>> Hello and thanks for joining us on Chicago Brandis Friedman.

Here's what we're looking at.

Unsealed grand jury transcripts detail alleged misconduct by prosecutors in a broad view.

6 case.

The Bears say they're moving to Indiana, but Illinois lawmakers are keeping the door open.

Chicago's first ever director of LGBTQ+ affairs talks about his new role and Pride Month.

>> I've done this to prove that woman sports can sustain an actual business.

>> And a first for Wrigleyville Wrigleyville a bar dedicated to women's sports.

First off tonight, a crop of you know what is how one grand juror referred to the case of the so-called Broadview 6.

>> During grand jury proceedings last fall, it's just one of the revelations in newly unsealed transcripts that detail the alleged misconduct by federal prosecutors in attempts to charge and prosecute 6 individuals who protested the federal government's immigration tactics outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview during that incident shown here, prosecutors alleged the defendants banged aggressively on a government vehicle and broke one of its mirrors and rear windshield wipers.

The redacted transcripts show jurors had questions about whether any of the damage could have occurred prior to the incident and why the agent driving never called for backup.

The case eventually collapsed entirely.

But prosecutors dropping charges and U.S.

attorney Andrew Boutros publicly apologizing in court and we'll be joined by some of the former Broadview 6 defendants on tomorrows program.

Property owners will have more time to pay the second installment of the 2025 taxes because the bill will be about 2 months late again, second installment, property tax bills are usually released in early July and due in early August.

But Cook County officials say you'll have until at least October it's not the first time bills have been late with delays caused by an overhaul of the county's property tax system that's been plagued with problems board President Toni Preckwinkle's office has previously said most of the issues had been resolved.

But in a statement today says the long-term solution is structural reform, including clearer responsibility, fewer handoffs and greater accountability.

In the meantime, her office is reopening and expanding a 300 million Dollar Bridge Fund program to provide no interest loans.

2 local taxing bodies waiting for property tax revenue.

With the World Cup kicking off this week.

North America is set to be the center of the sports world, but some critics say the United States isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights today called out the enhanced scrutiny and travel restrictions reportedly faced by African and Middle Eastern teams and officials.

>> We need to be very clear.

This is rooted in the racism of this administration and it was nothing more but an extension of the Arab and African ban that was put forward just a few months ago.

It is totally unacceptable.

For a host nation of an international sporting competition to treat people this way >> among the reported incidents, the Iraqi team photographer and a Somali referee were turned away at airports while the Iranian national team will have to enter and exit the country on match days.

Up next, are Bears heading across the state border?

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After this.

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>> The Chicago Bears will build their next stadium in Hammond, Indiana.

Maybe the team made the announcement Friday after years of negotiations with state lawmakers in Illinois over a deal to build a stadium in Arlington Heights.

And a continued push by some city leaders to stay in Chicago.

In the meantime, Indiana lawmakers quickly approve the incentives Bears leadership have long sought from Illinois.

Illinois leaders say the team's move isn't a done deal.

keep working on stadium bill of their own.

Joining us now with more are Harris junior Democratic State representative in Indiana representing East Chicago and Marc Ganis, president co-founder of Sports business consulting firm Sports Court.

Thank you both for joining us.

Marc Ganis over to you for Last Friday, the Bears announced that they would be, quote, advancing stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, advancing our Stadium Development project in Hammond have done deal.

Is this to you?

What does that signal?

It's a very for long.

>> If you want us think of it on a continuum, think of it as say 80% of the way there and every month that goes by every week that goes by that probability increases is there.

You know, has there been eye opening for Illinois to kind of get its act together after the state's session ended.

Sure.

And I think that window is still open, but we've seen no activity by the political leadership to actually come together on a single plan that they will commit present to the Bears.

So seems in many ways Illinois leadership has and every day that goes by Hammond becomes more and more of a reality.

>> You say very far along marked, but having not have the bears out already made a pretty significant investment in Arlington Heights is is it that easy for them to get out of that move on?

