>> Hello and thanks for joining us on Chicago tonight.

I'm Brandis Friedman.

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>> We're investing in people.

And that's what it takes to build the safest most affordable, big city in America.

>> Mayor Johnson pushes back on SNAP curfews.

The city council is set to vote on the proposal tomorrow.

Our Spotlight politics team has more.

And outgoing Chicago Public Schools, CEO Pedro Martinez on his controversial dismissal.

>> And hopes for the future.

And now to some of today's top stories.

A pair of Illinois congressman were turned away from an immigration facility in the South Loop earlier today.

Representatives Jonathan Jackson and Raja Krishnamoorthi attempted to enter the facility at 22nd in Michigan Avenue before being told to leave.

Chicago police were called to the scene, but a CPD spokesperson says no arrests were made.

The congressmen say they were looking to conduct official oversight of the facility after constituents reported receiving texts, instructing them to arrive at the location for routine check INS only to be detained by ICE agents.

>> Unfortunately, this is part of the chaos that Donald Trump and ice have rained down on the Chicago region for ICE and Donald Trump to specifically target Chicago.

These types of raids and these types of fraudulent.

>> Text scams to get people to comment.

Only to be snatched away is wrong.

>> President Donald Trump has recently vowed to prioritize deportations in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and cities that, quote, the core of the Democratic Power Center.

Meanwhile, immigrant advocates are calling on the Trump administration to restart the U.S.

Refugee admissions program.

Advocates rally today in Daly Plaza ahead of World Refugee Day.

This Friday.

They say thousands of families who were promised safety remain stranded in dangerous situations >> I understand the pain.

I understand it.

understand how it because is to meet your Your love your hall, all your belongings behind and come to the new country and not secure part of it.

They're this is a common mistake.

We 6 safety.

>> President Trump suspended the refugee admissions program back in January, which is facing legal challenges.

local soccer fans are getting a first look at the future home of the Chicago Fire Football Club just 2 weeks after announcing plans for the privately funded 650 million dollars stadium.

The team is releasing renderings for the new addition to the South Loop development.

The 78, the new stadium will see 22,000 fans in a brick steel and glass structure meant to reflect the city's historic warehouses while also incorporating riverfront views and public plazas Major League soccer Commissioner Don Garber has dubbed it one of the most ambitious plans in MLS history.

It's expected to break ground by early 2026.

This Father's Day was one to remember for Pepper piping plover who became a dad again, 3 fluffy chicks hatched on Sunday at a private beach in Waukegan.

And the 4th egg just hatched today.

Great Lakes piping plover is have been considered endangered since the 1980's.

But numbers are slowly rebounding.

Thanks to conservation efforts.

This year, a record 82 nests were recorded, including 2 in Illinois.

Despite these successes, challenges persist, like environmental threats, predators and gender imbalance.

A one-on-one interview with outgoing Chicago Public Schools, leader Pedro Martinez on lessons learned and hopes for the future.

And later in the program, our Spotlight Politics team on immigrant rights, a possible snap curfew.

Uber drivers unionizing and more.

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>> Chicago Public Schools, CEO Pedro Martinez wraps up his tumultuous tenure leading his hometown school district tomorrow.

Late last year.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's handpick school board fired Martinez without cause.

But he remained on the job.

The last 6 months as dictated by his contract.

But the city will still be hearing from Martinez as he heads to his new job in Massachusetts since he's engaged in legal action against the board and now against the Chicago teachers Union.

Joining us now with more is outgoing Chicago Public Schools, CEO Pedro Martinez.

Welcome back.

Thanks for joining us.

Thank you, Dana.

Thank you for having me.

So tomorrow is technically your last day.

Sum up these last 4 years for us.

Briefly, when you look back on Well, first of because I'm just really proud of the work of our teachers.

Our school leaders are a central team that were team.

>> What we're seeing right now, you know, nice when I came for years ago, we were just before the peak of the pandemic.

>> We have seen all of our metric significant decline the not just us but across the entire country.

And frankly, that district felt very vulnerable.

