>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT, I'M PARIS SCHUTZ, AND BRANIS FRIEDMAN IS GOING TO JOIN US SHORTLY, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

FOUR IN 7 YEARS, I STILL DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON.

>> A GRIEVING MOTHER CALLS FOR JUSTICE IN THE KILLING OF HER SON.>> THE WRECKING BALL COULD BE COMING TO THE THEATER IN ROGERS PARK, WE HAVE A REPORT.>>> THANK GOD IT'S THURSDAY, WE TALK ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS ABOUT THE FOUR DAY WORK WEEK.>>> IT IS BEAUTIFUL, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT TAKE A PHOTO OF IT.

>> WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE ORCHID SHOW AT CHICAGO BOTANICAL GARDENS.

>>> AS YOU MENTIONED, I'M IN ROGERS PARK, IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

WE ARE INSIDE A MOVIE THEATER THAT SURVIVED TWO WORLD WARS, TWO PANDEMICS AND THE EVER- CHANGING MOVIE INDUSTRY, HOWEVER THE CURRENT OWNER IS LOOKING TO SELL IT, WE WILL HAVE MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT FIRST, BACK TO YOU.

>>> THANK YOU.

A GRIEVING MOTHER IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND A FULL REPORT BY THE CITY'S INSPECTOR GENERAL INTO THE KILLING OF HER 22-YEAR- OLD SON.

WTTW NEWS REPORTER, HEATHER IS HERE WITH HER FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHY POLICE OFFICERS DIDN'T DO MORE TO ASSIST HER WOUNDED SON AND WHY HE DIED WHILE HANDCUFFED AFTER ASKING OFFICERS FOR HELP.

7 YEARS AGO, SOMEBODY SHOT COPELAND WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, DESPITE HIS INJURIES, HE MADE IT TO THE POLICE STATION.

HE COLLAPSED AFTER BEGGING FOR HELP.

HIS MOTHER STILL WANTS ANSWERS.>> IT IS VERY PAINFUL BECAUSE IN 7 YEARS, I STILL DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS.

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON.

7 YEARS, I'M STILL FIGHTING, TRYING TO FIND THE TRUTH.

>> Reporter: TO GET THOSE ANSWERS, REPORTER JAMIE COLVIN CREATED A PODCAST, THAT SHOWED THAT 13 MINUTES PASSED BEFORE THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED, AND HE WAS CAN CUFFED AS IF HE WAS A CRIMINAL, NOT A VICTIM.

>> I AM CERTAIN THAT IF MY SON GOT THE HELP HE NEEDED, HE WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER INSPECTOR GENERAL, JOE FERGUSON, LAUNCHED HIS OWN PROBE INTO WHAT HAPPENED, BUT BY LAW, THAT REPORT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.

FROM A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED, WE KNOW THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDED TWO MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WAY THEY RESPONDED FOR COPELAND'S DEATH.

BUT, NEITHER OFFICER RECEIVED SERIOUS PUNISHMENT.

ONE RESIGNED, AND ONE RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPRIMAND.

>> IS THIS MY IMAGINATION, THIS IS A CURSE ON MY SON, THAT IS WHERE THE ANGER COMES FROM BECAUSE IT BASICALLY TELLS ME THAT MY SON SUFFERED A TRAGEDY.

>> AS A CITY, WE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION, IT IS REALLY IMPERATIVE, IF A TRAGIC LIKE THIS OCCURS, TO LEARN EVERYTHING THAT CAN POSSIBLY LEARN TOWARDS THE FUTURE, TOWARDS REDUCING THE PROBABILITY OF SIMILAR HARMS IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ALSO FOUND THAT A CHICAGO POLICE DETECTIVE WAS DISRESPECTFUL TO WELLS WHEN SHE DEMANDED ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT OFFICERS WERE DOING TO FIND HER SON.

A KILLER REMAINS AT LARGE 7 YEARS LATER.

FOR WELLS, THAT WAS ANOTHER INSULT TO THE INJURY CAUSED BY HER SON'S DEATH, A DEATH THAT SHE IS DETERMINED NOT TO LET ECLIPSE HIS LIFE.

>> HE HAD A GREAT PERSONALITY, HE WAS FULL OF LIFE, HE MADE EVERYONE FEEL SPECIAL.

