In the Loop

Big changes at the embattled Chicago Police Department are on the horizon. A proposed plan for court oversight of CPD was released last Friday in a 232-page draft agreement known as a “consent decree.”

A father from Naperville was deported to Mexico Saturday after his plea to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds was rejected by the federal government. Alejandro Medina Franco appealed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so that he could remain in the United States to care for his two-year-old daughter Joyce, who has severe spina bifida. It didn’t work, and he was soon on a plane to Michoacan in central Mexico.

A father from Naperville was deported to Mexico Saturday after his plea to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds was rejected by the federal government. Alejandro Medina Franco appealed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so that he could remain in the United States to care for his two-year-old daughter Joyce, who has severe spina bifida. It didn’t work, and he was soon on a plane to Michoacan in central Mexico.

A Chicago Police officer fatally shot 24-year-old Maurice Granton last month and video released Wednesday challenges the department’s account of the incident, according to attorneys for the family. The Chicago City Council voted to rename Congress Parkway in honor of journalist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells and Ald. Ricardo Munoz introduced an ordinance centered on CPD's gang database. Plus, Chicago-based newspaper giant Tronc cut 50 percent of the New York Daily News staff. Those are just of few of the stories we break down in this week’s Friday News Roundup with host Jenn White.

A Chicago Police officer fatally shot 24-year-old Maurice Granton last month and video released Wednesday challenges the department’s account of the incident, according to attorneys for the family. The Chicago City Council voted to rename Congress Parkway in honor of journalist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells and Ald. Ricardo Munoz introduced an ordinance centered on CPD's gang database. Plus, Chicago-based newspaper giant Tronc cut 50 percent of the New York Daily News staff. Those are just of few of the stories we break down in this week’s Friday News Roundup with host Jenn White.

A WBEZ-ProPublica investigation found that not only did the increase not bring in the projected additional revenue, but it also drove many low-income drivers into debt — even bankruptcy.

A WBEZ-ProPublica investigation found that not only did the increase not bring in the projected additional revenue, but it also drove many low-income drivers into debt — even bankruptcy.

R&B singer R. Kelly released a 19-minute song Monday where he addresses pedophilia claims and reports that he holds women against their will in a sex cult. In “I Admit,” Kelly denies the sexual abuse allegations but says he likes older and younger women. He also calls out veteran reporter and WBEZ’s Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis, singing that DeRogatis has “been tryna destroy me for 25 whole years.” The former Chicago Sun-Times rock critic has been investigating allegations against Kelly for nearly two decades. Last year, DeRogatis published a bombshell article in Buzzfeed News, featuring parents who allege Kelly has been holding their daughters in a sex cult. DeRogatis joins the Morning Shift to share his reaction to the song and to break down the sexual abuse allegations against Kelly.

R&B singer R. Kelly released a 19-minute song Monday where he addresses pedophilia claims and reports that he holds women against their will in a sex cult. In “I Admit,” Kelly denies the sexual abuse allegations but says he likes older and younger women. He also calls out veteran reporter and WBEZ’s Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis, singing that DeRogatis has “been tryna destroy me for 25 whole years.” The former Chicago Sun-Times rock critic has been investigating allegations against Kelly for nearly two decades. Last year, DeRogatis published a bombshell article in Buzzfeed News, featuring parents who allege Kelly has been holding their daughters in a sex cult. DeRogatis joins the Morning Shift to share his reaction to the song and to break down the sexual abuse allegations against Kelly.

There are just 15 weeks until the midterm elections, and a revolution is brewing on the left.  Progressives and even self-proclaimed Democratic socialists have won primaries across the nation.  Take Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for example. The 28-year-old Bronx native slayed a party giant — longtime Congressman Joe Crowley — with a platform that includes a $15 minimum wage, tuition-free public college and abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.  Democrats like her believe that tilting further away from the middle is the antidote to President Trump, especially after Republicans ran away with elections in 2014 and 2016.  So, what does the apparent division within the Democratic party between moderates and progressives portend for the 2018 midterms?  Morning Shift digs into that question with a panel of political journalists. We also dive in the governor’s race, mayor’s race, local Congressional races and how much we should read into the latest polling on the Trump presidency.