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North Lawndale studio disinfects to protect film crews By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

A film crew member working on a TV show filming at Cinespace Film Studios on the West Side has tested positive for coronavirus, public health officials confirmed. The worker was working on the set of the upcoming FOX show “NeXt,” which wrapped production of its first season last week at the studios, 2621 W. 15th Place. Despite fear of exposure to the highly contagious virus, Cinespace officials said the film studio will remain open and operational. They are disinfecting production offices and sound stages in wake of the news, they said. “FOX and the other tenants at our facility have confirmed that they took immediate action and began disinfecting their production offices and stages. In addition to our tenant’s efforts, last night, we brought in added cleaning crews to deep clean all common areas,” the statement said. Cinespace Chicago is the center of Chicago’s film industry where several other shows, including “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Med,” and “Empire” are filmed. Officials at the Chicago Department of Public Health are working with Cinespace shows to identify any individuals who came into contact with the sick employee. Some tenants renting sound stages have sent their crew members home for now. DePaul See CINESPACE on page 11

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OUT EARLY: Chicago Public Schools students walk on Harrison Street in Austin, near George Leland Elementary School, last week. On March 13, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that he was closing schools statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Austin, residents adjust to COVID-19 ‘Got to be careful, got to be prayerful,’ resident says

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business. I’ve been here since we opened this store in 1994.” “People are adjusting to it,” said former 29th Ward alderman Isaac “Ike” Carothers. “As long as Austin’s existed, people here have overcome challenges. For the first few days, it was hard to get paper towels and tissue. Now, they’re getting that. We’re getting used to not socializing. People are still reaching out to shake hands.” Government authorities and public health officials have endorsed social distancing in order to mitigate the spread

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West Side reacts from page 1 instituted a month-long ban of large crowds with more than 1,000 people and encouraged that events of at least 250 people be canceled. “We sanitize the touch screens and printers after each voter,” said Otha Montgomery, an election judge. “We’re trying to halt the spread of this virus.” The West Chicago Avenue Branch Public Library, 4856 W. Chicago Ave., had closed its doors to patrons on Sunday, but maintained a front room as an early voting center. “The Board of Elections sent us cleaning supplies and we practice frequent cleaning,” said Qiana Lenoir, a poll judge, as she waved a plastic-gloved hand. “Everyone’s using the sanitizer and voters bring their own gloves and masks.” “Got to be careful, got to be prayerful,” said a woman who only went by Pat. She had ventured out on Sunday to campaign for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx during a phone banking event at Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s North Avenue office. “We’re just taking precautions.”

Institutional adjustments Students across the West Side are adjusting to online learning after statewide

school closures that are expected to last at least until March 31. On March 15, Chicago Public Schools officials announced that they will provide meals to all students in need. “All CPS families will be able to pick up meals outside of their nearest CPS school beginning March 17, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday throughout the closure,” CPS officials said. The Greater Chicago Food Depository and Chicago and other food providers will support families affected by the closures at a list of locations available at: www. chicagosfoodbank.org/find-food/. City-run senior centers, including the Austin Satellite Senior Center, 5071 W. Congress Pkwy., and the West Central Regional Center, 2102 W. Ogden Ave., indefinitely suspended all group classes and activities. Seniors will still be able to apply for benefits and use the food pantry, but participants in meal programs will have to take their meals home. The COVID-19 pandemic has also affected West Side nonprofits. Austin’s BUILD Foundation announced on social media that it is shutting down its operations, including all of its regular programs, between March 16 and March 29. The North Lawndale Employment Network has shifted its job training programs to phone conferencing, offering phone card subsidies worth up to $50 and See COVID-19 on page 4

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The recent coronavirus pandemic is quickly changing everyday life in the United States, but what exactly is it? Where’d it come from? And why all of the hoopla? I’ve tried to get you some answers.