AND THAT IS HOW I WANT HIM TO BE REMEMBERED.

>> MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT'S OFFICE DECLINED TO RESPOND TO OUR ANSWERS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION .

THIS ISSUE COULD VERY WELL END UP ON THE DESK OF CHICAGO'S NEXT MAYOR WHO WILL TAKE OFFICE IN A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS.>> THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS LED BY DEBORAH WITTS BERG, WHAT DOES SHE THINK ABOUT THEIR CALL TO HAVE THIS RELEASED?

>> SHE THINKS THIS QUALIFIES BECAUSE IT IS SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF MISTING AND CONDUCT, WHETHER IT WILL BE RELEASED IS UP TO A COURT AND SHE SAID SHE WILL GIVE THEM AN ANSWER WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

THANK YOU.

>>> BACK TO PARIS, MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.>> THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW INTERIM LEADER, THE FORMER FIRST DEPUTY, ERIC CARTER TOOK OVER TODAY FOR THE OUTGOING SUPERINTENDENT, DAVID BROWN.

CARTER IS A 30 YEAR VETERAN OF THE FORCE, SERVING SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS INCLUDING COUNTERTERRORISM, ORGANIZED CRIME AND HIS COMMANDER OF TWO DIFFERENT POLICE SYSTEMS.

IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG HIS TENURE WILL LAST.

THEY HAVE BEGUN THEIR SEARCH FOR THREE FINALISTS FOR THE NEXT MAYOR TO CHOOSE FROM.

>>> THEY WON THE NCAA MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT AND IT WAS A MIXED BAG FOR TEAMS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS.

THEY FELL TO THE ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS, 73-63 BUT, NORTHWESTERN OUTLASTED BOISE STATE, GETTING A VICTORY IN THE FIRST ROUND GAME.

THE WILDCATS MOVE ON TO FACE THE WINNER OF THE UCLA NORTH CAROLINA AND ASHEVILLE GAME GOING ON RIGHT NOW.>>> THEY ARE A TRIO OF THREE LITTLE LION CUBS AT THE LINCOLN PARK ZOO TODAY, THEY GOT THEIR NAMES.

THE NAMES ARE CHOSEN BY MY SIDE LION GUARDIANS IN TANZANIA, THEY WERE BORN JANUARY 9 AND A CHECKUP REVEALED THAT ALL THE THREE WERE MALES.

THEY JOINED THEIR BIG BROTHER WHO WAS BORN IN MARCH, 2022.

THE FIRST AFRICAN LION COMES IN 20 YEARS.>>> COMING UP IN THE PROGRAM, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A THREE DAY WEEKEND EVERY WEEK?

BUT FIRST, TO ROGERS PARK AND A BELOVED LOCAL MOVIE HOUSE AT RISK OF DISAPPEARING.

THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION, AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> MOVIE THEATERS HAVE STRUGGLED SINCE THE PANDEMIC TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TO THE BIG SCREEN.

SURVIVING THEATERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO INNOVATE THE SAME BUSINESS, FOR THIS WEEK, JOANNA HERNANDEZ IS IN ROGERS PARK WHERE ONE OF THE CITY'S OLDEST AND LONGEST-RUNNING MOVIE THEATERS IS ON THE BRINK OF THE END.

JOANNA JOINS US NOW.

>> Reporter: I HAVE TO SAY, I THINK I HAVE THE BEST ASSIGNMENT OF THE NIGHT, I GOT FREE POPCORN, WE ARE INSIDE THIS REALLY COOL MOVIE THEATER, THIS HAS BEEN OPEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS, AS I MENTIONED, IT SURVIVED THE PANDEMIC BUT, NOW THE OWNER IS LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO KEEP THIS LEGACY ALIVE.

TONY NEVER PLANNED TO OWN A MOVIE THEATER.

>> I WILL NEVER FORGET HAVING CUSTOMERS AROUND THE BLOCK, IT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

>> Reporter: HE BOUGHT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IN 2007 AS A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, TWO YEARS LATER, HE BECAME THE OWNER OF THE NEW THEATER ON SHERIDAN ROAD.