>> Yeah, it is that, A great piece of dirt they've got, let's say a quarter of a billion dollars into that piece of dirt.

Now after demolishing the racetrack to end doing the environmental testing and all that that that piece of dirt isn't going anywhere.

So that land is going to be valuable.

Whether in whole or in part to developers and other parties for hard to find 300 continuous acres right off a highway in Cook County.

So over the course of time, you'll be able to do well on the land while they build the stadium in Hammond.

>> Representative Harris, you were a co-sponsor of the legislation that was instrumental in convincing the Bears to make the move to Hammond.

Remind us what that legislation did.

>> Yeah, the legislation basically put together the financial structure for how the stadium will be paid for.

So we you know, we had done I authored Sports Commission bill, which was aimed at bringing professional sports.

And so that became the next stage of it.

Once the Bears really got serious and started talking about coming to northwest Indiana.

>> Ok, so Marc Ganis, the stadium, authorities are pretty commonplace among NFL teams.

Are they not?

>> Very much.

So.

It's that it's the standard way that statins are developed Biden's the Celtics.

What do we know about what Illinois officials have said about why they are willing to match the incentives that are offered by Indiana.

Whenever needed actually incentives.

All they needed to do is come up with feasible deal.

>> And they never did that.

You Indiana is putting up a billion dollars going into the stadium.

The Bears never asked for any money from Illinois to go into the stadium.

Indiana's doing the infrastructure.

The Bears asked for infrastructure.

Indiana's providing land the Bears were going to provide the land.

So very different deal.

The Arlington Heights Steel is superior for the taxpayer perspective.

the Illinois never showed up with with a final deal.

They went back and forth for mega projects.

Tillman, which the end, Senator Cunningham Snow was the right one, but they didn't leave themselves any time to do it.

>> Representative Harris, here's how Illinois House Speaker Emanuel, Chris Welch, how he reacted in a statement last Friday.

Quote, While Indiana is willing to raise taxes and promise a billion dollars in taxpayer funds.

Illinois has focused on the needs of working families who want relief at the gas pump at the store and on their insurance bills, not taxpayer funded stadiums.

What do you make of Speaker Welch's characterization of Indiana's efforts?

>> Yeah, there's been this attempt to make it sound like if you live in northwest Indiana in Laker Porter County, you're going to receive a build a tax bill that's going to go to the stadium.

That's not how it works.

That's not what's in the legislation.

There is an in purrs tax.

So that means if you stay at a hotel, there's an increase in that that will go out.

That does not mean local people.

That means people coming from really outside because if you live local, you can stay at a hotel.

There's a food and beverage tax which really equates to one penny per dollar.

So it's very minimal.

And then they'll be tax on a fee on.

If you go to an event, whether it's a Bears game, a concert, MMA, whatever it is.

So it's there's been this attempt to make it sound like if you live Chicago or carrier Hammond over Porter County, you're going to receive a bill.

That's not how this is going to play out.

>> Representative, what have you heard from constituents and voters about this possibility?

>> Lots of excitement.

I mean, people have been asking since we were in session after session.

When is this going to become concrete when, you know, wins the timeline going to be put in place?

There's so much enthusiasm about what this will mean to northwest Indiana in terms of economic development in terms of careers in terms of just enthusiasm about living there.

>> Illinois Governor JB Pritzker was willing to commit taxpayer dollars towards the public infrastructure around a potential stadium in Illinois, but not towards the stadium itself.

Will Indiana taxpayers have to pay for any stadium construction representative?

>> So my understanding is the Bears will provide 2 billion dollars and that's big again.

Some of the false narrative is they're going to get a free stadium.

They're not going to have any involvement, but they will actually contribute a lot to We put together a great plan.

When you look at what Indiana doesn't has done in the past, in reference to the Pacers, reference to the Colts in reference to the speedway.

We do this very well.

And so putting together a great package, a great deal for the Bears was something that we knew how to do.

And I think we did a great job and have provided a great offer and put it on the table for them.

