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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

DePaul President to testify before congress 06.05.2025

President Manuel will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce on May 7, 2025.

‘Black boy joy,’ family woes take spotlight in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s ‘Hymn’ 05.05.2025

‘Black boy joy,’ family woes take spotlight in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s ‘Hymn’

‘Black boy joy,’ family woes take spotlight in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s ‘Hymn’ 05.05.2025

‘Black boy joy,’ family woes take spotlight in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s ‘Hymn’

Will Chicago remain a sanctuary city? 05.05.2025

Will Chicago remain a sanctuary city?

What's That Building: Waukegan History Museum 05.05.2025

What's That Building: Waukegan History Museum

What's That Building: Waukegan HIstory Museum 05.05.2025

What's That Building: Waukegan HIstory Museum

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, May 2, 2025: Trump targets sanctuary cities, Pritzker calls for protests 02.05.2025

Mayor Johnson visits Springfield, neighbors protest a proposed luxury hotel near Obama Center, Sen. Duckworth backs Lt. Gov. Stratton for Senate seat.

Ask The Mayor: Chicago’s Brandon Johnson answers WBEZ listener calls 01.05.2025

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped by WBEZ’s studios on May 1, 2025 to answer Chicago residents’ questions.

Singer Yukimi’s first solo album is for me and ‘For You’ 30.04.2025

After years with Swedish GRAMMY-nominated band Little Dragon, singer Yukimi shows fans and listeners another side of herself.

Chicago, cities across U.S., gear up for mass May Day protests 30.04.2025

Chicago’s longstanding connection to the labor movement continues as the Trump administration targets immigrants, how does May Day history inform today’s labor organizing?

Chicago and Illinois have had a rough first 100 days of Trump 30.04.2025

Just 1,360 more to go.

Illinois’s coolest career is found in... rock and bone? 29.04.2025

A survey found that Americans think the coolest work you can do in Illinois is be a fossil expert at the Field Museum.

How to get started with Medicare 29.04.2025

Chicago’s longstanding connection to the labor movement continues as the Trump administration targets immigrants, how does May Day history inform today’s labor organizing?

The city debates how to keep teens safe ahead of Memorial Day weekend 29.04.2025

While some Council members support stricter curfew laws, the Mayor’s office is looking toward other interventions.

Chicago says goodbye to the father of the city’s famous riverboat architecture tours 28.04.2025

Bob Irving, beloved creator of the Chicago River architectural boat tour, has died at the age of 93.

Is banning cars the key to bringing people downtown? 28.04.2025

Four students said the key to turning Michigan Avenue into a cultural corridor is to ban cars.

How can Chicago close its $1.12 billion budget gap? We look at the options 28.04.2025

“We essentially need to do more with less,” Mayor Johnson told reporters Monday, April 21.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: April 25, 2025: Durbin retiring, Highland Park shooter sentenced 25.04.2025

Senator Dick Durbin announces retirement, Highland Park shooter sentenced, hung jury in bribery trial of State Sen. Emil Jones III.

LISA ANN WALTER 24.04.2025

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The key to finding edible and medicinal plants in your neighborhood 24.04.2025

“I can help you find 50 edible plants, right now, no matter where we are,” says Dave Odd, founder of Eat The Neighborhood Foraging Tours and Events.

How – and where – to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in Chicago 24.04.2025

Over 55 stores participate in the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl, which takes place this Saturday, April 26th.

Conservationists push for stronger legal protections for Chicago’s lakefront 23.04.2025

Chicago boasts 26 miles of publicly accessible lakefront beaches and parks. QUOTE

Student loans in collections and the government seizing wages? Here’s what you need to know. 23.04.2025

Millions of student loan borrowers are at risk of their debt being sent to collections.

STATE POLITICS 23.04.2025

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What's That Building: Shabbona Lake State Park 22.04.2025

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