>>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

PARIS SCHUTZ WILL JOIN US SHORTLY.

HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

>> PLEASE PERMIT ME TO APOLOGIZE.

IN THE LONGEST-SERVING ALDERMEN IN CHICAGO HISTORY CASTS THE FINAL VOTE.

A LOOK AT HIS LAST DAY IN CITY HALL.

>> THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

>>> MEANWHILE, LORI LIGHTFOOT GIVES NO GOODBYE AT HER FINAL MEETING AS MAYOR.

THAT AND MORE IN SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

>>> CHICAGO IN SPRINGFIELD CAN WORK TOGETHER.

>> CHICAGO 'S NEXT MAYOR VISITS THE CAPITAL AND GETS A MIXED RECEPTION.

>>> WE ARE ASKING THAT WE BE HEARD.

>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE FROM THEIR NEXT POLICE PRESENCE.

>>> MUSIC, FASHION AND PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE HEART OF AN EXHIBITION AT THE ART INSTITUTE.

NOW TO PARIS FOR OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT.

PARIS?

>>> BRANDIS, AN ERA IN CHICAGO POLITICS COMES TO AN END TODAY AS ALDERMAN CAST HIS FINAL VOTE AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT A CAREER WITH A BIT MORE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE THAN HE WOULD HAVE LIKED.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT ED BURKE'S SWAN SONG.

IN 2019 BURKE RAN CITY HALL WITH AN IRON FIST, AT LEAST THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SAID SO.

HE PICKED UP ON THAT THEME TODAY.

WILL LOOK BACK AT HIS CAREER.

>> I HAVE ATTENDED THE FUNERALS OF 147 POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

96 CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS WHO ALSO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

>> HOW WILL HE BE REMEMBERED?

>> HE WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF CHICAGO'S GREAT STATESMEN.

SOMEBODY WHO WILL THE POWER FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHICAGOANS AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT MAKE UP THE CITY.

HIS RECORD COMPLICATES THAT ISSUE, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS ELECTED IN 1959 BEFORE THE MOON LANDING, HE WIELDED THAT POWER IN THE 1980s TO THWART CHICAGO'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR HAROLD WASHINGTON , AND THAT IS AT THE CENTER OF HIS LEGACY EVEN THOUGH HE SERVED FOR DECADES AFTER WASHINGTON'S DEATH.

>> THAT IS A BIG PART OF HIS LEGACY.

HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD ADDRESS HIS COLLEAGUES, BUT WHEN HE DID SPEAK HIS COLLEAGUES PAID ONE TRIBUTE TO HIM.

LET'S HEAR ALL THAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

>> DON'T LET THIS JOB KILL YOU.

WHETHER IT IS THE BALLOT BOX, PINE BOX OR THE JURY BOX.

DON'T LET IT TAKE YOU OUT.

>> THIS IS IRVIN RECOUNTING ADVICE THAT.

HAD GIVEN HIM.

WHAT DOES THIS SAY?

>> HE REALLY USED THAT INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO MENTOR OLDER PEOPLE APPOINTED IN 2011 BY FORMER MAYOR RICHARD DALEY.

NOT ONLY DID HE TEACH THEM HOW THE CITY COUNCIL OPERATES, BUT HE CAME BEARING CHECKS.

HE USED HIS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CAMPAIGN CASH TO HELP OLDER PEOPLE JUST GETTING STARTED IN THEIR POLITICAL CAREER.

WE HEARD TIME AND AGAIN FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM THAT THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR THAT MENTORSHIP DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE IS FACING 14 COUNTS OF CORRUPTION.

>> DESPITE THE WARMTH AND GOOD FEELINGS, IT DID SEEM LIKE HE ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT.

>> IN POLITICS THERE ARE NO PERMANENT ENTITIES.

NO PERMANENT FRIENDS.

ONLY PERMANENT INTERESTS.

IF I HAVE FAILED DURING THESE PAST 54 YEARS IN ACHIEVING THAT GOAL, PLEASE PERMIT ME TO APOLOGIZE.

>> HE IS USE THOSE WORDS MANY TIMES BEFORE.

HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD BE LEAVING THE JURY BOX FOR THE PINE BOX IN THE BALLOT BOX.

