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

I'm Brandis Friedman.

Here's what we're looking at.

>> We don't want more money.

We want to see people's behaviors change and for everybody to In effort to lower Chicago's default speed limit to 25 miles an hour.

>> Why should they be punished for just for their address?

>> Chicago's pocketed with dry precincts.

But in effort route on the North side are brewing on the north side.

But with the area's ban on selling alcohol.

Counting, the cost of sports gambling as it surges in popularity.

>> When this when warm air mass hits land starts to again.

lake effect snow.

>> And we didn't see a lot of lake effect snow last year.

But this winter could be a whole other story.

We'll explain why.

>> And now to some of today's top stories.

Opening statements are underway in the landmark corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

The statements began at the Dirksen Federal Building today following 8 days of jury selection, Madigan and his longtime confident Mike mclane are facing charges of racketeering, bribery and wire fraud.

Federal prosecutors argue Madigan exploited his immense political power in Springfield to seek and accept bribes.

Both Madigan and McClain had denied any wrongdoing.

There's much more from today's proceedings on our website.

Migrants who make their way to the city of Chicago will no longer be guaranteed Abedin City shelters, as Chicago says it's transitioning to a different phrase of the crisis.

>> Moving into a different phase of this humanitarian effort.

Currently, we are seeing fewer and fewer asylum seekers arrive in the city of Chicago.

And the resettlement efforts wrap around services and support provided in the shelter system by Chicago partners at the county and state and power.

Thousands of new arrivals to be on a path to social on a path to self sufficiency.

>> The new one system initiative set to launch in January is intended to streamline operations and reduce the cost of running migrant shelters under unified shelter system starting in 2025.

Both migrants as well as Chicago's longtime Unhoused residents will receive care through the system.

Changes start tomorrow with only migrants who been in the country a month or less being eligible for a spot in one of the city's 13 migrant shelters.

>> And if you already know who you're voting for, you can go ahead and get started in any ward.

You like.

>> Beginning today through November 4th.

That's of course, the day before the election.

Chicagoans can visit any early voting site in any war to cast your ballot, no matter which word you live in, warned early voting locations open, weekdays and weekends.

You can also still apply to vote by mail through October 31st.

Although the Chicago Board of Elections recommends taking care of that sooner than later.

And if you're still not sure who you're voting for yet, be sure to check out our voter guide at W T Tw Dot com Slash voter guide to find information on the candidates as well as details on where you can vote and to see if you're registered.

The longtime publisher of the High Park Herald newspaper is being honored in the same category as rapper Missy Elliott actress Eva Longoria and filmmakers Steven Spielberg.

It's all happening at the White House in a ceremony that just wrapped up in the last hour where they're being honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest award the federal government gives to artists and art patrons.

>> Today's ceremony honors both the 2022 2023 recipients in a ceremony with President Joe Biden.

>> The now 95 year-old Sagan have published the high park year-old for 69 years until his retirement in 2022, when the paper was joined with the South Side weekly, the longtime arts patron has also served on the boards at the Joffrey Ballet and Steppenwolf Theater.

Up next, a new effort that aims to make city streets safer right after this.

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>> Chicago drivers might soon have to ease up on the gas.

A city council committee earlier today approved an ordinance that would lower the default speed limit to 25 miles an hour from the current 30 supporters say it would have major safety benefits cutting down on deaths in significant injuries.

But critics are raising questions about over inforcement ticket revenue and why this move is important.

Now our Nic Bloomberg was at today's hearing and joins us now with more.

Nic will bring us a pedestrian struck by a driver going 25 miles an hour.

>> Is half as likely to die versus being struck at 30 miles an hour.

Slower speeds.

Also reduce the likelihood of serious injuries.

And we should also note black and Latino Chicagoans people over 70 all more likely to die in a fatal traffic crash.

Those are just some of the reasons that supporters of this measure say it is time to slow down cities, including Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Seattle.

They've already made this move on some or all of their streets.

The measure is being sponsored by Alderman Daniel Espada, who says traffic calming efforts like lower speed limits have curbed fatal crashes in his ward for nearly 2 years.

It's a combination of >> infrastructure and education and policy.

The first ward for only on the streets in Houston, the highest numbers of Christians.

They really need to have dramatic infrastructure improvements.

Warlord posted speed limits of 20 25 miles per were oftentimes both.

Was spotted, says the goal is not increase ticket revenue.

It's making sure people get home safely.

>> He added he had hour-long meeting with the Seabees deputy chief patrol who assured him it won't change anything in the way officers currently enforce traffic laws.

