[♪♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "THE WEEK IN REVIEW" I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.
WE WILL BE JOINED BY OUR "THE WEEK IN REVIEW" GUESTS IN JUST A AMOMENT BUT FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> ADAM KINZINGER ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT SEEK ANOTHER TERM.
HINTING THAT HE MIGHT GO FOR HIGHER OFFICE.
>> THE SIX-TERM REPUBLICAN IS THE ONLY ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVE IN ONE OF TWO G.O.P.
MEMBERS ON THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 6.
KINZINGER HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS OWN PARTY'S EMBRACE OF ELECTION LIES.
KINGS GEAR DID KINZINGER DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT THE NEXT MOVE AND THE MAP PROPOSALS THAT DREW KINZINGER AND LaHOOD INTO THE SAME DISTRICT.
>> THE BIDS ARE FINALLY IN.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ANNOUNCES THE CITY'S RECEIVED FIVE PROPOSALS TO OPEN AND OPERATE A CHICAGO CASINO RESORT.
THE BIDS COME FROM BALI'S CORPORATION WHICH SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR TWO SITES, ALSO FROM HR CHICAGO, WHICH WOULD LICENSE A HARD ROCK CASINO.
RIVERS CHICAGO AT McCORMICK AND RIVERS 78 GAMING.
A REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND A WINNING BIDDER TO BE SELECTED BY MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT.
>> AND THE MAYOR'S VACCINE MANDATE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AND CITY WORKERS IS HERE TO STAY.
CITY COUNCIL VOTED DOWN A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ALDERPEOPLE VETO POWER OVER THE POLICY WHICH REQUIRES WORKERS TO UPLOAD THEIR VACCINE STATUS TO A PORTAL OR RISK BEING PUT ON NO PAY STATUS.
13 VOTED IN FAVOR OF GETTING RID OF THE MANDATE, 30 AGAINST.
AND TODAY A FEDERAL JUDGE SHOT DOWN A REQUEST FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO HALT CITY AND STATE VACCINE MANDATES.
>> TO OUR "THE WEEK IN REVIEW" PANEL JOINING US ARE PHIL THOMPSON OF THE "CHICAGO TRIBUNE".
DAVE McKINNEY OF WBEZ, AND NADER ISSA OF THE "CHICAGO SUN-TIMES".
AND CRAIG DELLIMORE FROM WBBM.
>> CRAIG DELLIMORE, KINZINGER HINTING HE WANTS TO STAY IN THE FIGHT WHAT IS NEXT FOR HIM?
>> HE HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ANY NUMBER OF THINGS MAYBE RUNNING FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR HAS BEEN ANOTHER ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS A RETREAT FOR ADAM KINZINGER AT ALL.
HE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER OFFICE EVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF WHEN HE WAS JUST STARTING TO GET ALL THE PRESS COVERAGE FOR HIS RESISTANCE WHAT HAS COME TO BE CALLED THE BIG LIE IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.
>> PHIL THOMPSON KINZINGER HAS BEEN VOCAL ABOUT THAT BIG LIE, DO YOU THINK HE CAN GAIN TRACTION WITH THAT MESSAGE OF TAKING THE PARTY AWAY FROM DONALD TRUMP?
>> THAT'S THE TALL ORDER TO ASK.
YOU KNOW EVEN IN PARTS OF ILLINOIS, THAT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT ASK I DON'T -- I THINK KINZINGER HAS MADE SOME TRACTION WITH GOING ON HIS OWN PATH.
BUT THAT MIGHT BE A TALL ASK.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE.
AND DAVE McKINNEY THIS COMES AS DEMOCRATS RELEASE ARE THEIR FINAL CONGRESSIONAL MAP REDRAWS.
WHO ARE THE WINNERS AND LOSERS WITH THIS MAP?
>> WELL, I THINK THE WINNERS YOU HAVE TO THINK THE PARTY AS A WHOLE.
THEY DREW A MAP THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO GIVE THEM A THREE-SEAT GAIN OVER WHAT THEY HAVE NOW.
