[♪♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> YOU CAN'T PURCHASE A GUN, YOU CAN'T PURCHASE AMMUNITION.

>> ILLINOIS HAS STRICT GUN LAWS BUT ADVOCATES SAY THE STATE COULD DO MORE.

>> THE CANDIDATES FOR COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR FACE OFF IN A CANDIDATE FORUM.

>> THE SIX CANDIDATES TO CHALLENGE MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IS ALSO THE YOUNGEST IN THE RACE.

COMMUNITY ACTIVIST JAMAL GREEN JOINS US.

>> ILLINOIS IS EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS HEAR HOW PROFESSIONALS ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS.

>> PARTS OF COUNTRY AREA SAW TEMPERATURES REACHING 100° HEAT INDEXES WERE HIGHER.

WE EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS.

AND EXPLORING THE ARTWORKS OF ALL CEZANNE WITH THE CURATORS OF THE SUMMER SHOW AT THE ART INSTITUTE.

FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> AFTER A NIGHT OF INTENSE STORMS CHICAGO'S WEATHER IS NOT LETTING UP.

TODAY IT'S THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.

A HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING.

THE PREDICTED TEMPERATURES ARE DANGEROUSLY HOT WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 106 AND 110.

THERE ARE COOLING CENTER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY AND LIBRARIES AND PARK SERVICE ALSO SERVE AS COOLING CENTERS.

WE WILL HEAR MORE THE INDEX LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

>> CATERPILLAR IS MOVING FROM DEERFIELD TO IRVING, TEXAS.

THEY ARE LEAVING ILLINOIS AFTER CALLING IT HOME FOR A CENTURY.

THIS IS THE SECOND FORTUNE 500 HEADQUARTERS TO LEAVE THE STATE IN MORE THAN A MONTH FOLLOWING BOEING'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE C.E.O.

SAID IN A STATEMENT QUOTE... >> AND YOU WILL SPOT A NEW FLAG OUTSIDE COOK COUNTY BUILDINGS THE FLAG ADVISORY PANEL APPROVED A NEW DESIGN CALLED "I WILL" AND SUBMITTED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DREW DUFFY.

THE BOARD RECEIVED 300 ADMISSIONS SOME HAND DRAWN AND SOME DIGITAL.

THE PREVIOUS FLAG WAS ADOPTED IN 1961.

COMMISSIONERS SAY THE OLD FLAG THEY HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE FOR ITS TIME BUT THE NEW ONE BRINGS THE COUNTY INTO THE MODERN AGE.

>> UP NEXT AS ACTION ON FEDERAL GUN LAWS RAMPS UP A LOOK AT STATE FIREARMS MEASURES RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> A BREAKTHROUGH BIPARTISAN GUN PACKAGE GETS A BOOST WITH A TENTATIVE BACKING OF U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCHELL DAVIS McCONNELL.

LEGISLATORS ARE FOCUSED ON FIREARMS MEASURES.

AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH MORE.

>> BRANDIS, ILLINOIS OFTEN GETS MENTIONED IN NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GUN LAWS.

RIGHT AFTER THAT SCHOOL SHOOTING IN UVALDE, TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT POINTED TO GUN CRIME IN CHICAGO DESPITE RELATIVELY STRONG GUN LAWS IN ILLINOIS AS A SIGN THAT THEY DON'T WORK.

NOW, CRITICS DISPUTE THAT CHARGE SAYING IT'S GUN FLOWING IN FROM NEIGHBORING STATES THAT HAVE WEAKER LAWS THAT NEUTRALIZE ILLINOIS' EFFORTS.

BUT IN THE WAKE OF HIGH PROFILE MASS SHOOTINGS AS WELL AS SURGING IN CRIME, WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE IS GETTING ATTENTION.

SO ILLINOIS DOES HAVE SOME GUN CONTROL LAWS ON THE BOOKS.

IT IS AMONG THE STATE'S RED FLAG THAT GUNS CAN BE TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SOMEBODY IF A COURT DEEMS THEM DANGEROUS.

ALSO IF THE STATE WAS LAST TO ALLOW FOR CONCEALED CARRY.

A LICENSE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A GUN IN PUBLIC.

AND ALL GUN OWNERS IN ILLINOIS NEED TO HAVE A FOID FIRE OWNERS IDENTIFICATION CARD.

ALL THAT LED THE GRIFF FORWARD'S LAW CENTER FOR GUN CONTROL TO BRING ILLINOIS A'S IN TERMS OF STRENGTH OF GUN LAWS.

STILL, ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS SAY THEY COULD DO MORE TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING BALLISTIC TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS MICRO STAMPING.

ILLINOIS LAW BANS A SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS, THE GUNS WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS BUT WHAT IF THERE IS NO GUN AT A CRIME SCENE?

MICRO STAMPING MARKS THE BULLETS.

>> MICRO STAMPING WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A CODE AN ALPHA KNEW MERRICK CODE ON THE FIRING PIN SO WHEN A BULLET IS DISCHARGED AND THE GUN IS FIRED IT WOULD BE IMPRINTED ON THE SHELL CASING.

AND YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO TRACE THAT CODE IMPRINTED ON THE SHELL CASING BACK TO THE FIREARM WITHOUT ACTUALLY RECOVERING THE FIREARM.

THE SERIAL, MAKE, MODEL AND THE FIRST PURCHASER OF THAT GUN WOULD BE DATA AT THE DISPOSAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> NEW YORK ACTUALLY JUST PASSED A MICRO STAMPING LAW.

THOUGH DOUBTERS SAY IT'S NO MAGIC BULLET IF YOU WILL, QUESTIONING IF THE ENGRAVINGS WOULD WEAR OFF AND WHO WOULD CONTROL THE DATABASE.

IT'S STALLED IN SPRINGFIELD.

REPRESENTATIVE LaSHAWN FORD HIS PLAN DEALING WITH BULLETS WILL GET A POSITIVE RECEPTION WHEN THE LEGISLATURE RECONVENES.

HE WANTS TO POSE A LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE WHOSE FOID CARDS HAVE BEEN REVOKED TO STILL BUY AMMUNITION.

>> JUST SIMPLY SAYS THAT IF YOU CAN'T PURCHASE A GUN, YOU CAN'T PURCHASE AMMUNITION.

IF YOU CAN'T POSSESS A GUN, YOU CAN'T POSSESS AMMUNITION.

AND IF YOUR FOID CARD IS REVOKED THEN YOU CAN'T GO INTO A GUN SHOP TO PURCHASE AMMUNITION.

WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW THAT TO CONTINUE?

BECAUSE IF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BUY AMMUNITION THAT MEANS THAT THEY HAVE GUNS SOMEWHERE TO USE THAT AMMUNITION FOR.

>> AND THEY ARE AMONG THE LEGISLATORS THAT FAVOR ILLINOIS REQUIRING FINGERPRINTS AS PART OF BACKGROUND CHECKS WHEN FOLKS APPLY TO HAVE A GUN PERMIT.

BUT RECENT ATTEMPTS TO REQUIRE THAT HAVE FAILED.

ILLINOIS ENCOURAGES IT OFFERS AN INCENTIVE FINGERPRINTS AND GET SPEEDIER PROCESSING FOR THE GUN PERMITS.

