WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.000 2 00:00:32.140 --> 00:00:33.320 Hi, Mr. Puente. 3 00:00:33.620 --> 00:00:34.360 All the members, right? 4 00:00:34.500 --> 00:00:35.720 How are you? 5 00:00:35.940 --> 00:00:36.340 Good, good. 6 00:00:36.360 --> 00:00:36.900 Who's doing? 7 00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:38.200 Resting? 8 00:00:39.720 --> 00:00:42.960 Thank you for putting the card in the window. 9 00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:44.420 I appreciate it. 10 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:46.900 We'll see you on Tuesday. 11 00:00:47.940 --> 00:00:50.000 Thank you. Tell your family and friends. 12 00:00:51.340 --> 00:00:52.460 Thank you. 13 00:00:52.660 --> 00:00:53.120 Thank you. 14 00:01:03.660 --> 00:01:04.580 Who's going to go first? 15 00:01:04.580 --> 00:01:04.580 16 00:01:04.580 --> 00:01:04.900 Who's going to go first? 17 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:07.240 The one standing. 18 00:01:11.900 --> 00:01:13.080 I guess I'm not answering. 19 00:01:14.060 --> 00:01:15.820 All right, go on to the next one. 20 00:01:31.940 --> 00:01:33.000 Look at this. 21 00:01:44.980 --> 00:01:47.020 Watch it, you're going to knock her cups over. 22 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:49.420 Here she comes. 23 00:01:54.960 --> 00:01:56.200 Open up, Sadie. 24 00:01:58.000 --> 00:01:59.460 Sadie, step here. 25 00:02:01.660 --> 00:02:02.360 Come here. 26 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:04.660 Hi, Sadie. 27 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:06.680 This is Alderman Madrano. 28 00:02:07.240 --> 00:02:08.320 How are you? 29 00:02:09.240 --> 00:02:10.980 How's everything? Come on in. 30 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:12.200 I got guests. 31 00:02:15.220 --> 00:02:16.940 Let me hear about the trouble. 32 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:19.020 Oh, dear Lord. See, my husband was Mexican. 33 00:02:19.500 --> 00:02:21.180 He was, yeah. My husband was Mexican. 34 00:02:21.320 --> 00:02:22.500 I'm proud of him. 35 00:02:22.940 --> 00:02:24.480 And I just... 36 00:02:24.480 --> 00:02:27.660 I had my little sign whip on the top of that window 37 00:02:27.660 --> 00:02:29.120 where they could sit real good. 38 00:02:29.220 --> 00:02:30.620 Then I brought it down. 39 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.880 Then from that poor window I had to shove it on the other window. 40 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:38.160 Oh, dear bless of Jesus. 41 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:44.980 Kathy's told me a lot about you. 42 00:02:45.040 --> 00:02:46.440 I'm like a drunk woman right now. 43 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:49.640 I don't have nothing else to do. I'm alone. 44 00:02:50.320 --> 00:02:50.480 Follow me. 45 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:52.200 Be happy, Sadie. 46 00:02:52.200 --> 00:02:54.100 Oh, you got to see my husband. 47 00:02:54.480 --> 00:02:55.200 Uh-oh. 48 00:02:55.440 --> 00:02:56.920 Where is he? You got him here? 49 00:02:57.020 --> 00:02:58.420 Oh, I got him here. 50 00:02:58.880 --> 00:03:00.020 Let me see him. 51 00:03:02.240 --> 00:03:03.800 I'll show you, my darling. 52 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:08.600 I'm gonna have to put it away 53 00:03:08.600 --> 00:03:10.040 because I cried too much. 54 00:03:11.180 --> 00:03:11.780 You know what I mean? 55 00:03:11.980 --> 00:03:13.180 Because I love him so much. 56 00:03:16.380 --> 00:03:17.380 Oh, I see. 57 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:19.980 You're looking at an old lady, but you're gonna see 58 00:03:19.980 --> 00:03:21.560 a prettier lady. 59 00:03:21.920 --> 00:03:23.900 Let me see. I bet I am too. 60 00:03:25.200 --> 00:03:27.060 This is what Sadie was a young lady. 61 00:03:27.820 --> 00:03:29.040 Sadie's an old lady. 62 00:03:32.960 --> 00:03:33.840 This is my darling. 63 00:03:35.300 --> 00:03:36.680 That's my dar... 64 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:38.000 my whole life. 65 00:03:39.380 --> 00:03:40.240 And Esther Castile. 66 00:03:40.520 --> 00:03:42.340 He was a handsome young man. 67 00:03:42.380 --> 00:03:43.640 That's my life. That's my heart. 