4 years later, we're seeing not only more students graduate than ever that graduating with record college credits, record scholarships were seen, you know, the highest percent of students going to college right after high school, the highest percent.

73 persisting among large districts.

We're not where we need to be provisions against, but, you know, in the last, you know, to use the state reported for the first time we perform the state or match the state.

We saw record gains and literacy a 50% gain proficiency rates led by a black students and then our Latinx students.

Again, we still have a ways to go.

But the momentum is very strong and I've always said this, but is always a ago of a 10 year plan.

It was never about one to 2 years.

And so, you know, now is I'm looking back in again.

I'm just really grateful.

I'm really grateful to our staff and to our parents for the trust that given me.

>> Surely this is not the way you would have chosen to go any regret sort thoughts about the way it came to an indoor, anything you might have done differently.

>> You know, I mean, I have a lot of you just for its more sadness than anything by And I said, you left my contract.

really wanted to finish it out and maybe do a little bit longer.

I really thought that we were aligned.

You know, when I first met Mayor Johnson and then when you when he asked us to instead of, you know, we looking at existing resources that already exists, you know, to fund the in another local revenues.

The essence that to borrow and right as we were going to get started with a union contract for the Union leadership.

Just wanted such unrealistic demands and put and they want to put the district financial distress.

It was a very you know, it's probably one of the toughest decisions ever made in my career where they had decide either to play my part to take a position and take the stand.

I knew it was going to take my family and he was going check my team my community.

So I didn't take that lightly.

I took that stand.

I don't have regrets about that.

And this what I what I do feel sad about is that I really thought that the right thing would happen, that that we would get the revenues we would need tips have been in existence for decades.

And I grew up with tariffs.

These are revenues that right now are being blocked off from taxing bodies.

Not only but the park district, the city colleges they produce over 1.3 billion dollars every year.

Half of that money should be going to CPS them more than covers a structural deficit.

We don't need to be raising taxes.

We don't need raising fees.

We don't need to be doing the responsible borrowing and I really thought it was an easy, easy answer.

And by the way, who brought this to me that you help teachers union?

So here I thought they have one of their own in the mayor's office.

They've been advocating for this easy answer.

We're all aligned.

Do think that riff over the borrowing is at the point at which your relationship with the mayor soured.

>> Completely.

So so miss you know, it was right as we as the union came in, what unrealistic demands and the mayor even said he saw they were released and realistic demands.

>> And, you know, when he asked us to borrow to try to cover some of those demands and put the ditching financial stress, that's when all the challenge started.

the fact that the board to resign sided with me.

We passed a budget that didn't include any violent.

But in fact, we said we're not going include the cost of the contract.

Get we're going.

We're going the man, you know, local revenue from the city that really is ours, that these attacks that should be coming to CPS.

And so the ports it with me.

And so he felt that somehow I manipulated the board that I was in line with his vision because I didn't want to borrow.

And I kept telling him Brandis you getting that advice.

Mayor, this isn't getting that council after 5 times by different meetings, Biden been discussions.

He finally said federal.

You told me 5 times that I'm getting back on.

So that means you're what are my vision?

You need to leave.

And that's when it all started.

So all that said the district is predicted to have a 529 million dollar budget gap next year.

Just yesterday, budget watchdog, the Civic Federation releasing.

>> Report pointing out that the fact that the CTU contract will cost 1.5 billion dollars.

1.5 billion with a B dollars over the for your life of that contract.

>> And argues that the fiscal year 26 budget make some assumptions, which includes tips and that it believed that the Civic Federation believes to be unprecedented and even doubtful that that money will come through for the district.

What do you say to so So a couple of, you know, details here.

So, yes, the contract, estimated 1.5 billion, 80% of that cost is 4% raise every year.

And it's the compounding effect.

>> Our incoming local revenues from property taxes from state revenues are enough to offset that 4%.

>> So so that that actually doesn't increase our deficit.

The structural deficit we have is of expiration of federal dollars.

And because, you know, doing the pandemic, we added more teachers in the classroom.

Space stymied.

