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In the Loop (Segments)

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Jul 21, 2026

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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, June 14, 2024: Riot Fest heading to the suburbs, prosecutors recommend prison for Burke and more 14.06.2024

City Council approves one of the largest ever police misconduct settlements, but defers on earlier teen curfew and ethics ordinance.

What’s in season: Herbs, strawberries and peas 13.06.2024

June is when the produce bounty really begins!

Toronto’s Abigail Lapell on recording love songs in a 200-year-old church 13.06.2024

Lapell’s latest album ‘Anniversary’ features songs about love, loss and life.

Toronto’s Abigail Lapell on recording love songs in a 200-year-old church 13.06.2024

Lapell’s latest album ‘Anniversary’ features songs about love, loss and life.

How Chicagoans have celebrated Black queer joy across history 12.06.2024

There’s a long legacy of Black queer nightlife in Chicago.

How Chicagoans have celebrated Black queer joy across history 12.06.2024

There’s a long legacy of Black queer nightlife in Chicago.

Take A Guided Soundwalk! 12.06.2024

ake A Guided Soundwalk!

Will more than half of Americans have cardiovascular disease by 2050? 11.06.2024

Will more than half of Americans have cardiovascular disease by 2050?

Will more than half of Americans have cardiovascular disease by 2050? 11.06.2024

Will more than half of Americans have cardiovascular disease by 2050?

Homelessness in Chicago is nearly three times higher than last year 11.06.2024

Homelessness in Chicago is nearly three times higher than last year

What the WNBA rhetoric reveals about attitudes toward Black women athletes 10.06.2024

The discourse has been – in a word – messy.

Inside Illinois’ biggest budget ever: What’s funded, and where the money is coming from 10.06.2024

Illinois’ new state budget levies money from sportsbooks, retailers, and corporations, and invests it in education, pensions, and the migrant crisis.

WTB: Lakefront trail 07.06.2024

What's that building

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, June 7, 2024: Alder proposes 8pm teen curfew, Chicago police tighten DNC security plans and more 07.06.2024

Chicago police tighten security plans for Democratic Convention; Mayor Johnson unveils plans to spend remaining Covid-19 relief dollars.

‘Feels like home’ or sassy entertainment: What restaurant style wins you over? 06.06.2024

Hospitality is not one size fits all.

Illinois DCFS comes under new leadership yet again amidst years of challenges 06.06.2024

In the last eight years, the state’s Department of Children & Family Services has gone through 11 different leaders.

C-BLUES-FEST 06.06.2024

C-BLUES-FEST

Biden’s new order allows asylum seekers to be turned away 05.06.2024

There were more than 4,000 daily encounters at the southern border over the last week, according to the Biden administration.

South Side concert spotlights the long-ignored queer history of gospel music 05.06.2024

Shout OUT mixes performance and narration, bringing gospel music into conversation with the stories and histories that produced it.

Toxic forever chemicals are rising in Lake Michigan 05.06.2024

PFAS chemicals can linger almost permanently in soil, water and air.

From Chicago to Mars: Zooniverse invites you to discover your inner scientist 04.06.2024

From identifying urban wildlife to monitoring the stars, the Zooniverse program at Adler Planetarium offers dozens of options.

What are fibroids, and why will a majority of women get them? 04.06.2024

Fibroids are the most common non-cancerous tumor that grows inside the uterus and 80% of Black women will have them by age 50.

Chicago to reopen South Side mental health clinic 04.06.2024

Roseland’s mental health clinic was closed in 2016 under then-mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Inside WBEZ’s summer guide 03.06.2024

Need ideas for fun things to do in and around Chicago this summer? Let WBEZ’s arts and culture team be your guide.

Negro Leagues stats officially incorporated into MLB record books 03.06.2024

Baseball legends like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth have been dethroned from their record titles.

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