THEY'VE DRAWN DISTRICTS THAT INCLUDE A NEW LATINO DISTRICT THAT WOULD RUN FROM LOGAN SQUARE OUT TO WEST CHICAGO AND THROUGH DES PLAINES.
THE WINNERS -- THE LOSERS PROBABLY YOU WOULD HAVE TO ZERO IN OR MARIE NEWMAN, THE FRESHMAN INCUMBENT GOT DRAWN INTO A DISTRICT INITIALLY WITH SEAN CASTEN IN DUPAGE COUNTY.
IN THE LATEST ITERATION VOTED ON AND APPROVED THIS MORNING, THEY PUT HER INTO A DISTRICT WITH CHEWY GARCIA, A LATINO MAJORITY.
>> SHE WOULD HAVE TO RUN AGAINST CHEWY GARCIA.
DAVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WAS ABOUT WHY WAS SHE GIVEN THE SHORTENED OF THE STICK?
>> A COUPLE OF REASONS, SHE IS THE LEAST TENURED OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THAT IS PART OF IT.
AND I ALSO THINK THE WAY SHE GOT INTO OFFICE IN DEFEATING DAN LIPINSKI HE WAS A FAVORITE LIKE DONNI MADIA AND SO THERE IS -- MIKE MADIGAN.
AND SHE CAME OUT WITH A STATEMENT SAYING SHE IS PLANNING TO RUN AGAINST SEAN CASTEN AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN LIVE IN THE DISTRICT THEY REPRESENT.
IT'S CREATING A DIVISIVE PRIMARY IN THE SUBURBS.
>> AND SHE LIVES BLOCKS AWAY FROM CASTEN'S DISTRICT SHE IS NOW GOING TO CHALLENGE THERE.
NADER ISSA WHAT ARE THE OTHER DOMINOES TO FALL?
EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR RODNEY DAVIS TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT HIS POLITICAL FUTURE IS BASED ON THE MAPS.
>> YEAH, I MEAN THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF OUTCOMES LIKE YOU MENTIONED RODNEY DAVIS IS ONE.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT MARIE NEWMAN DOES RUNNING AGAINST SEAN CASTEN.
HER STATEMENT THAT THEY MENTIONED SHE SAYS THEY ARE MAKING US RUN AGAINST FRIENDS, DEMOCRATS AGAINST DEMOCRATS AND SHE IS SORT OF HAVING TO GO IN AS OF LEADER OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS AND PUT UP ANOTHER FIGHT SECOND FIGHT IN AS MANY YEARS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A COUPLE THINGS TO WATCH.
>> CRAIG DELLIMORE, DO YOU THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE BLOWBACK FROM SOME OF THE GROUPS SUING DEMOCRATS OVER THE MAPS?
NAMELY REPUBLICANS OBVIOUSLY.
BUT ALSO THE HISPANIC LATINO ORGANIZATION OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE HAPPY THAT THERE ARE MORE LATINO DISTRICTS IN THIS LATEST MAP?
>> I THINK THE ADDITION OF ANOTHER LATINO DISTRICT AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A POTENTIAL THIRD, MAKES IT SOMETHING -- I THINK WE ALWAYS THINK OF THESE THINGS AS BEING PLAYED OUT IN THE PUBLIC.
A LOT OF THE REAL WORK IS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
SO THERE ARE ALWAYS THESE NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THE LITTLE CHANGES IN THE ITERATION OF THE MAPS.
AND I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE TALKING BEHIND THE SCENES BUT I THINK THAT OTHERS WILL FEEL LIKE THEY GOT SOME OF WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR.
>> THESE ARE THE FINAL MAPS PENDING APPROVAL OF GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER?
>> YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THE LAST MAP WAS THE FINAL MAP.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND MAYBE SOMETHING WILL COME OUT IN THE 11TH HOUR AGAIN.
DAVE McKINNEY, LAWMAKERS WERE WORKING UNTIL THE 11TH HOUR ON OTHER ISSUES.
THE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION ABORTION BILL.
