In the Loop (Segments)

Her home was wrongfully raided by police. Now she’s being tapped to oversee CPD policy 28.04.2026 17:46 ↓

Earlier this month, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tapped Anjanette Young, the social worker who was wrongfully handcuffed naked in her home in 2019, to join a Chicago police oversight board.

Words matter: How the media needs to change the way it reports on domestic violence 27.04.2026 15:10 ↓

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Exploring resources available to people in Chicagoland experiencing domestic violence and abuse 27.04.2026 23:39 ↓

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Recap updated 4/24 24.04.2026 46:00 ↓

The Chicago Housing Authority has a new leader for the first time in a year and a half. Body cam video of the shooting of Officer Krystal Rivera is released to the public.

News Recap, April 24, 2026 segment 24.04.2026 2:38 ↓

The Chicago Housing Authority has a new leader for the first time in a year and a half. Body cam video of the shooting of Officer Krystal Rivera is released to the public.

She was told to terminate her pregnancy to remove a life-threatening fibroid. Then she met the ‘Fibroid Slayer’ 23.04.2026 16:35 ↓

Brionna Johnson was 17 weeks pregnant when Loretto Hospital’s Dr. Pierre Johnson removed her fibroid that weighed more than 20 lbs.

New ballet brings Sandra Cisneros’ ‘The House on Mango Street’ to life on stage 23.04.2026 14:43 ↓

New ballet brings Sandra Cisneros’ ‘The House on Mango Street’ to life on stage

Earth Day is every day: how to support the environment year-round 22.04.2026 18:47 ↓

This year’s theme is all about mobilizing community to action.

A sonic tour of the Land School, South Side arts incubator and ‘third place’ 22.04.2026 13:27 ↓

‘In the Loop’ tours the Land School, a community hub created by artist Theaster Gates and The Rebuild Foundation.

Premiere of ‘Ámmo’naka (In A Beginning)’ invites us to consider our connection to the earth 21.04.2026 17:02 ↓

On Earth Day, Loyola University choirs will perform newly commissioned work featuring Chickasaw poetry and folk music that honors American Indian ecology and creation.

How are Latino-owned businesses faring since the end of Operation Midway Blitz? 21.04.2026 17:46 ↓

64% of Chicago residents surveyed by in March by NORC still oppose federal agents’ use of force during Operation Midway Blitz.

What's That Building? Mural in old Chicago Daily News Building 21.04.2026 15:41 ↓

As the old Chicago Daily News Building along the riverfront awaits landmark designation and receives a multi-million dollar refresh, the future of a beloved mural that was once inside it is uncertain. WBEZ's architecture expert walks us through the years-long mission to track down that mural. We also hear from the local preservationist who went on the hunt, and discuss why he says the artwork is "...

Chicago’s new Zoning chair on affordable housing, construction projects 20.04.2026 15:12 ↓

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th Ward, says he’ll cut red tape and embrace technology to get affordable and market-rate housing and major development projects built faster.

Chicago’s new Zoning chair on affordable housing, construction projects 20.04.2026 15:12 ↓

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th Ward, says he’ll cut red tape and embrace technology to get affordable and market-rate housing and major development projects built faster.

Chicago’s new Zoning chair on affordable housing, construction projects 20.04.2026 15:12 ↓

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th Ward, says he’ll cut red tape and embrace technology to get affordable and market-rate housing and major development projects built faster.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: April 17, 2026: President criticizes Chicago-born Pope, magic mansion opens off Magnificent Mile 17.04.2026 47:07 ↓

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: April 17, 2026: President criticizes Chicago-born Pope, magic mansion opens off Magnificent Mile

Ask The Mayor, April 2026 16.04.2026 47:28 ↓

Ask The Mayor, April 2026

‘Born on a picket line’: Yusef Jackson on picking up his father’s mantle as the head of Rainbow PUSH 15.04.2026 20:56 ↓

Yusef Jackson was named president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition where he’ll take over the work started by his late father Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

Chicago’s outgoing and incoming homelessness chiefs on city’s approach to the unhoused 14.04.2026 16:24 ↓

‘In the Loop’ hears about the city’s five-year blueprint for addressing homelessness.

ow artificial intelligence is changing Chicago-area classrooms 14.04.2026 22:29 ↓

A private school that uses AI, rather than teachers, to instruct students is set to open in Chicago this fall.

The histories of Caribbean dancehall and reggaetón music 13.04.2026 12:33 ↓

The histories of Caribbean dancehall and reggaetón music

How doulas are stepping in to advocate for Chicago’s Black mothers 13.04.2026 24:41 ↓

How doulas are stepping in to advocate for Chicago’s Black mothers

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, April 10, 2026 10.04.2026 46:43 ↓

Lawmakers return to Springfield. Illinois Congressional Democrats call for President Trump’s removal and Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push names its new leader.

Women telling their stories living with HIV/AIDS 09.04.2026 22:25 ↓

Women telling their stories living with HIV/AIDS

One night only: Rapper Doug E. Fresh and ‘Masters of the Mic’ to take Chicago stage 09.04.2026 19:13 ↓

One night only: Rapper Doug E. Fresh and ‘Masters of the Mic’ to take Chicago stage