In the Loop (Segments)

Victims and consumer advocates want to see regulations put in place to protect banking clients from confidence scams.

Comedian Jay Pharoah is best known for his uncanny impressions — from former president Barack Obama to Jay-Z — but he says his comedy goes far beyond the impersonations. Pharoah sits down with Reset ahead of his show and comedy special taping at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park.

The two-day music event will raise money to fight hunger in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and surrounding areas.

Bomb threats force suburban libraries to close their doors. A jury finds longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Madigan guilty. And a Chicago alderman calls for a quiet zone around a downtown clinic that provides abortion services. Reset breaks down these top local stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.

The LatiNxt Festival will be at Navy Pier on Saturday, Aug. 26, and Sunday, Aug. 27.

According to state data, over 4.8 million residents in Illinois live in an area deemed a “mental health professional shortage area.”

Women currently make up four percent of the construction workforce nationwide.

They urged residents to apply for federal assistance dollars.

Reconnect with movement and the environment this weekend at the Uptown Rhythm Festival.

The number of Chicagoans living in a food desert has jumped by 63% in the past decade, a WBEZ-Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.

The team has lost 8 out of its last 10 games, and the owner is making changes in the front office.

A new book, ‘The Underworld,’ uncovers the mysterious world of sea creatures and objects beneath the waves.

“Estranged investors” are suing the successful Chicago restaurant, saying its owners defrauded the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

Temperatures will reach the mid-to-high 90s Wednesday and Thursday. Heat indices could reach 115 degrees in some places.

WBEZ kids took their turn at the mic and shared what they did on summer vacation and their thoughts on the first day of school.

Critics say the mayor is off to a very slow start as his allies wait to see if he’ll make good on the progressive promises of his campaign.

The city’s “bubble ordinance” should protect abortion seekers from protestors, but it’s hard to enforce. An alderman aims to update the law.

State Street was once a shopping mecca. A new panel unveils recommendations for how to get it back on the road to success.

Director Andy Davis talks to “Reset” about the 1993 thriller “The Fugitive” and his Chicago roots.

The summer travel season may have already peaked, but it's not too late to plan a getaway.

Instead, CPS is paying families to find alternative routes.

Mayor Johnson picks a news police superintendent while ousting a popular public health director, and kids begin heading back to school.

Kim Foxx announced earlier this year she wouldn’t seek reelection for a third term.

Founder of the Black Monument Ensemble, and member of the band The Eternals, discusses his new music.

The organization says they hope to contribute to the long-term health and safety of the entire creative scene out of the pandemic.