THEY DID PASS THAT DESPITE SOME CONTROVERSY IN THEIR OWN CAUCUS ABOUT IT.
IS THIS SEEN AS A POLITICAL WIN?
>> I THINK IT IS THE GOVERNOR CAME OUT WITH A STATEMENT SAYING HE INTENDED TO SIGN IT.
THIS IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE RED STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY ENACTING THE REALLY STRONGLY ANTIABORTION LAWS, TEXAS BEING TOP OF THE LIST.
AND SO I THINK THEY WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY THAT ILLINOIS IS IN THEIR MINDS FORWARD THINKING ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
I THINK THAT IT ALSO HANDS GOVERNOR PRITZKER WHAT COULD BE A POTENT PLANK TO RUN ON NEXT YEAR.
IT COULD BE AN APPEALING THING FOR SUBURBAN WOMEN THAT THIS IS OUT OF THERE.
BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE I TALKED TO REPUBLICANS WHO SAY PARTICULARLY IN THE SUBURBS, THE ISSUE OF PARENTAL NOTIFICATION HAS WILL ALWAYS POLLED WELL.
IT'S AN INTERESTING THING T COULD CUT BOTH WAYS BUT THE DEMOCRATS SEE THIS AS A VICTORY.
>> THERE COULD BE BLOWBACK IN MODERATE SUBURBAN AREAS TO PARENTS WHO SAY WE DESERVE A VOICE.
DAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE HEALTHCARE RIGHT OF CONSCIOUS ACT.
EXPLAIN WHAT THEY DID TO THAT?
>> THIS IS A LAW THAT DATES BACK TO THE ERA WHEN RIGHT AFTER ABORTIONS WERE LEGALIZED BY THE SUPREME COURT IN THE 1970s.
AND WHAT IT WAS SETUP 2-D WAS TO GIVE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AN ABILITY TO IF THEIR EMPLOYERS WERE SAYING YOU HAVE TO PERFORM AN ABORTION AND IT'S AGAINST YOUR RELIGIOUS OR MORAL BELIEFS YOU COULD TURN THAT DOWN WITHOUT RISK OF PENALTY.
AND WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN THE PANDEMIC IS THAT INCREASING NUMBER OF TEACHERS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, HAVE TRIED TO INVOKE THIS ACROSS THE STATE AND SAYING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF MORAL OBJECTIONS TO VACCINATIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY THE COVID-19 VACCINATION, THAT THEY TOO, SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE RIGHT TO SAY NO.
AND WHAT THIS CHANGE DID WAS IT PUT IN THE STATUTE THAT YOU CAN'T INVOKE THE LAW IF IT'S RELATED TO COVID-19.
IT WAS A BIG PRIORITY FOR GOVERNOR PRITZKER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL BOTH OF WHOM HAVE BEEN FIGHTING LAWSUITS IN COURT ABOUT THE BREADTH OF HIS ABILITY TO DO THE MANDATES.
>> THE LAWSUITS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, WHATEVER THE RULE SOMETHING THEY WILL BE BASED ON THE UPDATED STATUTE THEN?
>> THE THOUGHT WAS THIS WOULD GIVE JUNGS GUIDANCE -- JUDGES GUIDANCE ABOUT THE WILL OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE CHANGE ONCE PRITZKER SIGN IT IS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT NEXT JUNE BUT THE THINKING IT WOULD GIVE GUIDANCE TO JUDGES MOVING FORWARD.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO CITY NEWS.
TODAY, A MEASURE TO GIVE CITY COUNCIL THE ABILITY TO UNDO THE MAYOR'S VACCINE MANDATE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INCLUDING COPS AND FIRST-RESPONDERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL VOTES THAT DOWN.
NADER ISSA IS THIS THE LAST OF THIS ISSUE?
>> NO, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FOP ANY CITY UNIONS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE THEIR SUPPORTERS BACKING EFFORTS TO SORT OF DO AWAY WITH THIS MANDATE, I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE ENDING ANYTIME SOON.