But Alderman Jason Ervin pushed back pretty sharply questioning why this should be a priority for the council right now.

Which earned him a response from the committee's vice chair Ruth crews.

>> When you're dealing with homelessness.

Violence.

Lack economic opportunity.

A plethora of issues.

I'm sorry, reducing the speed limit is not the number one issue.

our community is looking at it.

>> Well, there's and there's a lot of different virgin matters and I But we're talking about this committee would just be in the committee of the Mission.

Traffic Safety does are the issues are important to this committee?

>> The measure passed the committee on an 8 to 5 vote but was spotted says he won't call it for a full city council vote at tomorrow's meeting.

So alders have more time to understand the goals and impact of the plan.

Brand is he told us he plans to call it sometime before the end of the year.

And if we do, the committee also took up a couple of other measures to date.

Also that those that's right.

They also okay to pilot program that would allow residents to submit complaints to 3, 1, one along with photo evidence of drivers illegally blocking a bus or bike lane.

Those complaints would trigger a city review.

And if city agrees they would results in a warning or citation, depending on the circumstances, Spada says you can complain right now to 3, 1, 1, but it doesn't trigger any immediate action and that enforcing lane violations is not the best use of time.

They also approved a resolution calling for the creation of a group to examine the city's traffic ticketing structure.

Right now, the burden of tickets falls disproportionately on people of color and people with lower incomes.

Some of the ideas for reform includes sending drivers educational information along with a warning on their first offense, charging fines based on income level or using speed camera revenue to overhaul streets in ways that help slow down traffic aren't trying to slow him down.

Nick Lambert, thank you so much.

Thank you.

And you can read next full story on our website.

It's all at W T Tw dot com Slash news.

>> Up next, a restaurant fights to lift a century.

Plus ban on selling.

Voters have a lot of decisions to make in November.

Who will be the next president?

Many seats in Congress, dozens of judicial races and Illinois voters will also be asked some referendum questions.

But those are just advisory, according to the Chicago Board of Elections in the entire city, there is only one referendum question on the ballot that will have binding results and only a small sliver of the population will be voting on it.

Amanda, Mickey has the story.

>> So she milko restaurant in Ravenswood has been serving elevated Mexican dishes since 2018 fulfilling a dream of owners.

to hone and her husband.

>> But he does fly and see best.

Carnie Asada, the drink menus, though, is limited.

>> We R B Y O B scene.

You can bring your own bottle.

you can to spring wine beer or we have a freshly squeezed margarita mix that we make in-house and you can bring your own tequila.

>> That was fine for a while.

But with food prices making the profits gotten harder, so they decided to apply for a liquor license.

>> You make like 40% profit.

Of alcohol and non-food.

You're making like 10, 8%.

>> She says they jump through hoops to meet Chicago's criteria.

Background You have to get insurance and start paying for insurance as if you had a liquor license.

They passed the city inspection, but then e-mail from their lawyer.

>> That's when they learned they can't get a liquor license there in the 9th precincts of the 47th Ward.

And it is dry and has been since 19.

0, 7, Over here just across the street.

The tense precincts.

It's wet.

>> In fact, I've had couple of days cocktails at that very restaurant across the street.

>> It's not even the whole precinct, rather a portion of it dating back to more than a century ago, according to a paper written by a resident in 2019 Ravenswood residents petitioned to make the area a prohibition district more than 100 years ago amid a temperance movement in a bid to keep an amusement park from coming to the area arguing that neighborhoods that have already been invaded by these parks have become the resort's thieves and rowdies.

We do not care to have them in ravenswood this pocket of Chicago isn't alone, according to the city's elections board.

Chicago has 1291 precincts within them.

350 areas in Chicago are dry.

The sale of alcohol at retail not consuming alcohol in private your home.

But this kid believed to sell alcohol.

>> To the general public.

>> Former city Liquor Commissioner Gregory Steadman says he's seen modern movements to make a precinct dry.

And the only pattern that I ever recognize as areas of the city that seemed to have trouble some liquor establishments.

>> That were causing negative quality of life issues for communities.

Alternatively, dry areas can try to get a ban lifted.

That's hard work.

>> Those voters can do a petition now get 25% the registered voters to sign it submitted to the city city clerk's office under the timelines given have it reviewed.

And if it's a sufficient petition, it would go on the ballot for the general election to vote it wet.

>> That's the route.

So she milk goes.

Owners are taking and we have to go door to door collecting signatures from all registered voters.

How many doors that you Every door in the neighborhood.

