Meet The Inaugural ‘Obama Fellows’ From Chicago
Two Chicago women were chosen to be among the Obama Foundation’s first fellowship class.
Two Chicago women were chosen to be among the Obama Foundation’s first fellowship class.
Two Chicago women were chosen to be among the Obama Foundation’s first fellowship class.
We talk with Cubs chairman and owner Tom Ricketts about the 2018 Cubs and whether they have the stuff to win another World Series.
We talk with Cubs chairman and owner Tom Ricketts about the 2018 Cubs and whether they have the stuff to win another World Series.
The number of college-bound students who leave Illinois for college has increased by 73 percent since 2000. And many head to Tuscaloosa.
In our weekly news roundup, Morning Shift digs into some of the biggest local and state stories in education, crime and business. We’ll discuss the shooting of a University of Chicago student by a campus police officer, the village of Deerfield banning assault weapons, and how President Trump’s tariffs are affecting Chicagoland and the Midwest, as well as other big local stories. Morning Shift talks with WBEZ criminal justice reporter Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke, and longtime business reporter David Greising, who is now CEO of the Better Government Association. GUESTS:Mick Dumke, reporter ProPublica IllinoisDavid Greising, business journalist and CEO of the Better Government AssociationShannon Heffernan, WBEZ criminal justice reporter
The Illinois Commerce Commission signed off on a long term plan this week that clean energy advocates say will increase the installation and use of renewables like solar energy and wind power across the state. The new changes mean Illinois is on track to have renewables account for 25 percent of its overall energy by 2025. That would put Illinois among the top states for renewable energy. Morning Shift discusses what this means for businesses and the average consumer with MeLena Hessel, Clean Energy and Sustainable Business Policy Advocate at Chicago’s Environmental Law and Policy Center.GUESTS:MeLena Hessel, Clean Energy and Sustainable Business Policy Advocate at the Environmental Law and Policy CenterDavid Jakubiak, Director of Media Relations at the Environmental Law and Policy Center
A historian says King would be ‘proud’ of contemporary activists and discusses the parallels between the late 1960s and today.
A historian says King would be ‘proud’ of contemporary activists and discusses the parallels between the late 1960s and today.