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00:07He has many years of experience in the fields of transportation and infrastructure
00:12from both the private and public sectors.
00:16From procurement to construction and law, Commissioner McMurray has a deep understanding of
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00:30through their transformations and continued success. I look forward to working with both
00:34Executive Director Velez and Commissioner McMurray to serve the people of Chicago and,
00:40of course, to continue to strengthen our city. Also in Council today, we honored Jewish American
00:46Heritage Month and AAPI Heritage Month, reaffirming Chicago as a place that values
00:53its diverse communities. We also honored Mr. James Montgomery Sr., Chicago's first Black
01:00Corporation Counsel for Mayor Harold Washington, and a civil rights attorney who brought justice
01:05to countless Chicagoans and families. As Corporation Counsel, he brought his commitment
01:10to justice and equity to City Hall and fought for a fairer Chicago.
01:17As an attorney, he rightfully held our systems accountable and shined a light on all of the
01:22injustices. His success as a trial lawyer became landmark achievements in the fight for civil
01:30rights and that work that he helped build ultimately the Chicago that we are enjoying
01:36today. Mr. Montgomery undoubtedly paved the way for generations of Black lawyers who have
01:42been inspired by his work and his enduring commitment. The existence of the first Black
01:48woman Corporate Counsel is in large part because of Mr. James Montgomery. I'm proud to honor his
01:53work and legacy as we did today in City Counsel as well as honoring him by making sure that the
02:00sixth floor of the foyer is named in his honor. Let his story continue to inspire Chicagoans as
02:07we work to reach justice for all. Thank you all, and now I'm happy to take your questions.
02:13Hello everyone. Reminder, we have time for one question today.
02:17Thank you. Hello, Mr. Mayor.
02:19Hello.
02:19You're further and further away from me.
02:21I know, I just feel a little odd here.
02:24You've had concerns about the constitutionality of the curfew ordinance. I want to know if you
02:35can talk about that and what suggestions you might have, not that changes can be made, but
02:41what alternative you might want to see if you want to see anything about curfews emerge?
02:48Well, thank you for that question. There's no evidence that curfews actually prevent or reduce
02:53the type of violence that unfortunately we've had to deal with as a city. Now, the good news,
03:00violence is down in Chicago. Well over, are we at 24%, Mr. Mayor? Violence is down 24%.
03:08Homicides are down, shootings are down, robberies are down, and we continue to see the downward
03:13trend in violence. So it's clear that the work that we're doing, there's evidence of it being
03:19effective. What I've said repeatedly is that ultimately we need to work to prevent these
03:24gatherings from happening. And our Deputy Mayor Gatewood, along with Superintendent Snelling,
03:30and a whole host of many other partners have worked tirelessly to do just that. The vast
03:35majority of these gatherings we prevent. And so what I've repeatedly said is that we should be
03:40working actively to ensure that we are finding safe spaces for our young people to participate
03:47in and enjoy in this beautiful city. Now again, the initial proposal to have a concentrated
03:54area or region where a curfew would apply singularly, that clearly was problematic.
04:01There are a number of alders who clearly have some doubt and consternation about its configuration.
04:08I hope that there will be a continuing conversation around ultimately how we work to prevent these
04:13gatherings from happening. Because clearly the tools that we have been using have overwhelmingly
04:19prevented these gatherings from happening. And we will continue to work collaboratively to ensure
04:24that we're creating safe spaces for everyone in the city of Chicago, which is my top priority.
04:30Hi, Mayor.
04:30Hi.
04:32The version of the curfew ordinance that was originally considered by the Public Safety
04:36Committee would have required Superintendent Snelling to consult with Deputy Mayor Gatewood
04:42before declaring a so-called snap curfew. The version that is before the City Council right
04:47now would give Superintendent Snelling unilateral power to declare that snap curfew after consulting
04:54with the Deputy Mayor. Should that ordinance require both the Deputy Mayor and Superintendent
05:00Snelling to sign on? And if it doesn't, will you veto this ordinance?
05:05Well, the first thing is to give unilateral authority to one entity. I don't see that as a
05:14effective democratic tool. So there are real concerns about how public safety is administered
05:23because it's not just policing. It's policing and affordable homes. It's policing and youth
05:29employment, policing and behavioral mental health support services. And so that particular
05:34configuration or version of the ordinance was incredibly short-sighted. What we have now as a
05:43tool is that the Superintendent and the Deputy Mayor work collaboratively already to prevent
05:49most of these gatherings from happening. And this is the result of my administration's approach,
05:55where we are bringing in CVI, Chicago Police Department, community-based organizations,
06:00the philanthropic community, business community. What I've said from the very beginning,
06:03in order for us to build the safest, most affordable big city in America, we have to,
06:07one, invest in people. And two, we have to ensure that we're all working collaboratively.
