In the Loop

Sometimes, the news can be overwhelming and hard to keep up with. Morning Shift tries to make it easy for your with the Friday News Roundup where we bring you context and analysis to the biggest state and local stories of the week. From the future of O’Hare Airport to a trove of emails from the Rauner administration related to the outbreak of legionnaires disease at the Illinois State Veterans Home, our panel of experts break down what listeners need to know.

Sometimes, the news can be overwhelming and hard to keep up with. Morning Shift tries to make it easy for your with the Friday News Roundup where we bring you context and analysis to the biggest state and local stories of the week. From the future of O’Hare Airport to a trove of emails from the Rauner administration related to the outbreak of legionnaires disease at the Illinois State Veterans Home, our panel of experts break down what listeners need to know.

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist J.B. Pritzker says he wants to be Illinois’ next governor to protect the social and economic issues he believes are important to the state. “I spent my life fighting for social and economic justice,” Pritzker said Thursday on Morning Shift. “It’s something I believe in strongly and I have been involved in so many big things across the state of Illinois.” Pritzker, who is one of six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the March 20 primary, joined Morning Shift to answer listener questions, which ranged from the state’s pension problem to gun control.

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist J.B. Pritzker says he wants to be Illinois’ next governor to protect the social and economic issues he believes are important to the state. “I spent my life fighting for social and economic justice,” Pritzker said Thursday on Morning Shift. “It’s something I believe in strongly and I have been involved in so many big things across the state of Illinois.” Pritzker, who is one of six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the March 20 primary, joined Morning Shift to answer listener questions, which ranged from the state’s pension problem to gun control.

The years following the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 were a pivotal moment in African American history. And Chicago was right at the heart of it. The music, advertising, magazines, and other media beaming out of Black Chicago had a profound and lasting effect on the culture. WBEZ’s Ayana Contreras joins us ahead of her presentation tonight at the Woodson Regional Library on South Halsted, highlighting the music that played such a pivotal role during this time.

The years following the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 were a pivotal moment in African American history. And Chicago was right at the heart of it. The music, advertising, magazines, and other media beaming out of Black Chicago had a profound and lasting effect on the culture. WBEZ’s Ayana Contreras joins us ahead of her presentation tonight at the Woodson Regional Library on South Halsted, highlighting the music that played such a pivotal role during this time.

Morning Shift talks to Democrat Pat Quinn to hear about why he’s trying to get back into politics to become the state’s top lawyer.

Morning Shift talks to Democrat Pat Quinn to hear about why he’s trying to get back into politics to become the state’s top lawyer.

Students across the country yesterday staged walkouts during the school day, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Meanwhile, here in the Chicago area, there were walkouts at high schools in St. Charles, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Batavia, Elk Grove Village, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Aurora and more. 

Students across the country yesterday staged walkouts during the school day, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Meanwhile, here in the Chicago area, there were walkouts at high schools in St. Charles, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Batavia, Elk Grove Village, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Aurora and more.