What’s coronavirus and how does it spread? According to the Pharma Technology Focus, a trade magazine for the pharmaceutical industry, China alerted the World Health Organization of the first cases of a mysterious infectious disease on Dec. 31, 2019, in Wuhan, a city in mainland China with a population of about 11 million people. On Jan. 7, Chinese officials identified the coronavirus — “a family of viruses including the common cold, SARS and MERS.” If you look at these viruses with high-powered microscopes, they resemble crowns. Corona is Latin for crown, hence the name. Officials temporarily named the virus 2019-nCoV. A virus named SARSCoV-2 causes coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 for short. Remember, the virus is not exactly the same as the disease it causes. “Most coronaviruses are harmless,” Dr. Bhanu Sud, an infectious disease specialist, recently told healthline.com. “They’ll usually cause mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold. Most people will get infected with these viruses at some point in their lives.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 “probably emerged from an animal source, but is now spreading from person to person.” Global health authorities suspect that the virus is spread primarily between people who are within roughly six feet of each other and through “respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. “It also may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.”

Why Wuhan, China? Remember SARS? Short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. That was a similarly viral respiratory illness that caused problems for the world in 2002 and 2003. As with the new coronavirus, that disease also originated in mainland China. According to Vox, an online news publication, “a lot of the viruses that make us sick actually originated in animals. Some of the viruses that cause the flu actually come from birds and pigs. HIV/AIDS comes from chimpanzees. The deadly ebola virus likely originates in bats. And in the case of the 2019 coronavirus, there’s some evidence it went from a bat to a pangolin [a scaly anteater] before infecting a human. “While viruses are very good at jumping between species, it’s rare for a deadly virus to make this journey all the way to humans. That’s because it would need all these hosts

Thinking about COVID-19

to encounter each other at some point.” But the market in Wuhan, China, where COVID-19 is said to have originated, is a wet market, where “live animals are slaughtered and sold for consumption.” Peter Li, an expert on animal trade in China, told Vox that he wasn’t surprised that the virus started in a wet market. “The cages are stacked one over another,” Li said. “Animals at the bottom are often soaked with all kinds of liquid — animal excrement, pus, blood — whatever the liquid they are receiving from the animals above.” So, that’s how a virus spreads from animal to animal. If the infected animal comes into “contact with, or is consumed by, a human, the virus can potentially infect them. And if the virus then spreads to other humans, it causes an outbreak.” There are many wet markets all over Africa, China and South America, but China’s wet markets are unique, because they contain exotic animals from all over the globe, Vox explains.

rates due to various reasons (i.e., high poverty rates, less advanced medical systems, etc.) — there is general consensus among authorities that COVID-19 is much more fatal than the seasonal flu. “The mortality for seasonal flu is 0.1 percent,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, during a recent cable news interview. “The mortality for this [COVID-19] about 2, 2.5 percent. It’s probably lower than that; it’s probably closer to 1 [percent]. But even if its 1 [percent], it’s 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu.” “Further, a greater proportion of people who are becoming ill now are seriously sick. According to some estimates, 10 percent to 20 percent of those who are infected may require hospitalization,” Carroll writes. “In a metropolitan setting, if enough people become infected, the numbers who may need significant care will easily overwhelm our capacity to provide it.” Another difference between COVID-19 and the seasonal flu is that there is no vaccine and no specific antiviral treatment for the former. In addition, there isn’t enough testing being done in the United States in order to give authorities a good estimate of how many cases actually exist. So, it’s very likely that the number of COVID-19 cases is much higher. After all, people can harbor the virus without exhibiting any symptoms and spread it to high-risk people like senior citizens. Testing is incredibly important. Knowing who has COVID-19 and taking the steps to distance those patients from people who aren’t ill is how, for instance, South Korea “flattened its curve,” or slowed COVID-19’s exponential growth, getting to a point where the country’s health system can manage the virus. “If you look at the curves of outbreaks, they go big peaks, and then come down. What we need to do is flatten that down,” Fauci told statnews.com. “That would have less people infected. That would ultimately have less deaths. You do that by trying to interfere with the natural flow of the outbreak.” “The ideal goal in fighting an epidemic or pandemic is to completely halt the spread,” according to a New York Times report. “But merely slowing it — mitigation — is critical. This reduces the number of cases that are