68 00:03:43.820 --> 00:03:45.360 He was a handsome young man too. 69 00:03:45.480 --> 00:03:46.680 That's my heart. 70 00:03:47.300 --> 00:03:48.340 He's in here. 71 00:03:48.820 --> 00:03:50.180 That's why I don't care the label. 72 00:03:51.140 --> 00:03:52.040 I don't care the... 73 00:03:52.040 --> 00:03:54.180 You'll be alright, Sadie. You'll be alright. 74 00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:56.180 And if you need anything, you get a hold of Cathy here. 75 00:03:56.660 --> 00:03:58.320 You know, we're not too far away from you now. 76 00:03:58.940 --> 00:03:59.740 Thank God. 77 00:04:00.780 --> 00:04:01.120 Alright. 78 00:04:02.380 --> 00:04:03.760 We're gonna go out and lock some more doors. 79 00:04:05.160 --> 00:04:06.920 I don't ask for too much. 80 00:04:08.260 --> 00:04:09.740 I just want to be happy. 81 00:04:10.320 --> 00:04:10.840 You know what I mean? 82 00:04:10.920 --> 00:04:11.800 I have a problem. 83 00:04:12.500 --> 00:04:14.520 I'd like to put my sign up there where 84 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:16.260 Cathy's seen it. I'm not lying. 85 00:04:16.980 --> 00:04:19.000 Then I had to bring it down. 86 00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:21.160 Now, today she said, 87 00:04:21.820 --> 00:04:22.720 put it over there. 88 00:04:23.760 --> 00:04:25.820 And I said to her, 89 00:04:26.300 --> 00:04:28.600 you don't throw the Mickey Gunnels in one corner. 90 00:04:30.640 --> 00:04:33.620 And she don't like to hear me because I fight for the Mickey Gunnels. 91 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:35.420 Because they are good to me. 92 00:04:35.640 --> 00:04:36.940 Even my mother was a looper. 93 00:04:37.100 --> 00:04:37.920 You see over there? 94 00:04:38.620 --> 00:04:39.120 Oh yeah. 95 00:04:40.260 --> 00:04:41.460 I live for her. 96 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:42.640 Good. 97 00:04:43.060 --> 00:04:44.900 I'm gonna be 81 years old. 98 00:04:44.960 --> 00:04:46.020 Well, God bless you. 99 00:04:46.460 --> 00:04:47.820 And thank you for everything. 100 00:04:47.840 --> 00:04:50.780 I don't want too much. I just want a little hope. 101 00:04:50.980 --> 00:04:51.820 I understand. 102 00:04:52.860 --> 00:04:54.500 And Cathy, we're gonna come back and chat with you. 103 00:04:54.520 --> 00:04:55.160 Oh, she's good. 104 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:59.440 She knows that I try to live a good life. 105 00:04:59.700 --> 00:05:01.320 Good. We're gonna come back and talk to you. 106 00:05:01.320 --> 00:05:02.300 You sure do. 107 00:05:03.200 --> 00:05:04.740 And thank you guys. 108 00:05:04.940 --> 00:05:06.680 And God bless each and every one of you. 109 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:08.520 And if you're married, God bless your family. 110 00:05:08.520 --> 00:05:10.520 Thank you, Sadie. 111 00:05:16.340 --> 00:05:18.180 We should come and clean up this little yard. 112 00:05:18.280 --> 00:05:19.520 Whose building is this? 113 00:05:21.300 --> 00:05:22.080 It's over there. 114 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:24.840 I'll talk to you about that. 115 00:05:29.500 --> 00:05:32.320 It's alright. We're not gonna ask you to stay out too long. 116 00:05:32.840 --> 00:05:33.640 Now you know. 117 00:05:36.300 --> 00:05:37.120 Now you know. 118 00:05:37.120 --> 00:05:38.480 That's why I'm coming around. 119 00:05:38.780 --> 00:05:40.000 Try the other garbage truck. 120 00:05:40.900 --> 00:05:41.340 Good. 121 00:05:43.700 --> 00:05:45.900 All of our mailboxes were small. 122 00:05:46.060 --> 00:05:47.200 Well, thank you. 123 00:05:47.260 --> 00:05:48.860 Not yours. She's talking about the furniture. 124 00:05:48.860 --> 00:05:50.500 I know who you're talking about. 125 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:51.980 Thank you very much. 126 00:05:52.140 --> 00:05:54.300 And I appreciate anything you can do for me next week. 127 00:05:54.300 --> 00:05:54.840 And I hope you win. 128 00:05:55.220 --> 00:05:57.160 I hope we get something done in this store. 129 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:00.460 Thank you, Cathy, for bringing them over. 130 00:06:00.640 --> 00:06:02.020 You're welcome. Bye-bye. 131 00:06:08.460 --> 00:06:08.900 Okay. 132 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:10.880 Head back this way. 133 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:13.220 How are you, Joe? 134 00:06:14.300 --> 00:06:14.760 How are you feeling? 