, HE IS IMPROVING .

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON THE FIELD IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT ?

>> NOTHING LIKE THAT.

WHERE PLAYERS ARE SITTING AROUND WATCHING HIM BEING PUT ON A CART.

THAT IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

I HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE FIELD WHERE A PLAYER HAS GOTTEN HURT.

I REMEMBER MARK COLUMBO GETTING HURT , LYING ON HIS BACK.

HE WAS FACING THE GROUND.

IT IS HARD AS A PLAYER TO SEE THAT, KNOW THAT PERSON, THAT PERSON BEING LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER TO YOU, YOU HAVE TO QUESTION IF HE CAN DO THIS AGAIN.

THIS WAS , CAN HE SURVIVE THIS ?

>> A SCARY SITUATION.

WE NEED TO WISH VIRGINIA McCASKEY A HAPPY CENTURY.

THE MATRIARCH OF THE BEARS, THE DAUGHTER OF THE FOUNDER OF THE NFL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

>> WE WILL BE BACK IN LOGAN SQUARE FOR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

FIRST , WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>>> WE CHECK BACK IN WITH JOANNA HERNANDEZ IN LOGAN SQUARE AS PART OF OUR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

>> Reporter: WE ARE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR CENTER FOR CHANGING LIVES .

I HAVE TO START, IF YOU DON'T KNOW , TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION.

>> WE HAVE BEEN HIM AT THE LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE 1989.

WE ARE A FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER, OFFERING FREE BILINGUAL SERVICES , FINANCIAL COACHING, EMPLOYMENT COACHING , ENTREPRENEURIAL COACHING.

WE OFFER THESE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

WE ARE FOCUSING ON OUR COMMUNITY ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF CHICAGO.

>> WE DID TALK ABOUT HOW THIS ONCE WAS PREDOMINATELY A LATINO POPULATION.

>> THE BEST ESTIMATES ARE WE HAVE LOST OVER 20,000 LATINX FAMILIES .

IN RECENT YEARS , THAT IS A TREND THAT IS CONTINUING.

WE HAVE SEEN THE DISPLACEMENT HAPPEN IN REGARD TO HOUSING.

>> Reporter: TALKING ABOUT GENTRIFICATION, WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST?

>> CENTER FOR CHANGING LIVES IS ONE OF THE FOUR FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS , SPANISH COALITION FOR HOUSING , THAT CREATED THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST TO FOCUS ON RETAINING HOMEOWNERSHIP OR BUILDING UP HOMEOWNERSHIP WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS A SMALL BUT BIG THING WE CAN DO TO HELP STOP DISPLACEMENT AND BUILD UP HOMEOWNERSHIP THAT IT IS NOT OUT OF REACH TO HOMEOWNERSHIP AFFORDABLE BECAUSE OF THE LAND TRUST MODEL , THE COMMUNITY OWNS THE LAND AND THE INDIVIDUAL OWNS THE HOUSE .

IT IS A WAY FOR FAMILIES TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO STAY HERE AND TO BUILD HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> Reporter: I KNOW THAT THIS SUMMER YOU SOLD A HOME TO A COUPLE, HOW DID THAT FEEL?

>> IT IS SO EXCITED AND SUCH AN HONOR.

IT IS ONE OF MANY HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE WILL HOPEFULLY HELP PEOPLE TO STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME.

WE WANT HOMEOWNERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO BE REACHED FOR BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES.

WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU TELL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY HAVE LIVED IN FOR 25 YEARS ?

>> CENTER FOR CHANGING LAST AND OUR FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE , ACCESS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE , UTILITY ASSISTANCE , WHATEVER PEOPLE NEED TO STAY IN THOSE HOMES .

THAT IS WHAT WE AND OUR FELLOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: WHAT ADVICE TO GIVE TO PEOPLE LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ?

>> DON'T GIVE UP HOPE .

YOUR DREAMS CAN BE REALIZED CENTER FOR CHANGING LIVES IS THERE, TO HELP YOU AND OTHERS TO FULFILL THOSE DREAMS.

EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

KNOW THAT THERE ARE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT EXIST, RESOURCES TO HELP YOU BECOME A HOMEOWNER AND WE ARE HERE TO STAY.