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Still, what’s the big deal? Aren’t people overreacting? Some people have commented that lots of people get sick with the seasonal flu each year and we’ve never panicked the way we’re panicking now. This seems like a reasonable observation. Besides, the CDC has estimated that from Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020, there have been between 35 million and 51 million cases of flu illness in the United States. Among those, between 370,000 and 670,000 have required hospitalization and between 22,000 and 55,000 flu cases were fatal in this country. As of March 15, there were just 162,600 confirmed coronavirus cases and roughly 5,800 deaths, according to an NBC News report that cites data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, there were 3,224 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 61 coronavirus-related fatalities, as of March 15, NBC reports. But Aaron E. Carroll, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine and a New York Times health blogger, explains that comparing the novel coronavirus with the flu is misleading. That flu data is “spread out over eight months or more,” he said. COVID-19 cases, however, are increasing exponentially. That means that the cases are increasing very, very quickly in a short period of time and the pace of increase is currently beyond our ability to control. And while many public health authorities grapple with pinning down a precise fatality rate for COVID-19 — considering that different countries have different fatality

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What’s with social distancing? You may think politicians like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker are crazy for ordering bars and restaurants closed, or limiting crowd sizes, but many health authorities will tell you that the best way to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent our health care system from being overwhelmed with cases is by practicing what’s called “social distancing.” Social distancing is just the practice of encouraging people “to avoid public gatherings, to stay home more often and to keep their distance from others,” the Washington Post reports. “If people are less mobile and interact with each other less, the virus has fewer opportunities to spread.” And the only realistic way to ensure that we’re actually distancing ourselves from one another on a systemic basis is by the government making us do it, many experts say. People’s very lives likely depend on it.

Do facial masks work? You may have likely seen people walking around with facial masks in order to protect themselves from getting COVID-19. Dr Shunmay Yeung from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, told the BBC recently that while people think the masks are protecting them from the virus, “the virus is not floating around in the air, so [the mask is] not protecting me against anything because it’s not there. It’s probably going to be on my hand.” The World Health Organization explains that you should only wear a mask if you’re healthy and are taking care of someone infected with COVID-19; if you’re coughing or sneezing; and if you’re using it and disposing it properly. “Masks are effective only when used in combination with frequent hand-cleaning with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water,” WHO explains. In short, Yeung explains, “if you’re not close to people, they’re not coughing and sneezing on you, then a face mask isn’t necessary.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

participants. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Homan Square has closed its photo exhibition early, but as of March 14, it hadn’t made any moves to cancel workshops. Bonni McKeown, Igor Studenkov and Michael Romain contributed to this story. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Photographer takes fresh look at Austin Sasha Phyars-Burgess captures community’s depth, breadth of experience By SUZANNE McBRIDE AustinTalks

When Sasha Phyars-Burgess began taking photos in Austin, she didn’t know exactly what to expect. The photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, took her time getting to know Chicago’s West Side, well aware that “black people are not monolithic.” She also came to the realization that “a state of a neighborhood doesn’t always tell you who is living there.” Phyas-Burgess said she once painted Austin with one broad brush but has learned, for instance, not

everyone is low income, some residents are middle class; and many have lived there a long time, while others are new residents. “People live full lives, lives full of full moments … People in Austin are just that – people,” Phyas-Burgess told more than 30 people who gathered recently at the Oak Park Public Library to see her photos and learn about the months-long project. Phyas-Burgess discussed her work “UNTITLED,” a photographic exploration of race, class and space in Austin, which was supported by a short-term summer fellowship from the Black Metropolis Research Consortium. The project captures the ongoing effects of the dramatic changes Austin experienced starting in the late 1960s due to white flight, redlining and economic disinvestment. Phyas-Burgess noted Chicago’s West Side has long been neglected, both politically and developmentally. “I’ve learned a lot about myself and about

