Morning Shift: Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Morning Shift: Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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Governor Rauner delivers the budget address although there is no budget. We take a look at what lawmakers expect to hear during the speech. At Chicago’s only ‘Forest Playschool,’ nature is the classroom. We talk with Teresa Weed, the director of the program at the North Park Village Nature Center. Reclaimed Soul’s Ayana Contreras brings us some of her favorite new acquisitions, and the stories behind them. Plus, L.A. Reid stops by to talk about his new book, and he shares some memories of coming up in the music business.