tio hardiman says his decision was not made overnight.e was arrested accused of domestic battery against his wife. his wife later decided not to pursue the charges against him. hardiman says he knew he would be asked about the issue during his campaign. >> i knew that was going to,. i understand this. i was charged, not convicted. i did not wake up overnight to run for governor. i have been thinking about it for years. i had a couple things my background that i thought would bar me from running. now that my business is in the public, i'm running for government. -- governor. >> hardiman says he needs to raid -- raise three quarters of $1 million to get his campaign in gear. he says he wants to build a casino in chicago, resolve the state's pension crisis, and allow prison inmates to have intimate visits with their spouses. >> governor pat quinn went to lawley field to sign a new for pets. it targets so-called happiness -- puppy mills. quinn says the new law is aimed at protecting pets and their owners. >> we want to make sure that we do no

with me to help explain what is going on is tio hardiman, founders of ceasefire in chicago.et me ask you, what is going on in the city of chicago that we have to have kind of safe passage, you see these people in the yellow vests behind you here, escorting children to school in a place you would normally see in a place like baghdad. >> violence has become the norm. a lot of young people are lost when it comes down to dealing with conflicts, poor impulse control, peer pressure, the beat goes on every day. you have people getting shot in chicago every day. it's good to see that the mayor stepped up with the safe passage prom so the children can see people in the city of worried about their well being. there's a cowboy mentality in chicago, which means i got to get you before you get me. >> fire officials are part of this whole safe passage program. they've been called out to be out on the street with their equipment in order to create a larger government presence to make this a safer place for kids to go to school. it doesn't really work, does it? people have been shot in the