>> HE IS SET TO GO ON TRIAL ON NOVEMBER 6th, JUST A FEW MONTHS FROM NOW, AND IT WILL BE UP TO THAT JURY TO DECIDE WHAT HIS LEGACY IN CHICAGO POLITICS REALLY IS.

>> THIS IS A CASE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING BEFORE THIS CURRENT TERM.

HEATHER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU CAN READ HER FULL STORY ON THIS AT WTTW.COM.

BRANDIS?

>>> PARIS, CHICAGO'S MAYOR ELECT ONLY HAS SIX MONTHS BETWEEN BEING SWORN INTO OFFICE IN THE END OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE SESSION.

SO HE IS GETTING AN EARLY START.

WE TRACKED BRANDON JOHNSON'S VISIT TO THE ILLINOIS CAPITAL TODAY.

>> Reporter: BRANDIS, HE MET PRIVATELY WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.

HE WILL NEED THEM ON BOARD TO ADVANCE HIS AGENDA.

BUT HE WILL ALSO NEED MAJORITY OF LAWMAKERS TO BACK PRESENT BILLS.

HE MADE AN INTRODUCTORY APPEAL BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TODAY.

IN HIS SPEECH, JOHNSON URGED COLLABORATION AND WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO EXTEND A BRANCH TO LAWMAKERS FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, SAYING THAT THE NARRATIVE OF STATE BUDGET AND STATE POLITICS ARE A ZERO-SUM GAME.

>> IF WE ARE TAKING SOMETHING AWAY FROM CHICAGO, WELL, WE ARE TAKING SOMETHING AWAY FROM PEORIA.

THEY TELL US THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND FAMILIES LIKE MINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO ARE DISTINCT CHALLENGES FARED BY FAMILIES FROM ROCKFORD AND EAST ST. LOUIS AND CHAMPAIGN.

>> WELL A LOT OF HIS REMARKS SOUNDED LIKE THEY CAME FROM A CAMPAIGN STUMP SPEECH, HE ALSO LAID OUT SPECIFIC ASKS FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, LIKE DECIDING HOW MUCH EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS IN A MATTER THAT WILL GIVE MORE TO CPS.

>> A REVISED SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA WILL NOT ONLY HELP EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE STATE, BUT WILL ALSO HELP TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A NURSE AND A SOCIAL WORKER IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN CHICAGO!

>> Reporter: HE ALSO SAYS THAT ILLINOIS SHOULD SEND ALL MUNICIPALITIES A GREATER SHARE OF THE STATE INCOME TAX.

>> BY INCREASING FUNDING, THIS BODY CAN HELP TO PROVIDE CHICAGO AND CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE WITH THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO BUILD FROM THE GROUND UP.

WHEN WE BUILD A BETTER, STRONGER, SAFER CHICAGO, WE ARE BUILDING A BETTER, STRONGER, SAFER ILLINOIS!

>> AMANDA, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENING?

>> Reporter: IT IS HARD TO SAY, BUT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSAL DID NOT CALL FOR AN INCREASE IN MONEY GOING TO MUNICIPALITIES.

THE EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA THAT ILLINOIS USES IS STILL FAIRLY FRESH AND TOOK YEARS TO DEVISE.

SO A TOTAL OVERHAUL OF THIS IS UNLIKELY.

THOUGH CHICAGO AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL LIKELY GET MORE MONEY NEXT YEAR.

DEMOCRATS, THEY HAD LIKED WHAT THEY HEARD .

BUT LESS SO REPUBLICANS.

>> IT WAS PURE POLITICAL THEATER.

IT IS A COMPLETE DISASSOCIATION FROM THE REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN HERE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THEY LIVE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

>> Reporter: AND HIS REMARKS JOHNSON PRIORITIZED PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT GOP LAWMAKERS SAY THAT LAST WEEK'S DOWNTOWN LAWLESSNESS WAS AN EMBARRASSMENT AND ACCUSED JOHNSON OF MOLLY CODDLING CRIMINALS.

>> REFUSING TO CONDEMN IN THE STRONGEST TERMS POSSIBLE WHAT HAPPENED?

