>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES . WE CHERISH EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING AT 5:00 AND 6:00 . THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US. >>> AN UPDATE ON THE MIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO CHICAGO FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WE HAVE REACTION TO A WEEKEND OF GUN VIOLENCE AND STREET TAKEOVERS IN BRIGHTON PARK . >>> LEARN ABOUT THE FLOWER NATIVE TO MEXICO FOR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS . >>> THERE IS A TOUR GUIDE EXPLAINING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT. >> CELEBRATING LIFE AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART . ALL OF THAT COMING UP . >>> OFFICIALS SAY THE CITY SHELTER SYSTEM IS AT A BREAKING POINT. AN UPDATE ON HOUSING OPTIONS FOR MIGRANTS RIGHT AFTER THIS. >> CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE OWNERS . >>> LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SAY THE ARRIVAL OF MIGRANTS FROM TEXAS HAS SLOWED IN CHICAGO. THE CITY IS FINDING WAYS TO ASSIST THE 3000 MIGRANTS HERE . MAYOR LIGHTFOOT IS ASKING PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LOCATIONS TO SHELTER THE MIGRANTS INCLUDING VACANT WAREHOUSES AND BIG BOX STORES. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE SHELTER SYSTEM HAS BEEN STRETCHED TO ITS BREAKING POINT. JOINING US NOW , VICE PRESIDENT OF THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE AT THE RESURRECTION PROJECT AND A CHICAGO STREET ENGAGEMENT OFFICER . THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US. CAN YOU TELL US OR GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS ALREADY IN THE CITY AND HOW THEY ARE DOING? SPIN AT ABSOLUTELY. THE CITY HAS RECEIVED 3500 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SINCE AUGUST 21st, 2022 . WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS COMMUNITY LED WITH THE COUNTIES TO ENSURE WE ARE PROVIDING FOLKS WITH NECESSARY SUPPORT. THIS SHELTER INCLUDES MEDICAL CARE AND CLOTHING TO HELP THEM REALLY GET SETTLED . THEY COME FROM A VERY TRAUMATIZING EXPERIENCE AT THE BORDER AND DURING THE BUS RIDE INTO THE CITY. WE MAKE SURE THEY STABILIZE . >> I HEARD YOU MENTION MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, BUT COUNSELING, LEGAL SERVICES , ANY OTHER TYPE OF GUIDANCE THEY ARE RECEIVING? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES AS MUCH AS WE CAN . RESURRECTION SERVICING ONE OF THEM ON THE GROUND SINCE DAY ONE. WE ARE PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT ARE REALLY NEEDED. >> YOUR ORGANIZATION IS HELPING ASSIST IMMIGRANTS ON THE GROUND . WHAT ARE SOME OF THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS? >> YEAH, AS FOLKS ARRIVE, THERE IS MAYBE A MEDICAL NEED , MAKING SURE FOLKS ARE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND WE CAN PROVIDE AN AMBULANCE AT THE ARRIVAL SITE. WE STEP IN THE NEXT DAY AND PROVIDE AN OVERALL COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSESSMENT. FOLKS NEED TO BE ABLE TO EAT AND SLEEP AND , YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE BASIC NEEDS, LIKE FOOD AND CLOTHING . EVENTUALLY FOLKS DO HAVE QUESTIONS AROUND THEIR LEGAL STATUS. >> REGARDING THAT , WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE IMMIGRANTS RIGHT NOW? >> YES. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING LEGAL ORIENTATION. FOLKS ARE GIVEN THEIR RIGHT AS WELL AS THEY EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW TO CHANGE THEIR ADDRESS WITH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS APPROACH. THEY MAKE SURE THAT I.C.E. KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE AT. WE HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL SIT DOWN WITH AN ATTORNEY TO FIGURE OUT THE LEGAL AVENUES . PERHAPS THEY HAVE FAMILY THAT ARE U.S. CITIZENS AND THEY ARE ABLE TO REALLY MOVE THEM ALONG THE PATH. >> MAYOR LIGHTFOOT IS ASKING MEMBERS IN THE CITY COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY WAREHOUSES OR BIG-BOX STORES TO SHELTER 500 TO 1000 MIGRANTS. WHAT IS THE UPDATE ON THAT? >> AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS INITIATIVE , WE ARE SEEING BETWEEN THREE TO FIVE A DAY. WE NEED TO QUICKLY STRUCTURE THESE SHELTERS WITHIN THE CITY SPACE. SOME OF THEM WERE NORMAL, TRADITIONAL SHELTER SPACES. SOME WERE NOT TRADITIONALLY SHELTER SPACES, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO USE THEM SO FOLKS CAN BE SHELTERED WITH A BED AND HAVE SOME CARE. BECAUSE OF THAT , WE ARE GOING THROUGH AN INVENTORY OF THE CITY, TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SHELTER FOLKS . WE ARE SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE DID REQUEST PEOPLE LOOK THROUGH THEIR WARDS AND WE SAID, WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY? BECAUSE THE LOCATION IS EMPTY , DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL BE USABLE. