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On Friday's Afternoon Shift we look at the actual ideas behind this weekend's NATO summit. We talk with a former ambassador to find out what a NATO summit is like inside.

Thousands of eyes will be on the city of Chicago this weekend as visitors from around the globe gather for the NATO summit—but few people will get an inside look at the actual meetings. Former U.S. Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel has been behind the scenes at several NATO summits over the years.

In March of 2011, Jeff Leitner and Howell Malham Jr. of Insight Labs convened a Lab for World Sports Chicago. That's the organization that grew out of Chicago's failed bid for the Olympics.

NATO’s 28 member countries will meet in Chicago this weekend to address global challenges—together. Ironically, on the city’s North Side, bitter rivals will wage war at the Friendly Confines.

Religion has become an increasingly important topic when discussing the future leadership of our country, and pivotal social issues such as abortion rights and same-sex marriage are at the heart of the current presidential race.  President Obama’s recent declaration of support of same-sex

On Thursday's episode of Afternoon Shift we talk about people united by their desire for nothing crazy to happen on their watch. First we look at the faith of the U.S. President from Washington to Obama.

The City of Chicago has been gearing up to play host to the second NATO summit to occur in the United States.