06:12This ordinance actually is the antithesis to what we've built over these last couple of years. And
06:18what we don't want is a situation where all of the efforts that Superintendent Snelling has put
06:23to renew and build trust within communities, that we don't lose that. And so they're going to
06:28continue to work together. They're already doing it. And again, our ultimate goal is to prevent
06:34these large gatherings from happening. And so far, there's been a stronger effort to do just that.
06:40Hello, Mr. Mayor. Does your administration have any set plans to meet with Hopkins and the ACLU?
06:47Because Hopkins just confirmed after the meeting he is still not met with the ACLU.
06:52He still has not met with the ACLU. Well, look, I don't keep his schedule.
06:56And look, we have met with Alderman Hopkins on multiple occasions. The Deputy Mayor can speak
07:02to this. We've had tabletops where we've brought together all facets of society. Alderman Hopkins
07:08has participated in those tabletops. I've spent an entire, essentially a day in his ward,
07:15meeting with different residents of the respective communities in his ward.
07:18And so there's clearly an approach that I'm taking where I'm bringing all stakeholders together
07:24to continue to make sure that we drive violence down in the city of Chicago,
07:27of which we're doing that. A lot of work that's in front of us, but we are clearly headed in the
07:31right direction. So I think it's imperative, though, that we make sure that we're meeting
07:37with all stakeholders, particularly those who want to make sure that our constitutional liberties
07:42are protected, especially at a time now where you're seeing the overreach of the executive
07:47branch of government right now at the federal level has shown a great deal of animus and
07:51disdain towards democracy. We don't want to fall into that proclivity that's happening at the
07:58federal level. So, look, we're going to meet with everyone. And I trust that Alderman Hopkins,
08:03he has done this in good faith of meeting with my administration and some of the other key leaders
08:08that he will continue to extend and broaden his approach because I actually believe it makes for
08:13a stronger society when we're all listening together and speaking in some uniformity.
08:20Hi, Mayor. So it was revealed yesterday in the Public Safety Committee that the Community
08:27Commission for Public Safety and Accountability and the city's law department have not reviewed
08:34the proposal that Alderman Hopkins is pushing forward. Do you, of your knowledge, is that
08:41accurate? And has Corporate Council reviewed- Which proposal?
08:44The curfew ordinance, the latest version. We've been at the table multiple times,
08:48the law department, the mayor's office, community safety, I've been at the table.
08:52Alders have been at the table. All of us have gone over many different iterations of this proposal.
08:57Here's what's most important, is to build safe communities. And we're doing that.
09:02In order for us to continue to drive violence down the city of Chicago, it's going to take all of us.
09:06And so that's the approach that I have had. And that's the one that I will continue to lead.
09:12Hi, Mayor. Thanks again. I believe this is probably more of a question for your
09:17Corporation Council, but on the settlement for John Velez, why did the cost of that settlement
09:23go up by $600,000 over the last year? Alderman Beal had claimed that the cost behind that was
09:32lawyers that were outsourced. Can you please clarify that?
09:35You can speak to that. Thank you.
09:36Mary? Sure. Sorry.
09:43Hi, Mary Richardson, Lurie Corporation Council. When the case that you referenced was brought
09:50before City Council, a settlement sum was presented. When City Council rejected that
09:57settlement sum, we had to go back and renegotiate. And that is the renegotiated price,
10:04if you will, the cost for this settlement. There will be some fees factored in there,
10:10but ultimately, the analysis that we engage in, we also talk to outside council,
10:19as well as opposing council. And they came back at an increased number because we thought this
10:26particular case was more appropriate to settle than to try. So that's the basis for the differential.
10:32So it's a negotiation thing, and it's not because of outsourcing at all?
10:36It is part and parcel for the negotiation. When we presented it at the first time,
10:40we believed the facts supported us. And we know today that they do. There are additional
10:44facts that we presented to the committee for those aldermen that were in attendance.
10:50And the vast majority of them agreed with the additional facts that had to be taken
10:56into consideration. And as a consequence, the matter is now settled.
11:00Thank you. Good afternoon, Mayor.
11:03Yes, it is.