African American people in particular since I’ve been here,” she said. Who do we keep out? Who do we keep in? Those were questions Phyas-Burgess asked herself throughout her time in Austin. And these are questions she continually asks herself as a black person, as a first generation college graduate, as someone living in Chicago, as an American. “This is really the story of African American people – perpetually in, perpetually out,” she said, later adding: “How does race and class affect who we even speak to?” Phyas-Burgess said it really comes down to how we see one another when we meet on the street. White flight in Austin and other neighborhoods began when sharing space with “the other” became too much, she noted, adding that exclusion and profit too often go hand in hand. “The conditions we see today aren’t natural … they’re man made,” she said,

adding that images – no matter how they’re presented – stay with you, which is why Phyas-Burgess tries to be intentional about the images she is creating. “You see so many images every day, but what are the messages of those images?” Phyas-Burgess, now a visiting artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is careful about how she represents Austin, because “context is everything.” Too often, “we get ideas about people that don’t have anything do to with their lives,” which is why she strives to depict people with care. “I’m still learning to be an outsider and an insider (in) the same breath,” she said – and making sure not to assume anything. She recounted visiting one of the library branches in Austin to attend one of their story times; the librarians were excited to see Phyas-Burgess because so few people go to story time at that location, yet the same event is always packed at the Oak

Park Library. Why is that? She was told that because it’s hard for young people to physically get to the Austin library; there’s a need for bus service. One attendee noted without that information about transportation being a barrier, the assumption might have wrongly been made that black parents don’t care about their children. Another woman who attended the Feb. 24th talk said moving to Austin a few years back has been an adjustment for her.

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Residents have to leave the community for events like this photography discussion, Vanessa Stokes noted, and to even go to the grocery store. “It’s upsetting because of all the disinvestment, but at the same time, I’ve never had (so many experiences with) more open and honest people,” Stokes said. If she needs something, she calls her neighbor – something she’s never had before, including in Lakeview where she grew up. “That to me, really makes the West Side very special,” Stokes said, adding that it’s unfortunate there aren’t more Austin residents coming together because “there are spaces where we can be together – in Austin.” Sasha Phyars-Burgess

UNTITLED: The photography of Sasha Phyars-Burgess, a visiting artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, depicts an Austin that is multilayered and complex.

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West Side women launch ‘Stop Taking Our Girls’ campaign After years of unsolved murders, West Side Health authority calls on officials to prioritize loss of Black lives

