In the Loop (Segments)

Few things feel worse than waking up to your alarm in the morning after a night of poor sleep, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Few things feel worse than waking up to your alarm in the morning after a night of poor sleep, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued new guidance expanding COVID-19 vaccine access, taking a different path than the federal government.

The number of shows shot in Chicago has increased in recent years, so let’s pull back the curtain.

People with degrees have begun to make up a larger share of the unemployment pool and more are struggling to find jobs for six months or more.

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles are ending at the end of September, but rebates in Illinois remain. These rebates have been a key tool for the state to achieve its goal of having 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030, though there is a very long way to go on that front. In The Loop discusses how the change at the federal level could affect prospective EV owners, car deale...

Dennis Rodkin, Sasha-Ann Simons, Ollie Gordon and Willie S. Douglas III

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 19, 2025: Immigration raids, former Gov. Jim Edgar dies

500 people to take on the Chicago River Swim after nearly 100 years

How local organizations are supporting Chicago area residents detained by ICE

“The priest, the rabbi, the gangster — they were all part of the machine,” Dominic Pacyga told In the Loop.

We are six months out from the statewide Illinois primary, and the race to replace Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is on.

As heightened immigration enforcement continues in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, we learn how the city’s top executive is keeping residents safe.

From our immigration series to conversations with music legends to sitting down with my mom, we’re looking back on an eventful season.

“Trailblazer” is a story of perseverance, hope and a letter to future generations about the work still left to be done.

The Elgin Police Department is solving decades-old cold cases in their podcast ‘Somebody Knows Something’

Trump wants to send the National Guard to Chicago. Let’s look at Chicago’s crime problem.

As students return to campuses across the nation, a new documentary explores the legacy and new challenges faced by historically black colleges and universities. Reset learns more.

ai impact on drinking water

Local doctors who have worked in Gaza continue efforts to lobby Illinois lawmakers to raise awareness as famine is declared in northern Gaza.

Local doctors who have worked in Gaza continue efforts to lobby Illinois lawmakers to raise awareness as famine is declared in northern Gaza.

Dennis Rodkin takes Reset host Sasha-Ann Simons on a tour of the historic home in downtown Chicago.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Aug. 22, 2025: Schools budget battle, flooding damages basements and causes airport delays

Black-led HIV and AIDS service organizations struggle for equitable access to funding

The Uptown Theatre marks its centennial anniversary despite spending more than 40 of those years in vacancy.