11:04Alderman Yancey introduced his just cause for eviction ordinance today. It went to rules,
11:08of course, but if it does go forward, is that something that you support?
11:13Well, you know, as I've made it very clear that in order for us to, you know, have a society that
11:20works for working people, we have to actually have to show up for working people. Alderman Yancey
11:25has worked incredibly hard, along with members of my administration, to find pathways to not just
11:32home ownership, but affordability. So here's another measure that I believe is worthwhile
11:36exploring and digging into. And as the details become far more apparent, we'll be able to make
11:42some clarity around our position. But in terms of how we build affordability in this city
11:47to protect workers, but to protect working people, I'm always going to be on the side
11:54and the effort of doing just that.
11:57Hello, Mayor.
11:58Hey, what's going on?
12:00Outside of policing, as it pertains to the teen trends, can you just talk about some of the
12:04success that your administration is seeing in terms of more resources to young people? I know
12:10a couple of months back, there was a massive event at Navy Pier, more than a thousand young
12:14people, I believe, were there. Can you just talk about that as Memorial Day is here, the summer
12:19is approaching, the internships, what are some of the positives that we're seeing in terms of
12:25Chicago youth getting involved?
12:28Well, thank you for that question. After those couple of large gatherings, we haven't seen any
12:33since then. And it has a lot to do with just the collaborative approach that we're taking. Alders
12:38are involved, community-based organizations, the philanthropic community, the business community,
12:42our CVI. These individuals are incredible workers who are on the ground communicating.
12:49My administration is in constant communication with the multiplicity of all of the collective
12:57efforts that are necessary. The 29,000 summer youth jobs that we have available, the advisory
13:06council that we have for young people, these are all paid opportunities. And the youth activations
13:12that are being led by young people, creating safe spaces for young people to participate in.
13:17There's also an ongoing education campaign where we're working with Chicago public schools to
13:22continue to educate our young people where there are opportunities to effectively gather in a safe
13:28space and not get pulled into some of these other advertisements, if you will, that have not yielded
13:37the positive results. But Gary, if you want to speak a little bit more to some of the other work
13:42that we're doing to keep young people safe, but also to build confidence and trust in our work.
13:48Absolutely. Thank you, mayor. You know, the mayor pointed out our tabletop exercises.
13:53Now, typically when we have tabletop exercises, those are internal for city partners and city
13:58agencies. We do them around large events like Lollapalooza. We did some for the DNC.
14:02But for the first time, we actually opened up our tabletop exercises to community members,
14:07auditors, so we could build out what a response would be to not only youth and teen trends,
14:12but large gatherings overall. Because I think there's this misnomer that people believe these
14:17large gatherings are only teen trends. It's not a teen trend when it happens in the 11th district
14:22or in the 5th district or the 6th district. So now it's a matter of how do we respond and make
14:27sure we have the adequate resources there. Those resources don't only include the Chicago Police
14:31Department. It includes our partners in street outreach. It includes our community-based
14:36organizations. People really showing up after coming to those tabletop exercises and literally
14:41going out. Like we went out to 31st Street Beach just last week where you had the commissioner,
14:46the superintendent of parks there as well. So it's really all of us coming together to build
14:52out a response that makes it clear that, yes, you are welcome here, but we also want you to be safe.
14:57I'll give you another example because the mayor talked about hiring young folks. Last year,
15:02working along with the 4th Ward, hired a young person who was responsible for putting on a lot
15:07of those teen trends. The young man got hired in the 4th Ward office and ended up working with us
15:12and other partners to put on Peace Palooza where they had thousands of young folks come together
15:17for a peaceful event. We tell that story because it's important that people understand and know
15:23that you can do two things. You can provide an opportunity and you can have accountability.
15:27And that's what the mayor's been talking about from the very beginning. Opportunity and
15:31accountability. So opening up opportunity for young folks and people in general, and also
15:35holding folks accountable who may cause harm. So that's what we've been doing. That's what we'll
15:39continue to do. And you'll hear more about all of that work tomorrow at the Summer Safety Press
15:44Conference. Thank you for that. Stay tuned. I didn't want to give you all the business because
15:48I want to make sure you all show up tomorrow. Hi, Mayor. This month, President Trump announced big
15:53budget cuts to AmeriCorps, which has a big impact on local Chicago organizations that provide
15:59summer programs, afterschool care for kids. Wondering what your reaction is to those cuts,
16:04and if any city of Chicago summer programs are in jeopardy because of federal funding cuts,
16:10or if they're all covered by the city budget. The Trump administration's cuts are a detriment to
16:18all of Chicago, right? And there are spaces where it will have a deeper impact. On average,
16:26what the Trump administration has put forward, it's costing everyday Chicagoans, on average,
16:33about $4,000, right? So whether it's what you're referring to, or child care, behavior,
16:38or mental health care, support services, or education, all of it is detrimental. I'm going
16:45to pass it to my budget directors who can talk a little bit more explicitly about what this means
16:50for the city, but it is certainly frustrating of his attack against working people. And we're
16:58doing our very best to make do with what we have, especially because results are stronger as
17:04investments continue to go up and violence continues to go down. We cannot afford a setback.