How many?

I'm not sure how many doors, but there are 497 registered voters and we needed 150 to make it to about They succeeded, which is why voters in the area will see this question on their ballot.

>> A couple residents we talked to had no clue the area's try but had some thoughts.

>> I think businesses need all the help they can get because in my neighborhood, especially businesses have been closing left and right prohibition with ended 1933, >> so like it should.

And I mean, >> why didn't why is it happening 100 years later?

>> Which is why she says she'll vote no key in on the question.

It asks, sell the prohibition of the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor be continued as voters who want to reverse the ban should vote no.

>> Voting yes would keep the ban in place.

Not exactly caught and well dry.

For Chicago tonight.

I'm I'm indifferent.

>> So she milk owes co-owner Lucy ahead.

A home tells us no matter the outcome.

She says she's learned a lesson like a lot of people.

She's to gloss over questions on ballots and she'd ignore it.

When a stranger came to knock on her door, not anymore.

She says from here on out, she's paying attention and answering the door.

When someone knocks check out our W T Tw News Voter Guide for Everything you need to know before voting in the general election.

That's W T Tw dot com slash voter guide.

Sports betting is raking in record revenues as the industry skyrockets in popularity.

This includes in Illinois, which represents the 3rd largest sports gambling market in the country.

But according to recent studies, sports gambling can be much more costly to draining household finances, finances than other forms of gambling.

Joining us now are no Henderson, a clinical instructor in sports management at Loyola University, Chicago and writer for Sports Illustrated and joining us via Zoom, Jason Carter and assistant professor of finance at Brigham Young University and co-writer of a study on sports gambling impact on vulnerable households.

Gentlemen, thank you both for joining us.

No, Anderson, let's start with you, please.

According to the American Gambling Association last year, sports gamblers legally BET.

Nearly 120 billion dollars nationwide bringing in 11 billion dollars in revenue.

Why a sports gambling so popular?

Well, I think first we have to look at that in the majority of these legalize jurisdictions.

We have mobile sports wagering where sports gambling is as easy to do as ever.

>> And the comfort of your own home.

If you have access to a computer or cell phone, you can fire it up.

Turn on your TV.

Watch a game and start gambling off your phone.

It's exploding and other reasons because while the state of Illinois were in Big 10 country, people love sports, professional sports, college sports all are made available on these apps and kind of a limitless platform to play.

It's become obviously much more accessible.

>> Jason Carter remind us about the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that enabled states to make sports gambling legal.

>> prior to 2018 at this sports betting sports games is only allowed in Nevada.

And in 2018, the Supreme Court have ruled against that law.

It was a lawsuit filed by New Jersey which allows sports betting to become legal in any state that chooses to legalize it.

So and New Jersey start of that wave in 2018 over the course of the last several years.

Several states followed.

We now have, you know, close to 30 states that have legalized sports betting and more states considering it as we speak.

>> As you mentioned, there are 38 legal sport, legal sports gambling states.

Noah plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

What are some of the the benefits of legalization tax revenue I would imagine is one sure.

I think firstly for states as far as states are concerned, tax revenues, huge and the state of Illinois.

Last year we had 150 million dollars in tax revenue from.

>> Sports Governor Pritzker's recently signed into law new tax codes for sports gambling.

It's going to be the first-ever progressive tax code in the United States where depending on total revenues from sports gambling retailers, they could have to pay anywhere from 20 to 40% tax rate for their which will more than double the projected tax and come in the future for the state is Illinois bringing in the kind of tax revenue that was predicted that's expected.

Is it beneficial?

Well, the revenue that Illinois frankly all states around the country abroad and has been much higher sports gambling, the amount wagered and subsequently the revenue sports gambling retailers have had as way bigger than forecasted.

So Illinois seeing tremendous amount tax revenue creation.

Jason, what separates sports gambling from other types of of legalized gambling?

How is it so different from?

>> Going to the casino?

>> Well, I think as those already mentioned, one of the things here is the ease of access because you can do this on your phone from anywhere.

It's just really easy to do that any time you'd like to that.

And other thing that I think plays a role here is that at the park emotionally connected to sports, they often consider themselves experts in their team or their player in ways that you don't always feel like an expert.

When you walk into the casino and that makes it easier for people to like they have advantage when they place these is not?

>> Some people see, you know, sports gambling has a skill.

Lot of people think that they might have more of an advantage to say, you know, full of us what I think we just heard People who are most certainly connected their sports teams.

People who watch sports will spend all day Saturday and Sunday watching games of Chance probability whether that's the slot machines, blackjack.