135 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:16.580 Good. Nice guy, Joe. 136 00:06:16.700 --> 00:06:18.820 Alright, well we hope we can count on your support next Tuesday. 137 00:06:19.080 --> 00:06:21.160 We'll see you Tuesday morning. He's the first voter in. 138 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:22.700 Great. Great. 139 00:06:25.820 --> 00:06:27.620 Every election, he's the first one in. 140 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:29.360 That's good. 141 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:37.140 Good luck. 142 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:43.440 Hi. 143 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:45.360 How are you? 144 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:46.680 Nice to meet you. 145 00:06:49.520 --> 00:06:51.740 They're just doing a little song for public television. 146 00:06:51.940 --> 00:06:53.060 That sounds pretty good. 147 00:06:53.100 --> 00:06:56.860 They're trying to follow a couple of politicians around, but more importantly, I wanted to come out and meet you. 148 00:06:56.920 --> 00:06:59.440 And ask you to give me a hand next Tuesday. 149 00:06:59.640 --> 00:07:00.600 I don't see why not. 150 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:04.940 Thank you very much. And anybody that you can talk to on my behalf would be greatly appreciated. 151 00:07:04.940 --> 00:07:06.140 I'll do that for you. 152 00:07:06.140 --> 00:07:08.360 Alright, thank you. Thank you so much. Take care of yourself. 153 00:07:08.520 --> 00:07:10.120 You too. See you Tuesday. 154 00:07:28.060 --> 00:07:29.400 I'm Alderman Madrano. 155 00:07:29.560 --> 00:07:31.400 I'm getting my wife out of here. I'm taking a picture. 156 00:07:33.680 --> 00:07:35.000 I'm Alderman Madrano. 157 00:07:35.240 --> 00:07:36.640 I met you the other day. 158 00:07:37.900 --> 00:07:39.280 Father Vincent's brother. 159 00:07:39.660 --> 00:07:40.040 That's right. 160 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:41.040 Oh, that's right. 161 00:07:42.420 --> 00:07:43.380 Yes, sir. 162 00:07:43.940 --> 00:07:45.640 We're just doing a little campaigning. 163 00:07:45.960 --> 00:07:48.560 I'll tell Father Vincent that I can say hello. 164 00:07:48.680 --> 00:07:50.980 You look like a working man, not like a politician. 165 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:54.020 We'll see you later. 166 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:55.140 Take care. 167 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:04.140 That's right. 168 00:08:04.200 --> 00:08:06.660 He's the brother-in-law. 169 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:08.060 No, this is the brother. 170 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:10.200 Oh, this is the brother. The father of Vince. 171 00:08:11.840 --> 00:08:14.200 The father of Vince at St. Michael's. 172 00:08:14.460 --> 00:08:15.620 And there's a mother. 173 00:08:15.740 --> 00:08:17.600 And then his sister. Yes, Sister Augustine. 174 00:08:19.260 --> 00:08:20.080 Want to go down this way? 175 00:08:20.960 --> 00:08:23.740 Yeah, let's go see if Tony thought of something. 176 00:08:25.740 --> 00:08:26.100 Yeah, let's go see if Tony thought of something. 177 00:08:26.100 --> 00:08:26.780 Yeah, let's go see if Tony thought of something. 178 00:08:26.780 --> 00:08:26.780 179 00:08:27.960 --> 00:08:29.660 I don't know if he's tagged on the ground. 180 00:08:29.660 --> 00:08:30.620 I don't know if he's tagged on the ground. 181 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:32.440 There's actually one over there. 182 00:08:32.820 --> 00:08:33.700 That much. 183 00:08:37.100 --> 00:08:38.100 And some people wouldn't. 184 00:08:38.500 --> 00:08:39.940 Hi, is your dad home? 185 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:40.740 Hi, Karen. 186 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:41.600 Hi. 187 00:08:41.660 --> 00:08:43.220 Is it my home? 188 00:08:43.920 --> 00:08:45.000 No, it's your dad's. 189 00:08:45.680 --> 00:08:48.380 Listen, tell your dad that Alderman Medrano stopped by. 190 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:50.880 Just tell him we stopped by to say hello. 