By PASCAL SABINO

Roberta Logwood, one of the organizers behind the Stop Taking Our Girls campaign, said the Last April, the FBI and Chicago extensive backlog of cases awaiting Police teamed up to create a task force DNA testing is a huge problem. to investigate possible links between “If they find a body… they have to the deaths of more than 50 women in wait for months before they can get a Chicago — most of whom were Black. sample of the DNA to even determine But as another year passes without who this person is,” Logwood said. answers, neighborhood leaders in one “So we may actually have people community hit hard by the string of that’s missing that are actually found unsolved murders has launched a already, but the families don’t know it campaign to put pressure on city and yet because the DNA is delayed.” county officials to take these cases Guglielmi said it is no secret that more seriously. the city has a greater demand for DNA The Stop Taking Our Girls campaign testing than it can manage, in part was launched by the Austin-based because the city government doesn’t Westside Health Authority to call have the ability to process DNA on its upon the Chicago Police Department own, so it relies on the state. He said and State’s Attorney’s office to in some cases, it can take upwards prioritize the loss of Black women’s of a year to verify DNA evidence, lives to kidnapping, gangs, domestic depending on the circumstances. violence, human trafficking and “If we had the resources to develop Provided murder. a lab for Chicago, we would,” he The campaign also aims to DEMANDING JUSTICE: Victims of unsolved murders, left to right, top to bottom: Hazel Lewis, Gwendosaid. “That’s hundreds of millions of empower women in the community lyn Williams, Diamond Turner, Margaret Gomez, Reo Renee Hollyfield and Theresa Bunn. dollars.” to protect themselves and each other But James Coleman, community by raising awareness and promoting wellness director for Westside Health The majority of the murder victims who disappeared or were murdered were street outreach to make the neighborhood were Black women, with the oldest 58 and involved in sex work “probably by force,” Authority, said that means the state and city safe for Black women. the youngest 18, according to the Murder making the women more vulnerable to need to seek out this funding. “As far back as slavery, Black women have Accountability Project. Their bodies have violence and harder to track down. “They prioritize their resources,” never got the proper respect or due when it been found throughout the city but mostly Coleman said. “So they haven’t prioritized He disputed claims that the department comes to what people care about,” said Rosie on the South and West sides, largely in was not prioritizing these murders and the funding to do DNA testing, not just for Dawson of the Westside Health Authority, abandoned buildings or outside in alleys, disappearances, saying that any case missing girls but with everything else.” who is leading the campaign. “Black women garbage cans and vacant lots. In the coming months, the Stop Taking involving violent crime, murder or a missing are always being marginalized in every Our Girls Campaign will hold a series of According to police spokesman Anthony person are a top priority for Chicago Police, form. … We just feel like some of the elected Guglielmi, CPD created a dedicated task regardless of where in the city the crime public meetings to build awareness and officials and the police are not putting as force of detectives to find the people takes place. get community support in solving the cold much effort into [stopping] this.” responsible for the murders. But so far, the In 2017 the U.S. Department of Justice cases. This is the latest effort to draw attention task force hasn’t uncovered any evidence released a scathing report about police The group also plans to offer self-defense to a series of deaths dating back to 2001. In to suggest any link or pattern between the misconduct in Chicago, resulting in a court- lessons and empower South and West side all 51 cases, the women were strangled. deaths. ordered consent decree. A part of the report residents to speak up when they see things The Murder Accountability Project, “There is just to be clear, there is no highlighted the city’s very low murder happening on their blocks. which uses data to investigate possible links evidence that we can point to that there is an clearance rate of 29 percent, less than “We’re hoping to put the red light on the between unsolved crimes, released a report orchestrated movement to kidnap women in half the national average. Guglielmi said city and the police force so they can know on the Chicago deaths last year. They found Chicago. 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Amara Enyia still mired in labor dispute Her campaign still owes money to 24 workers as labor complaint drags on By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

According to Chicago Tonight, the address belonged to Enyia’s sister. According to the campaign’s most recent quarterly report, which was submitted on March 2, as of Dec. 31, 2019, it had $5,296.22. The campaign workers didn’t respond to e-mail requests for comment. Attorney Stephen Yokich, who provided legal representation for them, did not respond to repeated phone calls and e-mails seeking comment. In a recent statement, Eniya claimed that she didn’t become aware of any issues until after the campaign ended and blamed the situation on Gray and Ferrell assigning staffers hours “despite lacking the budget on hand to pay for them.” She also claimed