So I own that at the same time brand is when tips are producing over 1.3 billion dollars today every year.

And if those tests have been allowed to expire, we be seeing 650 million dollars that more than offset supply 125 million dollar deficit.

When you come from has been resistant to.

>> Make that happen.

That's what I don't know, greatness, that that's what I mean.

That's that's a disappointment that I have because I really thought it was an easy answer.

I mean, you know that the analogy I use give them a game of free.

They like a free throw.

He, you getting the Nobody's blocking him.

It was easy for him to make that shot.

And instead he decided to to ask us to borrow which and I think, you know, you know, tips a very political.

There's no accountability for how these tips are spent.

We don't want to after the fact how much money is left, by the way, in the bank right now, the city over 3 billion dollars of unspent funds that have accumulated over the last couple decades.

And and it's replenished every year by 1.3 billion dollars.

So the bank account never goes down.

So when we went and the board agree, then we point when said, look, there's an easy solution right in front of you.

You in the city council already controlled, by the way, also helps you because every time you release tip that was it also helps the city budget.

>> you initially started off as well with the cooperative collaborative relationship with a CTU President Stacy Davis.

Gates, traveling to Springfield to lobby together in 2023 of hearing at another press conference with the mayor about the stuff for the paid where relationship goes sour with her.

>> So I think it first started ran this with the fact that when she came out or 700 plus proposals she did a city close speech and I mean, and they're still, quote, econfina social media where she talked about how the number billions of dollars it was going to 14,000 additional sheet.

How to get gave it 2 different entities.

And she did tell me he said federal I want to put this out in the public eye.

So let's students, they see that's been that's helping people understand what you're asking for.

And really, for me, you know, was really level just reasonableness and from there when she realized that I was going to stand highway, I mean, pat, again with with already not not agreeing to borrow with the mayor, just set up the perfect conditions for me to have a conflict with her.

>> As we mentioned, you are suing CPS the board over your removal.

You've also added to that a defamation claim against the sea to you and President Stacy Davis.

Gates as well as CPS board Chair Sean or board president Sean Harden.

What can you tell us what you're arguing in that suit?

sometimes it gets tricky with little gate lands.

And also, Ben is a first of of the reason we're in court was because when they decided to cancel my contract, they made it clear at the airport mean in the summer 20, they were going to compromise my which is going to break, you know, really, really break the rules in my contract and break state law.

>> And even showed ID the next week after when they showed up the union negotiations on the side of the Union.

>> Ready to give in to all the demands that we're going to put the district financial distress.

And so the and the reason we went to court is because literally to stop them, just allow them to you just to to allow them to our have been allowed me to do my to finish out the school year and then throughout, you know, believe not only that, the first 6 months of this people throughout the last 6 months, all of them in getting his personal attacks from from me for my team, misinformation that we constantly had to go out to the press to try to clarify, by the way, planet I've never insulted you.

The mayor or the union president.

Any personal way.

I've always try to keep things very professional.

My goal is always to be collaborative with everybody, but they just don't stop.

at the same time, but is what I've seen.

Teachers, therapists that are getting bullied directly by the Union leadership where they actually have to go to court in the fund themselves.

And they actually do have to GoFundMe campaigns for Weiss.

All he's asking for show us how you spend 35 million dollars in dues every year because they haven't produced 10 years and he's been he's been defamed.

He's been they've been they've attacked them.

so again, friends when I when I when I looked what was happening to me, I said if I don't stand up for myself, how do I expect my teachers by my staff to stand up expect their students attend up.

For me, it's it's plain bully.

And that's really what this is about is about sending a message that it's not OK to bully people.

>> 30 seconds left hopes for the future advice for your successor.

>> So first of all, you know, I'm just really excited to go into Maine or Massachusetts.

They've been nothing but warm support from the mess just community.

And I know the the impact that I'm going to have.

There's going to be significant, you know, for for my wet, I'm really optimistic for district.

We have November elections.

A number 26th, all 21 rooms that have to be elected.

But first, the first elections are very successful.

7 out of 10, phenomenal, phenomenal board members.