191 00:08:51.260 --> 00:08:52.580 Alright, bye-bye. 192 00:09:07.020 --> 00:09:08.960 Michael Ling? Kenny Ling. 193 00:09:08.960 --> 00:09:10.280 Kenny Ling, alright. 194 00:09:15.760 --> 00:09:15.880 Michael Ling, Kenny Ling. 195 00:09:15.880 --> 00:09:18.660 We're just trying to get people out to come out to vote next week. 196 00:09:18.660 --> 00:09:19.500 We're from today. 197 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:22.120 Alright. Thank you very much, Mr. 198 00:09:22.140 --> 00:09:22.580 Town London. 199 00:09:24.640 --> 00:09:26.480 Oh, Town London, yeah. 200 00:09:27.060 --> 00:09:28.460 Get over on Western Avenue. 201 00:09:28.740 --> 00:09:29.540 Of course. 202 00:09:29.640 --> 00:09:29.640 203 00:09:29.640 --> 00:09:29.640 204 00:09:29.640 --> 00:09:29.640 205 00:09:29.640 --> 00:09:29.640 206 00:09:31.140 --> 00:09:32.520 Well, thank you very much. 207 00:09:32.680 --> 00:09:34.340 Listen, you tell Tom I haven't talked to him in a while. 208 00:09:34.400 --> 00:09:35.300 You tell him I said hello. 209 00:09:35.980 --> 00:09:37.720 Alright, well you tell him I said hello. 210 00:09:38.280 --> 00:09:40.220 Alright, bye-bye. Tell the son I said hello. 211 00:09:44.460 --> 00:09:46.500 Hey, if he can vote, it's alright. 212 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:48.420 I didn't see two. I saw one. 213 00:09:48.680 --> 00:09:49.160 Unless I was... 214 00:09:49.160 --> 00:09:50.480 Maybe you saw two in the car. 215 00:09:51.340 --> 00:09:52.140 That could be. 216 00:09:59.640 --> 00:10:00.380 I don't know. 217 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:05.460 Is that a good thing? Yeah, I think so. 218 00:10:05.520 --> 00:10:06.360 I think we got everybody. 219 00:10:09.020 --> 00:10:10.620 I think we did just as well as does it. 220 00:10:10.760 --> 00:10:12.220 Who do we have on the other side of the school? 221 00:10:13.920 --> 00:10:16.380 So I'm gonna want to come and do this all the way around. 222 00:10:17.540 --> 00:10:18.340 All the way. 223 00:10:18.660 --> 00:10:18.660 224 00:10:19.820 --> 00:10:21.640 It's in its... 225 00:10:22.380 --> 00:10:23.160 Oh, there's a guy. 226 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:25.820 I brought you to walk. 227 00:10:28.760 --> 00:10:29.740 What's up, gang? 228 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:37.360 I said you're smart. 229 00:10:37.460 --> 00:10:38.540 You're with the right guy. 230 00:10:39.380 --> 00:10:40.780 He's the winner, that's why. 231 00:10:41.780 --> 00:10:42.620 What do you think? 232 00:10:42.960 --> 00:10:44.720 Talk to you later. Alright, take care of yourself. 233 00:10:45.320 --> 00:10:47.620 Hey, I need those people on 24th Street to come out. 234 00:10:48.340 --> 00:10:48.720 Alright. 235 00:11:03.920 --> 00:11:08.820 I'm gonna tell Frankie Rita, Ralph, Carmen, all those people to come out. 236 00:11:10.380 --> 00:11:11.300 It's gonna be nice. 237 00:11:11.660 --> 00:11:12.760 We can do the whole precinct. 238 00:11:13.040 --> 00:11:15.380 The whole...all the precincts. 239 00:11:15.520 --> 00:11:15.740 I'm kidding. 240 00:11:18.920 --> 00:11:21.140 You seem to know everybody on the block. 241 00:11:23.160 --> 00:11:24.060 Oh, yes. 242 00:11:24.060 --> 00:11:26.520 Yes, I do. I was born and raised here. 243 00:11:26.700 --> 00:11:28.660 So I know everyone. 244 00:11:29.880 --> 00:11:30.740 They're all friendly. 245 00:11:31.300 --> 00:11:33.440 That's what makes a good precinct camping. 246 00:11:34.920 --> 00:11:41.420 And I think that's what these old organizations were built on. 247 00:11:42.820 --> 00:11:47.140 And not that we want to out with the old and in with the new, 248 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:53.620 but I mean, door to door is a very effective way of getting people to know who you are, 249 00:11:53.620 --> 00:11:57.520 what you're doing, trying to convince them that you're the right candidate. 250 00:11:57.860 --> 00:12:01.220 And as you heard on some of the people that we've talked with, 251 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:04.560 it works better sometimes than a direct mail piece. 252 00:12:06.020 --> 00:12:10.540 People throw out the other literature and they like the person to person contact. 253 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:14.960 They like to be able to talk to someone and they like to be able to see someone. 