>> I WOULD ALWAYS STOP HERE FOR COFFEE, AND I REALLY LIKED THE BUILDING, I THOUGHT IT HAD A LOT OF POTENTIAL.

AT THAT POINT, THE ENTIRE PATIO WAS COVERED WITH THEATER SIGNS, SO THE FIRST THING I DID WAS GET RID OF ALL OF THOSE SIGNS AND REDEVELOP THE PATIO, AND WE DEVELOPED THE THEATER.

414 YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF TICKETS LATER, FOX SAYS HE'S READY TO GET OUT OF SHOW BUSINESS.

>> ALWAYS UP-AND-DOWN AND SOMETIMES WE ARE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

IT GETS YOU EXCITED, AND THE NEXT WEEK, IT IS EMPTY.

>> Reporter: THE MOVIE THEATER IS IN JEOPARDY OF PERMANENTLY CLOSING, THIS RESIDENT KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE THEATERS LONG HISTORY.

>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE REGENTS THEATER, WHEN IT OPENED IN 1913, AND WHEN IT OPENED, IT SHOULD SHOW ALL OF THE SILENT FILMS, YOU PROBABLY HEARD OF THE PERILS OF PAULINE.

>> Reporter: THE PICTURES AND STORIES OF A THEATER THAT ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY HUB.

>> IN WORLD WAR I, WE USED TO HAVE THIS THING CALLED THE FOUR MINUTE MAN PROGRAM WHICH WAS A LIVE PERSON FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHO WOULD COME DURING INTERMISSION, IN THE THEATER, AND GIVE PEOPLE AN UPDATE ON THE WAR.

>> Reporter: THIS THEATER IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT.

>> IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR THE THEATER IF WE COULD KEEP IT GOING AND OPERATING.

I SOMEBODY ELSE OUT THERE WILL DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHAT FOX IS BANKING ON.

A POTENTIAL BUYER FOR THE PROPERTY.

>> I'M HOPING ONE OF THE OTHER THEATERS WILL BECOME THE OPERATOR, AND KEEP IT AS A MOVIE THEATER, BUT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT OF COURSE.

>> Reporter: THIS INITIATIVE IS A GROUP OF LOCALS HOLDING A COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT TO KEEP THE MOVIE THEATER IN BUSINESS.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE NEXT OWNER, THIS IS A BELOVED TREASURE AND WE WANTED TO STAY AND THERE IS SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS BUSINESS TO SURVIVE.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED THE BUILDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED BUT THE AREAS OLDER WOMAN SAID FOX HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HER TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

>> IT'S ALSO A PROTECTION ZONE, SO THEY ARE A LOT MORE STRINGENT ON WHAT CAN BE BUILT AND WHAT COULD BE CHANGED.

>> Reporter: THE SMALL, INTIMATE THEATER STILL HAS HIDDEN GEMS OF ITS PAST, YOU CAN STILL FIND A COLUMN FROM 1912, ONE OF THE MANY REASONS FOX SAYS HE LOVES THE THEATER.

>> I JUST LOVE ROGERS PARK, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY WHO EVER CAME TO THE THEATER.

>> Reporter: YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO COME OUT AND CHECK OUT A MOVIE HERE, THE OWNER SAID THEY ARE HOPING TO STAY OPEN UNTIL AT LEAST THE SUMMER, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE STREAMING SERVICES OUT THERE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT COMING AND SIPPING ON A SODA, EATING SOME POPCORN AND ENJOYING THE ATMOSPHERE.

COME CHECK THIS THEATER OUT AT ROGERS PARK.

BACK TO YOU.>>> YOU DID GET THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE NIGHT, THANK YOU.

IT IS ALMOST THE WEEKEND, BUT FOR SOME, IT IS CLOSER THAN FOR OTHERS.

>> WHAT IF THE WEEKEND STARTED RIGHT NOW?

FOR MORE WORKERS, IT ACTUALLY DOES.

THE TALK OF A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK IS HEATING UP ONCE AGAIN, WITH ONE STATE EVEN PROPOSING CASH INCENTIVES TO SHRINK THE WORK WEEK BY A DAY.

SHOULD THE FIVE DAY WORK WEEK BE A THING OF THE PAST?

WE WILL ASK OUR GUESTS.