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT INVENTORY YOU HAVE ON HAND . >> SHOULD THE MAYOR ASKED FOR HELP IDENTIFYING WAREHOUSES OR LOCATIONS BEFORE? >> WE ASKED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME . WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK IN THE CITY SPACES AND CERTAINLY FOLKS HAVE REACHED OUT AHEAD OF TIME. SOME ON A WEEKLY BASIS. FOLKS ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION . WE PUT OUT THIS CALL TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNEW THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO MOVE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF A LARGER, BIGGER SPACE. >> THERE WERE ALMOST RUMORS THAT A SCHOOL IN THE 20th WARD WOULD BE USED TO HOUSE MIGRANTS. IS THAT TRUE? >> THAT LOCATION THAT I BELIEVE YOU ARE REFERRING TO WILL NOT BE USED . AGAIN, WE ARE INVESTIGATING OPTIONS TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE. >> ARE MIGRANTS MOVING OUT OF THESE SHELTERS ? WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE? I KNOW SOME ARE IN SHELTERS, OTHERS IN HOTELS. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR THESE MIGRANTS ? >> YOU KNOW, FOLKS ARE IN DIFFERENT STAGES IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH FAMILY THEY HAVE IN THE U.S. WE HAVE SOME HOUSED IN OTHER STATES AND OTHER CITIES. WE COORDINATE WITH FOLKS THAT NEED TO GET PICKED UP. MAYBE THEIR FAMILIES LIVE IN THE SUBURBS AND THEY NEED TO GET PICKED UP. YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE , THE CATHOLIC CHARITY WILL ENSURE THEY GET TO THEIR FINAL LOCATIONS AND MEET UP WITH THEIR FAMILIES . THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T HAVE A FAMILY UNIT IN THE U.S., SO THEY ARE STAYING AT HOME HEALTH AND SHELTERS UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO GO TO THE RIGHT CHANNELS OF FINDING AN APARTMENT . SOMETIMES THAT MEANS FINDING A ROOMMATE WITH THE PEOPLE YOU ARE LIVING WITH AT THE SHELTERS. THEY NEED TO FIND A JOB AND THAT ALL TAKES TIME. WITH TIME, FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST WAVE OF IMMIGRANTS THAT HAVE EVER COME. I CAME WHEN I WAS FOUR . MY PARENTS DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A PLAN, BUT IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR FOLKS. >> AND YOU WON'T BE THE LAST, RIGHT? THAT IS FOR SURE. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS THE CITY IS DOING TO WELCOME MORE MIGRANTS? >> HOW CAN WE HELP PEOPLE STABILIZE AND REALLY BUILD A HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIFE , AS OPPOSED TO FOLKS THAT COME IN AS REFUGEES THAT HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND BENEFITS? THIS GROUP IS DIFFERENT . THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM. NORMALLY THE CITY ISN'T INVOLVED IN THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT, BUT WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST FOR THOSE ON THE BUSES BUT FOR THOSE COMING FOR THE SAME REASON FROM DIFFERENT PLACES . WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STAGE WILL BE. >> WE HAVE LESS THAN 30 SECONDS, BUT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE NEW CLOTHES RAPID RESPONSE WISHLIST . IN WHAT OTHER WAYS CAN PEOPLE HELP? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE BEEN SO GRATEFUL TO THE FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP . THE BEST WAY IS REALLY BY DONATION. WE WANT TO GIVE FOLKS CLEAN CLOTHES AND NEW CLOTHES, LIKE WE ALL DESERVE. WE NEED ITEMS FOR ADULTS AND KIDS. IT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CARE FOR. ANY ITEMS WOULD BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. WE ALSO HAVE SPOTS FOR VOLUNTEERING. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN. >> THANK YOU . >>> UP NEXT, UPDATES ON AN OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE ON THE CITY'S SOUTHWEST SIDE. STAY WITH US . >>> A DEADLY WAVE OF GUN VIOLENCE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE. SATURDAY EVENING, TWO TEENAGERS WERE SHOT, ONE FATALLY. ARCHER AVENUE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY ENDED AND GUN FIRE THAT KILLED THREE YOUNG MEN AND INJURED TWO MORE. LATER THAT SAME DAY, TWO MORE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AT WESTERN AND 47th AVENUE. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE , DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR BRIGHTON PARK, AND WORK PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHWEST COLLECTIVE. I WANT TO START WITH YOU, ARTURO . CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BRIGHTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD? >> IT IS A WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITY , IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, AND IT IS MADE UP OF WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES WHO MAKE DO WITH THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE BEST LIVES FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. >> IS GUN VIOLENCE A CONCERN IN BRIGHTON PARK? HAS IT BEEN BEFORE? >> IT IS A CONSTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE MOURN THE LIVES LOST IN OUR COMMUNITY . WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING TO DO MORE. >> THIS STREET TAKE OVER UNFORTUNATELY SIDE AND THE BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES ARE HIGHLY AFFECTED BY THIS . IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN VIOLENCE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE COMING FROM SEPARATION OF THE YOUTH. WE HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT THE PAST THREE YEARS DUE TO COVID AND WE UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE RESOURCES AND HELP TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO SOME ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES . >> DO YOU THINK THE SHOOTING RESULTED FROM THE STREET TAKE OVER? >> I CANNOT SAY THAT IT DID. I DON'T THINK SO . THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I HEARD THAT RESULTED IN A SHOOTING . >> CHICAGO POLICE SAID ALL THREE OF THE YOUNG MEN THAT WERE KILLED HAD GONE AFFILIATIONS -- GANG AFFILIATIONS, RATHER . ARE GANGS TYPICALLY A PROBLEM ? >> WE ALSO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT EARLY REPORTS BY POLICE INDICATE GANGS AS A REASON . THEY ALWAYS DEFAULT TO THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS NOT ALWAYS VERIFIED . THERE ARE MULTIPLE REASONS PEOPLE GET SHOT IN CHICAGO. UNFORTUNATELY THEY USE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE AND CAUSE VIOLENCE ON OTHERS . WE KNOW UNDER RESOURCED COMMUNITIES HAVE VIOLENCE AS AN ISSUE AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS RELATED TO GANGS , SO WE REALLY WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE NARRATIVE . >> THAT IS INTERESTING AND IT'S GOOD THAT YOU SAY THAT. WHAT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE SHOOTINGS ? >> WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO MORE AND WE USE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. IT CAN OFTEN BE OVERLOOKED BECAUSE THERE ARE PARTS OF THE CITY THAT DEAL WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF GUN VIOLENCE, BUT NO ONE IS COMPLETELY PROTECTED FROM THE REALITIES OF CHICAGO , WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY GUNS ON THE STREETS, RIGHT? WE KNOW THIS IS A MOMENT FOR US TO DO MORE, TO ASK FOR MORE RESOURCES TO BE INVESTED TO PREVENT THESE EVENTS FROM OCCURRING. >> WHAT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION LOOKING FOR IN THE CITY IN ORDER TO HELP PREVENT EVENTS LIKE THIS? >> WE NEED MORE GUN VIOLENCE PROTECTION. WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY NOW MORE THAN EVER TO FOCUS ON THE CARE OUR COMMUNITIES NEED . WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY, IT IS ONLY $85 MILLION. THAT MAY SOUND LIKE A LOT TO THE VIEWERS, BUT WHEN YOU PUT THAT SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH HOW MUCH IS BEING SPENT ON POLICE, IT IS $2 MILLION COMPARED TO $85 MILLION. IF THE $2 BILLION WE ARE INVESTING IN POLICE WERE KEEPING US SAFE, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED, BUT IT IS NOT WORKING . WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES SO WE CAN HAVE FRONT-LINE WORKERS RESPONDING TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO BE ABLE TO INTERVENE BEFORE THE SHOOTINGS OCCUR. >> WOULD YOU AGREE? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE CITY DO MORE OF? >> I THINK WE NEED MORE FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH, VIOLENCE PREVENTION. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT. OUR YOUTH HAVE STABLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT SHOULD INCLUDE GRANTS. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS THE CITY OFFERS FOR YOUTH TO HAVE PROGRAMMED JOBS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THOSE DO NOT COVER OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES . >> WE KNOW INVESTMENT CAN BE A LONG-TERM SOLUTION . WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE CITY AND THE POLICE TO DO IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE ? >> I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME PROGRAMS FOR KIDS INCLUDING THERAPY SESSIONS , GROUP PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO TO TO ASK QUESTIONS. IF THEY HAVE PRESSURE FROM THEIR PEERS , TALK TO THEM . IT IS IMPORTANT WE HAVE THOSE RESOURCES. >> YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THE MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, YOU WANT TO SEE MORE HELP PREVENT EVENTS LIKE THIS? >> WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH A GROUP OF THERAPISTS THAT WILL BE OFFERING THERAPY SESSIONS FOR KIDS 16 TO 19. WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON HOW TO HANDLE . PRESSURE , RELATIONSHIPS , SCHOOLS AMONG OTHER TOPICS. GLAD TO DO THAT. >> WE KNOW CRIME AND VIOLENCE ALSO AFFECTS BUSINESS OWNERS. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING ? >> WELL, NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THIS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. VIOLENCE IMPACTS BUSINESSES, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS . THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF A VIOLENCE ARE FELT BY EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE WANT THIS TO NOT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN ANYMORE . >> THAT IS THE FEELING OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US . >> THANK YOU. >>> BACK WITH MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES RIGHT AFTER THIS . >>> DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OR DAY OF THE DEAD IS A TRADITIONAL MEXICAN HOLIDAY THAT REMEMBERS LOVED ONES WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US. CHICAGO TONIGHT VISITED THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART WHERE THEY ARE PRESENTING AN EVER-CHANGING ART EXHIBIT THAT CELEBRATES LOVE AND LOSS. PRODUCER MARC VITALI HAS THE STORY. >> HONORING THE FILMS, STARS, AND THE WIDESPREAD INFLUENCE OF MEXICAN CINEMA THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, IT WAS MADE BY PUERTO RICAN ARTIST WHO MOVED THIS MASSIVE ARTWORK OFF THE ISLAND ON THE LAST FLIGHT BEFORE THE HURRICANE. THIS YEAR'S DAY OF THE DEBT EXHIBITION BLENDS CONTEMPORARY WITH THE TRADITIONAL. IT'S SOMBER TONE IS MEANT TO BE A REFLECTION OF THE WORLD AT LARGE. >> EVERY YEAR, THE EXHIBITION IS UNIQUE. ARTISTS CREATE WORK THAT RESPONDS TO THAT YEAR . WHATEVER IS HAPPENING IN CHICAGO, IN THE COUNTRY, IN THE WORLD, ARTISTS CREATE PIECES THAT DEAL WITH THOSE EVENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE GALLERY WALLS ARE MIRRORS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN SEE OURSELVES , WHERE OUR CELEBRATIONS AND OUR JOYS APPEAR AS WELL AS OUR STRUGGLES AND THE THINGS WE ARE BEING CHALLENGED WITH , WHETHER IT IS POLITICAL OR CULTURAL. OFTEN TIMES IMPULSIVE THINGS ARE BEING SPOKEN ABOUT IN CAFES OR CHURCHES OR BARS AND IT ENDS UP AS THE SUBJECT MATTER AS WORKS OF ART ON OUR WALLS. >> ONE INSTALLATION COMES FROM THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE UKRAINE/RUSSIA WAR. THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN UVALDE, TEXAS INSPIRED THIS WORK FROM HUMBOLDT PARK. PHOTOS CAPTURE ARTWORK FROM