254 00:12:16.420 --> 00:12:20.800 And I think it needs to be done more throughout this city. 255 00:12:21.380 --> 00:12:25.940 You know, people are constantly talking about this new technology, 256 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:33.060 but I really don't think that in terms of politics you can beat that one to one relationship. 257 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:38.600 So we're out here canvassing the precinct and we're going to continue to do it until next week, Tuesday. 258 00:12:39.020 --> 00:12:41.340 And hopefully we'll come home a winner because of it. 259 00:12:42.020 --> 00:12:46.060 I keep in touch with the people all year round, not just election. 260 00:12:46.880 --> 00:12:48.680 So that helps a lot. 261 00:12:50.420 --> 00:12:51.860 Right, right. 262 00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:58.020 Summertime I'm walking around talking to them, you know, not just for election, all the time. 263 00:13:02.640 --> 00:13:04.060 It's Croatian. 264 00:13:05.400 --> 00:13:10.920 This neighborhood is Croatian, Chinese, Italian, some Hispanic. 265 00:13:11.520 --> 00:13:13.560 It's everything. German, everything. 266 00:13:13.560 --> 00:13:17.140 But the ultimate is Mexican, right? 267 00:13:17.640 --> 00:13:18.660 Yes, that's correct. 268 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:22.980 Is Chicago famous for having a lot of ethnic rivalries? 269 00:13:23.400 --> 00:13:26.000 It doesn't matter what anyone is. He's a person. 270 00:13:27.060 --> 00:13:29.640 I think Chicago's gone a long way in that sense. 271 00:13:30.820 --> 00:13:34.820 I think that we've kind of broken those barriers a few years back. 272 00:13:35.520 --> 00:13:42.000 And I think that people are beginning to understand that just about anyone from any ethnic group 273 00:13:42.000 --> 00:13:45.560 can represent anybody else's ethnic group just as well. 274 00:13:46.020 --> 00:13:51.640 Again, I think it's the relationship, the contacts, the involvement someone's had in their community. 275 00:13:51.940 --> 00:13:57.260 It's all important, you know, coming to the church, coming to the community organizations, 276 00:13:57.460 --> 00:14:00.520 coming to the neighborhood clubs, the boys' club. 277 00:14:00.880 --> 00:14:03.660 I mean, you know, you can go on and on as long as they see some involvement 278 00:14:03.660 --> 00:14:06.100 and as long as they see that you're there. 279 00:14:06.720 --> 00:14:10.620 I think that you're a part of the community no matter what ethnic group you come from. 280 00:14:10.620 --> 00:14:15.540 The situation that you were in with Sadie, is that a common situation? What happened there? 281 00:14:16.100 --> 00:14:20.560 Oh, yeah, Sadie, being that she's old and she's alone, you know, and she calls me all the time. 282 00:14:20.600 --> 00:14:26.080 Just go get me anisins at the store or fill out my circuit breaker or anything, you know. 283 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:29.980 She always calls me. And it's common. That's how she is. 284 00:14:30.020 --> 00:14:34.200 When she moved, we helped her look for an apartment, you know. 285 00:14:34.920 --> 00:14:37.340 Is that something you encounter, though, when you're just going door to door? 286 00:14:37.340 --> 00:14:41.200 All you want to do is ask somebody for your vote. Something else happened there? 287 00:14:41.700 --> 00:14:44.620 Well, I mean, it doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen. 288 00:14:45.580 --> 00:14:48.060 And it happens all over the ward. 289 00:14:48.920 --> 00:14:52.700 Last week I was walking a predominantly African American part of my ward. 290 00:14:53.100 --> 00:14:55.140 Same thing. Come on in. I need to talk to you. 291 00:14:55.180 --> 00:15:01.800 You know, the sidewalks in front of my house or the street in front of my house or the alley needs to be repaved 292 00:15:01.800 --> 00:15:03.980 or, you know, somebody stole my garbage can. 293 00:15:03.980 --> 00:15:08.940 You know, you can count on me, but I'd like to know I can count on you. 294 00:15:09.420 --> 00:15:14.100 And that's the point. They need somebody they can count on. 295 00:15:14.440 --> 00:15:17.140 And in return on Election Day, I know I want to be able to count on them. 296 00:15:17.160 --> 00:15:18.420 And that's what it boils down to. 297 00:15:18.740 --> 00:15:22.700 Would anybody ever ask you where do you stand on an issue like abortion? 