A BACKLOG THAT HAD REALLY GOTTEN BIG IS NOW DOWN.

THE GUN OWNERS COMPLAIN THAT THE STATE IS TOO SLOW PROCESSING FOIDS AND FORD SAYS THAT HAS TO CHANGE.

>> FIXING FOID IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IN ILLINOIS.

YOU KNOW WE NEED TO EITHER LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE COULD GIVE OF GET RID OF IT OR WE NEED TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S CAUSING A PROBLEM.

>> REPUBLICANS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR HAVE LIKEWISE BEEN CRITICAL OF FOID AND CALLED FOR ITS ELIMINATION.

AND GUN CONTROL IN ILLINOIS IS NOT STRICTLY PARTISAN.

DEMOCRATS CONTROL ALL OF STATE GOVERNMENT BUT DESPITE THOSE ATTEMPTS COULD NOT PASS MANDATORY FINGERPRINTING.

THAT IS WHY KATHLEEN WILLIS SAYS SHE DOUBTS THAT SOMETHING LIKE A GUN REGISTRY COULD PASS EASTERN THOUGH SHE THINK IT IS SHOULD AND COULD HELP.

>> WE HAVE CARS REGISTERED AND WHY CAN'T WE REGISTER GUNS?

THE BIG FEAR IS ALWAYS FROM THE GUN LOBBY THAT THIS IS BIG BROTHER STEPPING IN TOO MUCH.

BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE A LAWFUL GUN OWNER, WE DON'T CARE HOW MANY GUNS YOU OWN.

WHY ARE YOU AFRAID TO REPORT THAT?

>> SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS THAT MOST GUNS USED IN CRIMES WERE ILLEGALLY OBTAINED BUT SHE SAYS THEY WERE INITIALLY PURCHASED LEGALLY.

WILLIS IS SPONSOR OF A LAW THAT WAS DEFINED FRIDAY THAT REQUIRES THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON GUN STORAGE.

>> TRYING TO GET GUN OWNERS TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF CHILDREN GETTING AHOLD OF GUNS AND HAVING TRAGEDIES HAPPEN IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD.

WHETHER IT'S TODDLERS OR ADOLESCENTS.

IF THOSE GUNS ARE SAFELY SECURED, THAT WAY THE GUN OWNER WILL BE WHAT THEY NEED IT FOR AND WE CAN KEEP THEM OUT OF THE HANDS AND AVOID TRAGEDIES IN THE HOME.

>> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GUN CONTROL MEASURES BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT WOULD GO THE OTHER DIRECTION AND RESTRICT GUNS, DO AWAY WITH AND REPEAL THE FOID PROCESS.

BUT THOSE HAVE HAD MORE TROUBLE ADVANCING IN SPRINGFIELD.

AND BRANDIS THAT IS NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE ANYTIME SOON.

BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND NOW TO PARIS WITH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR.

>> THANK YOU.

THERE IS A HEATED PRIMARY FOR COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR AND THAT IS A POST THAT ASSESSES THE VALUE OF THE COUNTY'S NEARLY TWO MILLION PROPERTIES THUS DETERMINING WHAT LEVEL OF PROPERTY TAXES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS PAY.

FRITZ KAEGI TOOK OVER AFTER DEFEATING JOE BERRIOS.

FRITZ KAEGI'S CHALLENGER WATER METROPOLITIAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT KARI STEELE SAYS CRAIGGY HAS NOT FIXED THE SYSTEM.

JOINING US ARE KARI STEELE FROM THE METROPOLITIAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT BOARD AND A CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE ASSESSING OFFICER.

AND FRITZ KAEGI THE CURRENT COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR WHO WAS ELECTED IN 2018.

WELCOME BOTH OF YOU.

I WILL START WITH YOU FRITZ KAEGI YOU INHERITED ASYSTEM THAT STUDIES CONCLUDED IT WAS BROKEN IT PUNISHED LOWER POORER HOMEOWNERS, OFTEN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AT THE EXPENSE OF WEALTHIER PROPERTY OWNERS AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS.

HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED THE SYSTEM?

>> WE MOVED THE SYSTEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO MAKE IT ETHICAL, TRANSPARENT AND FAIR.

LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER IN CHICAGO HAD THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS FALL.

THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN THE NORTH SUBURBS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE AND MANY SOUTH SUBURBS IN HARVEY, AND MARKHAM AND DIXMOOR.

AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE MADE SURE THE BIGGEST BUILDINGS WERE NOT SO UNDER VALUED THEY PAID THEIR FAIR SHARE AND THAT REDUCED THE BURDENS ON HOMEOWNERS AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME WITH THE REASSESSMENT OF CHICAGO.

HOMEOWNERS SHARE IS GOING DOWN 9 PERCENTAGE POINTS BECAUSE THE BUILDINGS LIKE TRUMP TOWER AND THE WILLIS TOWER ARE BEING FAIRLY VALUED IN LINE WITH THE MARKET AND THAT IS KEEPING MORE OF HALF A BILLION IF THE STAYING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HOMEOWNERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES RATHER THAN HAVING TO PICK UP THE BILL FOR THE BUILDING OWNERS DOWNTOWN.

>> COMMISSIONER STEELE IS THE SYSTEM FAIRER THAN IT WAS UNDER JOE BERRIOS?

>> NO, IT IS NOT MORE EQUITABLE AND WE'RE NOT SEEING THE TRANSPARENCY AND EQUITY THAT WE DESERVE TO SEE.

ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT THE CURRENT ASSESSOR HAS NOT MADE HOUSE AGO FORWARDABLE FOR ALL HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

I WOULD NOT ASSESS ANYONE OUT OF THEIR HOUSE OR APARTMENT.

HE FAILED TO REALIZE WHILE INCREASING ASSESSED VALUES ON APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOR AN AVERAGE OF 74% HE'S MAKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNLIVABLE FOR 40% OF COOK COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS.

40% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN COOK COUNTY RENT AND 50% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO RENT.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG FAMILIES JUST TRYING TO SAVE TO PURCHASE A HOME.

NOW THEIR RENT INCREASED.

AND HE IS KEEPING FAMILIES AWAY FROM COOK COUNTY FAMILIES FOR RENTER AWAY FROM ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> I WILL HAVE YOU RESPOND TO THAT.

HAVE YOUR ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS HURT RENTERS AND LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

BECAUSE THE REASON IS WE GOT PASSED THE BILL THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL THAT WILL INCREASE THE RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS TIED TO INCOMES RATHER THAN MARKET RATES.

AND FRANKLY, WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST DISPARITY IN OUR PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM IT WAS UNDER VALUATION OF THE BIGGEST COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES INCLUDING THOSE BIG APARTMENT BUILDINGS BY MORE THAN 50%.

THAT BURDEN WAS TRANSFERRED ON TO HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS WHO LIVE OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

SMALL LANDLORDS HAD TO PICK UP THE BURDEN FOR THE BIG BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DID.

AND BY THE WAY WHEN YOU MAKE THE BIG APARTMENT BUILDINGS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE DOWNTOWN THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE THE RENT ANYONE ELSE DRAWN OUT THERE TO RENT AN APARTMENT KNOWS IF YOU ELIMINATED THEIR PROPERTY TAX IT WOULD NOT CHANGE HOW MUCH RENT THEY CHARGE PEOPLE.

