In the Loop (Segments)

What’s That Building? Chicago Park District’s new headquarters 27.10.2023 10:33 ↓

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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: October 27, 2023 27.10.2023 46:15 ↓

Legislators head to Springfield for fall veto session. Brighton Park residents criticize city over migrant winterized tent encampment plans.

Chicago pianist Pat Leary on improvising your meditation 27.10.2023 17:01 ↓

The new album is a collection of improvised work and it’s the first of many.

Food Friday: WBEZ Fall Eats 27.10.2023 13:01 ↓

From apple fritters to chicken soup, we dig into your favorite Midwest fall cravings.

CPS faces a $391 million budget gap. What does that mean for students? 27.10.2023 11:22 ↓

Chicago Public Schools is in some financial hot water. The school district serving more than 300,000 students says it’s facing a budget shortfall of nearly $400 million dollars. And they have until next summer to close the gap. We find out what this means for students and services at CPS.

Moving from eco-distress to resilience 26.10.2023 19:24 ↓

Therapists are pushing the mental health field to become more climate aware.

Get to know Science Friday host Ira Flatow 26.10.2023 15:23 ↓

Chicagoans will get a chance to see the longtime host at work at a special Science Friday event with WBEZ.

The city is seeking new contracts to feed Chicago’s migrant population 26.10.2023 16:13 ↓

The city already has contracts with companies to build and staff so-called “winterized base encampments” and other city-run shelters.

USDA report shows food insecurity is growing across the country 25.10.2023 17:42 ↓

One in five households in the Chicago Metro area are facing food insecurity according to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Bats takeover Chicago area but there’s nothing to worry about 25.10.2023 12:27 ↓

But you might want to keep your distance.

Understanding the language of genocide A modern genocide scholar’s take on what’s happening in Gaza 25.10.2023 30:41 ↓

Perpetrators of genocide see their victims as dangerous and inhuman. It’s a framing that justifies violence, genocide scholars say.

Behind the Illinois legislature’s fall veto session 25.10.2023 13:55 ↓

Illinois legislators will discuss what’s next for bills that were vetoed by the governor back in August.

Someone In Chicago’ is ready to answer your anonymous questions 24.10.2023 14:21 ↓

Author Ismael Perez hopes the column will leave readers feeling connected to someone in Chicago.

The latest on CPD’s spending budget and proposed winterized tent camps 24.10.2023 14:56 ↓

Alders enter Week 2 of budget hearings.

Ald. Ramirez says more community input needed on migrant tents in Brighton Park 24.10.2023 13:21 ↓

Ald. Ramirez calls for more transparency from the city regarding plans for a winterized basecamp to house migrants in Brighton Park.

What books have changed your life? 24.10.2023 30:15 ↓

From fictions to biographies, we dig into the books that stay with us.

What books have changed your life? 24.10.2023 30:15 ↓

From fictions to biographies, we dig into the books that stay with us.

Illinois cannabis growers struggle to raise funding 24.10.2023 15:23 ↓

Especially non-white growers face endemic discrimination in accessing financial lending.

No fare hikes in CTA’s $2 billion 2024 budget 23.10.2023 18:11 ↓

The agency says it intends to expand service, but the plan didn’t include many details on when or how.

Genre-defying graphic novel tells an origin story for the ages 23.10.2023 18:00 ↓

Graphic novelist Daniel Clowes is out with ‘Monica’ after a seven-year hiatus.

27 current and former CPD officers were on a leaked Oath Keepers membership list 23.10.2023 27:13 ↓

Chicago Public Media investigated the officers in question and found many had troubling records.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 20, 2023 20.10.2023 45:48 ↓

Protesters get violent as the city decides where to set up migrant tent camps. The nation mourns the killing of Wadea Al-Fayoume.

Midwestern food is more than casserole 20.10.2023 24:50 ↓

Chef Paul Fehribach of the Andersonville restaurant Big Jones charts the history of the region’s recipes in a new cookbook.

New survey shows 10 million Americans hold antisemitic views, condone political violence 20.10.2023 21:15 ↓

A new national poll shows Americans who hold highly antisemitic views are two to three times more likely to condone political violence.

Chicago Jews join thousands in national protests calling for ceasefire 19.10.2023 18:06 ↓

Protestors wearing shirts with the phrases “Not in our Name”, “Jews Say Ceasefire Now” filled the Congress Rotunda.