17:14Annette Guzman, Budget Director. Thank you for your question. So as the Mayor mentioned,
17:19the cuts that we're seeing on the federal level will impact our communities throughout the city
17:23of Chicago. As it relates specifically to AmeriCorps, we have a few interns that we get
17:29through AmeriCorps for programming. But by and large, our youth programming, our violence
17:35intervention programming comes through funding from the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois,
17:41and grants that we've already received from the federal government. We obviously have to continue
17:46to watch the budget process that's happening at the federal level to see how that will impact
17:50future funding to the city, as well as continue to defend with the amazing fortitude of our
17:58Corporation Council, the funding that we already received from the federal government. But as it
18:03relates to that particular program, it will have smaller impact directly on our city budget,
18:09because we do support a lot of that through our funding and through the state.
18:13But as the Mayor said, what's happening at the federal level is of cause and concern
18:19for everyone. Everyone should understand how this will impact their communities.
18:25Good afternoon, Mayor. Good afternoon.
18:27Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced it was launching an investigation
18:31into your hiring practices. And when Axios asked, how did this even get on your radar?
18:36They said it was an article they read in the Times of India,
18:40then it was distributed on MSN. Were you surprised that they're so interested in you that they're
18:48combing through these articles about you and then launching DOJ investigations the next day?
18:52And has the Corporation Council had a chance to look at that announcement?
18:58So I'll pass it over to our Corporate Council in just a second about what we have or have not
19:02received. As far as the President's animus towards women, people of color, working people,
19:14we have always known who he has been. This is not a surprise. He's a monster,
19:23period. We have the most diverse administration in the history of Chicago,
19:29and he is threatened by that. You can tell when someone is fearful, it's because they act out.
19:37We have a president that is screaming and having tantrums right now because
19:42we have an administration that reflects the city of Chicago,
19:45but he would much rather have administrations that reflect the country club,
19:49period. He is most comfortable around people who think and look like him.
19:58As a city, because my administration is shown up for everyone, it's why we have a diverse
20:03administration. 34% black, 30% white, 24, almost 25% Latin A. I believe we're around 7%
20:14Asian. That's a growth. Here's another number that he probably will be intimidated by.
20:2064% of my administration are women.
20:29The people of this city elected me to respond to decades-old systems of failure,
20:38and I made a commitment to bring everybody together to do just that.
20:43That's why we're investing in our public education system. That impacts all of us.
20:47That's why I'm investing in the critical services like mental and behavioral health support,
20:53where our care program is now citywide. That impacts all of us. When crime goes down in the
20:58city, when Austin is safer, Streeterville is safer. That's the approach that we're taking.
21:03So in terms of being surprised by the ugliness of this administration, we're not surprised.
21:10We're going to show up for working people in this city because that's what I was elected to do.
21:16Black, brown, white, Asian. We're talking about years of immigrants coming to this city to find
21:24refuge, descendants of slaves coming to this city to find refuge. That's really the American story.
21:33And so it's unfortunate that this administration is rejecting and showing so much disdain towards
21:38the American story, the dream that has brought all of us to this state right now.
21:46So but as far as the specific notification, I'll pass it over to our corporate council.
21:52Mary Rich, Sonora Corporation Council. No, we have not received the official notification yet.
21:58We became aware of the overture because it was posted on a social media site. But we have
22:07yet to receive it, and we will respond once we receive it formally and review it accordingly.
22:13Hi, Mary. The first two aldermen that deferred and published the
22:20first two named aldermen, Alderman Irvin and Alderman Vasquez. They both told us that they
22:26believe you should veto this measure if it gets approved next month. Will you do that?
22:33Well, I think it's too early to make that determination. Here's what I'm going to allow
22:39to happen, is the regular course of the democratic process. I think it would be
22:44irresponsible if I were to speak in advance of the entire democratic process that's before us.
