Tio Hardiman is a longtime activist in the Chicago area. The former director of CeaseFire is taking a second shot at the governor’s mansion. He did pretty well in the 2014 primaries against the incumbent Pat Quinn, and he’s looking to build on that success despite the deep pockets of some of his opponents.  Hardiman talks to listeners and host Tony Sarabia about his plan to transform Illinois if he beats the crowded Democratic field and takes on Gov. Bruce Rauner in the general election. 

Morning Shift is sitting down with all 10 candidates who want to replace Lisa Madigan as Illinois Attorney General to hear about their backgrounds, their platforms and their aspirations for the office. The field includes eight Democrats and two Republicans and features a state Senator, a State rep, a former governor, a former federal prosecutor, the former head of the Independent Police Review Authority and more. There’s also a current mayor, Nancy Rotering, of north suburban Highland Park.

Morning Shift is sitting down with all 10 candidates who want to replace Lisa Madigan as Illinois Attorney General to hear about their backgrounds, their platforms and their aspirations for the office. The field includes eight Democrats and two Republicans and features a state Senator, a State rep, a former governor, a former federal prosecutor, the former head of the Independent Police Review Authority and more. There’s also a current mayor, Nancy Rotering, of north suburban Highland Park.

During the Obama administration’s final year in office, the president and his top foreign policy officials were working feverishly on a number of fronts. There was the civil war in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis, restoring relations with Cuba, upholding the Iran nuclear deal, striking an accord on climate change, and much more. The administration’s approach to foreign policy is at the heart of a new documentary film out Friday called The Final Year. It’s a behind-the-scenes look into how a presidency functions day-to-day when it’s facing down some of the world’s biggest challenges

During the Obama administration’s final year in office, the president and his top foreign policy officials were working feverishly on a number of fronts. There was the civil war in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis, restoring relations with Cuba, upholding the Iran nuclear deal, striking an accord on climate change, and much more. The administration’s approach to foreign policy is at the heart of a new documentary film out Friday called The Final Year. It’s a behind-the-scenes look into how a presidency functions day-to-day when it’s facing down some of the world’s biggest challenges

Morning Shift is back with another weekly news roundup.  WBEZ’s Friday Chicago and Illinois News Roundup will also be available as a podcast so people can listen on Friday, Saturday or Sunday to get ready for the coming week in everything from politics to education to criminal justice and more.

Morning Shift is back with another weekly news roundup.  WBEZ’s Friday Chicago and Illinois News Roundup will also be available as a podcast so people can listen on Friday, Saturday or Sunday to get ready for the coming week in everything from politics to education to criminal justice and more.

Democratic State Sen. Daniel Biss wants to be Illinois’ next “middle-class governor.” Biss, who said Thursday on Morning Shift that he would be “on the side of ordinary families,” is one of seven Democratic candidates running in the March 20 primary looking to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in November. “Our state is not working for most people,” Biss said. “Our state has seen an incredible concentration of wealth in very few hands, and that concentration of wealth has come with incredible power, and the rest of us have fallen further and further behind.”

Democratic State Sen. Daniel Biss wants to be Illinois’ next “middle-class governor.” Biss, who said Thursday on Morning Shift that he would be “on the side of ordinary families,” is one of seven Democratic candidates running in the March 20 primary looking to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in November. “Our state is not working for most people,” Biss said. “Our state has seen an incredible concentration of wealth in very few hands, and that concentration of wealth has come with incredible power, and the rest of us have fallen further and further behind.”

More people are getting sick than at any time during the last 10 years, and that flu vaccine you got — or maybe forgot to get — is reportedly only 10 percent effective. So, what the heck is going on?