WE ARE PROUD WHAT WE'VE DONE AND THAT IS WHY THE TRIBUNE AND THE DAILY HERALD AND CONGRESS ARE ENDORSING ME.

>> COMMISSIONER STEELE WOULD THAT MEAN SHIFTING THE BURDEN BACK TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AS IT HAD BEEN UNDER JOE BERRIOS AS OPPOSED TO THE BIGGER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES?

>> NO, ABSOLUTELY, NOT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO RENT IN COOK COUNTY.

BUT ALSO WE DO REALIZE THE DELICATE BALANCING ACT BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND HOMEOWNERS.

BUT ASSESSMENTS HAVE TO BE FAIR AND EQUAL ACROSS THE BOARD.

THEY HAVE TO BE ACCURATE AND RIGHT NOW, THE ASSESSOR IS NOT ESTABLISHING FAIR AND ACCURATE ASSESSMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD.

HE IS NOT APPLYING THE PROPER EXEMPTIONS WE'RE GETTING TAX BILLS LATE.

THE ASSESSOR IS NOT DOING THE JOB THAT THE COOK COUNTY TAXPAYERS HAVE ELECTED HIM TO DO.

>> ASSESSOR INDICATIONGY, A LOT KAAGE SOME ASSESSMENT VTS GONE UP 300% ARE YOU PUTTING THE COUNTY AT RISK OF LOSING THE BUSINESSES?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS THE BUILDINGS WERE UNDER VALUED.

THE GOLD STANDARD SHOWED THAT IN CHICAGO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WERE UNDER VALUED BY 50%.

IT MAKES SENSE THEIR ASSESSMENTS WOULD GO UP AND THE COVID AND WE'RE SEEING A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT.

WE SAW THE FIRST ONLY THE SECOND BILLION DOLLAR TRANSACTION IN THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO THIS YEAR WITH THE HEADLINES OF CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS ARE FILLED WITH HEADLINES ABOUT ROBUST ACTIVITY IN APARTMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER AREAS OF ACTIVITY.

AND WHEN YOU UNDER VALUE THOSE BUILDINGS ARE YOU PUTTING -- GIVING THE BILLS TO HOMEOWNERS TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND IT'S NO SURPRISE MY COMPETITOR IS SAYING THIS BECAUSE SHE IS BEING FUNDED BY THE BIGGEST LAND LORD GROUPS DOWNTOWN AND FRONTING FOR THEIR INTERESTS TAKING DONATIONS.

AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GO BACK TO THE SYSTEM OF FAVORITISM THAT FAVORED THE GHTSES AT THE EXPENSE OF HOMEOWNERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> YOU HAVE RECEIVED A MILLION DOLLARS FROM A PACT ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING TRADE UNIONS AND 25,000 FROM THE BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO.

SHOULD VOTERS BE SKEPTICAL THAT YOU WILL BE BEHOLDENT TO THOSE INTERESTS?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT THEY SHOULD NOT BE SKEPTICAL.

I AM ONE NOT A SELF FUNDED MILLIONAIRE THAT CAN GIVE MYSELF OVER $2 MILLION TO FINANCE A CAMPAIGN.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT ONE, I HAVE A VARIETY OF SUPPORTERS THAT ARE VERY DIVERSE IN AGE, RACE, ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, WE HAVE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT SUPPORT ME, LABOR UNIONS SUPPORT ME AND BUSINESS OWNERS SUPPORT ME.

ONE THING THEY HAVE IN COMMON THEY SEE THE MISMANAGEMENT IN THE COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

THEY LOVE COOK COUNTY AND THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING IN.

EVERYONE IS GIVING WHAT THEY CAN.

AND AS FAR AS THE LARGE DONATION FROM LABOR, I'M PROUD TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF HARD-WORKING, MEN AND WOMEN THAT BUILD THE BUILDINGS IN THE CITY AND THEY ARE BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS I WANT TO BE THE VOICE AT THE TABLE FOR HARD-WORKING EVERYDAY FAMILIES THAT NEED STABILITY TO PLAN THE FINANCES.

AND FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES WE KNOW THEY DESERVE PREDICTABILITY.

AND FRITZ KAEGI WITH YOU ASSESSING SMALL BUSINESSES AT OVER 200% THE ASSESSED VALUE RIGHT NOW DURING A PANDEMIC, YOU ARE DESTROYING THE ECONOMIC ANCHORS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU ARE LOWERING OUR TAX BASE.

AND WE NEED OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO THRIVE.

I WILL BE THE TYPE OF ASSESSOR THAT THINKS ABOUT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE DECISIONS I'M MAKING AND KEEP THE EVERYDAY HARD-WORKING FAMILY IN MIND AND KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN MIND.

>> ASSESSOR ARE YOU ASSESSING SMALL BUSINESSES 200% HIGHER THAN THEY HAD BEEN?

>> THERE IS NO DATA THAT INDICATES THAT.

YOU CAN LOOK AT ANY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A SMALL BUSINESSES WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE ON AVERAGE UP 200%.

THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES THAT ARE UP BY THAT MUCH BUT SOME OF THE PROPERTIES ARE ONES GETTING HUGE REDUCTIONS FOR VACANCY THAT MY OPPONENT WANTS TO BRING BACK AND REINSTATE.

AND MY OPPONENT SHE BASICALLY SELF FUNDED HERSELF SO SHE COULD TAKE THE GIANT DONATIONS FROM PACTS THAT REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF THESE BIG BUILDING OWNERS WHO DO NOT REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

THESE ARE THE GROUPS WHO TRIED TO FUND A GROUP CALLED RENEW COOK COUNTY THAT CLAIMED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF SMALL BUSINESSES BUT THAT WAS SECRETLY ACCORDING TO THE TRIBUNE BEING FUNDED BY BIG BUILDING OWNERS.

THIS IS THE CONTRAST IN THE RACE.

OUR WORK IS REDUCING BURDENS ON SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE THE BIG BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN ARE CARRYING MORE OF THE BURDEN.

>> YOU MENTIONED COVID RELIEF YOUR OFFICE DEVISED A METHOD TO CUT RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENTS BASE TH ON WHAT YOU PROJECTED UNEMPLOYMENT WOULD BE DUE TO COVID.

YET, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES INCREASED IN VALUES.

IT SHIFTED MORE OF THAT BURDEN ON TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND IT SEEMED TO DISPROPORTIONATELY BENEFIT WEALTHIER AREAS.

WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM OF COVID RELIEF?

>> ACTUALLY, PARIS, THERE'S SOMETHING NOT TRUE THERE.

WE REDUCED BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EFFECTS OF COVID AND WE DID NOT DO IT ON UNEMPLOYMENT BUT MARKET DATA OUT THERE.

WE REDUCED HOMEOWNERS SHARE OF THE BURDEN BY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT THAT WENT TO EVERY HOMEOWNER.

EVERY OWNER BENEFITED FROM GETTING THE REDUCTIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES DID ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE AND THE SOUTHWEST SIDE AND AREAS WHERE DATA SHOWED ASSESSMENTS WERE TOO HIGH.