And I think trip will be in good hands, OK, because of our genus.

Best of luck to you.

Thanks again for joining us.

Thank you.

Street.

It.

>> Up next, the city Relaunches the know your rights campaign.

That and more in spotlight politics.

Chicago is bracing for expanded deportation efforts as President Trump plans to ramp up ICE raids after Saturday's mass protests.

Meanwhile, City Council is set to vote tomorrow on proposed curfews for teens and rideshare drivers could get the power to unionize.

Thanks to a new deal between Uber and state lawmakers.

Here with all that and more is our spotlight politics team header, Sharon Lynn Burg.

Welcome So first, let's talk about Mayor Brandon Johnson's response to Trump's threats to ramp up ICE raids in the city.

>> What we're not in favor of is, you know, grandmothers.

And grandfathers and mothers and fathers ripped away from children.

Little girls being thrown in too.

Unmarked and taken off to God knows where.

That's that's just inhumane.

So we're going to continue to make sure that we're working with community-based organizations and the full force of government to do our part to ensure that people know their rights were doing it.

>> So Heather, after the new king's rallies across the country over the weekend, we know the president has repeatedly threatened to up the deportation efforts in cities like Chicago.

Our city officials prepared for raids like the kind that touched off what we saw in Los Angeles.

There's not really much they can do to prepare because it's not clear when these rates will happen, where they will happen or who they will target.

>> But the one thing city officials said this morning they can do is they can make sure Chicagoans know their rights and they're relaunching the campaign.

First sort of blanketed CTA stations in January to let people know what to do if they're stopped by federal immigration agents, what they can do if a loved one is detained and who they can reach out to support for support.

But both Mayor Johnson and Deputy Mayor Beatrice, Ponce de Leon said there's not much more they can do.

They acknowledge that people are afraid across the city and the only thing the city can do to help us to help them prepare.

Nic, remind us what that campaign looks like.

One of the ads say about immigrant rights.

That's right.

I mean, is Heather mentioned, you know, this is something that first got rolled out earlier this year.

It will now be on 400 digital screens across the entire CTA system.

>> It directs you to the city's website, you know, from where most of the information is, they got all sorts of resource guys.

This is put together in partnership with advocacy immigrants, rights and support groups.

But, you know, they've got all sorts of information in there about how to behave.

If you see immigration agents, what happens if you're an employer or an employee and they show up to your workplace information for new arrivals, you know, guidance on, you know, coming up with a plan, should, you know, should you or someone be detain?

You know, as we saw folks react to that sort snap mask tension earlier this month.

You know, there are folks who thought they were there for a routine meeting and didn't have anybody to say pick up their kids from school.

You some of the things we heard so as you know, is an effort to get people, you know, prepared for what might be coming.

clearly, I mean, by design, these are not anything that are predictable, something it's tough to prepare for.

If you don't know what's going to happen.

So.

>> City Council is set to vote on SNAP curfews for teens downtown.

Here again is what Mayor Johnson had to say about that proposal this morning.

>> You want to give the police the power to be able to issue a curfew as it wishes instead of giving the city of Chicago the power to X, to invest in people.

What sense does it make?

>> It doesn't make any sense.

>> Had to remind us what this proposal would do and why the mayor so opposed to it.

Well, it would allow Superintendent Larry Snelling to impose a curfew anywhere in the city with just 30 minutes.

Notice for everyone younger than 18.

Now, Mayor Johnson says this will not effectively stopped the large teen gatherings that we've seen every spring dating back many years.

And he says that it is the wrong approach to public safety, especially given the significant and sustained drop in homicides and shootings in Chicago.

So tomorrow the showdown is set.

It is unclear whether there is enough votes to pass this measure and specially considering that Superintendent Larry Snelling has said that he would not use it to declare a curfew that he would then enforce in 30 minutes.

So it's sort of unclear what's happening here.

And yeah, there are lots of concerns about how the police department, perhaps in an era where federal troops are being sent to cities, power can be used in sort of a new era of militarized law enforcement approach.