YEARS PAST THAT RECOGNIZE THOSE KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE. >> IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING. IT IS TIME TO STOP BEING PASSIVE OR QUIET OR POLITICALLY CORRECT OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT . IT IS TIME TO START PROTESTING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY , WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THOSE FEELINGS OF ANGER AND HELPLESSNESS REALLY FLOATED TO THE SURFACE IN CURATING THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITION . THE REST OF THE EXHIBITION SORT OF TAKES ON THE REGULAR SORT OF RECIPE, WHICH IS A LOT OF FOLK ART . THE TRADITIONAL ARTISTS OF MEXICO ALWAYS CELEBRATE DAY OF THE DEAD . PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MEXICO TODAY , HOW PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING WHETHER IT IS LOS ANGELES AND OF COURSE, THE SITE SPECIFIC PIECES . AGAIN, TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WERE NO LONGER HERE AND REALLY LOOK WITH HOPE TO A LIFE AFTER DEATH , WHETHER IT BE A CHRISTIAN VIEW OR AN ANCIENT INDIGENOUS VIEW , IT IS THIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE AND EMBRACING OF THE FACT THAT LIFE CONTINUES AND THOSE WERE NO LONGER WITH US CONTINUE WITH US. >> SOME HONOR THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS GONE TOO SOON. THIS IS AN LODGE TO THE GREAT MEXICAN PAINTER DIEGO RIVERA . MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THE MUSEUM FIRST DEBUTED THIS EXHIBITION IN THE 1980s . >> WHEN WE FIRST STARTED CELEBRATING DAY OF THE DEAD HERE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS . WE GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE WONDERING IF THIS WAS SOMETHING EVIL OR SATANIC. YOU KNOW, IT HAS THE WORD "DEAD" IN IT AND THAT IS NOT A POPULAR WORD IN THIS COUNTRY, IN THIS SOCIETY. IT IS ACTUALLY LIFE THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS HERE AND WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS MUSEUM HAS REALLY HELPED EDUCATE PEOPLE AND MAKE THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION PART OF THE CHICAGO TRADITION. >> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES, THIS IS MARC VITALI. >> THIS YEAR THE EXHIBITION IS CALLED MEMORIES AND OFFERINGS . IT IS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART THROUGH NOVEMBER 11th. THE DAY OF THE DEAD HOLIDAY CELEBRATED ON NOVEMBER. >>> YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE BRIGHT ORANGE FLOWERS AT THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EXHIBIT . THEY BLOOM THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THEY CAN BE TOUGH TO FIND HERE IN CHICAGO IN TIME FOR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, BUT OUR PRODUCER SPOTTED THEM JUST OUTSIDE OF A FLORAL SHOP AND STOPPED IN TO FIND OUT MORE. >> Reporter: THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED ACROSS AMERICA BUT IS MOST STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH MEXICAN CULTURE. >> PEOPLE DO IT IN ECUADOR, PERU, COLOMBIA, AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU KNOW, MEXICAN PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE . THEY TAKE A TRADITION WHEREVER THEY GO. >> Reporter: A FEW YEARS AGO, A CUSTOMER STOPPED IN HOPING TO PICK UP A CRUCIAL ELEMENT OF THE MEXICAN DIA DE LOS MUERTOS TRADITION . THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS MARIGOLDS. >> WHEN I OPENED THE BUSINESS, I DO KNOW ABOUT THE FLOWERS. YOU KNOW, ONE CUSTOMER ASKED, HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY? AND I SAID NO. SHE SAID, WHY? AND I SAID, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD USE THEM. SHE SAID, BECAUSE THIS IS A MEXICAN TRADITION , IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, THIS FLOWER TO BE AT THE ALTAR. >> Reporter: THE BRIGHT COLOR AND STRONG FRAGRANCE HELP GUIDE THE SOULS OF THE DEPARTED FOR THEIR ANNUAL REUNION. >> YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEART THEY ARE HERE. THEY ARE HERE EVERY YEAR. THAT IS THE TRADITION. >> AGAIN, THE DAY OF THE DEAD HOLIDAY CELEBRATED NOVEMBER 1st AND SECOND. FLOWERS AND GIFTS WILL BE SOLD ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY. THAT IS OUR SHOW THIS WEEKEND. 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