THAT IS WHY WE CALL IT OUR LAND TRUST, WE ARE HERE TO STAY SO OUR FAMILIES CAN BE PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I SENT IT BACK TO YOU.

>>> BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, WHAT DID YOU HEAR FROM LONGTIME RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THE AREA HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS?

>> Reporter: I THINK YOU HEARD ALREADY , THE MAIN THING IS JUST SEEING THESE NEW DEVELOPERS COMING IN, UNFORTUNATELY , SEEING THE PROPERTY VALUE GOING UP.

AS YOU HEARD , MANY OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN STAYING AT THEIR HOME OR HAVING TO MOVE, OR SELLING, OR BEING ABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR HOMES .

IT IS A TOUGH SITUATION.

I DON'T THINK THERE IS A CONCRETE PLAN AT THE MOMENT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> NEXT, ART AND COLOR , ONE COLOR AT A TIME.

STAY WITH US.

>>> IF YOU THINK MONOCHROMATIC MEANS MONOTONOUS, THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE YOUR MIND, HYDE PARK IS FILLED WITH VIVID COLORS AND DARK COLUMNS.

WE VISITED THE SMART MUSEUM ON THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CAMPUS, CURRENTLY SATURATED WITH MONOCHROMATIC MODERN ART.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST WORKS IS THIS, IT IS AMAZING CHICAGO TEXTILE ARTIST WHO DID THREE PANELS , ONE RED, ONE YELLOW , ONE BLUE , PONYTAIL , BALLS OF YARN .

>> Reporter: THERE IS A GALLERY OF ARTWORK IN YELLOW AND GOLD.

AND A ROOM FULL OF RED.

AND NO SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK AND WHITE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN THEY CALL IT MONOCHROME MULTITUDES.

>> WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING ART YOU CAN ENCOUNTER?

>> ABSTRACT ART AND ART MADE FROM ONE COLOR OR ART MADE FROM STRANGE MATERIAL.

THE TYPE OF ART A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THAT MY STUDENTS INCLUDED, SAY I CAN DO THIS OR, WHY IS THIS ART?

>> THEY ARE QUESTIONING THE VALUE , QUESTIONING HOW IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY ART.

ONE OF THE IDEAS BEHIND EXHIBITION IS TO EXPAND THE WAYS WE THINK ABOUT THE MONOCHROME.

>> ALL THESE ARTISTS TAKE ABOUT COLOR IN DIFFERENT WAYS, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT, THE COLORS MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> AMANDA PAINTED CONDEMNED HOUSES IN INGLEWOOD AND THE BRIGHT COLORS MEANT TO ATTRACT.

SHE WAS NAMED A 2022 MacARTHUR FELLOW.

ALSO IN EXHIBITION IS A FILMMAKER WHO REFLECTS HIS EYESIGHT AS HE WAS DYING IN AN AGE RELATED ILLNESS.

AND THERE IS AN ACOUSTIC WORK THAT BRINGS A MONOTONE TO THE MONOCHROME.

EXPLORING ONE COLOR IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ARTISTS FROM THE UNITED STATES.

>> WE WANTED TO INCLUDE WOMEN, THOSE ARTISTS OF COLOR , ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL ENGAGED AROUND THE MONOCHROME.

>> WE ARE A MUSEUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT MAKES US DIFFERENT AND GIVES US AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE IMMENSE EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE ON CAMPUS.

THE LABELS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY FACULTY MEMBERS.

NOT JUST AS BORING ART HISTORIANS, BUT AN ASTROPHYSICIST, MATHEMATICIAN , LEGAL HISTORIAN , THOSE TYPE OF PERSPECTIVES USUALLY NEVER BOUGHT INTO A MUSEUM.

>>> THE SHOW MONOCHROME MULTITUDES IS THAT THE SMART REASON ON THE CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY CHICAGO UNTIL SUNDAY AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE ARE BACK TO WRAP IT UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

THE JIM AND KAY MABIE FAMILY.

POLK BROTHERS FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> THAT IS OUR SHOW , STAY CONNECTED WITH US BY SIGNING UP FOR OUR DAILY BRIEFING, YOU CAN GET CHICAGO TONIGHT ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE , OR WTTW.COM/NEWS .

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JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00 FOR THE WEEK IN REVIEW.

FOR ALL OF US AT CHICAGO TONIGHT , I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

>> I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE .

WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

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