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>>>  THANKS FOR JOINING US ON

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CHICAGO TONIGHT,  I'M BRANIS

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FRIEDMAN. HERE'S WHAT WE ARE

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LOOKING AT.

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>>  THIS IS REALLY A BIG DEAL.

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>>  THE CTA AND THE CITY SAY

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THEY WANT TO PUT RESIDENCE AT

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THE FOREFRONT OF COMMUNITY

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DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

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>>> 3 YEARS, THAT IS HOW LONG

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THE MacKENZIE EXPRESSWAY

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CONSTRUCTION WILL LAST,

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STARTING WEDNESDAY, FIND OUT

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HOW IT COULD AFFECT YOUR

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COMMUTE.

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>>>  AND POWERFUL WORK AT  AN

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EXHIBITION FROM WAR IMPACTED

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ARTISTS.

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>>>  AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE

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CHICAGO STREET GRID, WTTW NEWS

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EXPLAINED HOW TO NAVIGATE THE

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CITY.

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>>> COMMUNITY DRIVEN

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DEVELOPMENT  CENTERED AROUND

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CTA STATIONS, THAT IS BEHIND A

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NEW PLAN TO REVITALIZE

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NEIGHBORHOODS . WHILE THE

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EXTENSION  ISN'T A DONE DEAL,

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TRANSIT ADVOCATES ARE COVERED

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IN THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD,

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WITH $350 MILLION FOR THE

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PROJECT IN PRESIDENT JOE

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BIDEN'S LATEST BUDGET PROPOSAL.

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WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO WHAT

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THE CTA HOPES TO DO IN AREAS

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AROUND THOSE FUTURE STATIONS.

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>>  THAT 5.6 MILE EXTENSION OF

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THE REDLINE DOWN TO 130th

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STREET IS A LONG TIME IN THE

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MAKING, AS FAR BACK AS THE

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1950s, IT HAS BEEN UNDER

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DISCUSSION.  IN RECENT YEARS,

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THE CTA HAS BEEN WORKING TO

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COME UP WITH CONCRETE PLANS FOR

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GETTING IT DONE AND TO DRUM UP

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SOME LOCAL AND FEDERAL FUNDING.

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PART OF THAT PROCESS IS

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THINKING THROUGH NOT JUST THE

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STATIONS THEMSELVES BUT WHAT

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KIND OF DEVELOPMENT  WOULD

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HAPPEN IN THE HALF-MILE OR SO

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AROUND THOSE STATIONS. ONE OF

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THE IDEAS ON THE LIST,

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IMPROVING THE LOCAL HOUSING

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STOCK BY REHABBING EXISTING

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PROPERTY AND BUILDING ON VACANT

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LAND, AS SHOWN HERE ON ORANGE .

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THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT RETAIL

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AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS AND

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IMPROVING PUBLIC SPACE.  IT'S

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AN IDEA CALLED EQUITABLE

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TRANSIT  ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT,

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OR  IN SIMPLER TERMS  --

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>> AFFORDABLE HOMES, GROCERY

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STORES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND

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MANY OTHER  DESIRES DRIVEN BY

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THE COMMUNITY.

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>> ELEVATED CHICAGO HELPED WITH

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THE PLAN, BRINGING TOGETHER

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RESIDENTS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT

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THEY WANT TO SEE AROUND FUTURE

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STATIONS.  YOU HAVE TO BE

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PROACTIVE, BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT

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AROUND TRANSIT HAS OFTEN

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FOCUSED ON WELL-OFF OR

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GENTRIFYING COMMUNITIES.

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>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF

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DOLLARS HAVE LEFT THE CITY OF

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CHICAGO, LET'S  STOP THAT

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DISPLACEMENT, LET'S MAKE SURE

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THAT WE BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITY

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CENTERS  NEAR TRANSIT TO RETAIN

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OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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POPULATION.

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>> THIS KIND OF PLANNING

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HASN'T ALWAYS HAPPENED ON THE

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FRONT END OF THINGS. MELVIN

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THOMPSON  WAS ALSO PART OF THE

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN  AND

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HIS GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING ON

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REVITALIZING THE AREA AROUND

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THE EXISTING 95th STREET

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TERMINAL WHICH HE HOPES CAN BE

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A MODEL.

