In the Loop (Segments)

The City of Chicago takes Airbnb to court over unlawful rentals

Megan Mulally and Nick Offerman are among the big names treading the boards in Chicago this summer.

A Sun-Times investigation looked into the wide variety of prices Chicagoans pay for healthcare across different providers and insurers.

After a series of shootings, community leaders call for the city to advance its violation prevention strategy

The ancient sacred ritual of sound baths are growing in popularity, including in the Chicago area.

With Illinois now leading the nation in the number of confirmed tornadoes, meteorologist David Yeomans says, “You can no longer say this is just a short-term blip.”

A person was charged with arson and a hate crime in connection with a cross burning in Grant Park. An alderman proposes renaming Northerly Island in honor of Pope Leo XIV.

President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law five years ago, making June 19 a permanent federal holiday.

Despite legislation protecting public libraries and schools from censorship on the basis of personal or partisan disapproval, attempts to ban books continue to surge across the country.

Compared to the city of Chicago as a whole, the number of short-term rental properties is increasing in neighborhoods near the Obama Presidential Center.

An investigation from the Illinois Answers Project finds that three of the seven programs aimed at preventing displacement never got off the ground.

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With so many great buildings on beaches along Chicago’s lakefront, we continue a summer series for our biweekly "What's That Building?" segment where we explore their history. Next: the story behind the fieldhouse and shower buildings at Rainbow Beach on the city’s South Side. And how the South Side NAACP youth council decided to reclaim their right to use the beach and swim in the lake in August...

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, June 12, 2026: CPS CEO testifies before Congress, residents recover from severe storms and more

Renewed calls to finish the 500-mile Grand Illinois Trail

How can Chicago build safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians?

We’re in a position where things can finally be done right,” Brian Keith Ellison, board president of Garfield Park Community Council.

We’re in a position where things can finally be done right,” Brian Keith Ellison, board president of Garfield Park Community Council.

The 1901 Project is a joint venture by the Wirtz family (owners of the Chicago Blackhawks) and the Reinsdorf family (owners of the Chicago Bulls).

“What’s important about connecting across generations is that there’s this exchange of passion and energy. Having the opportunity to share that knowledge is essential during these times,” says Norma Seledon with Equality Illinois.

There are more than 100,000 rideshare drivers in Illinois. A bill awaiting Governor Pritzker’s signature could allow them to pursue collective bargaining.

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Illinois’ spring legislative session ends without a stadium funding package. A new candidate enters the race for mayor of Chicago. Media get a preview of the Obama Center.

Illinois parents now have NICU leave, a small step in the right direction