WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: April 19, 2019
Morning Shift breaks down Chicago’s new city council, new bribery charges linked to the city’s longest-serving alderman and more.
Stephanie Kim
Senior Producer, Reset
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Illinois State Trooper’s Daughter: ‘Move Over For My Dad’
Distracted driving and a failure to obey Scott’s Law have become a deadly problem in Illinois. And Lucy Kuelper wants to put an end to it.
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Creators of ‘Brown Girls’ On A New Era Of Representation
Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey return to Chicago for a new web series that debuts Thursday — but this time, as executive producers.
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Economic Development A Top Issue For Chicago’s Next Mayor
Morning Shift looks into the most pressing economic development issues facing Chicago’s next mayor when she takes office in May.
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Lightfoot Suggests Eliminating Clerk, Treasurer’s Office
The mayoral candidate also defended her record on police reform and called taxpayer funding for the Lincoln Yards development “problematic.”
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38 Dining Spots To Try In Chicago’s ‘New Koreatown’
The Chicago Tribune has just published the first-ever comprehensive dining guide to Chicago’s “New Koreatown” in the northwest suburbs.
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DePaul Headed To NCAA Women’s Tournament For 17th Year In A Row
DePaul is one of only five teams in the country to pull off this long a streak.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel Pushes Through Final Priorities
Mayor Emanuel carries around a to-do list in his suit pocket. A guess at what’s left on that list before his tenure ends in May.
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Study Sheds New Light On Environmental Racism
Researchers created a “pollution quantity” metric and found a racial gap between who causes air pollution and who’s at risk from it.
