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Aldermen Joe Moreno and Roberto Maldonado proposed an ordinance last month that would attempt to slow gentrification along the 606 by imposing high fees on developers who demolish buildings near the elevated trail. Morning Shift talks to Crain’s Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin about the details of the proposed ordinance, how likely it is to become law and what supporters and opponents of the idea are saying. 

Aldermen Joe Moreno and Roberto Maldonado proposed an ordinance last month that would attempt to slow gentrification along the 606 by imposing high fees on developers who demolish buildings near the elevated trail. Morning Shift talks to Crain’s Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin about the details of the proposed ordinance, how likely it is to become law and what supporters and opponents of the idea are saying. 

Morning Shift continues its interviews with the 2018 gubernatorial candidates with State Senator Daniel Biss.

Morning Shift continues its interviews with the 2018 gubernatorial candidates with State Senator Daniel Biss.

Staring down a litany of economic problems and a June 30 deadline to ensure schools will open in the fall, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner continued to blame Democratic legislative leaders whe  for the lack of a state budget deal when he appeared on Morning Shift. The Senate's top Democrat John Cullerton (D-Chicago)  predicted the governor will be “toast” if he doesn’t do his part to end the stalemate.

Staring down a litany of economic problems and a June 30 deadline to ensure schools will open in the fall, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner continued to blame Democratic legislative leaders whe  for the lack of a state budget deal when he appeared on Morning Shift. The Senate's top Democrat John Cullerton (D-Chicago)  predicted the governor will be “toast” if he doesn’t do his part to end the stalemate.

California could soon become the first state in the nation to recognize a non-binary gender for people who do not consider themselves male or female.  As laws and culture change, so does the very language we use to refer to people who don’t fit the hegemonic notion of man and woman. Morning Shift talks to intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis about the etiquette surrounding pronouns.

California could soon become the first state in the nation to recognize a non-binary gender for people who do not consider themselves male or female.  As laws and culture change, so does the very language we use to refer to people who don’t fit the hegemonic notion of man and woman. Morning Shift talks to intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis about the etiquette surrounding pronouns.

The blues is often described as the most American of all musical forms. Yet one of its key sounds-the harmonica-came from Germany. Just in time for the annual Chicago Blues Festival, German Consul General to the Midwest Herbert Quelle has published the new novel Monika’s Blues. The book follows Quelle’s passion for the players, the people and the culture that sprung up around the harmonica and the blues.

The blues is often described as the most American of all musical forms. Yet one of its key sounds-the harmonica-came from Germany. Just in time for the annual Chicago Blues Festival, German Consul General to the Midwest Herbert Quelle has published the new novel Monika’s Blues. The book follows Quelle’s passion for the players, the people and the culture that sprung up around the harmonica and the blues.