We chat with WBEZ architecture blogger Lee Bey about the Chicago landmark that turns 40 next year. Then, we kick off the latest set of stories from the Front & Center series as we examine the American dream. Finally, we hear an interview and live performance from artist Dana Falconberry.

When your dad is a musical legend, do you steer clear of his legacy to carve out your own path, or embrace the familial influence on your art? 

Friday on Afternoon Shift, we continue our series, Race: Out Loud by finding out what impact the Un-Fair Campaign has had in Duluth, an effort to spread awareness about white privilege and get people talking about racism in a city that’s 90 percent white.

Milwaukee mayor and former gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett weighs in on how the region should be working more collaboratively and what we stand to gain from it.

Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios joins host Steve Edwards on Afternoon Shift Monday.

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has said that he wants to make the Windy City “the bike-friendliest city in the country.”

When Chicago Public Schools bilingual teacher Matt Baron searched for songs to help teach his students, he wasn’t too impressed with the options he found. Solution? He started writing his own.