AND THE QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE INSTEAD?

WOULD YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING IN THE FACE OF COVID?

WOULD YOU DO A FLAT UNIFORM REDUCTION?

THE BEST THING IS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAD MORE UNEMPLOYMENT HAD LARGER RESIDENTIAL REDUCTIONS AND LESS UNEMPLOYMENT HAD SMALLER REDUCTIONS.

AND THE DATA AND 0 OUR WEBSITE, AND THEN DATA AND COVID, IT'S ALL PUBLISHED THERE AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN MAY 2020.

IT WAS NOT OUR JOB TO PREDICT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE HOUSING MARKET BUT IT WAS A MORE ACCURATE PICTURE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO WHEN COVID HIT EARLY RATHER THAN DOING NOTHING WHICH HURT EVERYONE.

>> COMMISSIONER STEELE UNDER JOE BERRIOS THERE WAS OPAQUENESS HOW ASSESSMENTS WERE CALCULATED.

UNDER FRITZ KAEGI IT IS ON HIS WEBSITE.

HOW WOULD YOU CALCULATE THE ASSESSMENT?

WHAT ARE THING THAT WOULD GO INTO YOUR ASSESSMENT?

>> EVEN WITH THE FORMULAS LISTED ON THE ASSESSOR'S WEBSITE, IT IS NOT LISTED SO THAT THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER OR AVERAGE CITIZEN UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS GOING ON.

I WILL MAKE FORMULAS AND DATA SIMPLIFIED ON THE WEBSITE SO PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND IT.

FRITZ KAEGI'S WEBSITE IS FULL OF FALSE TRANSPARENCY WHEREAS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.

I WILL HAVE GENUINE TRANSPARENCY AND EXPLAIN TO GO TO EVERYONE.

>> WHAT GOES INTO THE FORMULA?

>> WE DON'T HAVE A FORMULA BECAUSE FRITZ KAEGI WILL NOT ASK THE FOIA REQUEST.

>> TO YOUR FORMULA?

>> MY FORMULA WOULD BE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IS FAIR AND ACCURATE AND REFLECTS THE MARKET.

AND THE PROPER EXEMPTION.

THE TAX RATE EQUALS THE LEVY OVER THE ASSESSMENT.

I WOULD MAKE SURE MY PART OF THE FORMULA THE ASSESSED VALUE IS ACCURATE AND IS MADE VALUABLE TO THE PUBLIC SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON.

I WOULD SPRAIN IT TO THE TAXPAYER -- EXPLAIN IT TO THE TAXPAYERS WHEN THEY COME IN MY OFFICE.

THERE WILL BE NO MYSTERY WHERE NO ONE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE EQUITY IS QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE WE SEE AREAS THAT RECEIVED UP TO $2,000 AND AREAS IN CHATHAM THAT RECEIVED OWE $200.

FRITZ KAEGI IS FULL OF MYSTERY MATH.

THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY HE LACKS TRANSPARENCY AND I WILL MAKE SURE I HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY TO EXPLAIN FORMULAS TO THE CONSTITUENTS.

>> FRITZ KAEGI IN THE SIMPLEST TERMS WHAT GOES INTO YOUR FORMULA FOR ASSESSING THE PROPERTIES?

>> WE USE TRANSING ACTIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS AND LOOK WHERE THE HOMES ARE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

THAT OUR ASSESSMENTS ARE BETTER AND MORE TRANSPARENT.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICERS.

THEY LOOKED AT OUR ASSESSMENTS THE FIRST ROUND WE SENT OUT IN 2019 AND PRONOUNCED THEM TO BE WITHIN INDUSTRY STANCE ARD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MEMORY FOR THE HISTORY OF OUR OFFICE WHY THE TRIBUNE ENDORSED US AND THE DAILY HERALD ENDORSED AND OUR PEERS ARE WORKING WITH US ON BEHALF OF MORE DATA TRANSPARENCY AND GET ACCESS TO THE DATABASE.

ALL THE AUTHORITIES AND CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS LOOKED AT OUR REASSESSMENT OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY MORE TRANSPARENT THAN ANY OTHER OFFICE IN AMERICA HOW WE DO THIS AND THE MATH SOMETIMES IS COMPLEX BUT IT GETS A BETTER RESULT AND GETTING MORE ACCURACY.

>> AND COMMISSIONER STEELE I HAVE TO BRING UP YOUR HUSBAND MAZE JACKSON HE HAS A RADIO SHOW AND MADE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS A LOBBYIST FOR OMNI GROUP.

WILL YOUR HUSBAND CONTINUE TO LOBBY ANY AGENCY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY ON BEHALF OF REAL ESTATE INTERESTS IF YOU ARE ASSESSOR?

>> MY HUSBAND ONE HAS NEVER LOBBIED THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE WILL NOT LOBBY THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND NEVER LOBBIED WHERE I WORK.

THAT IS NOT IN HIS AREA OF EXPERTISE TO LOBBY IN THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM.

BASICALLY, WOULD FOLLOW THE EXECUTIVE ORDINANCE THAT IS IN PLACE THAT PROHIBITS ANY FAMILY MEMBER OF THE ASSESSORS OR THEIR STAFF FROM LOBBYING OR SEEKING OFFICIAL ACTION OF I WOULD RECUSE MYSELF FROM ANYTHING AAPPEARED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

AND TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER THAN WHAT THE CURRENT ASSESSOR HAS DONE AND HIRE A FULL-TIME CHIEF ETHICS OFFICER THAT WOULD HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE AND BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS AND I WILL MAKE THOSE REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

RIGHT NOW THAT POSITION HAS NOT FULL-TIME AND THEY DON'T SUBMIT REPORTS TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

I DO THE SAME THING THAT WATER METROPOLITIAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT WE ESTABLISHED OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL IN OUR 130-YEAR HISTORY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY.

ALSO THE CURRENT ASSESSOR HE CLAIMS TO BE TRANSPARENT, BUT DOES NOT ANSWER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ASK REQUESTS.

THE CURRENT ASSESSOR IS BREAKING THE LAW BY NOT ANSWERING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS THERE ARE 2800 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS UNANSWERED FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE ASKING FOR THEIR QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED ABOUT THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

AND THEY ARE GOING UNANSWERED.

THAT IS NOT FAIR.

THAT IS NOT THE TRANSPARENCY AND REFORM THAT WAS PROMISED TO THE RESIDENTS OF COOK COUNTY.

>> ASSESSOR, YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?

ARE THESE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS GOING UNANSWERED?

>> I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE FIRST PART THERE IS A DISTURBING ANSWER BY COMMISSIONER STEELE.

THE PROBLEM IS NOT COMMISSIONER SOMEONE IS LOBBYING THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OR NOT, THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU'RE TAKING MONEY IN YOUR PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT FROM REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS BY WHATEVER THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THAT IS FAR WORSE THAN UNDER JOE BERRIOS YOU WOULD BE TAKING MONEY INTO YOUR PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT FROM THE PEOPLE YOU ARE ASSESSING AND YOU CAN CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT IT IS UNETHICAL AND ASTOUNDING THAT YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN.

