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The incredible life story of this resilient rock pioneer is being told in a new exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie. Bill Graham’s two sons Alex and David join Morning Shift to fill in the details.

The incredible life story of this resilient rock pioneer is being told in a new exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie. Bill Graham’s two sons Alex and David join Morning Shift to fill in the details.

Former Chicago City Council member Edwin Eisendrath leads the investment group that purchased the Chicago Sun-Times along with a coalition of labor unions Thursday. Eisendrath spoke with Morning Shift host Jenn White about why he wanted to buy the newspaper and what readers and Sun-Times staff can expect in the coming months and years.

Former Chicago City Council member Edwin Eisendrath leads the investment group that purchased the Chicago Sun-Times along with a coalition of labor unions Thursday. Eisendrath spoke with Morning Shift host Jenn White about why he wanted to buy the newspaper and what readers and Sun-Times staff can expect in the coming months and years.

Morning Shift talks to Kim Foxx about the reform efforts she’s made during her first seven months in office and what she thinks justice should look like in Cook County today.

Morning Shift talks to Kim Foxx about the reform efforts she’s made during her first seven months in office and what she thinks justice should look like in Cook County today.

Summer reading lists for high school students and syllabi for survey courses in literature and philosophy often feature many of the same books, authors and thinkers. Morning Shift explores the story of how books end up in what’s known as “the canon” with Peter Steeves, professor of philosophy and director of the Humanities Center at DePaul University. Steeves says that while reading the classics in philosophy and literature is great, the canon is fundamentally flawed.

Summer reading lists for high school students and syllabi for survey courses in literature and philosophy often feature many of the same books, authors and thinkers. Morning Shift explores the story of how books end up in what’s known as “the canon” with Peter Steeves, professor of philosophy and director of the Humanities Center at DePaul University. Steeves says that while reading the classics in philosophy and literature is great, the canon is fundamentally flawed.

When Mayor Emanuel appointed Lori Lightfoot to head the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force and the Chicago Police Board back in 2016, he put his faith in the former federal prosecutor to help usher in a new era of reform for the Chicago Police Department.  Morning Shift talks to Lori Lightfoot about her vision of police reform in Chicago, how it differs with Mayor Emanuel’s, and what she believes the best next steps would be in achieving true reform. 

When Mayor Emanuel appointed Lori Lightfoot to head the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force and the Chicago Police Board back in 2016, he put his faith in the former federal prosecutor to help usher in a new era of reform for the Chicago Police Department.  Morning Shift talks to Lori Lightfoot about her vision of police reform in Chicago, how it differs with Mayor Emanuel’s, and what she believes the best next steps would be in achieving true reform.