In the Loop

Sunday will mark the 82nd anniversary of the first roller derby, a sport invented in Chicago by Leo Seltzer in 1935.  His son, Jerry Seltzer,  and roller derby athlete Elizabeth “Cuban Miss Elle” Perez joined  Morning Shift  to talk derby.

Sunday will mark the 82nd anniversary of the first roller derby, a sport invented in Chicago by Leo Seltzer in 1935.  His son, Jerry Seltzer,  and roller derby athlete Elizabeth “Cuban Miss Elle” Perez joined  Morning Shift  to talk derby.

As summer winds down, Morning Shift spoke with two bookworms about what they loved reading this summer. We’re joined by Nina Barrett, owner of Bookends and Beginnings and Rebecca George from Volumes Bookcafe. We also took your calls. 

As summer winds down, Morning Shift spoke with two bookworms about what they loved reading this summer. We’re joined by Nina Barrett, owner of Bookends and Beginnings and Rebecca George from Volumes Bookcafe. We also took your calls. 

A law signed by Gov. Rauner on Tuesday lowers the age for Illinoisans to register as organ donors. Organ procurement groups like Gift of Hope say that younger donors are especially important in cities where violence and opioid addiction affects teens. But there are still populations that are hesitant to register.  We talk with Gift of Hope community affairs manager Marion Shuck about some of the concerns she addresses from the African American community. Also joining us is Dr. John Fung, Director of the Transplantation Institute at University of Chicago Medicine.

A law signed by Gov. Rauner on Tuesday lowers the age for Illinoisans to register as organ donors. Organ procurement groups like Gift of Hope say that younger donors are especially important in cities where violence and opioid addiction affects teens. But there are still populations that are hesitant to register.  We talk with Gift of Hope community affairs manager Marion Shuck about some of the concerns she addresses from the African American community. Also joining us is Dr. John Fung, Director of the Transplantation Institute at University of Chicago Medicine.

Morning Shift talks to Patricia Stratton, author of The Chicago Picasso: A Point of Departure, about the story behind the giant enigmatic sculpture with the long face and beady eyes and try to answer the question: What is it?

Morning Shift talks to Patricia Stratton, author of The Chicago Picasso: A Point of Departure, about the story behind the giant enigmatic sculpture with the long face and beady eyes and try to answer the question: What is it?

The U.S. Department of Justice would be “playing with public safety” if it withheld federal grant money over immigration rules, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Monday. Johnson spoke with Morning Shift host Jenn White about a lawsuit the city filed against the Justice Department. The city claims new federal rules that require cities to notify federal authorities of undocumented immigrants in their custody are unconstitutional.

The U.S. Department of Justice would be “playing with public safety” if it withheld federal grant money over immigration rules, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Monday. Johnson spoke with Morning Shift host Jenn White about a lawsuit the city filed against the Justice Department. The city claims new federal rules that require cities to notify federal authorities of undocumented immigrants in their custody are unconstitutional.