In the Loop (Segments)

Amid allegations of racism towards the Chicago Sky, the WNBA takes a second look 20.05.2025 17:06 ↓

The WNBA is investigating alleged racial taunts made toward the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese at a game against the Fever in Indiana.

Why we have birthright citizenship in the United States 20.05.2025 15:15 ↓

The 1898 United States v Wong Kim Ark case was the first to rule on whether children born to parents without legal status are citizens.

What could cuts to SNAP mean for Chicago? 20.05.2025 13:27 ↓

House Republicans are proposing cuts to millions of dollars of funding for SNAP and steeper work requirements for benefits.

How SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship could affect Illinoisans 19.05.2025 20:45 ↓

How could the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on birthright citizenship affect people without legal status in Illinois?

How can CPS solve growing absenteeism among high schoolers? 19.05.2025 15:34 ↓

A quarter of CPS high schoolers missed more than a month of school last year — double the rate from 2019.

What's That Building? Libby's 19.05.2025 11:21 ↓

Since 1968, the old Libby McNeill & Libby plant has never been more than partially used and in recent years has become a sore spot for south suburban Blue Island.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, May 16, 2025: Mayor reaches term midpoint, Congressional races heat up 16.05.2025 45:39 ↓

Elementary students hospitalized for ingesting marijuana edibles. Race to replace Sen. Durbin and Rep. Schakowsky shakes up IL politics.

One of Chicago’s first Hawaiian restaurants on the classic plate lunch, saimin, and musubi 15.05.2025 15:21 ↓

“Hawaiian food is so much more than pineapple,” says the co-founder of Aloha Eats in Lincoln Park.

The government wants you to have more kids 15.05.2025 19:19 ↓

A look at the Trump administration’s push to boost birth rates with cash incentives — and whether that’s what families really need.

Gov. JB Pritzker, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel could be eyeing a chance to be president 15.05.2025 11:47 ↓

Two of Illinois’ most recognizable politicians could both be running for president in 2028.

Chicago’s Kānaka Maoli are reclaiming Native Hawaiian culture and heritage 14.05.2025 16:01 ↓

Native Hawaiians, or Kānaka Maoli, have a history in Chicago that goes all the way back to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Investigation shows how even minor offenses can lead to eviction in Illinois under so called ‘crime free housing’ laws 14.05.2025 16:21 ↓

In Illinois, 100 cities have so-called crime-free housing laws that allow landlords to evict families for minor offenses, even if they don’t take place on the rental property.

‘We don’t take Section 8’: Are landlords who reject housing vouchers breaking the law? 14.05.2025 13:04 ↓

About 1 in 3 Illinois landlords reject Section 8 vouchers, potentially breaking housing laws.

‘It was my Noah’s Ark’: Ocean Vuong bares all in new novel ‘The Emperor of Gladness’ 13.05.2025 25:56 ↓

Vuong recounts immigrant life and the love, labor and loneliness that living on the fringes of American society often entails.

Young candidates are trying to unseat incumbents in Illinois and beyond 13.05.2025 21:33 ↓

Gen Z and millennial candidates are stepping up to run for public office, and they aren’t afraid to take on powerful incumbents.

Allergy season is getting longer. Here’s what you should know. 12.05.2025 16:07 ↓

Climate change isn’t just changing our weather.

Frozen NIH funds halt some cancer research at Northwestern 12.05.2025 12:58 ↓

A lab working on next-generation treatments for ovarian and pancreatic cancer is no longer able to continue what a head professor says is “promising research.”

Affordable housing advocates on Chicago’s ‘green social housing’ plan 12.05.2025 14:58 ↓

Chicago’s City Council has backed a “green social housing” initiative to combat climate change and housing shortages.

Recap 5-9 09.05.2025 46:25 ↓

Mayor’s housing initiative gets City Council approval and new candidates crowd the race to replace Sen. Durbin.

POPE COVERAGE 08.05.2025 25:58 ↓

BREAKING NEWS

The ‘Memories and Milestones’ of South Asians in Illinois 07.05.2025 15:32 ↓

The South Asian American Policy and Research Institute recorded the stories of dozens of South Asians who moved to Illinois between 1945 to 1965.

Dreaming up playgrounds that promote learning, recreation and reduce flooding 07.05.2025 16:52 ↓

The Space to Grow program that creates so-called green playgrounds at Chicago Public Schools that create a connection to the outdoors and help mitigate flooding, celebrates ten years.

Attacks on Head Start put early childhood education programs at risk 07.05.2025 12:39 ↓

5 of 10 regional Headstart offices have closed under the Trump administration, leaving employees without work and parents without childcare.

Construction made Lincoln Square car-free. Should it stay that way? 06.05.2025 17:15 ↓

A construction closure made part of Lincoln Square car-free. Now neighbors and businesses debate: should it stay that way?

Residential program that keeps Chicago men out of prison is growing 06.05.2025 17:34 ↓

The program in Chicago is focused on reducing recidivism and incorporating previously incarcerated people back into the community.