22:50The city council deserves the right to be able to have their particular responsibility respected.
22:58And to the alders that have made it very clear that they don't see this as a tool that
23:05will be effective. They will have the ongoing responsibility and task to continue to
23:13work through that disagreement with their colleagues. I will be in position to be
23:19able to respond once that process unfolds. Hey, man. Hey. Alderman Hopkins said that
23:26Superintendent Snelling supports his new version of the ordinance. What have you heard from the
23:31superintendent? And also, would you be more open to the previous version, which split that power
23:37between the superintendent and the deputy mayor? Well, again, as we have worked to ensure that
23:43there is real community trust with our Chicago Police Department, we want to continue to build
23:48off of that. Our clearance rate continues to go up. Our work towards the consent decree
23:54continues to move with a pace that's faster than prior to my arrival.
24:02Look, we work well together. Mayor's Office of Community Safety, my deputy mayor,
24:09with Gary Gatewood, with Superintendent Snelling. Superintendent Snelling and I are in regular
24:14conversations. I know the deputy mayor speaks with him on a day-to-day basis, sometimes multiple
24:20times. We're not getting the results of violent crime going down in the city of Chicago if we're
24:25not working together. There's evidence of that. And so we want to continue to build off of that.
24:29You know, what the superintendent and I are most concerned with is ensuring that our neighborhoods
24:35are safe, all of our communities, right? And preventing these large gatherings will continue
24:40to drive us towards the direction in which I know the entire city wants us to continue to go in.
24:46You know, as far as the version of the superintendent and the Mayor's Office of
24:50Community Safety being a part of this ordinance, again, that's a debate that will continue to
24:54happen amongst City Council. But I can tell you this, we're already doing it.
24:57We're already done. I'm not saying that everything is perfect, but we are moving towards perfection.
25:02That's what's most important. People are counting on us to continue to come together. And that's
25:06what we're doing. Business, the philanthropic community. Because look, I've said this multiple
25:11times, it's not just policing. That's what I just want to just get through the paradigm in this
25:17moment, is that it's not just policing. It's policing and housing. It's why we're building
25:21more homes. It's policing and mental and behavioral health support services. That's
25:25why we're expanding those services. It's policing and youth employment and workforce development.
25:31It's the full force of government that I continue to repeat over and over and over again,
25:35because this is about our commitment. This is about our commitment to ensuring that every
25:39single resident in this city can live in an affordable big city. So that conversation will
25:45continue to happen, but I'm grateful that we don't, clearly we're not waiting on this tool
25:49for us to do our job. We're going to continue to do our jobs, make sure we keep people safe,
25:54and we're grateful that we're seeing unprecedented levels of decline and violence in the city of
25:58Chicago. Good afternoon, Mayor.
26:00It really is.
26:01This question is actually for the Corporation Council. You heard several aldermen today
26:06criticize your department's proposed settlements. They said that they clear the way for attorneys
26:10to frivolously sue the city and cost taxpayers millions. What do you think of that criticism?
26:16So as our Corporate Council comes forward, I just want to say that there were comments that
26:22were made on the floor that were reprehensible, and quite frankly, they were violent. The type
26:27of accusations that have been placed against this Corporate Council and this woman are
26:33absolutely reprehensible, and there should be no place where that type of
26:41meanness should be allowed. And I just want to make sure that people know that we can have
26:49discourse and discord. Respect people. That's all we're asked. Respect people. Mary?
26:57Sure. Mary Richards, Corporation Council. Settlements are a difficult subject for the
27:04alders, and we get that. Our obligation is presented to them nonetheless, and for those
27:10aldermen that attend the Committee on Finance and actually hear the facts, the vast majority
27:17of them support a settlement outcome. The vast majority of what we do, however, is not settlement.
27:24So there is a misnomer. Let me correct it. The vast majority of our matters do get tried,
27:33but there are categories of cases that are in the interest of the city to settle.
27:39There are cases that were not allowed to be heard during the COVID period because,
27:44as each of you knows, during that period, the court systems were shut down. Those cases are
27:51coming due. So I want all the Alder Corps and the general public to get ready because we're going
27:57to have more settlements. It's the responsible thing to do. We will have more trials when it's
28:04appropriate. That will be the responsible thing to do. Our job, once we have facts and circumstances
28:12that we think lend themselves to a settlement, we will present it to the legislative body,
28:17talk them through, from our perspective, the content of the settlement, the basis for the
28:22settlement, and they as the legislators are obligated then to make decisions accordingly.