298 00:15:22.860 --> 00:15:24.320 Where do you stand on... 299 00:15:24.320 --> 00:15:31.480 You know, not really. I'll tell you what the biggest issue or the biggest... 300 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:36.540 The concerns that people are most... have uppermost in their mind. 301 00:15:37.060 --> 00:15:38.500 Crime and taxes. 302 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:42.480 People want to be able to walk to church. They want to be able to walk to school. 303 00:15:42.580 --> 00:15:49.300 They want to be able to walk to the corner store without being hassled by young thugs or old thugs or any thugs. 304 00:15:50.220 --> 00:15:53.980 They want their streets and alleys kept nice and neat. 305 00:15:54.940 --> 00:15:57.360 They want to live in a decent environment. 306 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:00.360 And they don't want to have to pay a lot for it. 307 00:16:01.780 --> 00:16:05.300 It really bothers them when the property taxes go up. 308 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:08.940 But like with anything, I mean, there are a lot of reasons why property taxes go up. 309 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:12.780 I mean, it could be because your next door neighbor decided to remodel his home. 310 00:16:12.880 --> 00:16:15.200 It could be because you decided to remodel your home. 311 00:16:15.520 --> 00:16:18.460 It could be because a new business has moved to the area. 312 00:16:19.560 --> 00:16:27.040 So as long as you explain things to people, and as long as you can convince them that they're getting the most for their money, 313 00:16:27.040 --> 00:16:30.160 I think even that is not a problem. 314 00:16:30.900 --> 00:16:36.940 We haven't had to vote on a property tax increase for city services in three years, and I'm very proud of that. 315 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:40.960 And the last property tax increase that we voted on was in 1991. 316 00:16:41.180 --> 00:16:46.140 Only increased property taxes by about $35 a home. 317 00:16:46.540 --> 00:16:48.020 So we're very proud of that. 318 00:16:48.020 --> 00:16:54.040 The classic view of Chicago, old politics and old man daily, you know, it was a machine. 319 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:57.060 It was Irish, it was Italian, it was Polish. 320 00:16:57.720 --> 00:16:59.340 Okay, things have obviously changed. 321 00:16:59.680 --> 00:17:01.620 I know you went over this a little bit, Louis, question. 322 00:17:02.020 --> 00:17:05.000 Tell us what your background is. Were you fit in as a representative? 323 00:17:05.720 --> 00:17:07.540 Well, actually, I'll tell you what. 324 00:17:07.820 --> 00:17:16.900 I'm a product of an era of the late 60s, early 70s, when people were demanding change in my community. 325 00:17:16.900 --> 00:17:19.120 This was not a part of my community before. 326 00:17:19.620 --> 00:17:25.920 I grew up in a predominantly Mexican, Mexican-American community, a large immigrant community. 327 00:17:26.180 --> 00:17:32.420 And for years, we had been represented in the city council, in government, by white ethnics, 328 00:17:32.420 --> 00:17:37.600 whether they were Poles or Italians or Czechs or whatever. 329 00:17:39.120 --> 00:17:46.280 And as you know, there was a time in this country when people felt that other people should have some opportunities as well. 330 00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:50.680 And we were able to get those opportunities. 331 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:52.860 This is my first term. 332 00:17:53.100 --> 00:17:59.340 I'm very proud to have been able to serve the people of my community for the last three and a half years. 333 00:17:59.500 --> 00:18:03.600 I look forward to working with them and serving them again another three and a half years. 334 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:06.280 But my community has changed somewhat. 335 00:18:06.360 --> 00:18:09.580 I'm not only a representative for the Hispanic community. 