>> 2 billion dollars.

Mark Ghana's, give us a sense of the potential price tag for stadium in Hammond.

>> I think it will cost 3 to 3 and a billion by the time this.

This project has languished for so long and inflation construction is March.

That's my guess is it's going to be 3 to 3 a billion.

The NFL will participate in the financing.

The likely be yes to the seat licenses and which the fans will participate and the rest of the money.

It's coming from the Chicago Bears themselves.

>> Representative Harris, which sites have the Bears expressed interest in.

>> The city of Hammond, Wolf, Lake area has been the main location.

There has been talk of possibly another location in Hammond.

I don't have a concrete place to say where that is.

I do want to add when you look at what we're going to do or what's going to happen, it will be a stadium where football concert that that are obviously with the Bears will play.

There will also be a mixed area.

So you're talking about restaurants are talking about Barr's.

You're talking about business offices.

So when you talk about economic development and also worked for think job creation, it's going to also be a bigger part of that.

What you're really seeing now in the country is less of a stadium being by itself, kind of on and highland, but a lot of around it so people can come hang out, have fun.

Tailgate kind of fun stuff in that area.

>> Marc Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson, he also released a statement on Friday in reaction to this saying, quote, Over the last several years, the Bears have stated their intentions in multiple jurisdictions.

Today's announcement is not surprising without a final site selection until we see shovels in the ground in Hammond to the city of Chicago will continue to engage in discussions grounded in the interest of our residents.

>> The Chicago have a chance keeping the bears here.

>> Bring this is.

This is one of the strangest spins, said that I've heard on this project.

The Bears have said unequivocally that the only 2 sites they're looking at were Hammond and Arlington Heights, a Senate a long time ago.

They presented those 2 sites in the NFL Stadium Committee.

And then somebody passes a rumor that the Bears talk to a lawyer for the Bears.

Talk to a lawyer for the city and talked about coming back to the city and then took off as as reality is truth.

I don't believe that actually happen.

I talk to some of the principle all involved.

I don't believe that happened.

But boy, that was enough to give Chicago legislators us up to to be able to not vote on the Arlington Heights plan.

I think that was the mayor's intention represent very bad governance.

couple seconds left here.

Representative Harris, you know, the Bears have been a little bit around the map on this until recently.

Are you concerned at all that their statement could be smoke and mirrors?

>> I feel good about it.

You know, Mark said 80%.

I agree with him.

I think 80, if not even higher again, we've done a great job in putting something out there for They have been in contact and communication.

So I'm looking forward to the day that we're sitting in Hammond at a stadium after Bears first home game.

>> All right.

Best of luck to you both.

Thanks so much for joining us.

Representative Harris Moore, Ghana's, thanks.

>> I think it Up next.

New support for LGBTQ+, Chicagoans.

>> Chicago celebrates Pride Month this June.

It will also mark the first 6 months on the job for the city's first ever director of LGBTQ+ affairs earlier this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Antonio King to that first ever position.

A longtime advocate and former liaison for the public health Department Kings priorities include supporting LGBTQ+ youth and elders and keeping trans and non-binary Chicagoans safe.

Joining us is Antonio King, director of LGBTQ+ affairs for the city of Chicago.

Congrats on the new ish job training and was still It's it's still found the bathrooms and city hall.

So you've worked in advocacy in this space for over 40 years.

Why do you think the city needs a position going with for years?

The mix also all, but I it as We need this position because >> the community of LGBTQ in Chicago do need someone that they can go to for business safety issues access to medical care.

>> And a lot of quality of life issues and concerns that may not be addressed.

Had this position not existed.

>> How do you think the needs of the community have grown and evolved over your time?

Well, over time the ground because so many people are coming to the remnants of themselves.

And not only that, we've where so many different aspects of life, so many careers and so many things about the city where we're contributing to.

We want to make sure they notice.

We've got boys.

>> That's why you have some of letters behind the lgbtqi when someone comes into the knowledge of themselves, they want their voice heard.

