'Morning Shift' #3: Where we go, how we get there

September 12, 2012

View the story "'Morning Shift' #3: Where we go, how we get there" on Storify'Morning Shift' #3: Where we go, how we get thereOn our show Wednesday, we take a look at how, and where, the city moves.Storified by · Wed, Sep 12 2012 06:58:41We're looking for parents affected by the #CTUstrike. What are you doing with your kids? Tweet @WBEZ #MorningShift or call 855.848.5551WBEZeducationTo start the Morning Shift, WBEZ education reporter Becky Vevea updates us on the CTU strike from Blaine elementary.Students chime in on teachers strike, and offer solutionsOn day two of the Chicago teachers strike, 350,000 kids got another "no school" day.Outside McPherson Elementary school, teacher Tim Hart...The Chicago Housing Authority met with CHA residents last night to go over the agency's annual plan. WBEZ's South Side bureau reporter Natalie Moore checks in to discuss attendees' top concerns -- here's her story:CHA plan irks residentsChicago public housing residents are upset about a proposal that would demolish 1,800 apartments.At 6,968, Illinois has moreindependent governing bodies than any other state inthe country. It’s closestcompetitor is Pennsylvania, with a mere 4,905. There are a number of moments inIllinois’ constitutionalhistory that have allowed this situation to develop,according to Kent Redfield of the University ofIllinois at Springfield. He joins to explain the state's love affair with local government.
BLW_1136The New Motive PowerGabe Klein the commissioner of Chicago'sDepartment of Transportation, comes to Studio 6 to take your calls about getting from point a to b in the city. Tojoin, dial 312.923.9239. You can also tweet @wbez using #MorningShift. And WBEZ theater bloggers and"dueling critics" Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman take onTimeline Theatre's 33 Variations and Sweet and Sad atProfiles Theatre.