28:28As you saw from the vote, the vast majority of them support our perspective. We are not looking
28:35for 100 percent support. We're looking for 100 percent participation in the briefing process
28:43so each of them are as well informed as they can be as they move towards making a decision
28:50relative to the settlements. But they're difficult subjects. There's no denying that. But we expect
28:56their full participation and we will continue to present as appropriate those matters we think
29:02are appropriate for settlement. Thank you. Hi, Mayor. Hi. To what do you attribute the notable
29:10drop in violence and homicides given we're seeing similar trends in other cities and given that
29:15summer unofficially starts this weekend, focused on downtown, what is the city doing ahead of
29:22this unofficial launch of summer to prevent that kind of violence from returning? Yeah, well,
29:27first of all, Summertime Chi is an institution, right? We saw last year an uptick in hotel
29:35occupancy, tourism. Talk about billions of dollars of tourism investment through Chicago.
29:42Ridership is up. 300 million riders. More folks are coming downtown. So we're clearly moving in
29:48the right direction. Is it moving at a pace that I would like? I want it to go faster, but
29:54it is a real good sign that the city of Chicago is being repopulated because I said from the very
30:00beginning that's my goal is to repopulate the city of Chicago, make it a place where working people
30:05can afford to live in and feel safe. As far as how we are calculating the results,
30:13again, it's about the full force of government. I'll give you an example. When we talk about
30:17policing and youth employment, the 15th Police District, that's where I live on the west side
30:22of Chicago and Austin, most of the largest number of youth in a single community that received
30:30summer employment, it was the Austin community, almost 1,700 positions. We also saw a precipitous
30:35decline in violence there. I believe there's a direct correlation between youth involvement
30:41and youth employment and not being subject to the wind, if you will, right? But it's also mental and
30:48behavior health support services. The fact that law enforcement, as I ran on this, 40% of the 911
30:54calls that were coming through were mental health crises. Now that we've expanded our mental health
30:58crises outreach, now you have paid professionals who are trained in behavioral mental health
31:04showing up to these crises, and then it frees up law enforcement to respond to
31:10other areas of public safety concern. We're also solving violent crime in Chicago. I promised to
31:17bring in 200 more detectives. We've done that. Three new helicopters. I brought all of the
31:22stakeholders together to have a substantive conversation around how do we strategize around
31:28reducing robberies. So again, it's those investments, but it's also the leadership
31:33that I'm bringing to make sure that the resident experts are having conversations. And so now that
31:38we have a 56% increase in terms of our clearance rates, we're applying the new technology within
31:44our detective division of not just solving homicides, but also solving shootings. We don't
31:50want to just catch folks who are causing the ultimate harm, someone's life. If you shoot in
31:57this city, we're going to hold you accountable because if we can reduce those shootings,
32:01which we have, that's how we actually continue to reduce homicides. As far as our preparation for
32:06the summer, I mean, look, there's something just to be said, not just about downtown, right? Because
32:12that's one area of the city, but there's going to be a presence of law enforcement in all of
32:18our neighborhoods. We're not going to subject the 76 neighborhoods to less support. We're
32:25going to ensure that there's an equitable distribution of law enforcement. But again,
32:31it's policing and affordable housing. It's policing and youth employment. It's policing
32:36and mental health behavior support services. It's policing and ensuring that our community colleges
32:42continue to see an uptick in enrollment. I'll give you an example. So our chancellor
32:47typically holds a couple of sessions at the end of the year to talk to seniors who have not made
32:52a decision in which if they're going to go to college or not. Well, we've just expanded that
32:56where we're going to have six different sessions. Is it six or seven? Do you know? At least six
33:01sessions where we're going to work with seniors all over the city of Chicago. If they have not
33:05made a decision, we're going to make community colleges or give them a real pitch. And we've
33:12seen students select community colleges of Chicago when they're actually recruited. So in other words,
33:17what my administration is working to do, we have to be committed to showing up for the people of
33:23Chicago in a radically different way. And the way we do that is showing up with investments
33:29and real love. That's where my heart is, is to bring all of us together as a city so we can
33:33respond to these collective challenges together. Annette Guzman had her first, we had our first
33:38meeting on Saturday with a working group around how we attack and address the financial burdens
33:44that we've had for a very long time. We're not kicking the can down the road. We're trying to
33:49address these issues as of yesterday. It's that type of collective work that I believe is going
33:54to help us build again the safest, most affordable big city in America. Thank you all very much.
33:59Enjoy the rest of your day.