336 00:18:09.860 --> 00:18:11.980 Not that I'm not any less proud of that. 337 00:18:11.980 --> 00:18:20.000 I'm still very proud, but I'm more proud of the fact that I have other ethnic groups who have come to my support 338 00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:25.880 and who have said, look, yes, he is Hispanic, but what does that got to do with it if he represents us well in the city council 339 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:27.260 and if he's doing his job? 340 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:28.980 And that's what I'm most proud of. 341 00:18:35.680 --> 00:18:45.000 Well, she probably means that because my name ends in a vowel, she probably took for granted that I'm Italian. 342 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:49.600 And I should my remark, my immediate response should have been, I'm not Italian either. 343 00:18:49.860 --> 00:18:51.420 But that's OK. 344 00:18:51.580 --> 00:18:53.040 She caught me off guard. 345 00:18:53.820 --> 00:18:54.720 But you know what? 346 00:18:55.200 --> 00:18:56.960 Again, it doesn't make a difference. 347 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.540 I mean, she how how much clearer can you make it? 348 00:19:00.740 --> 00:19:01.580 She's not Italian. 349 00:19:01.600 --> 00:19:03.720 She thought I was Italian, but she would have voted for me anyway. 350 00:19:03.940 --> 00:19:09.740 I don't think it would have mattered if she knew I was Hispanic or whatever, you know, African-American or what have you. 351 00:19:09.860 --> 00:19:11.220 She would have come out and voted. 352 00:19:11.380 --> 00:19:11.780 Why? 353 00:19:11.940 --> 00:19:19.520 Because of the contact that the precinct captains that I have working for me in this area and the volunteers that I have working for me in this area. 354 00:19:19.660 --> 00:19:21.120 And because she saw me. 355 00:19:21.500 --> 00:19:23.260 People want people want that. 356 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:41.820 What is it happening over here where Hispanic politicians are seemingly fitting into this coalition, coalition politics in Chicago really easily, maybe more easily than some ethnic groups that have been here for a long time? 357 00:19:42.120 --> 00:19:43.880 What is it about Hispanic politicians? 358 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:46.020 Is there something about the experience? 359 00:19:46.280 --> 00:19:52.640 Well, maybe it's maybe it's a happy medium between black and white. 360 00:19:52.880 --> 00:19:53.700 I don't know. 361 00:19:53.700 --> 00:19:57.920 All I know is that I've represented African-Americans. 362 00:19:59.180 --> 00:20:02.760 Right now I'm representing Italians and Hispanics. 363 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:06.200 Now I'm getting an opportunity to serve the Chinese community. 364 00:20:06.380 --> 00:20:06.740 The community. 365 00:20:07.320 --> 00:20:13.220 This community is the largest Chinese community in the city of Chicago, and I'm getting an opportunity to represent them. 366 00:20:13.640 --> 00:20:15.120 I feel very proud of that. 367 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:19.040 But more importantly, it's because I think we understand their problems. 368 00:20:19.120 --> 00:20:21.880 They're a large immigrant community, just like my community is. 369 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:27.620 They have a high they have a very high rate of people not turning out to vote. 370 00:20:27.840 --> 00:20:31.760 They have a large population that is not that are not citizens. 371 00:20:32.700 --> 00:20:34.700 They have a language problem. 372 00:20:35.020 --> 00:20:41.720 In many cases, the same way that we did our first our first language was not English in many occasions. 373 00:20:42.700 --> 00:20:50.000 So I think that because we understand the problems and we want to work with them, we were able to overcome a lot of barriers. 374 00:20:51.180 --> 00:20:56.000 You have a special thing for Chinese American families in your pocket. 375 00:20:57.880 --> 00:20:58.520 Sure. 376 00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:08.320 It happened to be the Chinese New Year last month, January, and it happens to be the Year of the Pig. 377 00:21:09.100 --> 00:21:11.280 And they have an annual procession annual parade. 378 00:21:11.760 --> 00:21:16.660 And so what I did was I ordered up some Chinese cookies with a fortune inside. 