A year after Amara Enyia lost the first round of the Chicago mayoral election on Feb. 26, she is still no closer to paying back 24 campaign employees she allegedly owes money to. Enyia said that she’s still waiting for the labor grievance that is still making its way through the Illinois Department of Labor to play out. On July 30, 2019, a group of 24 former staffers filed a labor grievance against her campaign, alleging that they were owed $56,825 of unpaid wages, overtime pay, minimum wage violations and unreimbursed expenses. At the time, Eniya said that she was trying her best to raise the money to pay the employees what they were owed. But since then, her campaign committee’s finances have been at a standstill. According to the last few quarterly reports, no money has been raised and none of the money that was already there has been spent. In a statement provided to Austin Weekly News, Eniya claimed that the labor department was still trying to sort out how much money she owes. The Illinois Department of Labor didn’t respond to a request for Provided comment by deadline. In their complaint, the campaign CAMPAIGN ISSUES: Amara Enyia says that she's workers accused Enyia, campaign abiding by whatever the decision the labor departmanager Joshua Gray, field director Marcus Ferrell, operations director ment makes about a grievance 24 workers filed Pilar Audain-Reed and campaign against her campaign last year. treasurer Deanna Grant of “failure to disperse wages and overtime to 24 junior that she hasn’t made any payment, because level staffers, the failure to reimburse for the Illinois Department of Labor is still promised expenses,” giving them paychecks investigating the grievances. “The situation is complicated because of that were bounced for being “fictitious and insufficient,” and not telling the staff the the investigation by the Illinois Department of Labor against the campaign manager campaign wouldn’t be able to pay them. They also allege that, although the and field manager that could hold them campaign originally promised to pay them personally liable for the funds owed,” Eniya by March 15, Enyia and her senior staff stated. “It also has to sort out exactly how instead “continued to engage in a pattern of much is owed. The discrepancy between what they budgeted for the final phase of the deflection, minimization and neglect.” According to state election records, on campaign and the hours the staff reportedly Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, the Enyia campaign paid worked are miles apart.” In her statement, Eniya insisted that she’s a total of $4,686.25 to four employees, but no committed to abiding by whatever decision one else had been paid as of March 8. And the labor department makes “so we can get between Jan. 1 and March 31, paychecks for several separate employees were sent to the this situation resolved as soon as possible.” same address: 728 S. Oakley Ave., floor two. CONTACT: igorst@hotmail.com

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or years there have been billboards placed high above the streets, as well as ads playing on the radio, talking about emergency preparedness for Illinois. Those ads caught my attention because I always wondered what catastrophe that would have us needing it. Little did I imagine a virus that went from animals to humans, originating in China, would be the cause. Coronavirus has made the entire world pay attention. Primarily because viruses that affect animals normally don’t impact humans. But when said virus makes the transition from animals to humans, our immune system is ill-equipped to recognize the danger and fight it off. Now that the threat of a pandemic has hit, how many people are prepared for it? As I write this column, schools are closing, casinos have closed, bars and restaurants are closing. The two-week shutdown is designed to limit the amount of exposure to the virus as a means of controlling it. But will it work? That remains to be seen. All of these closings will be a double whammy for the black community. Those who can least afford it can’t take two weeks off the job without devastating their finances. At the same time, a deadly disease is even more devastating if a person contracts it. So the goal of government is to keep us within the confines of our houses for several weeks to allow the incubation period to come and go with the fewest people being exposed to it. How many households are prepared with enough food to last several weeks? These staples should be in the pantry cabinet of every household: Rice, dried beans, canned

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fruits and vegetables, flour, sugar, salt, pepper and several other spices. Other than fresh milk, eggs and bread, I have always kept enough food to last my family at least two months should something happen. A deep freezer has always been a necessity. A food vacuum sealer is also a must have. Because the coronavirus can move between animals and humans, I am calling upon the mayor and aldermen to begin an initiative to get every alley clean and a ticketing process to make sure it’s maintained that way. It makes no sense to have so much garbage lying about the streets of this city, thrown there by irresponsible humans. The deadliness of the coronavirus cannot be underestimated and while everybody’s attention is on it, the message can more easily be communicated. If restaurants are shutting down, the city also needs to shut down permanently the unlicensed sidewalk food vendors. That is another unhealthy situation to which the city has turned a blind eye. Those individuals have no sanitation at all, yet they serve food that some thoughtlessly and readily run to eat. That could be another epidemic in the making. The coronavirus shutdown should also be aimed at certain locations where folks like to hang out. Two weeks of not standing on the corner outside the liquor store, gas stations, fast food restaurants, etc. can hopefully become a permanent change. Over the next couple of weeks, I will continue to expound upon my observations during this crisis. Let us all hope and pray that a positive outcome is going to be the reality.