WE HAVE A FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY FIRM BASED IN CHICAGO, AND JESSICA SCHAFER, A STAFFING AND RECRUITING AND CULTURE FIRM ALSO BASED IN CHICAGO.

WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT.

YOUR COMPANY HAS GONE TO AN OPTIONAL FOUR DAY WORK WEEK.>> WE DID, IT FORCED US TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE WORK AND WE SURVEYED OUR EMPLOYEES TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE HAVING THAT ALL THE TIME, AND DISCONNECTING FROM WORK AND HOME .

IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL FOR US.

>> HOW ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY?

EVERYTHING GOOD?

>> EVERYTHING SKYROCKETED.

PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO HAVE THAT WORKLIFE BALANCE, SO THEY ARE MORE KEEN TO WORKING FOUR 10 HOUR DAYS AND HAVING THREE DAYS OFF IN A ROW.

I THINK HAVING THREE DAYS OFF IN A ROW IS KEY.>> SO, JESSICA SCHAFER, YOUR COMPANY TRIED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HOW DID IT GO?>> IT DIDN'T WORK FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS, AND IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR EVERY COMPANY AND I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR IT IS THRIVING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES BUT, IT'S REALLY HARD BEING IN A SERVICE-BASED BUSINESS WHERE WE HAVE TO BE ON CALL WHEN OUR CLIENTS NEED US.

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE WORKING FOR THESE SERVICES.

>> WHAT ARE THE THINGS THE COMPANY SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHEN DECIDING WHETHER THIS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEM OR NOT?

>> THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO PLAY.

AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS, HOW IS YOUR BUSINESS DOING RIGHT NOW?

IS IT GROWING?

IS IT PROFITABLE?

HOW IS THE EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY AND MORALE?

AND I WOULD SAY A LOT OF COMPANIES TEND TO MAKE CHANGES WHEN BUSINESS IS BAD AND THAT IS NOT THE BEST TIME TO MAKE CHANGES.

THE BEST TIME IS WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND THE COMPANY IS GROWING AND PROFITABLE AND INTRODUCING SOMETHING NEW AS A BENEFIT TO YOUR STAFF WILL REALLY SHOW WHETHER THAT WILL SUCCEED OR NOT.>> YOU STILL EXPECT 40 HOURS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK THERE ARE SOME STATES LOOKING AT 32 HOURS IN FOUR DAYS.

>> THE NICE THING ABOUT THAT, WE ARE FLEXIBLE.

WE KNOW THAT EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING 10 HOURS STRAIGHT, A LOT OF EMPLOYEES OR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE THEIR WORK SPLIT UP AND WHAT WORKS FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY LIFE.

>> WE MENTIONED THERE WAS A TRIAL IN THE UK, MARYLAND IS A STATE THAT IS THINKING ABOUT THIS, WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS COMING UP AGAIN?

>> I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS NEW SCHEDULE, THEY ARE OPEN TO RECRUIT PEOPLE AND CALLING THEM UP AND TRYING TO GIVE THEM A BETTER OPPORTUNITY AND SOME COMPANIES ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP THEIR PEOPLE.>> YOUR COMPANY STILL HAS SOME EMPLOYEES THINKING, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE GREATER ELSEWHERE UNLESS WE GET SOME FLEXIBILITY.

>> THAT WAS DEFINITELY A MOTIVATOR FOR OUR DECISION, WE WANT TO RETAIN OUR TALENT, AND WE WANT TO ATTRACT THE BEST IN THE MARKET AND WE SURVEY OUR EMPLOYEES MONTHLY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM, WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR FUTURE.

AND THE WORLD OF WORK HAS CHANGED, IN TERMS OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM.

THE OFFICE PARTIES AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF, NOW IT IS FLEXIBILITY, SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND TRAVEL.

>> AND JESSICA, IS THERE ANY DATA OUT THERE THAT TELLS YOU HOW A UNIVERSAL FOUR DAY WORK WEEK WOULD IMPACT THE OVERALL ECONOMY?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY DATA LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING TO READ.

I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD FROM OUR CLIENTS IS THAT OFTEN TIMES, A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK ISN'T A TRUE FOUR DAY WORK WEEK BECAUSE YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TRYING TO SERVICE THEIR CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS.

