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In the Loop (Segments)

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Episodes

Chicago-area company launches ‘Jaws’-themed pinball machine 17.01.2024

The deluxe machine costs $7,000 to $13,000. It’s for collectors, but it could also end up in a bar or arcade near you.

The 60-day shelter limit is slightly delayed. What now for migrants? 16.01.2024

With frigid temperatures, the city postponed kicking newly arrived migrants out of shelters. But the deadline is still looming.

Chicagoland parents scramble with CPS, suburban schools, daycares closed due to cold 16.01.2024

Hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area kids are home Tuesday after CPS and many suburban schools and daycares canceled classes.

Ditching diet culture, creating better relationships with your body, food and movement 16.01.2024

How can we start to create positive narratives about ourselves as we go through our own health journeys?

After more than 700 days, Second City reaches tentative agreement with teaching faculty 16.01.2024

Reset checks in with AICE union members working at the Second City Training Center in Chicago to learn the latest.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Jan. 12, 2024: Snow, subzero temps, migrants, Trump and more 12.01.2024

A winter storm, migrants housed on CTA buses, a challenge to Trump’s candidacy and more. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week.

How to spot a snowy owl in Chicago and the signs of an owl irruption 12.01.2024

If you spot the arctic bird in the Chicago area, keep your distance to avoid spooking it. It’s likely stressed by hunger and a long journey.

Food Friday: Chicago Restaurant Week offers up prix fixe meals at a reasonable price 12.01.2024

More than 400 Chicagoland restaurants are serving up delicious brunch, lunch and dinner deals from Jan. 19 through Feb. 4.

What would improve Chicago’s Union Station? Public has a chance to weigh in. 11.01.2024

The nearly 100-year-old transit hub is set to get its first major renovation in three decades.

The best time to surf Lake Michigan is… winter! 11.01.2024

Northern winter storms churn up Lake Michigan, producing large swells along the lake’s U-shaped south shore.

Most assault-style weapon owners in Illinois have not registered their guns 11.01.2024

The state banned assault-style weapons a year ago but current owners were allowed to keep them, as long as they were registered by Jan. 1.

Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard injured, Bears fire key coaches 11.01.2024

A shake-up for the Bears, an injury for a star hockey player, new pitching talent for the Cubs and other Chicago sports news.

As extreme weather wreaks havoc across U.S., Chicago preps for snow and frigid temps 11.01.2024

Chicago’s bracing for frigid temperatures and inches of snow as floods, blizzards and tornadoes cause devastation across the U.S.

Josh Long is new leader of CPS special education 10.01.2024

That department had been leaderless since ousting its past head, Stephanie Jones, last June.

Chicago’s downtown casino brought in less than expected in first four months 10.01.2024

Chicago’s only casino opened in its temporary Medinah Temple location in September, about three months later than expected.

Harvey residents say their homes were boarded up while they were still inside 10.01.2024

After some Harvey residents say they had their homes boarded up while they were still inside, what comes next for tenants?

Airlines cancel flights due to winter weather and 737 Max woes 10.01.2024

Boeing 737 Max 9 planes are grounded after an Alaska Airlines plane lost a piece of its fuselage after takeoff. Plus, flight cancellations.

CPS IG reports stolen laptops, lying to get kids into schools, sexual abuse and more 10.01.2024

Chicago Public School inspector general William Fletcher released his annual report Tuesday.

City Hall Update: A New Housing Commissioner And More Pushback To Bring Chicago Home 10.01.2024

A group of real estate and business groups are pushing back against the city’s proposed real estate transfer tax that’s meant to combat homelessness, also known as the Bring Chicago Home ordinance. Plus, Brandon Johnson is trying to move away from Tax Increment Financing. Reset learns more from WBEZ city government and politics reporters Tessa Weinberg and Mariah Woelfel.

Chicago City Hall Update: A new housing commissioner and more pushback to Bring Chicago Home 09.01.2024

Plus, Brandon Johnson is trying to move away from Tax Increment Financing. What impact will Chicagoans feel?

‘An ounce of prevention’: The health checklist you need for your age 09.01.2024

How often should I get a Pap test? What’s considered a normal blood pressure? What am I at risk for at my age? Here’s what you need to know.

How to protect yourself against high electric, gas bills 09.01.2024

Maybe avoid the door-to-door energy salesman.

Renovating Chicago’s historic Thompson Center 08.01.2024

Google plans to first remove non-structural interior and exterior elements later this month. Where will they go from there?

One Chicago-area woman’s fight to get her family in Gaza to safety 08.01.2024

A Northwestern law student is suing the Biden Administration for help.

New book aims to help your child battle stress and anxiety 08.01.2024

In “Nona’s Nerves,” author Modello Brown inspires kids to overcome challenges and reach their full potential.

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