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In the Loop (Segments)

We’re unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

What's That Building: New Precious Grove Baptist Church, former Ideal Theatre 06.10.2025

Dennis Rodkin reports.

ITL - CHICAGO MARATHON RUNNERS 06.10.2025

ITL - CHICAGO MARATHON RUNNERS

Veterans react to National Guard troops IL deployment 06.10.2025

Veterans react to National Guard troops IL deployment

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Oct. 3, 2025: Government shutdown, immigration arrests and protests 03.10.2025

A shutdown of the federal government has begun to take a toll on the Chicago area. Meanwhile, ICE and Border Patrol enforcement continues across the region.

ITL - POC IN WHITE SPACES 02.10.2025

ITL - POC IN WHITE SPACES

ITL - BROADVIEW PRAYER VIGIL 02.10.2025

ITL - BROADVIEW PRAYER VIGIL

Top picks from Chicago’s Fall Culture Calendar 01.10.2025

Top picks from Chicago’s Fall Culture Calendar

What the Wisconsin Planned Parenthood abortion could mean for the future of abortion care in Illinois 01.10.2025

What the Wisconsin Planned Parenthood abortion could mean for the future of abortion care in Illinois

Local voting groups, experts weigh in as GOP outpaces Dems on voter registration nationwide 30.09.2025

Local voting groups, experts weigh in as GOP outpaces Dems on voter registration nationwide

Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance 30.09.2025

Fans say handmade paper zines more relevant than ever in an age of digital surveillance

GROCERY PRICES ARE RISING IN CHICAGO AREA 29.09.2025

GROCERY PRICES ARE RISING IN CHICAGO AREA

E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS pt 2 29.09.2025

E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS

E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS pt 2 29.09.2025

E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 26, 2025: ICE protests, state budget, ‘granny flats’ and more 27.09.2025

Chicago schools lose millions in federal grants. Protests ramp up outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview.

Chicagoans are stepping up to teach their immigrant neighbors English 25.09.2025

McKinley Park’s Aquinas Literacy Center celebrated eight new English tutors this month just as ICE came to town.

Chicago has free festivals this fall, but what about next year? 25.09.2025

The future of Chicago’s free art events is uncertain after the Trump administration canceled grants back in May.

Why is nobody sleeping properly, and how can we fix it? 24.09.2025

Few things feel worse than waking up to your alarm in the morning after a night of poor sleep, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Why is nobody sleeping properly, and how can we fix it? 24.09.2025

Few things feel worse than waking up to your alarm in the morning after a night of poor sleep, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

New vaccine guidance in Illinois differs from federal recommendations 24.09.2025

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued new guidance expanding COVID-19 vaccine access, taking a different path than the federal government.

A sneak peek into how Chicago TV shows get made 23.09.2025

The number of shows shot in Chicago has increased in recent years, so let’s pull back the curtain.

Why so many college grads are part of the ‘longterm unemployed’ 23.09.2025

People with degrees have begun to make up a larger share of the unemployment pool and more are struggling to find jobs for six months or more.

Federal EV tax credits are expiring. Will Chicago area drivers stay plugged in? 22.09.2025

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles are ending at the end of September, but rebates in Illinois remain. These rebates have been a key tool for the state to achieve its goal of having 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030, though there is a very long way to go on that front. In The Loop discusses how the change at the federal level could affect prospective EV owners, car deale...

What's That Building: Emmett Till House Museum 22.09.2025

Dennis Rodkin, Sasha-Ann Simons, Ollie Gordon and Willie S. Douglas III

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 19, 2025: Immigration raids, former Gov. Jim Edgar dies 19.09.2025

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 19, 2025: Immigration raids, former Gov. Jim Edgar dies

500 people to take on the Chicago River Swim after nearly 100 years 18.09.2025

500 people to take on the Chicago River Swim after nearly 100 years

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