FOR NOW, SORT OF THE DISCUSSION IN CITY COUNCIL ABOUT OPPOSING THIS MANDATE WAS ESSENTIALLY THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE SAY ON POLICIES.
AND THIS IS A MAJOR POLICY BY THE MAYOR.
THE ARGUMENT FROM SOME OF THE SUPPORTERS OF GETTING RID OF THE -- BEING ABLE TO VOTE ON GETTING RID OF THE MANDATE WAS CITY COUNCIL NEEDS MOREOVER SIGHT.
THERE'S ONE COMMENT BY AN ALDERMAN SAYING IF WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO EVERY SINGLE LABOR DISPUTE IN THE CITY BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND UNIONS WE WILL BE VOTING ON A LOT OF ISSUES AND CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BIG THINGS THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS NEED TO BE WEIGHING IN ON.
NO, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE END OF IT.
BUT YOU ARE SEEING ACROSS THE WHETHER IT'S VOTES IN CITY COUNCIL AND JUDGES KNOCKING DOWN DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO GET RID OF MANDATES, THE EFFORTS ARE ALL FALLING SHORT.
>> AND LET'S HEAR FROM JOHN CATANZARA WHO THREATENED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO REFUSED TO OPPOSE THE MANDATE WITH ELECTORAL RETALIATION.
>> YOU WILL BE CHALLENGED IN 2023.
WE ARE COMING FOR EVERYONE OF YOUR DAMN SEATS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE WAYSY A GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO RUN.
IT IS NOT A QUEEN ON THAT THRONE IT IS A MAYOR.
>> NUMBERS SHOW 57% OF CHICAGO POLICE ARE VACCINATED.
PHIL THOMPSON WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO WORK TO GET THAT NUMBER UP?
AND AS A CITIZEN DO YOU WANT A BETTER VACCINATION RATE AMONG YOUR FIRST-RESPONDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS?
>> I KNOW THE VACCINATION IS A VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT WITH PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WANT TO RESERVE THE RIGHT FOR A PERSONAL DECISION.
I CAN TELL YOU IN THE WORLD I WORK IT IS NOT A CHOICE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DO MY JOB TO BE AROUND PLAYERS AND COACHES.
WE ARE ALL REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED.
AND IN THE LEAGUE THAT I COVER, THEY HAVE NEAR 100% VACCINATION COVERAGE.
THEY ENTERED THE SEASON WITH FIVE PLAYERS THAT WERE NOT VACCINATED AND TO ATTEND A GAME PEOPLE HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION THEY HAVE TO PRESENT THEIR VACCINATION CARD OR SHOW THEY HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE ANTIGEN TEST.
THERE ARE OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLY.
SO I DON'T SEE WHY FIRST-RESPONDERS WOULDN'T.
>> RIGHT.
AND AS WE KNOW YOU COVER THE NHL AND THAT IS A HIGH COMPLIANCE RATE AND COMPANIES LIKE OURS AND YOURS ARE REQUIRING VACCINES.
AND MOST COMPANIES ARE FOLLOWING SUIT.
CRAIG CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAYOR'S BIG SPENDING BUDGET LOTS OF NEW MONEY SPENT BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL BAILOUT MONEY.
I'M INTERESTED IN THE $660 MILLION IN NEW BORROWING.
CAN THE CITY AFFORD THIS GIVEN OUR WELL PUBLICIZED FISCAL PROBLEMS?
>> WELL, THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE SOME OF YOUR -- THE TAX INCREASE COMES IN.
>> TALKING PROPERTY TAX THERE IS A NOMINAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
MOD VAT THE WORD THEY HAVE -- MODERATE IS THE WORD THEY HAVE BEEN USING.
THERE MUST BE GRADES OF NOMINAL.
THE CITY HAS TO BORROW THEY WILL CALL IT BONDING, BUT, YES, IT'S BORROWING.
AND THAT IS SIMPLY A PART OF LIFE IN THESE DAYS.
AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL REFINANCE THAT DEBT AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SOME THAT.
>> AND THE SELLING POINT, THAT THEY CAN BORROW AT LOWER RATES NOW.