They want to be seen and feel like they're visible.

are some of the issues that are top priority for you right now?

Top rowdy, making sure that we can get training culture, sensitive training and all of our city departments addressing needs that aging.

Lgbtq adults may have such as finance and such facilities and and to address our LGBTQ youth and young adults that homeless and looking for places to go and mental health services.

>> you've been on the job about 5 months, 5, 0, it's not as direct or congrats.

What are some of the policy highlights that you're most proud of?

What have you?

What have you been able to those 3 lovely of.

Mayor Brad Johnson wants to have an LGBTQ policy plan nor the city has that and we've never had one some working on that.

And the 3 things I just named are 3 of the 6, the priorities that we've identified.

And I can't give you all of the because the fight off a lot of.

Okay.

That's what we're working on them.

Ears Lgbtq policy plan for the entire city of Chicago for our community.

So in the press release where the mayor announced your appointment, he said that this is important now more than ever because the community is facing increasing attacks from the Trump administration.

We also know that CPS CEO Macklin King has been subpoenaed by Republicans for the district's black student success plan.

>> Do you have any concerns about federal intervention into and it's intervention against your plans not against our plan because McAleese, Illinois, Chicago, where amazing city and state for the LGBTQ+ community.

>> Not only with safe haven but were supported here and wary cursed her and encouraged to.

But I am concerned about federal funding across the board for many of the programs for agencies in the city that depend on those programs and fundings to help the quality of life for so many of our citizens, their LGBTQ+.

So, yes, I'm very concerned at that.

But what we do here in Chicago, we helped to lead the rest of the country the way see it in the LGBTQ for so 2 things.

The winter with an innovative the mayor Johnson is doing.

I think that those will be replicated.

And I think that the federal government ultimately will have to come across what we need to do and help support.

Have you seen those funding?

That's what some of this funding cuts already have.

An impact on the community here.

Absolutely.

We have many delegate agencies such as South Side Help Center task Force Howard Brown.

experienced funding cuts and they've had to the group programs, which means that their lives being affected.

Homelessness, how we have a baby at home.

The situation Chicago, not just with the LGBTQ+ community, but the city as a whole.

So those funds have been cut.

Snap benefits as you know, as well have been cut and they've been decreased ill also.

So, yes, we've definitely some issues with that.

And we're trying to support that as as best we can at the city level.

But among live the level as best we can, we try to support Their initiatives that we're doing in the mayor's office, too.

Well, I would go to them say this is how you can help with this is what you can do with the funding you have.

We're trying to do some other things with Try to give them a I want a full portfolio.

Funding is what I'm trying to say.

Trying to help them secure other funding by donations and things like that.

sponsors and such.

case will I want to keep it going to cause a lot.

That has a because Chicago.

Public media investigation found that most of the murders of transgender women in Chicago go unsolved.

Last year the city launched a task force to address some of the anti-trans violence across the city.

What are your plans to protect trans and non-binary?

So what Mayor Johnson has last year, he came up with he introduced the transfer aside ordinance which helps to protect and secure a trans women.

Trance people the city of Chicago.

>> I'm trying to make sure that I get corrected because what we're doing is we're making that part of our policy plan weve short of that by going to community.

We've have a mini on trans individuals to come in to give us feedback on what they plan should look like concerning safety concerning workforce development concerning on employment such.

So these are some of the ways we're trying to work with.

Cpd.

They got an amazing training co cultural sensitivity training and where they have been very instrumental allowing the trans community Chicago to feel comfortable when they're in Wingate are with the police because of the training that they've had.

So we're hoping that the murders one could go investigate, investigated.

They haven't investigated.

So they haven't been solved.

Illinois Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller, she has introduced legislation to end federal recognition of Pride Month and to replace it with family Month.

>> Which is, of course, drawn some scrutiny from her Democratic challengers.

What do you make of that move when a pride month?

>> Pride Month is it says is important.