TERRORIZING TOURISTS IS NOT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT IT IS NOT CONSTRUCTIVE TO DEMONIZE YOUTH.

HE SAID YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE BAD CHOICES, WHICH IS PART OF BEING YOUNG.

BUT HE ALSO SAYS THAT HE CONDEMNS WHAT HAPPENED.

IT IS BY THE WAY, NOTABLE, BRANDIS, THAT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE STATE LAWMAKERS, HE DID NOT MAKE APPEALS FOR OTHER MEASURES THAT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE COLLABORATION FROM THOSE AT THE CAPITAL, INCLUDING A CAP ON CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AND A CAP ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

>> AMANDA, THANKS.

WE WILL SEE YOU SHORTLY TO TALK ABOUT IT IN SPOTLIGHT.

>>> UP NEXT, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND THEIR PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE AROUND THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

STAY WITH US.

>>> NOW TWO MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

TESTIMONY IN THE TRIAL HAS CONTINUED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH CLOSING ARGUMENT SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.

JOHN TOOK THE STAND FOR A SECOND DAY IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

HE DOUBTS THAT HE OR ANY OTHERS ARE INVOLVED IN BRIBING THE SPEAKER.

>>> COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS SAY THEY ARE ALREADY MAKING PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE AROUND THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION WHEN IT COMES TO CHICAGO IN 2024.

>>> THERE HAVE STILL BEEN POLICE KILLINGS OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY!

THIS MUST CHANGE BY GOVERNMENT WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE POLICE KILLINGS COME TO AN END!

>> THE COALITION TO MARCH ON THE DNC SAYS THAT ENDING POLICE BRUTALITY IS ONE OF THE DEMANDS ON THEIR POLICE AGENDA.

THE GROUP IS ALSO ARGUING TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AS WELL AS THOSE OF WOMEN AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND THE RIGHT OF WORKERS TO UNIONIZE.

>>> UNITED AIRLINES PILOTS SAY THEY ARE STILL WITHOUT A LABOR CONTRACT.

THE COMPANY AUTHORIZED A 51% LABOR REVENUE INCREASE.

MORE THAN 100,000 PILOTS DEMONSTRATED OUTSIDE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AT WILLIS TOWER TODAY.

THE AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION SAY THEY HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.

THEY SAY THAT THE ANTIQUATED SCHEDULING SYSTEM PULLS THEM AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILY AND BENEFITS LIKE BEHIND INDUSTRY PEERS.

>>> NEW RESEARCH FROM NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE SHOWS THAT ONE COVID IS NOT THE SAME FOR EVERYONE.

IT SHOWS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID AND THOSE WHO WANT.

>> I GIVE IT ALL I HAVE SOME DAY, AND THERE IS JUST DIFFICULTY FINDING IT.

>> SHE SAYS SHE STILL HASN'T REGAINED HER SENSE OF SMELL AND TASTE THREE YEARS AFTER HER INFECTION.

SHE SAYS SHE STILL SUFFERS FROM HEADACHES.

THE NEW STUDY SHOWS HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS PERFORMED WORSE THAN NON-HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS ON ATTENTION AND MEMORY TASKS, WHILE THOSE WHO WERE HOSPITALIZED HAD LOWER RESULTS IN ATTENTION TABS ONLY.

RESEARCHERS SAY THAT ONE COVID OCCURS IN ONLY ONE THIRD OF SURVIVORS AND IS NOW THE THIRD LEADING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER IN THE COUNTRY.

>>> A BELOVED NATIONAL SPOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE GETS LANDMARK DESIGNATION.

THE CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL DID TODAY DECLARED PROMONTORY .8 CHICAGO LANDMARK.

IT JUTS OUT BETWEEN 54th AND 56th STREET.

THE LANDMARK STATUS MEANS THAT PROMONTORY POINT HAS PROTECTION FROM DEVELOPMENT OR RENOVATION.

>>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TONIGHT FOR THE SECOND OF FOUR FORMS ON WHAT CHICAGOANS WANT TO SEE FROM THEIR NEW POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.

NICK BLUMBERG WAS THERE.

>> IT WAS A FULL HOUSE WHERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCOUNTABILITY TOOK COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS.

IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS WHERE AN INDEPENDENT PANEL WILL COME UP WITH THREE CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON TO CHOOSE FROM.

HE SAYS IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT CHICAGOANS GET TO HAVE A SAY BEFORE THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES IS ANNOUNCED.

>> THEY SHOULD BE OPTIMISTIC, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER BEEN DONE, SO YOU CAN'T MEASURE IT AGAINST ANYTHING ELSE.

WE ARE SHOWING OURSELVES.

WE ARE SEEING A CHANGE ACROSS THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE WE ARE OPENING THE DOORS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

>> COMMISSIONERS COMMENT ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING WORKING WITH YOUNG CHICAGOANS, RESTORING TRUST IN THE DEPARTMENT, AND RENEWING CALLS FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN THE RANKS.

>> A LOT OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND A LOT OF ADULTS DO NOT TRUST , AND WE HAVE EVERY REASON NOT TO.

SO THE PERSON THAT WE SELECT HAS TO BE A COMMUNITY PERSON.

THEY HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY WHO HAS PASSION FOR PEOPLE.

OFFICERS NEED TO SEE INDIVIDUALS AS NEIGHBORS.

>> A LOT OF KIDS HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK UP OR HOW TO READ OR WRITE.

THAT IS ALSO PARENTS' FAULT.

I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES KIDS DO NOT HAVE PARENTS.

SO IN OUR REALITY, WE NEED TO TRY TO BE PARENTS TO EACH OTHER.

>> YOU SHOULD HIRE THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE NEEDED SO THAT THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE WORKING CANNOT BE OVERWORKED.

THIS IS WHY WE HAVE SO MANY THAT ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE.

OUR TAX DOLLARS FUND THE POLICE, SO WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BEG OR PLEAD FOR RESPECTFUL POLICING.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMAND IT!

POLICING EXISTS ONLY WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE.

WE DO NOT CONSENT TO POLICING THE WAY IT HAS BEEN PRACTICED IN THE CITY.

>> THE COMMISSION SAYS IT WILL HOLD A THIRD FORM ONLINE AND A FOURTH ON THE NORTH SIDE.

I AM IN BLUMBERG FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT.

>>> THE COMMISSION IS CHARGED WITH RECOMMENDING THREE CANDIDATES BY JULY 14th WHO WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO CHOOSE ONE OR ASK FOR A SLATE OF OPTIONS.

>>> UP NEXT, MARY LORI LIGHTFOOT'S STANDING OVATION.

THAT'S UP NEXT IN POLITICS.

STAY WITH US.

>>> MARY LORI LIGHTFOOT STAY SILENT AT HER FINAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHER PEOPLE PRAISE MAYOR LIGHTFOOT TODAY.

PARIS , DO YOU THINK SHE WAS KIND OF THINKING WHERE WERE ALL OF YOU WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION?

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS THINKING, BUT SURE.

IT MIGHT HAVE FELT HOLLOW, BECAUSE THERE WAS SUCH A GREAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HER AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS.

BUT ONCE THE DUST SETTLES HERE, WHETHER YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE WITH THE WAY SHE WENT ABOUT THE JOB, IT IS ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS THERE IS, PERIOD.

THE LAST FEW YEARS WERE ONE OF THE MOST TUMULTUOUS IN CHICAGO'S HISTORY.

IT IS A TREMENDOUS PERSONAL SACRIFICE TO DO THIS JOB, WHETHER SHE THINKS SHE DID IT WELL OR NOT WELL.

IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBERS THAT YOU SERVE THE CITY, YOU DID THE JOB TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, YOU SACRIFICE YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR LIFE.

>> HEATHER, WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING?

WILL SHE EVER TALK TO US AGAIN?

>> AT THIS POINT PROBABLY NOT, ALTHOUGH SHE IS WELCOME TO COME ON THE SHOW ANYTIME SHE WOULD LIKE.

IT IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY, THOUGH, BECAUSE SHE HAS A STORY TO TELL ABOUT THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

SHE GAVE UP A HIGH-PROFILE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO HELP SHAPE HER LEGACY AS A FORMER MAYOR OF CHICAGO.

I WANT TO HEAR THAT STORY.

THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO WANT TO HEAR THAT STORY, EVEN IF IT IS AN UNHAPPY STORE.

EVEN IF IT IS SOMEWHAT ANGRY OR BITTER.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT SHE HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH.

THE LAST TIME SHE TOOK QUESTIONS WAS SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SHE FINISHED THIRD IN THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR THE RACE!

>> LEGACIES TAKE DECADES TO BUILD.

IT WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO THE CHAIN BURNS LEFT THE CITY COUNCIL.

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT HER CHARACTER, HOW FUNNY SHE WAS.

CHICAGO SAID SHE HAD THE IDEA.

SO IF THIS HAPPENS FOR MAYOR LIGHTFOOT , I THINK THE DETAILS ARE STILL SORTING THEMSELVES OUT.

>> TOTALLY.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT A MISSED OPPORTUNITY THAT REALLY IS.

SHE COULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING THAT WOULD INEVITABLY BE ON EVERY NEWSCAST.

HER SUPPORTERS, I THINK, WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR FROM HER, WHERE SHE STANDS.

SHE IS STILL THE LEADER OF THE CITY.

PEOPLE ARE STILL LOOKING TO HER.

>> MAYBE SHE WELL, RIGHT?

SHE HAS HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE HER INAUGURATION.

LESS THAN A MONTH.

I WANT TO KEEP IT MOVING, BECAUSE THIS WAS THE GOODBYE THAT MANY WEREN'T EVEN SURE WERE GOING TO HAPPEN.

TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT ED BURKE SAID TO HIS COLLEAGUES.

>> EDMUND BURKE WROTE IN POLITICS THERE ARE NO PERMANENT ENEMIES, NO PERMANENT FRIENDS.

ONLY PERMANENT INTERESTS.

>> HEATHER, ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT HE SPOKE AT ALL?

>> I WAS SURPRISED.

BUT ED BURKE SPENT DECADES TREATING THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS HIS OWN SORT OF PERSONAL ROSTRUM.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY HOURS OF MY LIFE I HAVE LOST TO HIM SORT OF WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL ABOUT CHICAGO'S HISTORY AND THE VALOR OF CHICAGO'S LOSS.

AFTER HIS COLLEAGUES STARTED TO PRAISE HIM, I THINK THE TEMPTATION WAS JUST TOO GREAT.

BUT LET'S BE CLEAR.

THIS IS AN INSTITUTION THAT HE HAD SERVED FOR 54 YEARS, LONGER THAN ANY OF US HERE HAVE AN ALIVE.

I DON'T DOUBT THAT HE WANTED TO BEGIN TO SHAPE HIS LEGACY.

AS I SAID EARLIER, IT WILL OF COURSE BE DETERMINED BY WHAT THE JURY FINDS.

THE TRIAL DOESN'T START UNTIL NOVEMBER.

>> I THINK IT CAN BE EASY FOR OUTSIDERS TO FORGET THAT THESE ARE HUMANS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF EMOTIONS AND ROUGH FEELINGS.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE TRIAL, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK AND ATTENTION PUT INTO THINGS.

PEOPLE HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK AND ENERGY INTO IT.

>> STANDING OVATION, INCLUDING MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, DID THAT SURPRISED PEOPLE?

>> DEFINITELY DIDN'T PUT SURPRISING OF THE OTHER PEOPLE, BUT IT DEFINITELY SURPRISED THE MAYOR.

THEY DIDN'T LIKE EACH OTHER, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE STEPPING DOWN IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS STANDING.

BUT TO HEATHER'S POINT, YOU KNOW, BURKE DOLED OUT FAVORS.

THAT IS HOW HE KEPT HIS POWER.

RUNNING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, HE DOLED OUT WORKERS TO PEOPLE.

HE DOLED OUT MONEY TO PEOPLE.

SO IT STANDS TO REASON THAT A LOT OF THEM HAVE REFERENCE TO HIM, EVEN THOUGH HIS LEGACY WITH THE PUBLIC WILL BE MUCH MURKIER.

>> QUICKLY, I WANT TO GET TO MAYOR ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON.

HERE HE IS.

