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In the Loop (Segments)
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South Side club Lee’s Unleaded Blues to reopen with Chicago acts front and center 07.05.2024 13:15
The club held a soft reopening April 26 and 27 featuring 2024 Grammy-nominated Chicago blues legend John Primer and his band the Real Deal.
Police clear UChicago pro-Palestinian encampment 07.05.2024 11:44
Plus, a second coalition of activists is suing the city over DNC protest permits.
How Chicago’s racial housing segregation took billions from Black Americans 07.05.2024 15:04
A new documentary series tells the story of how Chicago built the foundation for a housing system that took from Black Americans.
Consumers could feel the pinch soon from Illinois utility spending 07.05.2024 6:50
Researchers warn gas bills could soar in the next decade if state officials don’t change course.
The rise of flip phones and dumb phones 06.05.2024 13:27
Flip phones are back in style. Reset discusses solutions to curbing our Smartphone addictions.
Looking back at Chicago Public School students’ history of protest 06.05.2024 13:27
In 1963, nearly half of all Chicago students walked out of school to protest segregation and inequity in their schools, laying the groundwork for decades of protests to come.
Chicago’s Pro-Palestine Encampments: The Latest From UChicago, DePaul, SAIS And More 06.05.2024 18:31
Four colleges in Chicago have set up “Liberated Zones” in solidarity with Gaza.
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, May 3, 2024: Student protests, stadium skeptics, possible public transit merger and more 03.05.2024 46:52
Lawmakers consider merging public transit agencies. Local students protest. Plus, a lower speed limit in Chicago?
Rosie Tucker on identity and the “unsustainable” nature of the music industry 02.05.2024 16:58
The indie artist is touring a new album filled with poetic social commentary and self expression.
What’s In Season: Asparagus, ramps, and tk 02.05.2024 12:58
With the last frost behind us, it’s go-time for gardens.
What the federal government’s shift on marijuana means for Illinois 02.05.2024 4:24
The federal government is expected to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medicinal value with a lower potential for abuse.
Cicadas have started to emerge around Illinois—and there are many more to come 02.05.2024 12:49
The state’s biggest cicada season in over two centuries is happening this May and June.
World Press Freedom Day highlights journalist rights 01.05.2024 18:25
World Press Freedom Day is on May 3. We discuss recent local and national violations of journalists’ rights.
How one Chicagoan modernized her great-great-great grandfather’s beer recipes 01.05.2024 12:30
In 2020, Laurin Mack re-opened the Conrad Seipp Brewing Company.
Chicago lawyers group wants to limit solitary confinement use in Illinois 01.05.2024 15:57
Hundreds of people across the state can be found in solitary confinement - or restrictive housing - for spans ranging from 10 days to more than 12 years.
Grammy-award winning singer Laufey in Chicago 30.04.2024 26:43
Grammy-award winning singer Laufey in Chicago
Understanding what causes dementia, and best practices for caregiving 30.04.2024 16:16
Nearly 7 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s Disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Mayor Johnson’s plan to spend COVID-19 Relief funds 30.04.2024 9:21
The city has over $200 million to spend by the end of the year - or it’s down the drain.
LAUFEY 30.04.2024 26:55
Grammy award-winning singer Laufey visited WBEZ’s “Reset” ahead of the first of two Chicago appearances — and performed her song “Bored” in studio.
WTB Quinn Chapel AME 29.04.2024 12:23
What's That Building 4/29/24
Inside the challenges plaguing the CTA 29.04.2024 15:48
Unresolved issues with the CTA, some of which started during the pandemic, are coming to a head on the Johnson administration’s watch.
Illinois now home to its first federally recognized tribal nation 29.04.2024 13:57
In 1849, the U.S. government illegally auctioned off land owned by the Prairie Band Potawatomi. Now, the Tribal Nation has regained sovereignty over portions of that land.
WTB QUINN CHAPEL AME CHURCH 26.04.2024 12:34
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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, April 26, 2024: Bears stadium plans revealed, campus protests, and more 26.04.2024 46:08
Chicago Bears reveal plans for new quarterback and lakefront stadium. Family of Dexter Reed files a civil rights lawsuit over his killing by police. Chicago campuses see anti-war protests and calls for disinvestment from Israel. Specialty grocers Dom's Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot face class action lawsuit for not notifying employees before closing stores. Reset breaks down these stories and much...
Wynton Marsalis is celebrating a jazz hero: Duke Ellington 25.04.2024 21:15
In partnership with the CSO, the trumpeter and the world famous Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are performing selected works from Ellington.
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