379 00:21:16.660 --> 00:21:21.400 And basically what it says, it says, elect Ambrosio Medrano Alderman of the 25th Ward. 380 00:21:23.560 --> 00:21:27.240 So, you know, we had a little ethnic touch to it. 381 00:21:27.320 --> 00:21:29.900 I mean, you know, I'm just like anything else. 382 00:21:30.360 --> 00:21:34.540 We try to we we don't shy away from our cultural past. 383 00:21:34.680 --> 00:21:36.740 And I don't expect anybody else to. 384 00:21:37.360 --> 00:21:45.980 And as a matter of fact, I think we would all be better off if we would all be better off if we began to understand each other's ethnicity and cultures. 385 00:21:48.340 --> 00:21:49.080 What's this? 386 00:21:50.980 --> 00:21:52.820 Oh, it's translated. 387 00:21:53.380 --> 00:21:53.900 Translated. 388 00:21:54.440 --> 00:21:55.340 It's a Chinese. 389 00:21:56.020 --> 00:21:57.060 That is. 390 00:21:57.080 --> 00:21:57.380 Come on. 391 00:21:57.720 --> 00:21:58.340 Come on. 392 00:21:58.380 --> 00:21:58.720 Come on. 393 00:21:59.120 --> 00:21:59.940 Mr. Wing. 394 00:22:00.260 --> 00:22:00.800 Mr. Wing. 395 00:22:01.120 --> 00:22:02.220 Hi, how are you? 396 00:22:02.320 --> 00:22:02.800 How's everything? 397 00:22:03.300 --> 00:22:05.660 Who happens to be my landlord. 398 00:22:05.780 --> 00:22:09.660 He had this translated that the office just opened, so we had the full number. 399 00:22:10.500 --> 00:22:12.920 It's basically an announcement just saying that we're open. 400 00:22:13.000 --> 00:22:13.940 We're open for business. 401 00:22:13.980 --> 00:22:14.340 Right. 402 00:22:14.340 --> 00:22:25.540 And we're here in between the Chinese and the Italian American Croatian community and that they can come here and, you know, come and see us for just about anything they need. 403 00:22:25.780 --> 00:22:30.680 It doesn't mean that we'll always come across, but we're going to do our best. 404 00:22:31.980 --> 00:22:36.060 You know, you spoke about the woman that we encountered who was 81 years old. 405 00:22:36.740 --> 00:22:37.800 I'll tell you what. 406 00:22:38.140 --> 00:22:41.940 Preaching captains of today are no longer just preaching captains. 407 00:22:41.940 --> 00:22:53.240 They have to have a little touch of being a social worker because, I mean, we could have been in that house for an hour easily if we had let ourselves be put in that predicament. 408 00:22:54.320 --> 00:22:54.900 And you know what? 409 00:22:54.900 --> 00:22:55.980 Sometimes that's all they want. 410 00:22:56.040 --> 00:23:00.220 They just want somebody to talk to, somebody to discuss their problem with. 411 00:23:00.300 --> 00:23:01.060 That's all they want. 412 00:23:01.580 --> 00:23:08.740 You'd be surprised that talking with that woman for the 10 or 15 minutes that we were in her house will probably give me another five or six votes. 413 00:23:08.820 --> 00:23:09.220 Why? 414 00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:18.000 Because she's going to say when she goes to church or when she steps out to the store and buys her groceries, oh, Alderman Medrano was by my house. 415 00:23:18.220 --> 00:23:21.020 And, you know, he took time out to listen to what I had to say. 416 00:23:21.540 --> 00:23:24.360 And he's helped me do this and he's helped me do that. 417 00:23:24.420 --> 00:23:27.920 And I've called his office and that's what it's all about. 418 00:23:28.620 --> 00:23:30.520 That's it right there. 419 00:23:35.120 --> 00:23:36.000 It's OK. 420 00:23:39.220 --> 00:23:48.980 I know it's a number of groups, but the dominant coalition in this election seems to be between the white ethnics who are part of the older machine and Hispanics. 421 00:23:49.260 --> 00:23:50.840 Can you explain to us what's going on? 422 00:23:51.780 --> 00:23:56.320 I think you'd have to give credit to that for the late Richard J. Daly. 423 00:23:56.780 --> 00:24:05.980 I think that a long time ago he realized that the Hispanic community was a very special one to him. 424 00:24:06.800 --> 00:24:10.000 The Daly name in the Hispanic community is very, very popular. 425 00:24:10.620 --> 00:24:21.420 His son, Richard M., has done his best to keep up that affiliation as he's done with other ethnic groups throughout this city. 426 00:24:21.980 --> 00:24:30.960 And again, I think it's because of that sensitivity that he's been able to build a coalition of different ethnic groups to support him in his re-elections. 427 00:24:36.780 --> 00:24:39.540 So I'm going to be out there probably.