Okay.

moving on older people, they could also have the power to block short-term rentals like Airbnb in their ward with a new that measure that's being advanced by the City Council committee.

Heather, what are the details of this wine?

Well sense.

Homesharing came to Chicago all the way back in 2016.

Some people have used these to throw big parties in residential neighborhoods in Chicago.

And there are some older people who are fed up and they want more aldermanic power, which of course they love to prevent new home sharing rentals for coming on to those platforms.

You just named like Airbnb and for about.

>> Now, it's not clear whether this has a majority of votes to pass the city council because it could blow a multi-million dollar hole in the city's budget.

Because when you sort rent on Airbnb, you are charged 6% surcharge.

4 1% is used to help the victims of domestic violence.

Other money goes to help people who are unhoused and it's not clear sort of how the city could make up that deficit or if this is something that the city should do.

In an era where people sort of enjoyed this sort of flexibility and have a little bit of a side hustle.

It is opposed by the Chamber of Commerce our backers supporting it.

It just to avoid the parties to avoid the parties and to give them more control over what happens in their words, which the number one priority for all older people because it says they're homeless yes, because it's their offices that gets the complaints right about the noisy parties.

And there's not really they say much they can do.

There's a liaison.

There's a hotline.

You can call the police.

You can file a noise complaint, but that's all with, you know, sort of after the fact it doesn't the party from waking up your kids into string year calm Saturday night and that's what they want Nick, a Chicago Alderperson has also called off a vote on a measure aimed at boosting pay for rideshare drivers.

What's happening there?

That's right.

For the last couple of years, aldermen Michael Rodriguez has been backing this measure that would force rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft.

>> To pay their drivers anytime they are logged into the app.

Not just when they have a fair they have been using their bully pulpits their push notifications, their emails to push back against this idea.

>> Now, Rodriguez agreed to back off of this idea in exchange for Uber not standing in the way of a proposed state law.

Now, what that would do would allow drivers to unionize.

They said they're not going to oppose the bill and they're not going to oppose any unionization efforts.

All right.

So if this ordinance did move forward, what would that mean for drivers?

Will the state bill moves forward?

we're still waiting on final language to see what happens.

But the idea, you know, it wouldn't classify them as employees, but it would allow them to organize and collectively bargain.

You know, advocates say it's similar to a Massachusetts ballot referendum that recently passed allowing things along similar lines.

But of course, because we haven't seen exactly what that's going to be in there.

You know, those questions, for example, about, you know, how big of a threshold would have to be how many drivers would have to vote to unionize.

And of course, the National Labor Relations Act, which, you know, sort of governs a lot of collective bargaining and union action generally doesn't include independent contractors.

So there are questions about what's the enforcement mechanism going to be here?

Okay.

Heather City Council will consider of resolving 3 lawsuits alleging misconduct by Chicago police officers.

How could that impact the cost of police misconduct taxpayers?

Well, so far this year, the city has already agreed to pay 165 million dollars to resolve several dozen lawsuits, which is significantly more than the 82 million dollars that they set aside every year to resolve these lawsuits.

>> If these 3 lawsuits are settlements are approved tomorrow.

It would add another 24 million dollars to that tab.

The biggest settlement would go to James Gibson, who is one of the last people to alleged to have been tortured by detectives directly overseen by disgraced former commander Jon Burge.

He, of course the city has admitted tortured hundreds of black men in the 70's and 80's.

In his legacy of just really, of of sort of, you know, that legacy continues to be felt as we know it.

It continues to expensive.

couple seconds left.

local on local member of Congress, of was appeared in the writings of the man who's suspected in the shootings in >> lawmakers in Minnesota over the weekend.

We know very little.

That's right.

basically what we've heard is, you know, from authorities in Minnesota was that there were nearly 50 local, you know, state lawmakers, local lawmakers involved.

>> But there are also several from outside from other Midwestern states, including Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski.

Okay.

And learned tonight State Senator Laura Fine, who is also running for Congress to secede Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.

Ok, thank you, Dennis Spotlight.

And that is our show for this Tuesday night.

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