Happy Birthday, Illinois: A Look Back 200 Years Ago
How did Illinois become a state? On its 200th birthday, a historian looks back on Illinois’ early days.
How did Illinois become a state? On its 200th birthday, a historian looks back on Illinois’ early days.
As much as we may not notice it, in Chicago we have some interesting and unique ways of pronouncing streets. Think Devon, Paulina, Throop and Desplaines. Our pals over at WBEZ’s Curious City say that, over the years, lots of listeners have asked why Chicagoans pronounce street names and other things the way we do and what’s “correct.”Reporter Monica Eng dug into how — and why — the CTA decided to pronounce some of our more challenging street names on public transit they way it did. Morning Shift digs into the root of Chicago’s unique pronunciations and opens the phones to hear your particular pet peeves on Chicago pronunciations.
The suggested age to start having private doctor visits is 13 years old, according to the American Medical Association.
A dire new climate change report says the average global temperature is rising faster than “anything modern civilization has experienced.” The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released Friday by the U.S Global Change Research Program, was researched over four years, by 300 of the nation’s top scientists, and 13 federal agencies. The report is the most comprehensive, blunt, and dire breakdown of the impact of continuing climate change on U.S. health, economy, infrastructure. One area that will be hit particularly hit? The Midwest, which is expected to feel the brunt of rising temperatures and heavier rainfall. Morning Shift checks in with Jim Angel, Illinois’ state climatologist, about how the Midwest—particularly Illinois—could be impacted by increasing climate change.
Susana Mendoza’s priorities include property tax reform and developing South and West side neighborhoods.
What are your top public transit pet peeves? Is it missing your transfer? Is it the manspreading passenger? Or is it the mysterious puddle on the only available seat? If any of this sounds familiar—and if you know how to play Crazy Eights—there’s a new card game just for you, and it aims to capture life on the CTA.
WBEZ’s Natalie Moore talked with Michelle Obama about growing up in South Shore, BBQs & thriving in places she once felt she didn’t belong.
A 14-year-old student at Oak Park and River Forest High School faces criminal charges after allegedly “air dropping” an image of a swastika to classmates’ iPhones last week. The incident was just the latest in a slew of anti-semitic and racist incidents to crop up in schools in Chicago. Morning Shift talks to Anthony Clark, a community activist and special education teacher at OPRF, about how the school plans to respond to this trend. Lonnie Nasatir, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, also joins the conversation to talk about the factors driving this spike in racist incidents.
Morning Shift talks with the head of a campaign school for women candidates, and an alum of that school who just won a seat in congress.
‘Morning Shift’ steps out of the studio to host a special two-hour post-election show from Robert Morris University in the Loop. We break down the election results—the winners and losers, the upsets and what this means for residents in Illinois. In front of a live audience, ‘Morning Shift’ hears from party leaders, politicians, and even some of last night’s winners.