Chicago-Area Rabbis Reflect On Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Two Chicagoland rabbis discuss how the mass shooting in Pittsburgh is reverberating through the local Jewish community.
Two Chicagoland rabbis discuss how the mass shooting in Pittsburgh is reverberating through the local Jewish community.
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: It’s time for Morning Shift’s Friday News Round-up. There was a ton of news this week, from Kanye’s support of mayoral candidate Amara Enyia, to the city’s response to a federal lawsuit involving the Obama Presidential Center. We’ll talk about those stories and much more, with our first all-WBEZ panel for the roundup. Morning Shift sits down with WBEZ state politics reporter Dave McKinney, WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter Natalie Moore and WBEZ Cook County politics reporter Kristen Schorsch.
Charlene Carruthers, outgoing national director of the Black Youth Project 100, talks about her new book.
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: It’s time for Morning Shift’s Friday News Round-up. There was a ton of news this week, from Kanye’s support of mayoral candidate Amara Enyia, to the city’s response to a federal lawsuit involving the Obama Presidential Center. We’ll talk about those stories and much more, with our first all-WBEZ panel for the roundup. Morning Shift sits down with WBEZ state politics reporter Dave McKinney, WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter Natalie Moore and WBEZ Cook County politics reporter Kristen Schorsch.
“Six stories of rubble. A million stories buried underneath.” That’s the tagline for ‘The City’, a new investigative podcast from USA Today that seeks to tell true stories of how power operates in urban America.Season 1 focuses on a massive illegal dump that sprouted up in North Lawndale in the 1990s and why it took so long for that dump to be dismantled. It’s a story of politics, economic disinvestment and environmental racism in one Chicago neighborhood that sheds light on who gets what and who doesn’t in the Windy City. Morning Shift checks in with the creator and main voice of The City to talk about the project. GUEST: Robin Amer, host and executive producer of The City, an investigative podcast from USA Today LEARN MORE: The City Podcast: True Stories Of Power In Urban America (USA Today) Review: ‘The City’ Podcast Tells Sordid Tale Or Illegal Dumping On Chicago’s West Side (Chicago Tribune 9/22/18)How USA Today Uses AR To Promote A Podcast Series (MarTech Today 9/24/18)
Everything you need to know about how to vote, where to go, and all the other questions you probably wanted to ask.
Morning Shift breaks down everything you need to know about voting in Illinois.
The billionaire Democratic candidate for Illinois governor has given more than $160 million to his own campaign.
The billionaire Democratic candidate for Illinois governor has given more than $160 million to his own campaign.
Morning Shift breaks down the biggest local and state stories of the week.