>> YES.
>> THAN THE SHORT-TERM BORROWING THEY DID TO FILL THE COVID BUDGET GAPS.
GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY EXACTLY IT'S THAT THEY HAVE REFINANCED SOME OF THAT DEBT AND THIS IS SIMPLY THE MECHANISM THAT THEY USE TO GET THINGS DONE.
AND I THINK WITH ALL THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT THEY ARE GETTING IN AND THAT WHERE THIS BUDGET HAS THE RUBBER MET THE ROAD WITH THIS BUDGET.
A LOT OF THINGS ARE BEING DONE WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, A LOT OF THE PILOT PROGRAMS ONE-TIME FEDERAL FUNDS BUT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GO ON AND CONTINUE THOSE ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.
>> AND THERE'S THIS $31 MILLION UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PROGRAM AND HAS GOTTEN NATIONAL ATTENTION OF THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND.
NADER ISSA DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING TO RUN, AND WHO GETS SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM, AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE MONEY RUNS OUT?
>> YOU ARE SEEING DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, IS HAVING WORRIES ABOUT OK WE HAVE THIS FEDERAL MONEY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT RUNS OUT IN A YEAR OR TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS?
THERE ARE NOT A TON OF DETAILS ON THE UNIVERSAL INCOME PLAN.
THE CITY IS GOING TO BE SENDING $500 CHECKS NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO 5,000 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
IT'S THE BIGGEST PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR IN THE NATION OF ITS KIND.
BUT THERE AREN'T A TON OF DETAILS ON HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.
HOW PEOPLE WILL BE PICKED STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> WE HAVE TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE BOMBSHELL NEWS THIS WEEK AND THAT IS THE JENNER AND BLOCK INVESTIGATION INTO THE BLACKHAWKS AND ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT FROM THE FORMER VIDEO COACH BRAD ALDRICH AND ALLEGED COVER UP.
THE LATEST IS JOEL QUENNEVILLE THE COACH AT THE TIME, COACHING IN FLORIDA HE WAS FIRED OR HE RESIGNED.
PHIL THOMPSON IS THAT FAIR GIVEN HIS ROLE IN ALL OF THIS?
>> I CAN'T SPEAK PERSONALLY TO WHETHER IT'S FAIR.
PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THAT.
BUT THERE HAD TO BE CONSEQUENCES.
THE LEAGUE HAS TO BE SEEN AS TAKING A DEFINITIVE STANCE ON THIS.
AND YOU KNOW BOTH THE BLACKHAWK HAWKS AS WELL.
AND WE'VE SEEN WITH STANDARD & POORS RESIGNING, YOU -- STAN BOWMAN RESIGNING.
YOU CAN EXPECT NO LESS OF QUENNEVILLE.
>> RIGHT.
AND DAVE McKINNEY YOU'VE BEEN COVERING THIS STORY GOING BACK.
FOR THE BLACKHAWKS DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE LAST OF THE FALLOUT?
STAN BOWMAN, THE GENERAL MANAGER IS DONE AND THE PRESIDENT LEFT A LONGTIME AGO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SHOES TO DROP?
>> THIS IS STILL PLAYING OUT IN COURT.
WILL THE BLACKHAWKS BACK OFF AND TRY TO QUIT DISMISSING THE LAWSUITS OVER THE TEAM OVER THIS.
AND WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH THOSE?
I THINK THIS WHOLE THING HAS BEEN A LESLIE HAIRSTON SON IN THE FAIL -- LESSON OF NOT BEING UP FRONT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WE BROKE THIS STORY IN MAY AND I PULLED UP THE STORY THAT WE WROTE AND IN THAT THE BLACKHAWKS SAID THEY INVESTIGATED THE CLAIMS THAT JOHN DOE WHO IT WAS KYLE BEACH PROSPECT OF THE BLACKHAWKS IN 2010, THEY INVESTIGATED IT AND BELIEVED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABSOLVED.
AND WHAT WE FOUND WITH THE RELEASE OF THE REPORT THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION.
NONE WHATSOEVER.