>> WHEN MY ADMINISTRATION ARRIVES ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF CITY HALL, WE STAND READY TO WORK WITH EVERYONE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY, AND OF COURSE THROUGHOUT THE STATE CAPITAL.

>> AMANDA, WHAT WAS THE RECEPTION THERE?

>> IT WAS REALLY POSITIVE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO CALL THE SHOTS.

NEVERTHELESS, THERE WERE ISSUES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, INCLUDING THE REAL ESTATE TAX AND FINANCIAL TAX.

SO IN A WAY, HE DIDN'T GET INTO SPECIFICS OF HOW MUCH HE WANTS.

HE JUST SAID THAT THAT IT WOULD DEFINE THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND WHAT YOU WANT FROM STATE GOVERNMENT.

REALLY HE LIKES TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO GIVE CHOICES.

BUT GUESS WHAT?

HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF CHOICES.

AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

>>> UP NEXT, A PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW HELPS TO SPOTLIGHT BLACK BEAUTY OF THE 60s AND 70s.

BUT FIRST A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

♪ >> A PHOTOGRAPHER HELPS TO CAPTURE BLACK BEAUTY IN THE 1960s AND 70s.

HE DIED SOON AFTER AN EXHIBITION OF HIS WORK OPENED AT THE ART INSTITUTE.

CHICAGO TONIGHT VISITED THE MUSEUM FOR A LOOK AT ONE MAN 'S PASSION FOR POSSIBILITY.

>> HE IS ESSENTIALLY SYNONYMOUS WITH THE BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING THE AESTHETICS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND CREATING IMAGES THAT ALLOW US TO LOOK BACK AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY.

>> QUAM E BRATHWAITE PHOTOGRAPHED REGGAE GIANT BOB MARLEY.

HE TOURED THE WORLD TO PROMOTE PAN- AFRICAN CREATIVITY.

HE IS SEEN HERE IN A SELF-PORTRAIT IN THE 1960s ARTIST AND ACTIVIST DOCUMENTED MANY THINGS IS WAITING FOR.

>> YOU SEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OVER TIME AND CONNECTIONS MADE WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE AND THE RICHNESS OF HIS ENGAGEMENT AND HIS COMMITMENT TO BOTH DOCUMENTING BLACK CULTURE AND CELEBRATING IT AND CREATING IT AT THE SAME TIME.

>> BRATHWAITE ORGANIZED FASHION SHOWS AND CONCERTS, PHOTOGRAPHED ALBUM COVERS, AND HE USED HIS DARKROOM SCHOOLS TO SHED LIGHT ON PIVOTAL MOMENTS, POSITIVITY AND EMPOWERMENT.

>> HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.

HE REALLY THOUGHT CAREFULLY ABOUT HIS PRINTING AND HOW TO BRING OUT BLACK SKIN TONES, BLACK HAIR AND HOW TO BRING OUT THESE TONES AND TEXTURES THAT STILL WANT NECESSARILY DEVELOPED TO PROCESS ACCURATELY.

>> A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR SEVEN DECADES FOUND INSPIRATION IN MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

>> HE IS CONSTANTLY REVIEWING ALBUMS, REVIEWING FESTIVALS AND MUSIC, AND HIM AND PHOTOGRAPHY ARE VERY INTERTWINED.

THEY ARE ALSO INTERTWINED AT THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION.

HE WAS INTO THINKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS RESPONDING TO OR LEADING TO EXPERIENCE.

IT WAS THE MOST IS IF YOU COULD HEAR THE IMAGES SOMETIMES.

I LOVE THE EXPRESSION THAT WHEN YOU SPEND TIME WITH IT YOU CAN SEE THE CONNECTIONS ACROSS VARIOUS MEDIUMS AND ACROSS VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.

>> KWAME BRATHWAITE DIED AT THE AGE OF 85.

HIS WORK IS ON DISPLAY IN THE MODERN WING OF THE CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT LIVE AT 10:00.

A DOZEN OTHER PEOPLE LEAVE THE CITY COUNCIL.

>>> AND WE HEAR THE LATEST ON EFFORTS TO INNOVATE DOWNTOWN AS PART OF OUR CHICAGO TONIGHT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

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

>> I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING .

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE, AND WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE