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We’ve all heard about the billy goat, and the black cat, and any number of other reasons why it took the Chicago Cubs 108 years to win a World Series. But could it have been something more? Could it have been something in the very DNA of the team? Author Rich Cohen introduces us to some of the team’s most colorful players and moments as he digs for the reasons why things were so tough for so long, and why the fans stuck with them no matter how bad it got. 

We’ve all heard about the billy goat, and the black cat, and any number of other reasons why it took the Chicago Cubs 108 years to win a World Series. But could it have been something more? Could it have been something in the very DNA of the team? Author Rich Cohen introduces us to some of the team’s most colorful players and moments as he digs for the reasons why things were so tough for so long, and why the fans stuck with them no matter how bad it got. 

White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn wants to build a winner on the South Side.  Hahn knows he wants to set the team up for long-term success and that it’s going to take time. And, he also knows he has the support of everyone from the owner to the players to the fans. He’s paid off that support by making some very shrewd moves that will put the Sox in a very good position a few years down the road.  WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout sat down with the Winnetka native to talk about his journey to Major League Baseball and how he’s getting the team back on track. 

White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn wants to build a winner on the South Side.  Hahn knows he wants to set the team up for long-term success and that it’s going to take time. And, he also knows he has the support of everyone from the owner to the players to the fans. He’s paid off that support by making some very shrewd moves that will put the Sox in a very good position a few years down the road.  WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout sat down with the Winnetka native to talk about his journey to Major League Baseball and how he’s getting the team back on track. 

In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Dr. Colleen Ciccetti of Lurie Children’s Hospital explains how we should talk to kids about traumatizing incidents in the news.

In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Dr. Colleen Ciccetti of Lurie Children’s Hospital explains how we should talk to kids about traumatizing incidents in the news.

Wrigleyville has undergone a transformation in recent years with new buildings and businesses coming in and old staples closing down. The change in the urban landscape has come at the same time the team has raced to the top of their division, winning the 2016 World Series and earning a playoff berth this year. As we enter the postseason, Morning Shift talks to Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business about how the business of sports has reshaped Wrigleyville and what changes are still to come.

Wrigleyville has undergone a transformation in recent years with new buildings and businesses coming in and old staples closing down. The change in the urban landscape has come at the same time the team has raced to the top of their division, winning the 2016 World Series and earning a playoff berth this year. As we enter the postseason, Morning Shift talks to Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business about how the business of sports has reshaped Wrigleyville and what changes are still to come.

In the early 1990s, singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito got a huge contract from a major record label, but initially his career went nowhere. After that, he was in a massive car accident and spent years away from music before he restarted his career by busking on the streets of Oakland. In 2015, he beat out around 7,000 other acts to win NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert contest, and the rest, as they say, is history.  Fantastic Negrito has toured the world in support of his release “The Last Days of Oakland,” where he re-shapes what he calls “Black Roots Music” and mixes it with politically charged lyrics. He joined Morning Shift for a conversation last week when he was in town supporting country musician Sturgill Simpson.

In the early 1990s, singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito got a huge contract from a major record label, but initially his career went nowhere. After that, he was in a massive car accident and spent years away from music before he restarted his career by busking on the streets of Oakland. In 2015, he beat out around 7,000 other acts to win NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert contest, and the rest, as they say, is history.  Fantastic Negrito has toured the world in support of his release “The Last Days of Oakland,” where he re-shapes what he calls “Black Roots Music” and mixes it with politically charged lyrics. He joined Morning Shift for a conversation last week when he was in town supporting country musician Sturgill Simpson.