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In the Loop (Segments)

We’re unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago.

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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 25, 2023 24.02.2023

The race for Chicago’s next mayor is in its final stretch. Who is in the lead, and what did voters this week say is the top issue on their minds? Plus, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits a Chicago suburb, and a favorite local show gets the ax. Reset breaks down these stories and much more with a panel of journalists. GUESTS: Jacoby Cochran, City Cast Chicago host Tiffany Walden, editor-in-chief and...

What’s That Building?: Wendell Phillips High School 23.02.2023

The school has famous alumni like Gwendolyn Brooks and Sam Cooke.

Ukrainians in Chicago react to one year anniversary of war 23.02.2023

Verified civilian casualties of the war have passed 21,000 and millions have been displaced from their homes, according to the U.N.

The long road to replacing one Chicago home’s lead service pipes 23.02.2023

Chicago has nearly 390,000 lead pipes. Only a few hundred have been replaced in the last two years.

Graduated income tax proposal pops up again in Springfield 23.02.2023

Illinois state Sen. Rob Martwick hopes the legislation will spark a conversation on tax reform.

From Elvis to Nas: DJ Spinderella to show public housing’s impact on music in America 23.02.2023

Elvis, Curtis Mayfield and Barbara Streisand are just a few of the game-changing artists who came up in public housing.

Writer Tempestt Hazel revels In Bronzeville’s history and culture 22.02.2023

Hazel says she often thinks about “the way that cultural preservation is directly linked to how we understand what is valued in society.”

What’s next for Chicago’s City Council? 22.02.2023

More than a dozen lawmakers are leaving, wards have been redrawn and political newcomers could win big. Could there be a new era at City Hall?

Thousands of Illinois residents at risk of losing Medicaid 22.02.2023

People with Medicaid received uninterrupted health care during the pandemic, but that benefit is ending April 1.

HBO Max cancels Chicago comedy series ‘South Side’ 22.02.2023

The show is coming to an end after three seasons.

Does Section 230 give social media companies too much leeway? 22.02.2023

Supreme Court Justices heard arguments that could upend Section 230, which has been called the law that created the internet.

Meet Grammy Award-winning Chicago poet J. Ivy 21.02.2023

The performer was one of five contenders in the category.

Black Joy: Dede Cadet goes from fighting for racial justice to interior design 21.02.2023

An interior designer shares how she’s finding joy through connecting people to their spaces.

Another quake strikes Turkey and Syria. Here’s how you can help. 21.02.2023

At least six people are dead and hundreds are injured as of Tuesday, according to Turkey's disaster management authority.

Regal Mile Studios to bring film production to Chicago in 2024 21.02.2023

A new $100 million studio is coming to South Shore.

Illinois could soon have mandatory paid leave 21.02.2023

If Gov. JB Pritzker signs the bill, Illinois will join Nevada and Maine, the only two other U.S. states with similar paid time off policies.

Federal judge blocks motion to halt Illinois assault weapons ban 21.02.2023

In her ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall said the ban was “constitutionally sound.”

Florida Gov. DeSantis speaks to Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago suburbs 20.02.2023

The governor says he is visiting “liberal cities” who he says are too soft on crime.

What you need to know about Chicago’s municipal election 20.02.2023

Early voting is well underway across Chicago’s 50 wards.

New study examines everyday life, challenges of Chicago area Arab Americans 20.02.2023

A new study explores why Arab Americans do not have a racial category of their own.

Movement and history coalesce in exhibit highlighting The Great Migration(s) 20.02.2023

The Promised Land exhibition is on view at the South Side Community Art Center through March 25.

Rebecca Makkai's new novel has ‘Some Questions for You’ 20.02.2023

Rebecca Makkai pulls from her own life to explore the country’s problematic obsession with true crime in her new novel. Reset untangles the intersection of cancel culture, systemic racism, and the fetishization of the missing white woman in Makkai’s I Have Some Questions For You. GUEST: Rebecca Makkai, Chicago novelist, author of The Great Believers and I Have Some Questions For You

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 17, 2023 17.02.2023

The governor proposes a new spending plan for Illinois. Meanwhile, the Chicago mayoral race heats up with high early voting turnout.

Virtual Chicago restaurant Funeral Potatoes is rethinking Midwestern comfort food 17.02.2023

Coming up on three years of the partnership, the chefs at Funeral Potatoes work out of a ghost kitchen in Logan Square and update their menu weekly on Instagram. Reset hears how the cooking duo keep it fun for themselves and nostalgically delicious for their customers. GUESTS: Alexis Thomas, executive chef and co-owner at Funeral Potatoes Eve Studnicka, executive chef and co-owner at Funeral Potat...

Pritzker wants to invest more in home visiting programs. So what do they need? 17.02.2023

Home visitors work directly with expectant families or parents with young kids to help them prepare for the years ahead. In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker says not enough families are being reached during those vital years. Reset talks about what home visiting programs are like now and what resources providers need to support more families moving forward. GUESTS: Katelyn Kanwischer, director of matern...

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