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>> RETAIL  IN OUR COMMUNITIES

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AND IN THOSE SPACES ARE GOING

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TO LOOK VASTLY DIFFERENT IN

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TERMS OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP,

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SO,  TO SEE AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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BUSINESSES SURROUNDED BY THE

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NEW DEVELOPMENT, NEAR THOSE

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STATIONS , CREATES COMMUNITY

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BUY-IN.  AND THAT IS

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SUSTAINABLE.

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>> IN ADDITION TO ECONOMIC

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OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITY LEADERS

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ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PLAN  FOR

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THE ROSELAND COMMUNITY MEDICAL

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DISTRICT

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, THAT IS AIMED AT

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IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE AND

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HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR NEIGHBORS,

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BUT PLANNERS SAY JUST HAVING

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GOOD TRANSIT ACCESS WITH THE

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EXTENDED TRAIN LINE WOULD ALSO

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IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

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>> THIS WILL REALLY CREATE

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO

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VISIT ONE ANOTHER MUCH MORE

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EASILY. IT'LL ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL

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STUDENTS  TO TRAVEL TO DOWNTOWN

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FOR INTERNSHIPS,  EVEN THE

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FESTIVALS AND THE FUN

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ACTIVITIES .

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>>  IT IS KEY TO FILL VACANT

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LAND AND ATTRACT RESIDENTS  TO

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COMBAT POPULATION LOSS WITHOUT

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CREATING UNINTENDED

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CONSEQUENCES.

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>> WE ARE DOING THE WORK  TO

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ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO COME BACK

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TO THE SOUTH SIDE. AND ALSO ,

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MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING

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THE WORK TO SUPPORT POLICIES

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THAT DON'T ENCOURAGE  THAT TYPE

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OF DISPLACEMENT  THAT OTHER

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RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY ARE

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FEARING.

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>>  THE CTA HAD BEEN SCHEDULED

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TO PRESENT AT THIS WEEK'S

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MEETING OF THE CHICAGO PLAN

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COMMISSION, THAT ENDED UP

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GETTING DEFERRED. A

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SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY DON'T

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HAVE A MAKEUP DATE . AS FOR THE

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REDLINE EXTENSION ITSELF,

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CONGRESS HAS TO APPROVE THAT

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$350 MILLION  FUNDING IN

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PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROPOSED

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BUDGET,  AND  THAT STILL LEAVES

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PLENTY LEFT UNFUNDED AND

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LEADERS ARE WORKING HARD TO

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FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT IS GOING

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TO COME FROM. THANK YOU.

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>>>  NOW TO SOME MORE OF

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES. DRIVERS

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ON LAKESHORE DRIVE ARE BEING

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REROUTED DUE TO THE DRIVE BEING

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CLOSED  IN BOTH DIRECTIONS,

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THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY

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MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

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TWEETED THE CLOSURE ABOUT ONE

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HOUR AGO DUE TO POLICE ACTIVITY

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IN THE AREA. THE OFFICE

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CONFIRMED IT IS INVESTIGATING

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AN OFFERS  INVOLVED SHOOTING

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NEAR ROOSEVELT ROAD.  SEVERAL

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NEWS OUTLETS REPORT THAT BOTH

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CHICAGO FIRE AND POLICE

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DEPARTMENT SAY NOBODY WAS SHOT

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THAT AN OFFICER WAS STRUCK BY A

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VEHICLE AND INJURED.

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>>> IN THE LATEST ROUND OF

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ENDORSEMENTS FOR CHICAGO MAYOR,

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JESUS GARCIA MAINTAINED HIS

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PICK FOR THE APRIL 4 RUNOFF

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>>  CHICAGO IS A CITY OF STRONG

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS,  DRIVING

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NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROGRESSIVE

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VALUES.  IT IS THROUGH THIS

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LENS THAT I SEE  BRANDON

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JOHNSON AS THE RIGHT CHOICE

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AND WHY I'M  ENDORSING HIM FOR

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MAYOR THIS MORNING.

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>>  WHILE MAKING THE

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ENDORSEMENT, HE URGED  CHICAGO

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PROGRESSIVES TO UNITE  BEHIND

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BRANDON JOHNSON.  MEANWHILE

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TODAY, PAUL VALLAS CRITICIZED

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HIS APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY,

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SAYING HE WANTS TO CUT  THE

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POLICE BUDGET. EARLY VOTING

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STARTS AGAIN ON MONDAY.  THEY

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WILL START HITTING MAILBOXES

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NEXT WEEK.

