Candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle are making their last rounds on the campaign trail before voters head back to the polls for the April 2 runoff election. Cook County prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a fake hate crime. Plus, Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson has unveiled a 5-year plan for the district.
Morning Shift breaks down the biggest stories of the week in our Friday News Roundup with Jenn White.
GUESTS: A.D. Quig, political reporter at The Daily Line
Cheryl Corley, NPR correspondent based in Chicago
Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Tribune reporter