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Afternoon Shift #290: Stopping traffic
‘Front & Center’ continues with a look at gun trafficking. We talk with Michael Puente about the Gun Skyway, discuss FOID with Al Keefe and Superintendent McCarthy takes your calls. We’ll also take a trip to Dolton, hear from dance collective Flyspace and talk politics with the Best Game In Town.
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Gun trafficking: Afternoon Shift continues its weeklong examination of gun laws with a look at firearms trafficking. Recent studies suggest a third of all guns used in crimes committed in Cook County come from Indiana. For Front & Center, WBEZ’s Michael Puente looks at what is being done on this side of the border to slow the flow of illegal weapons traveling the Gun Skyway. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy answers listener questions about gun trafficking in Chicago. WBEZ reporter Al Keefe talks about what it takes to obtain—and revoke—Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) cards in Illinois. To join the conversation, call 312.923.9239 or tweet using #AfternoonShift.
Harper High School, Part Two | This American LifeWe pick up where we left off last week in our second hour from Harper High School in Chicago. We find out if a shooting in the neighborho…
A Day In The Life: Dolton, Illinois, the first suburb south of the city limits, is struggling with high rates of foreclosure and violence. Despite its big-city problems, residents are hopeful – especially after the election of a new mayor – that things can turn around. WBEZ web producer Tricia Bobeda visited Dolton earlier this week. She and Lee Bey join Niala to discuss the village’s politics, history and best baked goods
Flyspace: Chicago dance companies The Dance COLEctive, Hedwig Dances, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre and Zephyr Dance, each helmed by a female artistic director, have formed a new partnership called FlySpace to connect and engage audiences through contemporary dance. Michelle Kranicke of Zephyr and Margi Cole of the Dance COLEctive discuss their collaboration and whether it can serve as a model for the arts.
Same Planet Different World at the Pritzker Pavillion #flyspaceJason Hess
FlySpace Dance Series Launches at Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Gapers Block A/C | ChicagoDance Wed Apr 10 2013 Last weekend, FlySpace Dance Series kicked off at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, marking the launch of a…
Best Game in Town: Springfield is coming back in session. Some of the big issues the General Assembly may, or may not, tackle are gay marriage, gun control and gambling. As we look ahead to the coming political season, who are the candidates and races to watch? Two partisan experts, Kitty Kurth of progessive consulting firm Kurth-Lampe and Republican strategist Christine Dudley, give Niala the breakdown, including a who’s who in the upcoming gubernatorial primary.
Speculation Swirls In Lead-Up To 2014 Race For GovernorThe 2014 race of Illinois governor is still a long way off, but that hasn’t stopped several would-be candidates from declaring, teasing a…