AND YOU KNOW IT JUST WAS FLAT OUT LIKE A MISS TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
THE BLACKHAWKS DESERVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CREDIT FOR COMMISSIONING THIS REPORT AND FOR MAKING IT PUBLIC BECAUSE THE REPORT WAS EXPLICIT, IT WAS DAMNING IT WAS WHAT HAS LET ALL OF THE DOMINOES TO FALL.
>> AND LET'S HEAR FROM KYLE BEACH HE BROKE HIS SILENCE REVEALING HE WAS THAT JOHN DOE NUMBER ONE IN THE LAWSUIT.
BEACH ALLEGES THAT CONVICTED SEX-OFFENDER BRAD ALDRICH SEX JALLY A-- SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HIM WHEN HE WAS 20 AND WHAT HE HAD TO IT SAY ABOUT THE TEENAGER WHO REPORTED WHO GOT HIM CONVICTED.
>> MY MESSAGE TO HIM IS I'M SORRY, I FEEL LIKE I COULD HAVE DONE MORE TO PROTECT HIM.
AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO THANK HIM BECAUSE WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT HIS STORY AND IT GAVE ME THE COURAGE AND THE STRENGTH AND THE POWER TO ASK FOR HELP.
>> PHIL THOMPSON, THE OTHER THING THAT BEACH SAYS HE BELIEVES THAT COACHES, PLAYERS, STAFF KNEW ABOUT THIS SITUATION AT THE TIME.
YOU SAW TAVES AND KANE SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW MUCH UNTIL AFTER BRAD ALDRICH WAS GONE.
WHERE DO YOU THINK THE TRUTH LIES IN ALL OF THIS?
>> THAT IS TOUGH TO SAY.
I ASKED TAVES ABOUT HOW HE FELT ABOUT THE SITUATION.
HE STADE BY HIS STANCE -- STOOD BY HIS STANCE HE DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL TRAINING CAMP OF THE FOLLOWING SEASON.
HE DID SAY HE FELT BAD IT WAS UNFAIR TO THE STAN BOWMAN THAT HE WOULD LOSE HIS LIVELIHOOD AND QUOTE DELETED OUT OF EXISTENCE WITH AL McISAAC.
THEY ARE TAKING A STANCE THAT THEY ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH THE MANAGEMENT THAT BROUGHT THEM IN AND HELPED CULTIVATE THEIR CAREERS AND EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR KYLE BEACH.
>> THEY DO SEEM TO HAVE LOYALTY TO THE FORMER EXECUTIVES.
AND LASTLY, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FALLOUT IS FOR THE FAN BASE?
THERE'S BEEN EMPTY SEATS AT THE UNITED CENTER AFTER YEARS OF SELLOUTS.
THE BLACKHAWKS ARE NOT VERY GOOD.
ARE THEY GOING TO BLEED SOME FANS?
>> I THINK SO.
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY CAN'T SUPPORT THIS TEAM.
THAT A CULTURE CHANGE NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
YOU SAW THE STREAK END AT 535 GAMES.
AND I KNOW FROM THAT STAFF AND THE PLAYERS THEY HELD THAT STYLE STREAK IN REFERENCE AND TO SEE THAT END IT'S TELLING.
>> THAT TEAM DEFINITELY CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE CITY IN THAT CHAMPIONSHIP RUN.
AND C.P.S.
NEWS.
THE BIG NEWS TODAY SHOTS ARE BEING TO BE AUTHORIZED FOR KIDS 5-11.
NADER ISSA IS C.P.S.
READY TO ROLL OUT A PROGRAM TO GET STUDENTS VACCINATED?
>> YES, THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING ON GETTING SHOTS AVAILABLE TO KIDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE FIRST SHOTS MIGHT BE IN KIDS ARMS NEXT WEEK.
THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO GET 100,000 DOSES.
THEY ARE CALLING THEM KID SIZED DOSES IT'S SMALLER THAN THE ONES THAT ALL OF US TOOK MONTHS AGO.
BUT, YEAH, THEY ARE ROLLING OUT A PLAN AND THEY HAVE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE.