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TV shows stop filming due to COVID-19 outbreak Majority of Cinespace shows, including ‘Empire,’‘Chicago Fire,’‘Chicago Med,’ halt filming

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NORTH LAWNDALE — Just days after a senior member of the production crew for an upcoming TV show filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studio tested positive for coronavirus, film executives are putting the brakes on many of the shows filmed in Chicago. In a statement released Thursday night, NBC announced it was pausing several of its shows currently in production, including all three Dick Wolf dramas, “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” and “Chicago P.D.” The hiatus on production follows warnings by public health officials to practice social distancing by avoiding groups, working from home and canceling events. “The safety and health of our cast, crew and employees is our top priority. Where possible, we are pausing production for two weeks as a precautionary measure, following which we will reassess and determine an

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CHANGE OF PLANS: The TV show “Chicago Fire,” along with several others, has halted production due to the COVID-19 outbreak. appropriate start date. In some cases, we are accelerating plans to wrap up physical production,” NBC said in a statement. Since the three shows were just episodes

away from completing their seasons, the network said it was working with showrunners to assess whether the production would be wrapped until next

season. Sources on the set indicated that “Chicago PD” had already wrapped, while “Chicago Med” would wrap Saturday. Upcoming NBC show “Ordinary Joe” is also paused for a month, according to crew members. Other shows produced at Cinespace including “Fargo” are set to halt production for two weeks according to crew members. Fox TV show “Empire” was nearing the completion of its final episode of the entire series, but production on the show is being halted, a crew member said. Production on “Empire” is set to wrap next week, leaving production crew uncertain as to whether the show will finish filming its series finale. According to a representative for Cinespace, the studio’s production offices will remain open for the time being. Cinespace is leaving it up to the individual tenants to decide whether to continue filming, but more film networks are expected to follow suit and halt production. CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchi.org

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from page 1 University, which uses a studio there to train students, has canceled classes at the studio until Wednesday, even though DePaul’s classes did not share common areas with crew members working on “NeXt.” “In the interest of taking preventive measures, Cinespace, including DePaul’s facilities, are undergoing a deep cleaning,” DePaul spokeswoman Carol Hughes said. “Faculty members will be in touch with students to let them know of any changes in class schedules and locations.” According to a crew member working on “Empire,” several productions share common spaces with the crew of “NeXt,” including “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” and “Chicago P.D.” Those employees are the most worried about the virus, she said. “It makes us all worried because we use communal bathrooms, and people go between offices to talk. That’s what makes this nerve-wracking. How are we going to protect ourselves?” she said. The studios have been proactive, the worker said, raising awareness about prevention for weeks by putting up posters and encouraging hand-washing. Employees feeling sick have been told to stay home from work. Although Cinespace will remain open for now, some people who work at the film studios are afraid the virus will spread. “That’s just sad news. … it creates this obsession,” one woman working at the film studios said. She was sent home early from

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TAKING PRECAUTIONS: Cinespace will remain open, but many tenants have stopped production. The Independent Film Alliance, also based at Cinespace, recommended that all workers follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for preventing COVID-19. her job after learning of the new case. “We don’t know when the next person can get it.” The Independent Film Alliance, also based at Cinespace, recommended all workers follow the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines for preventing the disease. “We are monitoring the situation closely,” said Angie Gaffney, executive director of Independent Film Alliance Chicago. “As of right now, our offices and workspace remain open and fully operational.” Just blocks away from CineSpace, Sinai Health System has been ramping up its efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus

on the West Side. The hospital plans to launch a new webpage accessible through the sinai. org site that will direct community members to information on what coronavirus is as well as instructional videos on how best to prevent it. “As the coronavirus situation plays out, we want to be a resource to members of the community, to provide answers and mitigate some of the panic that some folks feel,” said the hospital’s spokesman Dan Regan. “The major message that we want to get out to people is that the best thing that people can do is take preventative actions.”