And there's understanding that these are random probability sports fans who either played the game or watched it since they were child.

>> Thank through that exposure.

They know more than those making the lines in Vegas or elsewhere and think that they have a house edge reality sports gambling like anything else favors the house.

It always does.

Jason Howe increased gambling.

Has it impacted the gambler and their families?

>> Well, an important thing that we find in our recent research is that.

The Adventists sports gambling has really been negative for family finances.

So the biggest thing that we've seen in our study is that as houses begin betting on sports, they actually stop investing stocks.

And so they sort of transfer some of their long-term savings into as sports betting, you know, it's just really a bad decision in terms of the long-term financial health of of balance sheet.

And moreover, what we see this happen, most the houses that are least able to be prepared to deal with houses that are already pretty tight on their finances are the ones that we see cutting their savings the most.

They increase their debt also that they can participate in this betting market.

>> No, what are some of the signs that someone might be developing?

A sports gambling addiction?

Well, sports gambling addictions look like addictions and a variety other substances or industries.

>> Cash advances are one of the most dangerous things that you can see.

A lot of sports retailers now allow that people use credit cards to deposit money on these apps, right anytime of cash any time.

Someone's using a cash advance.

That's dangerous.

Chasing losses.

Depositing multiple times in a day staying up late to watch.

You know, later games to continue to gamble, a lack of desire or care for things that aren't sports or sports gambling.

It mirrors a lot of other addiction.

>> Jason, how would you say sports gambling has changed the way people consume sports?

>> Well, I you any casual sports fan you it turns on a game it's in your face all of the time.

So for many people that's great.

It makes it more enjoyable for them to consume sports when they have a little bit of money on the line and the, you know, the more invested in and they get a lot enjoyment out of that, which is great it for other people.

It's kind of a pain to have.

It will always in your face and the advertising and the focus on odds and so on maybe makes it a little bit less and less enjoyable.

But I think the important thing here is if you know, of course, if you can responsibly enjoy sports betting, that's great.

But you want to be cautious because there are real potential downsides.

If if this had to get out of control.

>> Okay.

Something to keep an eye out for for everybody obviously has a Rowling midway through the football season in the basketball starting soon.

no.

Henderson, Jason Carter, thanks to both for joining us.

Appreciate it.

Up next, the science behind a weather phenomenon.

Chicagoans know all too well.

But first, a look at this week's forecast.

>> After today's warm temperatures, winter may be the last thing on your mind.

>> And even though last year in Chicago was one of the least snow years on record that could all change this winter, according to the Climate Prediction Center Twenty-twenty Three's Strong El Nino that brought warmer temperatures and lower precipitation in Chicago is expected to give way to a weak La Nina, which will largely deliver the reverse.

That includes the possibility of lots of lake effect.

Snow.

You may have heard of the weather phenomenon, but our patty wet, break down what it means in this edition of WT Tw News explains.

>> Between the wind and the cold in this and disappearing for what seems like months at a time winter in Chicago is not for the faint of heart, but it could We could live in one of these cities.

The snowiest in the U.S. notice a pattern here.

They're all on wrong side of a great lake.

>> And by wrong side, we mean the side most likely to get socked lake effect.

Snow.

>> Oh, yeah.

lake effect snow machine is real.

It's unpredictable and capable of dumping tons of snow in a short amount of time.

And just because we're on the right side of the lake doesn't mean we're safe when the wind turns on watch So what causes lake effect?

Snow?

2 things, cold air.

>> And comparatively warmer water.

>> Here's how it works during a typical Midwestern winter cold winds sweep in from the north, which not to point fingers usually means Canada.

The Great Lakes hold on to their heat longer than the surrounding land.

So when this cold air passes over the warmer water, it up moisture like a spot depending which way the wind is blowing.

It might crossed a lot of water in the more water.

It travels over the more moist when this when warm air mass hits land starts to cool again.

lake effect snow.

The weirdest thing about lake effect snow is how it can fall fast and furious in one place while the sun is shining moon just a mile or 2 away.

>> Storm.

What storm?

That's because unlike large weather systems, lake effect events tend to be hyper local.

So what keeps Chicago from being buffalo?

Well, here, wind patterns typically flow west to east pushing that wet, warm air toward Indiana and Michigan.

Sorry, not sorry.

>> But when the winds switch and that's when the city gets a taste of snow pockets.

>> Chicago winter, it could be worse and sometimes it is.

Thanks.

Lake effect, snow.

>> You know the things we have to look forward to.

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