ON THE FOIA, THE CRAIN'S ARTICLE SAYS WE'RE ANSWERING FOIA REQUESTS WITHIN THREE DAYS WITHIN THE LEGAL GUIDELINE OF FIVE DAYS WE HAVE IMPROVED FROM WHERE THE OFFICE WAS BEFORE UNDER BERRIOS AND WHY PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY LIKE THE TRIBUNE AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND GOOD GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENDORSING US.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT US TO GO BACK TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND GIVING FAVORS TO THE BUILDING OWNERS.

THAT IS WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THIS RACE.

AND I THINK IT COULDN'T BE EVIDENT MORE IN THE ANSWER THAT COMMISSIONER STEELE GAVE.

>> I HAVE TO BRING UP COMMENTS YOUR HUSBAND MADE ON HIS RADIO SHOW THAT DREW REBUKE FROM LATINO THEY WERE SEEN AS RACIST AND COMMENTS ANTISEMITIC.

YOU HAVE APOLOGIZED FOR THEM.

IS THIS A LIABILITY FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN?

>> I HAVE APOLOGIZED FOR ANY HATEFUL STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE ON THE MORNING SHOW THAT HAVE HURT ANY RACE, COLOR, CREED, GROUP, LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

I DO NOT SUPPORT HATEFUL LANGUAGE.

I REBUKE ANY HATEFUL LANGUAGE.

I'VE HAD A TALK WITH MY HUSBAND ABOUT THIS AND HE HAS PLEDGED TO DO BETTER AND HE WILL ALSO THINK ABOUT THE WORDS THAT HE USES THAT MIGHT AFFECT MARGINALIZED GROUPS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT I, MYSELF, HAVE 10 YEARS OF I HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH AN UNBLEMISHED RECORD AND I'VE LED MY AGENCY, ORGANIZATION AND OFFICE ON INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY.

AT METROPOLITIAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF STEPS TO SHOW OUR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS PROUDLY AND I LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE REFLECT ON THAT WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE RACE.

>> I WANT TO ASK ONE POLICY QUESTION TO BOTH OF YOU QUICKLY.

AS YOU KNOW COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE ASSESSED AT TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES THE RATE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

WOULD YOU PUSH FOR A LAW THAT WOULD MAKE IT UNIFORM?

>> I WOULD NOT.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ASSESS BY MARKET VALUES THAT -- IN OUR OFFICE AND THEN COOK COUNTY BOARD TO DECIDE WHAT RATE THESE SHOULD BE CONVERTED.

IF WE CHANGE THAT WE'LL PUT THE BURDENS ON TO OHM OWNERS.

>> SHOULD THE LAW CHANGE THAT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ARE ASSESSED AT THE SAME LEVEL?

>> I WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY BOARD AND MY CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND BE A VOICE AT THE TABLE FOR WHAT THEY WANT.

I BELIEVE WE SHOULD ALL WORK TOGETHER AND DECIDE WHAT IS BEST TO FIX THE BROKEN PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM I WILL BE A VOICE FOR EVERYONE AND WORK AS A CONSENSUS BUILDER WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL MAKING THE BEST DECISION FOR COOK COUNTY.

>> OUR THANKS TO KARI STEELE AND FRITZ KAEGI FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR 2022 VOTER GUIDE TO HEAR MORE FROM THE CANDIDATES AND OTHERS WHY THEY WANT YOUR VOTE.

IT'S ALL AT... >> AND WE'RE BACK WITH MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IN JUST A MOMENT.

FIRST A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR UP COMING CANDIDATE FORUMS...

STILL TO COME HEAR FROM THE LATEST CANDIDATE TO JOIN A CROWDED FIELD FOR MAYOR.

JAMAL GREEN.

TODAY WAS HOT AND HOTTER THE HEAT INDEX WE EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS AND WHY IN MATTERS.

A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND HOW LEADERS ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS.

>> AND COLOR, FORM AND SPACE CREATE HARMONY IN THE PAINTINGS OF SES AN FEATURED IN THE SHOW AT THE ART INSTITUTE.

FIRST, SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES... >> SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER.

AND ON THE FINAL DAY OF CLASSES FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TODAY, MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT SAID SHE IS GOING TO FIGHT TO KEEP CLASSES IN-PERSON FOR THE FALL.

>> I'M GOING TO CONTINUE FRANKLY TO FIGHT LIKE HELL TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL.

OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

WE HAVE INVESTED OVER $100 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IS TRUE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS.

CLASSROOM BY CLASSROOM.

TO GIVE PARENTS THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY CAN SEND THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOLS.

>> THE CHICAGO TEACHERS' UNION SAYS C.P.S.

MUST BARGAIN FOR A COVID SAFETY AGREEMENT FOR THE FALL AND MAINTAINING THE MITIGATIONS IN PLACE.

LIGHTFOOT DID NOT SAY IF SHE PLANS TO NEGOTIATE A GOOD DEAL BUT THEY ARE IN CONSTANT CONTACT.

>> A FIFTH STARBUCKS UNIONIZED THE BUCKTOWN LOCATION WHEREWITHALLERS VOTED 15-1 IN FAVOR OF UNIONIZING.

ORGANIZERS SAY THIS VOTE WITH ANOTHER IN ST. LOUIS BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 150 UNIONIZED STARBUCKS LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.

IT COMES A WEEK AFTER WORKERS AT THE HYDE PARK LOCATION VOTED TO UNIONIZE.

AND LIONS ARE ON THE LOOSE IN CHICAGO.

DON'T WORRY THEY WILL NOT MAKE IT FAR WITHOUT THE HELP OF A CRANE.

THE LION STATUTES WERE REMOVED TODAY FOR PRESERVATION WORK.

THEY WERE TAKEN OFFSITE TO UNDERGO STEAM CLEANING AND THE APPLICATION OF A PROTECTIVE WAX COATING.

THE INSTITUTE DID NOT SPECIFY WHEN THE LIONS WILL RETURN.

>> ANOTHER CRITIC OF MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IS JOINING A CROWDED FIELD.

VYING FOR HER JOB.

ACTIVIST JAMAL GREEN WAS A LONG SO THE IN THE 2019 RACE AND HE EXITED THE FIELD BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

TODAY HE IS MAKING IT OFFICIAL THAT HE WANTS THE JOB ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF CITY HALL AND JAMAL GREEN JOINS US NOW.

WELCOME BACK TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

>> YOU'VE RUN FOR MAYOR BEFORE.

WHY DO YOU STILL WANT THIS JOB?

>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION T COMES WITH A LOT.

I JUST KNOW RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A HURRY FOR CHANGE IN THIS CITY.

THIS IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHERE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE CITY ARE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET OUT.

FOLKS ARE MOVING OUT AT AN ALARMING RATE.

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING SHOT.

AND KILLED EVERYDAY.

THIS CITY IS IN HUGE DISARRAY AND WE NEED SOMEONE, A LEADER WHO UNDERSTANDS THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS AND HOW TO BRING FORTH TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS IN A MASS WAY SO THAT WE CAN CHANGE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.

I'M MAKING THE SACRIFICE.

OF COURSE THERE'S MANY OTHER THINGS THAT I COULD BE DOING WITH MY LIFE.