THEY END UP WORKING MORE THAN FOUR 10 HOUR WORKDAYS, OR WHATEVER THAT BREAKS DOWN TO.

AND PRODUCTIVITY STAYS AT THE SAME LEVEL, MAY BE OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL FOUR DAY WORK WEEK, BUT THEY ARE ULTIMATELY WORKING MORE.>> IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE ALL ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTORS HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THE WORK WEEK.

>> AND EVEN THOSE THAT DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, IF YOU ARE WORKING A TRADITIONAL FIVE DAY WORK WEEK AND YOU ARE WORKING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY ON FRIDAY, IT'S REALLY HOW YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE IT.

SO, HAVE NO MEETINGS, YOU ARE NOT REALLY INTERACTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T NEED TO, BUT YOU CAN GET AS MUCH DONE AS YOU CAN ON FRIDAY.>> YOU MENTIONED THIS RELATES TO ALL THE TRENDS GOING ON IN THE WORKPLACE SINCE COVID, WHAT DO YOU SAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK AT HOME VERSUS THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK?>> A LOT OF FOLKS ARE SAYING WE WILL HYBRID WORK, WE WANT THE BEST OF BOTH WORDS.

THEY REALLY MISS BEING AROUND PEOPLE AND COLLABORATING IN THE FULFILLMENT OF COMING INTO THE OFFICE AND WORKING AS A TEAM.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING I WOULD LIKE TO GO IN ONE, TWO, THREE DAYS PER WEEK.

I WANT TO CHOOSE THE DAYS I COME IN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO MANDATE THOSE FOR ME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE OF A ROUTINE.

>> IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE ENTIRETY IS OCCUPIED, IT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AND YOUR COMPANY, YOU WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE BEFORE COVID, AND NOW YOU ARE COMPLETELY REMOTE.

>> COMPLETELY REMOTE, 100%.

WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN CHICAGO THAT THE TEAM MEMBERS CAN COME INTO.

>> AND FROM WHAT YOU TOLD ME, THEY WANT TO STAY.>> YES, WE SURVEY ALL THE TIME, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT OUR TEAM MEMBERS WANT.

WE DO SOME BIG ONES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND SOME SMALLER ONES, SO WE ARE STILL GETTING THAT CONNECTION.>> I HOPE MY BOSS IS LISTENING HERE.

THANK YOU, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

>>> AN EXTRA DOSE OF COLOR FOR A COLD WINTER NIGHT, PLEASE STAY WITH US.

>>> SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS JOKE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT HAS 12 SEASONS IN A YEAR.

HOPEFULLY WE MADE IT TO THIS POINT.

AND HOPEFULLY WE ARE NOT FAR FROM HERE, BUT, WE DO KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE PLACE WHERE SPRING HAS SPRUNG.

>> STEPPED INSIDE THE CHICAGO BOTANICAL GARDENS AND YOU MIGHT FORGET IT IS WINTER.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE GARDEN IS A PLACE TO COME YEAR-ROUND.

WHEN YOU WANT TO COME INSIDE AND WARM-UP, YOU ARE CRAVING THAT COLOR, AND YOU ARE CRAVING TO SEE SOMETHING BRIGHT AND WARM.>> WITH MORE THAN 25,000 DIFFERENT SPECIES, THE ORCHIDS ARE ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE PLANS AROUND.

AND THEY SHOWCASE THAT VARIETY.

THERE ARE ORCHIDS WITH SPOTS, STRIPES, SHADES OF PINK, PURPLE, YELLOW, THERE ARE ORCHIDS HANGING LIKE DISCO BALLS, TAKING UP ENTIRE ROOMS.

YOU GET THE POINT.

IT IS A BIG SHOW AND THIS YEAR IT IS MAGNIFIED.>> THIS THEME CAME ABOUT BECAUSE, HOW COULD WE SHOW THE ORCHID AND THEIR BIG QUALITIES?

THERE ARE SO MANY INTRICACIES ABOUT THE ORCHID, AND THE SHOW ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THEM THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS.

LITERALLY.

THERE ARE MAGNIFYING GLASSES FOR CLOSE-UP VIEWS.

FUN HOUSE MIRRORS THAT DISTORT AND EXAGGERATE.

