In the Loop

Cook County will soon become one of the few municipalities in the nation with a restorative justice court. Starting this summer, select North Lawndale residents from the age of 18 to 26 who are charged with nonviolent felonies or misdemeanors will have their cases heard in this alternative community court. Instead of a judge, they will meet with the victim of the crime and a panel of neighborhood residents who as a group will mete out a punishment that satisfies all parties and decide on what the next steps for the offender should be. Morning Shift talks to Timothy Evans, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, who has sought to bring restorative justice practices as well as Colleen Sheehan, a circuit judge in the county’s Juvenile Justice Division who will oversee the new court.

Cook County will soon become one of the few municipalities in the nation with a restorative justice court. Starting this summer, select North Lawndale residents from the age of 18 to 26 who are charged with nonviolent felonies or misdemeanors will have their cases heard in this alternative community court. Instead of a judge, they will meet with the victim of the crime and a panel of neighborhood residents who as a group will mete out a punishment that satisfies all parties and decide on what the next steps for the offender should be. Morning Shift talks to Timothy Evans, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, who has sought to bring restorative justice practices as well as Colleen Sheehan, a circuit judge in the county’s Juvenile Justice Division who will oversee the new court.

Chicago has received national news coverage because of its gun violence. But once the news station moves to the next breaking story, where does that leave the families who have been personally impacted? The Triibe, a new digital platform, has took the initiative to humanize victims of gun violence. Recently,  they launched a unique project, the docupoetry series, called “Another Life.”  The Morning Shift sits down with Tiffany Walden and Morgan Elise Johnson, the Co-Founders of “The Triibe” to discuss their inspiration behind their venture. 

Chicago has received national news coverage because of its gun violence. But once the news station moves to the next breaking story, where does that leave the families who have been personally impacted? The Triibe, a new digital platform, has took the initiative to humanize victims of gun violence. Recently,  they launched a unique project, the docupoetry series, called “Another Life.”  The Morning Shift sits down with Tiffany Walden and Morgan Elise Johnson, the Co-Founders of “The Triibe” to discuss their inspiration behind their venture. 

A woman’s recent out of office message on her email sparked praise for her company and drew attention to the efforts some companies are making to talk about employees’ mental health. Morning Shift talks it out with psychotherapist Amy Morin, and Kenton Beachy from an Ohio affiliate of Mental Health America and his group’s efforts to get companies to better assess what would make staff more mentally healthy at the office.

A woman’s recent out of office message on her email sparked praise for her company and drew attention to the efforts some companies are making to talk about employees’ mental health. Morning Shift talks it out with psychotherapist Amy Morin, and Kenton Beachy from an Ohio affiliate of Mental Health America and his group’s efforts to get companies to better assess what would make staff more mentally healthy at the office.

Morning Shift is joined by Richard Rothstein, research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a Fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, author of the book The Color Of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government Segregated America.

Morning Shift is joined by Richard Rothstein, research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a Fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, author of the book The Color Of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government Segregated America.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been a polarizing figure since being named to the post by President Trump. Illinois’ Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been outspoken in her opposition to DeVos’ stances on a number of issues, including civil rights for students, and sexual assault policies on college campuses. Now, Madigan has joined with 18 other attorney’s general suing DeVos over the elimination of Obama-era reforms regarding for-profit colleges. We’ll talk to the AG about her head-to-head battles with DeVos.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been a polarizing figure since being named to the post by President Trump. Illinois’ Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been outspoken in her opposition to DeVos’ stances on a number of issues, including civil rights for students, and sexual assault policies on college campuses. Now, Madigan has joined with 18 other attorney’s general suing DeVos over the elimination of Obama-era reforms regarding for-profit colleges. We’ll talk to the AG about her head-to-head battles with DeVos.