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>>> MORE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE

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ACCESS TO  A COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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IN ILLINOIS  UNDER GOVERNOR

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J.B. PRITZKER'S  PROPOSED

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BUDGET PLAN.

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>>  THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING IS

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HELPING MAKE SURE COMMUNITY

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COLLEGES  CONTINUES OUR

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MISSION. THIS INVESTMENT IS

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ALLOWING US TO HOLD THE LINE ON

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TUITION . SO WE ARE NOT

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INCREASING TUITION, THAT WE

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HAVEN'T INCREASED  TUITION

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SINCE 2016.

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>> THE GOVERNOR VISITED

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COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGHOUT

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THE STATE, STOPPING AT  THE

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MALCOLM X COLLEGE, THE PROPOSAL

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CALLS FOR THE LARGEST INCREASE

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FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN OVER

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TWO DECADES, MAKING

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WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS

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ELIGIBLE FOR A TUITION FREE

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DEGREE.  IT ALSO CALLS FOR A

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$100 MILLION INVESTMENT  IN THE

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GRANT, MAKING IT THE HIGHEST

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IN-STATE HISTORY.

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>>> NEXT TIME YOU ARE WATCHING

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A MOVIE OR TV SERIES, KEEP AN

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EYE OUT FOR FAMILIAR PLACES IN

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ILLINOIS, THE STATE'S FILM

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INDUSTRY HAD A RECORD

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PRODUCTION YEAR ,  CREATING

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MORE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.  A

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FEW PRODUCTIONS YOU MIGHT

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RECOGNIZE OUR HBO'S , SOMEBODY

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, SOMEWHERE.  AND THE HIT SHOW

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, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE AND

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THE CHICAGO PD SERIES

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CONTINUES TO RETURN TO THE CITY

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OF CHICAGO . AND THAT IS JUST A

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FEW.  THE STATE GENERATED AN

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ESTIMATED OF $300 MILLION IN

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WAGES.

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>>> COMING UP IN THE PROGRAM, A

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MULTIYEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN IS

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SET TO HIT  ASKED WEEK, ITS

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IMPACT ON YOUR COMMUTE RIGHT

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AFTER THIS.

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>>> CHICAGO TONIGHT  IS MADE

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POSSIBLY  IN PART BY ALEXANDRA

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AND JOHN NICHOLS.  THE POPE

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BROTHERS FOUNDATION , AND THE

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SUPPORT  OF THESE DONORS.

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>>> IF YOU DRIVE THE KENNEDY

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EXPRESSWAY, GET READY TO HIT

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THE BRAKES. STARTING MONDAY, A

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NEW MULTIYEAR RENOVATION

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PROJECT IS SET TO MESS WITH

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YOUR DRIVE TIMES, AND

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EVENTUALLY MOVE THINGS OUT.

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JOINING US IS JOHN SHOEMAKER,

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DISTRICT 1 , THANK YOU FOR

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JOINING US. THIS $150 MILLION

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PROJECT EXPECTED OVER THREE

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CONSTRUCTION SEASONS,  MOST

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CHICAGOANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH

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WHAT CONSTRUCTION SEASON IS.

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THEY WILL BE REHABBING 36

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BRIDGE STRUCTURES.

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>>  MOTORISTS TRAVELING OVER

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THE BRIDGES CAN EXPECT CURRENT

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CONDITIONS  OF A LOT OF

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POTHOLES, SO THE REPAIRS  WILL

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INVOLVE  TAKING A WATER BLASTER

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OVER THE TOP OF THE DECK AND

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IT'S GOING TO BLASTOFF ALL OF

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THE LOOSE CONCRETE . AND  THEN

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WE DO SOME  PATCHING TO MAKE

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SURE WE FIX  ALL THE PARTS OF

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THE DECK THAT NEED TO BE FIXED.

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THEN WE WILL END UP DOING A

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LATEX OVERLAY OVER THE TOP , IT

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IS GOING TO PROVIDE  A NICE

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SMOOTH SURFACE, IT'LL ALSO ACT

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AS A WATER BARRIER TO PREVENT

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WALT AND  SALT FROM PENETRATING

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INTO THE DECK .

