In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there have been seven confirmed cases of Zika in Illinois, but they have been mostly travel-related and low-risk.

Reclaimed Soul’s Ayana Contreras highlights some lesser known ladies of soul with notable backstories.

Today on the Morning Shift... For the next two days we'll hear Illinois voters make the case for their favorite presidential candidate. Today, we hear from Democrats -- and we’ll open the phones to ask: Are you supporting Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? Also: Political endorsements from newspapers, celebrities, politicians and others have been part of the political process for decades. But how effective are they really?Plus: When Illinois voters cast ballots next Tuesday they’ll see a whole slew of names near the bottom of the ballot: those are the folks who want to be judges. Here's what voters should know before making their choice.And, we remember the work and life of Dr. Quentin Young, who died Tuesday at the age of 92.

Public health expert, civil rights activist and longtime medical contributor to WBEZ Quentin Young was 92 when he died.

One week before the Illinois primary, Hillary Clinton supporter and a Bernie Sanders supporter join us to discuss their candidate’s policies and make their case.

We find out more about how endorsements work and how much impact they really have.

When voters fill out their ballots next week, they’ll have the opportunity to pick not just our next Cook County State’s Attorney, but also our next U.S. Senator and an array of new judges. So, what do you need to know before choosing a judge?

Today on Morning Shift:It’s that time of year for college-bound high school seniors and their parents- waiting for those college acceptance letters. Will the four years of the hard work, club memberships, volunteering, college app essay writing and the test prep classes pay off? That'll be up to the college admissions officer. An added element to the police brutality narrative: disability. While the bulk of the fatal encounters have involved African American victims, a new paper argues that a person’s disabilities are also a factor. We hear from one of the authors. And we take a look some new research that aims to bring a more personal approach to medical treatment...by studying the bacteria in our bodies.

Parents of high school seniors are currently in limbo stage of finding out if their child is accepted, waitlisted or denied admission to a college or university.And those with juniors, you’re next. In this week’s segment of the Working Shift, we talk to a college admissions officer about how the admissions process and what your child needs to know to make their application packet stronger than the next student’s.

About a year ago the White House announced a plan to make medical coverage more personalized. Last week, President Obama revealed the details of the research projects that will be part of the initiative.  One of them is lead by Jack Gilbert who is a group leader for Microbial Ecology at the Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Lemont, and a University of Chicago professor. He and his team will follow up on preliminary research that shows people’s microbiomes — the bacteria in their bodies — can affect how susceptible they are to post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. He’ll be working with African American communities on Chicago’s South Side, in Baltimore, and in other cities as part of the project.