So because there's some young, young adult LGBTQ person who's thinking that it's better to be dead than to be alive and pride gives them an opportunity to representation and gives them the opportunity to feel good about themselves.

So we need pride.

don't even know the family month.

We need to continue pride.

I didn't know about them to kind of got mad about that.

Yeah, I'm sure it frustrating for you.

>> Quickly, a recent Gallup poll shows that the support for marriage has declined last year.

65% of us adults, a marriage as between same couples should be recognized.

>> That is down from 71% 4 years ago.

They're more stats on the screen about 30 seconds when you think change is happening right year, really your homework, you know, such a great reporter credit to team >> My thoughts are we have to do a better job of getting to know each other years ago when are for marriage equality.

So I understood that 50% of the country didn't want it.

But once we should put a face on who these individuals are, put the humanity back into LGBTQ, we're not just some statistics for some monolithic community.

We are your brothers, your sisters, your friends, your hairdresser is, of course, individuals are human put the human face on it.

And I think that we can bring them back around and we're LGBTQ+ director for the City of Chicago.

Anthony, Okay, thank you for joining us.

Thank you for having me.

Coming up, an inside look at a brand new spot for women's sports fans.

>> Wrigleyville sports bar scene has a new watering hole and this one is dedicated to women's sports and their fans.

Joanna Hernandez recently spoke with the owner of the new Bar and got a sneak peek at our game plan.

Here's another look.

>> Hi, my name is close to Florida's welcome to Level Sporting Club.

It's under construction now.

But soon this it bill will be all about women's sports all the time.

The norm is now walking into a sports bar and it's a man's game.

And you have to ask for the women's game.

But at this bar, women's sport is taking Centre court.

I was going through a lot of different names, but Fermi level stood out the most because I'm here to level the playing field for women.

Sports steps away from Wrigley Field.

Notice is tapping into a fanbase, she says, is already here.

>> Bradley Beal is the entertainment District of Chicago.

And I wanted to take my seat where we belong.

I didn't want to be in the outskirts.

>> People don't realize this, but that majority of the fans that go to Wrigley are women.

>> Florida is is an athlete herself.

She played division one basketball at Northwestern University.

>> I'll say it.

I'm blue in the face my whole life and my whole career is indebted to the sport of basketball.

And you know what we're experiencing right now.

Not just hear what which I'm trying to contribute to, but we're experiencing a cultural shift and that cultural shift is towards women's sports.

>> So tell me a little bit about the vision of this first level.

the first level up here is going to be where all the upbeat sports bar music by Food, TV's, you know, it's it's a whole should being up here.

>> And downstairs, a completely different game plan.

So this is going to be my lower-level key club.

I'm going to have a piano player down here.

Singalong piano by where the panel players playing among them.

Beyonce.

It'll be a high energy by boat on a panel will be.

Your lounge, your candle, that darker type of IED.

So if you're trying do like a date night and come down here, if you want all the fun and excitement, you go upstairs She's stepping into one of the fastest growing audience is in sports, backed by a strong roster of women.

Investors.

My team that I that was intentional.

Jennifer King, who coached the Chicago Bears was running back coach and the Washington commanders Ashley Bracy was the head coach of U.S.

women's basketball, Evan MIT basketball player at the University of Chicago soccer player, my Culinary partners, a two-time big arm on chef who played soccer for the University of Texas.

What I'm doing now is for the community's the LGBT community, the women sports community.

That's a culture that I'm trying to build up.

Now, she says basketball has opened doors for her and now she wants to give that same opportunity to the next generation.

>> Hopefully in doing this, you know, young girls that are gonna pay women's sports can sustain a business or hey, I can make a career out of women's sports to be able to get back to easing.

>> For Chicago tonight, I'm joined on this.

>> Level Sporting Club officially opened its doors to the public last week to learn more visit our website.

And that's our show for this Tuesday night.

Join us tomorrow night at 5, 30 10 now for all of us here in Chicago Brandis Friedman, thanks for watching.

Stay healthy and safe and have a good thing.

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