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>> HOW MIGHT THIS AFFECT LANES

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AND  DELAYS?  WHAT KIND OF

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CLOSURES CAN THEY EXPECT?

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>>  YOU MENTIONED IT IS A

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THREE-YEAR PROJECT, SO  PEOPLE

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ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS

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GOING ON IN 2023. THAT IS GOING

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TO BE PRIMARILY INBOUND ,  ON

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THE INBOUND KENNEDY STARTING

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MONDAY NIGHT.  THE PUBLIC WILL

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SEE THE FIRST REAL IMPACT

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TUESDAY MORNING. WE WILL START

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AT THE NORTH END  BY THE END OF

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THE JUNCTION, IT IS GOING TO GO

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ALL THE WAY THROUGH HUBBARD'S

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CAVE, IT'LL TAKE APPROXIMATELY

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FIVE NIGHTS, BUT  ONCE IT IS

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FULLY STAGED,  THEY WILL HAVE

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THE TWO RIGHT LANES STILL

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AVAILABLE ON THE KENNEDY

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ITSELF, AND THE REVERSIBLE

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LANES ARE GOING TO BE SET  FOR

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THE INBOUND CONTINUATION, SO WE

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WILL BE MAINTAINING FOUR LANES

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THROUGHOUT.  GO AHEAD.

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>> I WAS GOING TO REITERATE

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SOMETHING THAT YOU MENTIONED,

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BECAUSE YOU BROKE UP A LITTLE

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BIT, INBOUND, TWO LEFT LANES

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FROM THE JUNCTION ALL THE WAY

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DOWN TO HUBBARD CAVE TO BEGIN.

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YOU ARE ALSO PLANNING WORK ON

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THE REVERSIBLE LANE ACCESS

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CONTROL, AS MOST OF US KNOW

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THAT IS THE EXPRESS LANE. WHAT

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IS THE WORK DONE THERE?

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>> THAT IS THE SECOND PART OF

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THIS FIRST PROJECT, WE WILL BE

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DOING THE DECK AS WELL. AND WE

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WILL ALSO BE  REPLACING THE

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ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH ARE

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ALL OF THE RAMPS AND

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ENTRANCES AND EXITS,  AND THE

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REVERSIBLE LANES THAT CONTROL

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TRAFFIC AND DICTATE WHICH WAY

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THEY ARE FLOWING.  THOSE WERE

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CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1970S, AND

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THEY ARE USING THE SAME

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TECHNOLOGY TODAY.  SO,

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HOPEFULLY IT'LL ALLOW THE

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DEPARTMENT AND MUCH EASIER AND

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MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO OPERATE

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AND MAINTAIN THEM.

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>> AND YOU SAID 1970S  FOR THE

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EXPRESS LANE, THE REVERSIBLE'S

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,  WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER BRIDGES

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YOU ARE WORKING ON?

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>>  THE BRIDGES THEMSELVES ARE

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OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND THE LAST

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MAJOR REHABILITATION WAS IN THE

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EARLY 90s. WE ARE GOING ON 31

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YEARS SINCE THE LAST MAJOR

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REHABILITATION . THE BRIDGE

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DECKS HAVE PERFORMED WELL,

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JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT MAJOR

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REHABILITATION.

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>>  WHAT KIND OF UPDATES  ARE

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YOU MAKING?  THERE'S SOME

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PAINTING AND LIGHTING  DONE AS

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WELL?

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>>  CORRECT, SINCE WE HAVE THE

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LANES CLOSED,  WE ARE GOING TO

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MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING ALL

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THE WORK DONE AT THE SAME TIME.

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SO WE WILL ALSO BE DOING SOME

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PAVEMENT PATCHING . AND WE WILL

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ALSO BE REPLACING THE SIGNING

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STRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE

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CORRIDOR, UPDATING THE LIGHTING

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TO NEW L.E.D. LIGHTS, AND ALSO

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PAINTING THE STRUCTURAL STEEL

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THAT MAKES UP HUBBARD CAVE.

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>> AND  WHEN DOES THE OUTBOUND

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WORK START?