A SHORT FILM THAT ZOOMS IN ON THE INNER WORLD OF ORCHIDS.

AND FOR A SHOWSTOPPER, THERE'S THIS GIANT TELESCOPE MADE OF ORCHIDS THAT HAS BECOME QUITE A SENSATION WITH VISITORS.

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT TAKE A PHOTO OF IT.

YOU HAVE PEER JOY JUST WATCHING THESE FLOWERS AND REVELING IN THEM AND HOW MUCH THEY ENJOY LOOKING AT IT.>> MOST ARE HYBRIDS IMPORTED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BUT, SOME COME FROM THE GARDEN'S OWN GREENHOUSE CALLED THE ORCHID AREA.

HE MANAGES THIS COLLECTION OF 2000 PLANS, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.>> WE STILL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPECIES IN THIS COLLECTION, AND HAVING THE PLANTS IN THE COLLECTION ALLOWS US TO TRY AND FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND PERHAPS WHY THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES.>> IT ISN'T OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BUT HUTCHINS GAVE US A TOUR.

THERE ARE SPECIMENS IN THE COLLECTION FROM AS FAR AWAY AS AUSTRALIA AND AS CLOSE TO HOME AS ILLINOIS.

THAT'S RIGHT, WE SAID ILLINOIS.

>> ONE THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE IS WE HAVE OVER 40 SPECIES OF ORCHIDS THAT ARE NATIVE TO ILLINOIS.

THERE IS ONE SPECIES THAT BLOOMS IN THE SUMMER SO YOU CAN SEE THIS FROM THE FLOWERS BOX, BUT IT HAS A LEAF IN THE WINTER, SO THIS CAN GET COVERED IN SNOW AND IT'LL STILL SURVIVE.

THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY COOL PLANS, EVEN WITHIN OUR OWN STATE.>> HAVING HER OWN PERSONAL ORCHID SHOW NEVER GETS OLD.

>> THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO LEARN AND HOW THE PLANTS ARE GROWING AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM, AND TRYING TO FIND ADDITIONAL PLANS TO ADD TO THE COLLECTION, I'M LEARNING ABOUT THOSE AS WELL.

I'M NEVER BORED.

I MEAN, LOOK AROUND.>> THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE TAKES HER WORK HOME AT NIGHT.>> PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE TWO CATS THAT WOULD EAT THEM.

>> THE SHOW RUNS THROUGH MARCH 26, YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ON THEIR WEBSITE.

THE SHOW CLOSES MARCH 26, THEN THEY GO ON SALE MARCH 30.

PEOPLE LINE UP LIKE IT IS A HARRY STILES CONCERT AT UNITED CENTER, THEY WANT TO GET A SHOT AT SOME OF THESE ORCHIDS.

9:00 THROUGH 4:00 ARE THE HOURS.

>> I'M NOT PROUD TO SAY THIS BUT I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF AN ORCHID OR TWO THAT DID NOT QUITE LIVE UP TO ITS POTENTIAL.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE?

>> JOANNA HUDGINS SAID THEY DO HAVE A REPUTATION OF BEING DIFFICULT TO GROW, THAT IS WHY YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

SOME OF THEM ARE EASIER TO GROW FOR NEWBIES, SO YOU NEED TO PICK THE ORCHID THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU.

IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER, DON'T GO FOR THE REALLY COMPLICATED ONES.

ALSO, THEY NEED CONSISTENCY.

SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO PUT IT IN A WINDOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO GET A LOT OF SUNLIGHT OR TEMPERATURE, THAT IS NOT THE BEST PLACE.

AGAIN, DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

THEY ARE NOT SUPER NO MAINTENANCE.

THANK YOU.

>>> WE ARE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.>>> WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?

WHERE ARE WE AT?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WE ARE HELPING ANYONE AND EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, OR JUST PROVIDING A SPACE TO BE THERE.

>>> THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE WEEKEND REVIEW AND AT 10:00 FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT.

>>> AN EXHIBIT FEATURING WORK FROM WAR IMPACTED ARTISTS.

FOR ALL OF US TONIGHT, I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I'M BRANIS FRIEDMAN, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, HAVE A SAFE NIGHT.

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