A fatal shooting by Chicago police, legislation aimed at curbing gun violence in Illinois, and Chance the Rapper buys the website Chicagoist: those are just a few of the big stories Morning Shift covers in its weekly Friday New Roundup.
A fatal shooting by Chicago police, legislation aimed at curbing gun violence in Illinois, and Chance the Rapper buys website Chicagoist: those are just a few of the big stories ‘Morning Shift’ covers in its weekly Friday New Roundup.
One of the laws authorizes family members or law enforcement to seek an order of protection from those who pose “an immediate and present danger” to themselves or to others.
What does it mean to be a man in a post #MeToo world? The podcast Death, Sex, & Money recently asked 1600 men to weigh in on that question in a national survey with the data news site FiveThirtyEight.In a recent episode called “Manhood, Now,” host Anna Sale spoke with men about fatherhood, body image, shifting gender norms and more. Sale will lead a live national call-in show Wednesday night on the state of manhood and masculinity that will air on WBEZ at 8 p.m. In advance of that program, Sale will join the Morning Shift to warm up for the event with a call-in of our own.
The 38th annual Taste of Chicago festival kicks off Wednesday with 73 food vendors, including James Beard Award winner Sun Wah BBQ. Ashok Selvam of the Chicago Eater joins The Morning Shift to talk about what’s new at the outdoor food festival, which ends July 15 at Grant Park.