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>> THAT IS GOING TO BE THE

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THIRD YEAR, 2025, THAT WILL BE

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A VERY SIMILAR TIMEFRAME , AS

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WHERE WE HAD FOR 2023, WE WILL

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START THE LEFT LANES FIRST,

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THEN APPROXIMATELY LATE JULY WE

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WILL SWITCH TRAFFIC  AND CLOSE

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THE RIGHT OUTSIDE LANES IN

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2025.

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>> WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO

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DRIVERS TACKLING THIS NEW

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COMMUTE?

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>>  WE ARE ASKING DRIVERS TO

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HONESTLY JUST BE PATIENT AND

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FLEXIBLE.  AS ONE CAN IMAGINE,

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THERE'S GOING TO BE  SOME VERY

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SUBSTANTIAL  TRAVEL IMPACTS.

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WHETHER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

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IS AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE, THAT

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WOULD BE A NICE ALTERNATIVE,

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OBVIOUSLY THERE IS NOT A

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ROADWAY  ALTERNATIVE THAT WE

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EXPECT PEOPLE TO TAKE.

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COMMUTERS CAN ALSO TRAVEL ON

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THE EISENHOWER, ALSO IN

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ADDITION TO POTENTIAL ALTERNATE

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ROUTES  OR MODES OF

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TRANSPORTATION, WE ARE

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RECOMMENDING PEOPLE LOOK INTO

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PERHAPS  CHANGING THEIR WORK

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HOURS, IF THEY CAN COME IN A

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COUPLE HOURS EARLIER OR LATER,

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THAT ALSO MIGHT HELP MINIMIZE

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THE  TRAVEL IMPACTS. ALSO,

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REMOTE OPTIONS FOR WORK THAT

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ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE.  ALL

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OF THESE OPTIONS WILL HELP

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MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC

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ON THE PUBLIC.

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>>  ANY ANTICIPATED SETBACKS?

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ARE YOU WEARY THAT IT MIGHT

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TAKE LONGER AND COST A LOT

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MORE? ANY CHALLENGES THAT YOU

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MIGHT FORESEE?

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>> WITH THIS TYPE OF PROJECT,

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BECAUSE IT IS A REHABILITATION

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PROJECT, THE UNKNOWNS ARE  A

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LITTLE MORE CERTAIN, WE KNOW

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WHAT WE ARE GETTING OURSELVES

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INTO. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE

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THINK BACK  TO OTHER PROJECTS

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AND HOW IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT

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LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED . THIS

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IS A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

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WHERE YOU ARE DIGGING INTO THE

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GROUND. THERE ARE CONDITIONS

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THAT MIGHT BE WORSE THAN YOU

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ANTICIPATED , BUT WITH

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REHABILITATION PROJECTS,  THE

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SCOPE IS MUCH MORE NARROW  SO

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THERE'S NOT AS MANY UNKNOWNS,

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SO WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT  IN

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THE THREE-YEAR TIME FRAME.

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>> OKAY, 3 YEARS  DRIVERS ON

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THE NORTH SIDE, GET READY.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING

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US.

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>>> UP NEXT,  THIS WEEK IN

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NATURE. STAY WITH US.

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>>  IT IS A BIG WIN FOR SOME

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NEIGHBORS,  TWO FESTIVALS WILL

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BE  MOVING LOCATIONS, AND THE

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GREENISH  CHICAGO RIVER IS NOT

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TO BLAME, I WANT TO BE CLEAR .

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PATTY JOINS US WITH MORE ON

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THOSE STORIES, AS A PART OF HER

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THIS WEEK IN NATURE COLUMN.

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WELCOME BACK, PATTY. CATCH US

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UP TO SPEED  FOR THE SITUATION.

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>>  THERE WERE THREE MAJOR

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MUSIC FESTIVALS LAST SUMMER AND

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NEIGHBORS SAY IT HAS CREATED SO

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MUCH CHAOS,  THEY LOSE ACCESS

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TO THEIR COMMUNITY SPACE  FOR

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ALMOST HALF OF THE SUMMER.

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THEY ARE WORRIED THAT

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AMBULANCES CAN'T GET TO THE

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HOSPITALS, THEY COMPLAINED SO

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PERSISTENTLY TO THE CHICAGO

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PARK DISTRICT 4, THAT THE BOARD

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AMENDED CODE SO  IT WOULD

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REQUIRE COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL.

