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Officials and business owners say sidewalk cafes improve the economy and quality of life. So are we OK with them being only on the North Side?

The Supreme Court's ruling that allows DNA swabs to be taken from arrested individuals has some people worried about the potential of becoming a "Big Brother" state. But with the deluge of information we offer on Facebook and Twitter, how concerned are we with our privacy anyway?

Reuters health correspondent Debra Sherman is covering the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She updates us on some interesting stories from the conference, and shares her personal tale of tackling the disease.

Chicago Tribune's Monica Eng dissects what we're eating and discusses efforts to get GMOs out of our food. And, renters get the lowdown on what they need to know about the market in Chicago.

Electing our senators, working summer jobs, the big stories of the week, and the music of Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps end the week for The Morning Shift.

Thinking of the issue of same-sex marriage as an extension of the civil rights movement, and married musicians featuring the great Herb Alpert.

Patenting genetic material, battling severe weather, and cutting through government bureaucracy are all on the docket for Wednesday's Morning Shift