At a Tuesday press conference responding to the spread of the virus, public health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady recommended that Chicagoans continue to follow common-sense preventative measures to control the spread of the disease, like washing hands and avoiding touching the face, and also recommended that individuals avoid large gatherings. “This is about thinking ahead, doing what you can to have the things in place to allow you to be healthy, avoiding these large gatherings,” she said. CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchi.org

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Wash your hands! Every day, we hear additional statistics about more people who have been infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCorV), which causes the respiratory disease now called COVID-2019. We hear of U.S. colleges telling students to go home and not return after spring break. We hear of large meetings and conventions being cancelled. On Monday, Italy placed its 60 million residents under lockdown, as the number of cases of COVID-19 throughout the country continues to rise. Many people are worried and wonder what to do, and question what will happen in the future. Beside worries about how the health of people will be affected, there are worries how this will affect businesses, workers and the economy. Some facts that we know so far, according to the CDC (please visit www.cdc.gov/ COVID19 for up-to-date information): The virus that causes COVID-19 probably emerged from an animal source, but is now spreading from person to person. Part of the problem with this virus is that people may not feel sick or have any symptoms but still are contagious and could spread the virus even before they get very sick. The virus is thought to spread mainly between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) through respiratory droplets produced

when an infected person coughs or sneezes. People with COVID-19 have had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of: 1) fever, 2) cough and 3) shortness of breath. Some people can have severe complications such as pneumonia in both lungs, but there is no specific treatment yet. How can we protect ourselves? Most importantly, let’s listen to our public health officials for advice as this all changes and evolves rapidly. But, we can protect ourselves by avoiding close contact with people who are sick; avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands; and wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol, if soap and water are not available. If you are sick, stay at home and call your

doctor or clinic about what you should do. Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw the tissue in the trash. At the very least, cough into your elbow. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. More tests for novel coronavirus will becoming available, so it is hoped that clinics, hospitals and doctor’s office will be able to test for the novel coronavirus just like they are able to test for the flu. But, call your doctor first to see if the test is available, and where you should go to get a test. And, put on a facemask before you enter any facility to decrease the chance that others would be infected. If you become very sick and must call 911, let them know that you suspect you might have been exposed to the novel coronavirus and wear a facemask, if possible, before the ambulance comes. It is difficult to know what will happen

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next. We have to take precautions and make preparations, but we have to balance this with the needs for everyday life. Preparation is key, but how do we manage the information overload, especially for children and teenagers? According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Focus on supporting children by encouraging them to ask questions and helping them understand the current situation. Talk about their feelings and validate these. Clarify misinformation or misunderstandings about how the virus is spread. Provide comfort and a bit of extra patience. Teenagers’ response to the reports may look like symptoms of anxiety or depression: apathy, agitation, sleep/ appetite disturbance, intrusive thoughts, isolating from peers and loved ones, and avoiding/cutting school. It is recommended that parents respond with patience, tolerance, and reassurance. Encourage teens to continue with their routines, limit media exposure, and talk about what they have seen or heard, including at school.

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to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-090824. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-090824 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 7420 TJSC#: 39-8200 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are

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BACKED-CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EC2 Plaintiff, -v.TANYANYIKA JONES A/K/A TANYANYIKA D JONES, A/K/A TANYANYIKA JAMISON, DARREN L JONES A/K/A DARREN JONES Defendants 12 CH 11486 1308 NORTH WALLER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1308 NORTH WALLER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-221-0330000 The real estate is improved with a three story single family home with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency

(driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 9321 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 11486 TJSC#: 40-1324 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any

lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 383228. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 383228 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 19 CH 10271 TJSC#: 39-8103 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 19 CH 10271 I3142260

SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs. JONATHAN ASHTON GOODEN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; CAROLYN FIELDS; Defendants, 18 CH 13046 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-16-211-069-0000. Commonly known as 4851 West Quincy Street, Chicago, IL 60644. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-032074 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3147792

real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-07356 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 13964 TJSC#: 40-1359 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2019 CH 13964 I3148251

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER OF THE CWABS, INC ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-15; Plaintiff, vs. ROGER WASHINGTON AKA ROGER L. WASHINGTON; LANISE WASHINGTON; CITY OF CHICAGO A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 15707 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-22-228-013-0000. Commonly known as 1539 S KEDVALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 17-17249 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3146341 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET

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