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A COUPLE OF FESTIVAL

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ORGANIZERS  IN THIS GAME OF

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CHICKEN , THEY MOVED.  THE HEAT

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WAVE MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL BE

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MOVING,  THE SUMMER SMASH  IS

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MOVING IN BRIDGEVIEW.  SO,

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DOUGLAS PARK  COULD BE A

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FESTIVAL FREE SUMMER WHICH IS

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GREAT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS . BUT,

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IT'S NOT JUST RESIDENCE AROUND

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DOUGLAS PARK THAT ARE DEALING

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WITH THIS.  YOU HAVE THE FOLKS

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WHO LIVE AROUND GRANT PARK  AND

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THERE ARE NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE

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WHO LIVE AROUND GRANT PARK AND

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THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN

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DISAPPOINTED  WITH WHAT IS

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GOING ON WITH LOLLAPALOOZA ,

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NOW YOU HAVE THE NASCAR RACE

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COMING.  JUST THESE EVENTS,

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THEY ARE SOMETIMES MULTI-WEEK

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LONG SETUPS. AND THIS IS

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SOMETHING THAT I THINK  THE

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NEXT MAYOR IS GOING TO HAVE TO

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WRESTLE WITH. WHAT IS  GOING TO

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HAPPEN WITH THESE MAJOR EVENTS?

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>> SO, A LITTLE BIT OF  ST.

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PATRICK'S DAY FUN.  A GREEN

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SPACE.  WHY IS THE FISH GREEN,

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PATTY?

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>> BECAUSE IT IS THAT TIME OF

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YEAR FOR THE MALES AND FEMALES

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TO GET TOGETHER, AND  THE MALE

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FISH WHICH ARE NATIVE TO THE

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GREAT LAKES AREA, THEY HAVE

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GREEN FINS  WHEN IT IS TIME FOR

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THEM TO DO THEIR JOB  WITH THE

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LADY FISH. SO, JUST A LITTLE

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FUN FACT FOR  THE IRISH TODAY.

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THEY ARE TRYING TO CATCH THE

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LADIES EYES.

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>>>  YOU CAN READ MORE ON OUR

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WEBSITE, WTTW .COM /NEWS.  UP

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NEXT, POWERFUL  WORK BY ARTISTS

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IMPACTED BY WAR.

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>>> THIS MONTH MARKS THE 20th

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE US-LED

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INVASION OF IRAQ. NOW THE

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VETERAN ART MOVEMENT IS

512
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PARTNERING WITH THREE ART

513
00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:37,066
INSTITUTIONS TO BRING VETERANS

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00:19:34,633 --> 00:19:41,100
TOGETHER,  TO REFLECT ON THIS

515
00:19:37,066 --> 00:19:45,700
ANNIVERSARY  WITH WORK  BY WAR

516
00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:47,133
IMPACTED ARTISTS.

517
00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:48,166
>> VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE

518
00:19:47,133 --> 00:19:49,633
COUNTRY ARE GATHERING TO

519
00:19:48,166 --> 00:19:51,700
EXPERIENCE ART BY WAR IMPACTED

520
00:19:49,633 --> 00:19:56,200
ARTISTS  AND SHARE STORIES FROM

521
00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:57,633
THEIR TIME  SERVING.

522
00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,533
>> DIGITAL ART, FROM MY

523
00:19:57,633 --> 00:20:02,666
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN A

524
00:19:58,533 --> 00:20:04,133
LIFESAVER.  IT HAS GIVEN ME

525
00:20:02,666 --> 00:20:06,166
THIS OUTLET, IT HAS CONNECTED

526
00:20:04,133 --> 00:20:07,500
ME TO THIS COMMUNITY  WHICH IS

527
00:20:06,166 --> 00:20:08,366
SO IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM AND

528
00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:11,166
CONNECT TO AND RELATE TO.

529
00:20:08,366 --> 00:20:13,433
>> ERIC PEREZ  SERVED IN THE

530
00:20:11,166 --> 00:20:17,400
EARLY 2000'S,  HIS WORK

531
00:20:13,433 --> 00:20:18,166
FEATURES  PORTRAITS HE TOOK OF

532
00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:28,200
VETERANS THAT HE SERVED WITH.