BUT I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITY.

I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT MY KIDS AND WANT MY KIDS TO BE ABLE TO RAISE A FAMILY IN THE CITY THAT I'M WILLING TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE TO PUT MYSELF OUT THERE AND RUN FOR MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

AND THAT IS WHAT I'M DOING.

>> YOU HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT OVER HER HANDLING OF THE CITY'S VIOLENCE IN PARTICULAR.

YOUR CAMPAIGN LAUNCH VIDEO PROMISES TO CUT GUN VIOLENCE IN HALF.

WHICH IS A TALL ORDER.

WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY FOR THAT?

>> WELL, I WILL RELEASE A FOUR-STRATEGY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOW TO DO THAT.

IT TIES IN THE THINGS THAT I TALK ABOUT.

WE ARE GOING TO REPOPULATE THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREATE 10,000 NEW HOMEOWNERS USING A SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE BOND AND PUT DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE WILL DO THAT IN A MASS WAY WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND MOVED OUT OF THE STATE, MOVED TO THE SUBURBS.

WE'RE GOING TO BETTER OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND MAKE IT TO WHERE THERE'S HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION ALL ACROSS THE CITY FOR KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD IN EVERY ZIP CODE.

WE HAVE TO START DEVELOPING EARLY SO WE ARE NOT BREEDING ANOTHER GENERATION OF FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE HOPE AND TRYING TO FIND AN OUTLET AN ALTERNATIVE.

WE ARE GOING TO DO SO MANY THINGS WITH ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH WE WILL BRING WELLNESS CENTERS IT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT PSYCHIATRISTS ABOUT GETTING WELL.

I LIKE TO CALL THEM HEALING HOUSES ACROSS THE CITY.

WE HAVE TO MODERNIZE CITY GOVERNMENT AND WE HAVE TO SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ACCELERATE OUR EFFORTS.

WE ARE THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD AND WE STILL HAVE A LEAD CRISIS FOR GOD SAKE'S THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE NEED TO DO.

>> AND WE KNOW YOU OPPOSE THE CASINO IN THE WORKS FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

WHAT WOULD YOUR PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ESCALATING PENSION BILLS BE?

>> WELL, I THINK THAT THIS CASINO HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT THOROUGHLY.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS THEY PROPOSED IT'S NOWHERE CLOSE TO ANY CASINO IN THE COUNTRY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT DREAM THEY HAVE.

AND IT SHOULD BE HELD UNTIL THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION.

WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A NEW GENERATION OF TAXPAYERS WHICH IS WHY THE HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVE IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO THAT WE CAN BRING IN MORE REVENUE AND WE GOT MANY OTHER IDEAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH THROUGHOUT THIS CAMPAIGN TO SHOW YOU HOW WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVE A $28 BILLION ENTERPRISE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO MONEY BEING SPENT BUT IT'S NOT BEING SPENT CORRECTLY.

MAKING SURE THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT IS RUNNING EFFICIENTLY AND THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO AS MAYOR.

>> WE KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT VOLUME.

AND HOUSING AND YOU TOOK ON CHASE BANK PROTESTING FOR THEM FOR NOT INVESTING IN BRACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES BEING BANNED FROM THE PROPERTY.

HOW DO YOU TAKE ON BIG BUSINESSES AS AA MAYOR VERSUS AN ACTIVIST?

>> GOOD QUESTION.

I HAVE BEEN A SERIAL INVESTOR IN MANY YEARS BUILDING SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES.

I'VE BEEN IN REAL ESTATE FOR YEARS AS WELL.

I WILL BE FRANK WITH ALL OF THE FOLKS IN THIS WORLD.

TO LET THEM KNOW BUSINESS CAN BE GREAT BUT YOU MUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT BY OUR CITIZENS.

THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE LARGEST BANK IN THE WORLD WAS LENDING TO BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES 1.9% OF THE TIME WHEN THEY CONTROL THE MAJORITY OF THE MARKET.

WE ARE GOING TO HOLD FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE AND THE FOLKS IN THE BUSINESSES WHO CARE ABOUT OUR CITY AND CARE ABOUT THE PROGRESS WILL BELIEVE IN ME AND WORK WITH ME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CREATE BETTER COMMUNITIES SO IT'S SAFER FOR THEIR BUSINESSES AND THEY MAKE MORE MONEY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

IT WILL BE IN EVERYONE'S INTEREST.

>> IF ELECTED YOU WOULD BE THE YOUNGEST MAYOR AT 27 YEARS OLD TODAY.

HOW DO YOU MAKE THE CASE THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE FOR THIS JOB?

>> WELL, I WILL MAKE THE CASE BY SHOWING MY RECORD.

FOLK ALSO TALK ABOUT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF AGE.

LET ME TELL YOU THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE.

THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE IS I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I SUFFER THE MOST.

I AM IN THE GENERATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING A LOT OF THE CRAZY STUFF YOU SEE EACH DAY.

I UNDERSTAND THEM.

I'VE LIVED THROUGH THEIR PROBLEMS.

I WAS A TROUBLED KID BUT I TURNED MY LIFE AROUND AND BECAME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.

BECAME A PERSON THAT LOVED POLITICS TO HELP CHANGE THE COMMUNITY.

THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE MAKES ME UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO LEAD THIS CITY.

IN ANY OTHER EXPERIENCE WHETHER YOU HAVE BEEN IN POLITICAL OFFICE OR C.E.O.

OF THIS AND THAT IT HAS SHOWN THAT HAS NOT WORKED BECAUSE WE'VE HAD EVERYONE WITH THE FANCY TITLES.

I'VE DONE THE WORK WITHOUT THE FANCY TITLE AND THAT IS THE PERSON THAT NEEDS THE JOB.

>> YOU HAD ENFORCED MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT TWO OTHER CANDIDATES IN THE RACE DID THE SAME THING THEY ENERS TO DORSED HER AND NOW THEY ARE RUNNING.

IN 30 SECONDS WHO DO YOU THINK THIS SAYS ABOUT HER APPROACH?

>> WE ALL BELIEVE WE HAD HOPED SHE COULD BE DIFFERENT THAN THE REST.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE AT A TIME WHERE WE NEED A LEADER IS WHO IS A COLLABORATOR WHO IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY TO GET STUFF DONE.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANYTHING ELSE BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD THE ISSUES THE SOLUTIONS IN A MASS WAY AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T THINK THAT CAN HAPPEN UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION.

>> JAMAL GREEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE A MAN ON THE MOVE AND THE NEWEST CANDIDATE IN THE RACE FOR CHICAGO MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

>> AND NOW TO PARIS FOR A LOOK AT TODAY'S EXTREME HEAT.

PARIS?

>> EXTREME IS RIGHT.

AS SOME PARTS OF THE CHICAGO AREA SAW TEMPERATURES HIT 100 YE AND THE HEAT INDEX IS HIGHER THAN THAT.

110 WERE° AT MIDWAY AIRPORT.

THAT BEGS THE QUESTION: WHAT EXACTLY IS THE HEAT INDEX?

WTTW NEWS REPORTER PATTY WETLI JOINING NOW TO EXPLAIN.

WHAT IS THE HEAT INDEX?

>> WELL, YOU WILL SOMETIMES HEAR IT AS LIKE REAL FEEL.

AND IF YOU ARE WONDERING HOW DO THEY ARRIVE AT REAL FEEL, THEY TAKE THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE AND THEY ALSO FACTOR IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE DEW POINT AND HOW MUCH MOISTURE THE AIR HAS RELATIVE TO WHAT IT CAN HOLD.

YOU PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND THAT GIVES YOU THE HEAT INDEX.

SO IT REALLY YOU NEED THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY THAT'S WHEN YOU GET INTO HEAT INDEX ISSUES OF 10, 15, 20° ABOVE WHAT THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE IS.

HOW IT FEELS TO US IN OUR BODY.

>> AND WHY IS THAT AN IMPORTANT MEASUREMENT?

BECAUSE YOU HEAR METEOROLOGISTS TALKING ABOUT THE REAL FEEL OR THE HEAT INDEX?

>> RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S WHAT OUR BODIES ARE FEELING.

AND PER PETITIONRATION CANNOT EVAPORATE AND WHEN YOU GET INTO THE HIGH DANGEROUS EXCESSIVE HEAT INDEXES 105, 11 O.

115, THAT IS WHEN HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE COME INTO PLAY AND YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN CHICAGO IN 95.

A LOT OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE HEAT INDEX.

AND THE HUMIDITY ON TOP OF HOT TEMPERATURES.

WHICH WEREN'T NECESSARILY RECORD-HIGHS.

THERE HAVE BEEN HOTTER SUMMERS.

BUT YOU PACK ON AND TACK ON THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR THOSE HIGHER NUMBERS WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?

AND CHECKING IN ON VULNERABLE FOLKS.

IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CAUTIONARY NUMBER FOR US TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

>> SPEAKING OF WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?

I'M JUMPING IN THE LAKE.

PATTY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANKS, PARIS.

>> AND YOU CAN READ PATTY'S STORY ON WTTW.COM/NEWS.

>> UP NEXT ILLINOIS' FACING A MENTAL HEALTH WORKER SHORTAGE WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THAT RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> COVID HAS WORSENED WHAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERS SAY WAS ALREADY A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.

ILLINOIS HAS 13.8 BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FOR EVERY 10,000 RESIDENTS IN COMPARISON TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 21.4.

LAWMAKERS RECENTLY PASSED A BILL MEANT TO ADDRESS THIS SHORTAGE AND IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR RETIRED PROFESSIONALS TO RETURN TO THE FIELD.

PROVIDES TAX INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND CREATES ACCESS TO STATE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY PROVIDERS.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THIS SHORTAGE AND MORE ARE JUDD DE LOS, C.E.O.

OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND Dr. GUPTA, VICE-CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRY AT RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> JUDD, GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW BAD THE SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IS IN ILLINOIS?

>> YES, AS YOU MENTIONED PRIOR TO THE COVID PANDEMIC WE WERE SUFFERING GREATLY FROM A SHORTAGE OF WORKERS.

AND SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC.

WE HAVE SEEN LOSSES UNPRECEDENTED IN THE FIELD IN THE COMMUNITY-BASED SYSTEM.

WORKERS ARE FLEEING BECAUSE OF OVERWORK, BURN-OUT, DEALING WITH COVID.

THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER COMPENSATION ARE AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE DUE TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WE'RE GOING TO SEE A CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO REIMBURSEMENT AND THUS THE ABILITY TO PAY A FAIR WAGE TO THOSE WORKERS.

>> AND Dr. GUPTA WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SHORTAGE WE'RE SEEING IN ILLINOIS?

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE HEALERS OR THE THERAPISTS ARE BURNING OUT THEMSELVES.

AND THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CREATE STRATEGIES WHERE WE CAN TAKE BETTER CARE OF OUR PROVIDERS WHO ALSO ARE PART OF THE POPULATION THAT HAS HAD A 25% INCREASE IN THE PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY WORLDWIDE.

PROVIDERS ARE PART OF THAT POPULATION.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE REALLY COGNIZANT ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR THERAPISTS.

>> JUDD, YOU PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN WRITING THE LEGISLATION WHICH WERE THE ROADBLOCKS THUS FAR IN ADDRESSING THIS SHORTAGE IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE?

>> WELL, I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST WAS AN INVESTMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE.

GOVERNOR PRITZKER MADE THAT PART OF HIS MISSION AND CERTAINLY FOLLOWED THROUGH.

WE DID SEE AN INCREDIBLE INCREASE NOT IN THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION BUT IN THE BUDGET, 47% INCREASE IN AIC DIDDION REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

SO I THINK THAT WAS THE BIGGEST INITIAL ROADBLOCK.

AS FAR AS GETTING THIS LEGISLATION PASSED, WE DEALT WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES IN TERMS OF TRYING TO COME UP WITH MEASURES THAT WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF PROVIDERS COMMUNITY-BASED, HOSPITAL BASED PROVIDERS AND GIVE THEM THE FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE WHAT THOSE INDIVIDUAL THERAPISTS COUNSELORS, CLINICIANS, NEEDED TO ADDRESS AS Dr. GUPTA MENTIONED THE OVERWHELMING BURN-OUT THEY ARE FACING AS WELL.

>> JUDD, PREDICTIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT BY 2025 THE SHORTAGE WILL BE WORSE.

HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THIS PACKAGE OF MEASURES IS GOING TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT MONTH?

>> WELL, I THINK IT STARTS WITH THE MEASURES THAT WERE PASSED BUT THERE IS A LARGER ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE AND IT BEGINS WITH THE STIGMA THAT IS ATTACHED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION.

AND THE INABILITY TO RECRUIT BECAUSE THE GENERAL PUBLIC STUDENTS ET CETERA STILL HAVE A SENSE THAT THAT IS A TABOO SUBJECT.

AND SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED THAT OPEN UP THE MARKET AND OPEN UP THE IDENTITY OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION BEING A COMMON UNFORTUNATELY DISEASE AND CONDITION THAT INDIVIDUALS FACE THUS REDUCING THAT STIGMA.

I THINK THAT IS THE SILVER LINING OF COVID IS THE RECOGNITION THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS A NEED THAT NEEDS TO BE MET AND THAT IT'S NOT AN UNCOMMON SITUATION.

>> AND Dr. GUPTA WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO AVOID A WORSENING OF THIS SHORTAGE?

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DEVELOP MORE INTEGRATED CARE PROGRAMS.

AT RUSH WE HAVE THE COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM WHICH BRINGS A TEAM OF MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND A MENTAL HEALTH REGISTRY INTO PRIMARY CARE.

SO WE ARE TEACHING THE FRONTLINE STAFF HOW TO ASK TWO BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT DEPRESSION.

BUT TO TAKE THOSE SCREENING QUESTIONS AND MAKE THEM MORE EQUITABLE SCREENING QUESTIONS FOR EARLY DETECTION.

MEDICAL ASSISTANTS ARE NOW ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT DEPRESSION YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY ARE ASKING PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR VACCINES ABOUT THEIR IF THEY HAVE GOTTEN THEIR COLONOSCOPY ON TIME.

WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE SCREENING AND MOVE IT INTO PRIMARY CARE AND PROGRAMS THAT THE CAN TREAT PATIENTS WHILE GETTING TO SPEAK TO THEIR OWN AMBASSADORS WHICH IS THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.

PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO THEN GO TO THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER AND ABLE TO SPEAK COMFORTABLY THAT REDUCES STIGMA AS WELL THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE PRIMARY CARE AND THEY CAN KEEP THEIR CARE AT THAT GENERAL OFFICE AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO GO TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST OR A THERAPIST.

THAT IS WHAT OUR MODEL AIMED TO DO IS BRING MENTAL HEALTHCARE INTO THE PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS.

DO YOU THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REPLICATED ELSEWHERE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THAT STATE LEGISLATURES HAVE STARTED TO APPROVE CODES FOR INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS CAN ACTUALLY BILL AND USE AND THAT ARE COVERED BY INSURES.

SO I THINK THIS IS A REPRODUCABLE MODEL.

IT WAS DEVELOPED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND HAS BEEN SCALED TO OVER A THOUSAND PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD.

>> THANK YOU.

TELEHEALTH, JUDD, HAS BECOME WIDELY USED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

WOULD YOU SAY IT'S HERE TO STAY?

>> WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.

I THINK THE PANDEMIC DID DEMONSTRATE THAT TELEHEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS PARTICULARLY WELL SUITED FOR THAT PARTICULAR CONDITION.

AND TREATMENT.

YOU KNOW INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL TO THE OFFICE, THE STIGMA AGAIN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO THE CLINICIAN'S OFFICE AND FACE OR THE TREATMENT PROVIDER'S OFFICE.

THEY CAN DO IT FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME.

WE ARE HOPEFUL THE COMMERCIAL TELEHEALTH BILL DID PASS A FEW SESSIONS AGO WHICH GUARANTEED PARITY WITH RESPECT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEHEALTH.

BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING AS PERMANENT WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAID.

>> SOMETHING GOTTEN A LOT OF US ARE USED TO IT AS THIS IS NOT TELEHEALTH BUT A ZOOM INTERVIEW AND THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT.

JUDD AND Dr. GUPTA.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THIS CONVERSATION IS PART OF A FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH THIS MONTH ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT" LEADING UP TO THE JUNE 27TH PREMIER OF THE DOCUMENTARY HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

YOUTH'S MENTAL ILLNESS PRESENTED BY KEN BURNS HERE ON WTTW.

UP NEXT, EXPLORING THE ARTWORKS OF PAUL CEZANNE.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

PAUL CEZANNE WAS THOUGHT AS THE GREATEST BY GREAT ARTISTS, PICASSO AND MONET.

THE ART INSTITUTE ALONG WITH THE TATE MODERN IN LONDON IS PRESENTING THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF CEZANNE IN 70 YEARS.

MARC VITALI MET THE CURATORS ON A BUSY AFTERNOON AT THE MUSEUM.

[♪♪♪] >> BATHING BEAUTIES... RICHLAND SCAPES... SEEMINGLY SIMPLE STILL LIVES AND COMPLICATED PORTRAITS.

AND STRANGER THINGS...

THE CEZANNE SHOW AT THE ART INSTITUTE LOOKS FROM A DISTANCE AND CLOSELY AT A GIANT OF MODERN ART.

>> HE WAS COMING-OF-AGE IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

BUT HE PAVED THE WAY FOR WHAT MODERN ART WOULD BECOME IN THE 20TH CENTURY LIKE CUBIC, EXPRESSIONISM.

>> CEZANNE IS AN TART R ARTIST WE PUT HIM IN ANOTHER GALLEY BECAUSE HE DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH RENOIR LIKE THE ODD MAN OUT.

BUT HE IS VERY MUCH INFORMED BY IMPRESSIONISM AND HE TAKES WHAT HE NEEDS AND MOVES ON.

>> CEZANNE WAS ADMIRED BY ARTISTS.

PAINTING ON VIEW WERE ONCE OWNED BY THEM.

THIS BELONGED TO PABLO PICASSO.

>> ARTISTS UNDERSTOOD AND THEY WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT AUDIENCE FOR HIS WORK DURING HIS LIFETIME.

WORKS OWNED BY MONET, AND IN THE 20TH CENTURY MATISSE, PICASSO AND LOANS FROM JOHN.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES AND IN THE EXHIBITION AND CATALOG WE WORKED WITH 10 ARTISTS TO LOOK AT ARTWORKS IN THE SHOW AND HELP US SEE THEM THROUGH AN ARTIST'S EYES.

>> CEZANNE WAS TRYING TO BE MODERN AND FIT IN AND HE CAN'T.

IT WAS WHEN HE REFUSES TO FIT IN AND WHEN HE STARTS WORKING FOR HIMSELF FOR AN AUDIENCE OF ONE THAT HE BECOMES THE ARTIST THAT THE ARTISTS LOOK AT AND GO OH, MY GOSH HE IS A RISK TAKER.

>> ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THING HE IS HONEST ABOUT HIS PROCESS.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THE PICTURE CAME TOGETHER STROKE BY STROKE.

SENSATION BY SENSATION, COLOR BY COLOR.

ASSOCIATING SITE AND TOUCH AND USING THAT AS A BASIS OF A NEW LANGUAGE OF COMMUNICATION.

>> IT IS A LOT AND IT'S VERY MINIMALIST.

AND EVEN IN THE SUBJECT MATTERS, IT'S LIMITED BUT IT'S WITHIN THAT THAT HE MAKES ALL OF HIS COMPLETELY NEW AND DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS.

>> MANY FIGURES AND OBJECTS ARE OUTLINED IN COBALT BLUE.

A WHITE TABLE CLOTH MIGHT CONTAIN GREENS AND YELLOWS.

COLORS BLEED INTO EACH OTHER AND PERSPECTIVES ARE OFTEN SKEWED.

>> IN THE END HE IS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FANTASY AND OBSERVATION, BETWEEN DIFFERENT WAYS OF APPROACHING A PAINTING.

>> IT IS A SPECIAL THING TO HAVE 125 CEZANNE WORKS TOGETHER AND WE TAKE YOU THROUGH HIS CAREER THROUGH THE MID-1860s TO THE END OF HIS LIFE IN 1906.

>> I THINK THERE IS A CHANCE TO APPRECIATE THE EXTENT OF HIS COMMITMENT TO FINDING A NEW WAY OF PAINTING AND UNDERSTAND WHY THE WORKS ARE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD THEY ARE STILL FULL OF MYSTERY AND SURPRISE.

IT HIS LIFE'S WORK WAS CREATING THE PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLORS WE SEE HERE AND THEY SET THE TONE FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW MODE OF PAINTING IN THE 20TH CENTURY.

FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" THIS IS MARC VITALI.

>> THE SAYS AN IS AT THE ART -- CEZANNE IS AT THE ART INSTITUTE AND REOPENS AT THE TATE MODERN IN LONDON.

AND WE'RE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> Announcer: "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS TUESDAY NIGHT JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT LIVE AT 7:00 P.M. FOR ALL OF US HERE AT "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M PARIS SCHUTZ.

>> I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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