OBVIOUSLY KIDS 12 AND UP HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SHOTS.
SO A LOT OF THOSE SITES AND MOBILE CLINICS ALL OF THOSE PLACES TAKING PEOPLE IN FOR VACCINES WILL ACCEPT YOUNGER KIDS.
>> AND C.E.O.
PEDOR MARTINEZ IS OFF AND RUNNING.
THE SALARY $340,000, THAT IS 40,000 MORE THAN JANICE JACKSON MADE.
WHY DO YOU THINK THE BOARD APPROVED SUCH A HIGH SALARY?
>> WELL, I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY COMING IN TO FILL BIG SHOES.
BUT AS JACKSON HERSELF WOULD SAY, HE HAS TO FILL THE HIGH HEELS.
BUT THIS IS A JOB THAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST IN THE COUNTRY AS FAR AS RUNNING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND YOU ARE FOLLOWING A LEGEND.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A HIGHER SALARY TO ATTRACT SOMEONE INTO A SITUATION LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THE BOARD DID IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY ARE GETTING A HIGHLY REGARDED SCHOOL OFFICIAL AND HE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
HE HAS DONE IT WITH CONFIDENCE AND HE IS BASICALLY PUTTING HIMSELF IN FRONT OF REPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC QUITE FREQUENTLY.
HE SEEMS READY TO TRY AND FILL THAT ROLE AND MAKE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE MAYOR WANTS HIM TO.
>> AND INDEED HE WAS ON HIS PROGRAM THIS WEEK.
AND WE LOOKED AT SOME STATISTICS.
THAT SALARY FOR THE C.E.O.
HAS GONE UP $100,000 IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
ALTHOUGH, THE SALARY HE IS AT IS COMMENSURATE WITH BIG MARKET SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND NADER ISSA THIS IS A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO LOSE STUDENTS.
WHEN IS THE BLEEDING GOING TO STOP HERE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS ANYTIME SOON UNLESS C.P.S.
DOES SOMETHING TO GET AHEAD OF THIS.
YOU LOOK AT THE ENROLLMENT DATA THIS YEAR IT DROPPED BY 11,000.
C.P.S.
IS AT 330,000 STUDENTS.
A DECADE-AND-A-HALF AGO IT WAS AT 440,000.
THEY'VE LOST OVER 100,000 STUDENTS IN THE PAST 15-20 YEARS.
IT ALIGNS WITH THE OVERALL POPULATION LOSS.
CHICAGO HAS FACED.
THE MOST TROUBLING PART OF THE LATEST NUMBERS THIS YEAR, C.P.S.
IS NOT SEEING KIDS GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN, IT'S NOT SEEING KIDS GOING INTO PRE-K LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET STUDENTS INTO THE SYSTEM GROWING UP IN IT AND MOVING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
ONCE YOU ARE NOT FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM EARLY ON ANYMORE, IT HAS TROUBLING TIME TIMES FOR YEARS TO COME.
AND THAT IS THE NEW C.E.O.
PEDOR MARTINEZ THAT'S WHAT HE SAID HE IS FOCUSING ON IS HOW DO WE STOP THIS.
I WANT TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE THE DIFFERENT REASONS.
BUT IT'S A TROUBLING SIGN NOT JUST NOR RIGHT NOW BUT YEARS AHEAD.
>> ONE OF THE CHIEF CHALLENGES THAT PEDOR MARTINEZ THE NEW C.E.O.
IS GOING TO FACE AS CRAIG, MENTIONED A DIFFICULT JOB AND YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB AND WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
THANKS TO PHIL THOMPSON, DAVE McKINNEY, NADER ISSA AND CRAIG DELLIMORE.
AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
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YOU SEE THE PROGRAMS SUNDAYS AT 10:00 P.M. AND THEN WE'RE BACK ALL NEXT WEEK AT THE NORMAL TIME, 7:00 P.M. AND NOW FOR "THE WEEK IN REVIEW" I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A SPOOKY GOOD WEEKEND!
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