533
00:20:18,166 --> 00:20:29,366
>> PORTRAITS ARE CUT OUT  IN

534
00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,433
VISUAL PATTERNS, THE FIRST

535
00:20:29,366 --> 00:20:31,433
LAYER IS THE LAYER CLOSEST TO

536
00:20:30,433 --> 00:20:32,633
THE WALL, IT IS COMPOSED OF

537
00:20:31,433 --> 00:20:33,700
PHOTOGRAPHS I TOOK DURING THE

538
00:20:32,633 --> 00:20:35,000
WAR. THE SECOND LAYER IS A

539
00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:37,000
LAYER OF IMAGES OF THINGS THAT

540
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,833
ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM  THE

541
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,633
THINGS THAT KEEP THEM

542
00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:39,700
RESILIENT, THINGS THAT KEEP

543
00:20:38,633 --> 00:20:43,300
THEM GOING AND SURVIVING. THE

544
00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:44,766
TOP LAYER IS A NEW PORTRAIT  I

545
00:20:43,300 --> 00:20:45,566
TOOK OF THEM IN THE LAST YEAR

546
00:20:44,766 --> 00:20:47,166
FOR THIS PROJECT. FOR ME,

547
00:20:45,566 --> 00:20:48,366
VISUAL ART CAN SAY SOMETHING IN

548
00:20:47,166 --> 00:20:52,533
ONE FRAME THAT PEOPLE TAKE

549
00:20:48,366 --> 00:20:54,033
ENTIRE BOOKS TO WRITE.

550
00:20:52,533 --> 00:20:58,900
>> AT THE CHICAGO CULTURAL

551
00:20:54,033 --> 00:21:02,666
CENTER,  THIS  BLACK VETERAN

552
00:20:58,900 --> 00:21:03,400
EXPERIENCE  HONORS THE THIRD

553
00:21:02,666 --> 00:21:04,233
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO GRADUATE

554
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,900
FROM WEST POINT.

555
00:21:04,233 --> 00:21:09,100
>>  HE WAS ALLOWED TO GO INTO

556
00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:11,533
WEST POINT WHERE HE EXPERIENCED

557
00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:13,066
QUITE A BIT OF RACISM WHILE HE

558
00:21:11,533 --> 00:21:14,433
WAS THERE.  BUT, IN SPITE OF

559
00:21:13,066 --> 00:21:17,300
THAT, HE SURVIVED AND HE CAME

560
00:21:14,433 --> 00:21:18,500
OUT AND HE BECAME  THE FIRST

561
00:21:17,300 --> 00:21:25,600
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLONEL IN THE

562
00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:26,833
COUNTRY , AND LAST YEAR OF

563
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,366
2022, THEY FINALLY PROMOTED HIM

564
00:21:26,833 --> 00:21:31,633
FROM KERNEL TO GENERAL, EVEN

565
00:21:28,366 --> 00:21:36,900
THOUGH  HE PASSED IN 1922.

566
00:21:31,633 --> 00:21:47,266
>> IT WAS CREATED BY SOCIAL

567
00:21:36,900 --> 00:21:47,266
JUSTICE ARTIST

568
00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,733
, SUSAN BERG.

569
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:51,366
>> I HAVE BEEN USING MY TOOL TO

570
00:21:50,733 --> 00:21:52,333
CREATE AFRICAN-AMERICAN

571
00:21:51,366 --> 00:21:53,133
HISTORY, AND TO GET PEOPLE TO

572
00:21:52,333 --> 00:21:54,366
DO SOMETHING ABOUT ISSUES THAT

573
00:21:53,133 --> 00:21:55,366
ARE IMPACTING US. MY OLDEST

574
00:21:54,366 --> 00:21:56,366
BROTHER WAS IN VIETNAM AND

575
00:21:55,366 --> 00:21:58,000
EXPERIENCED QUITE A BIT OF

576
00:21:56,366 --> 00:21:59,266
RACISM WHILE HE WAS IN VIETNAM.

577
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:04,200
THE SECOND BROTHER WAS IN

578
00:21:59,266 --> 00:22:05,833
GERMANY, AND THE THIRD BROTHER

579
00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,466
SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES.

580
00:22:05,833 --> 00:22:08,233
ALL THREE OF THEM HAD VERY

581
00:22:07,466 --> 00:22:09,666
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, TO HEAR

582
00:22:08,233 --> 00:22:19,966
THEM TALK ABOUT THEIR

583
00:22:09,666 --> 00:22:19,966
EXPERIENCES