In the Loop (Segments)

Chicago scientists turn to balloons to help study city’s heat 19.09.2024 7:21 ↓

A study over the summer used data from balloons to track and understand changing temperatures in Chicago.

Young filmmakers exhibit shorts about the environment 18.09.2024 10:41 ↓

The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest returns for its 12th year.

Will Biden’s ‘parole in place’ program escape legal limbo? 18.09.2024 10:05 ↓

The ‘Keeping Families Together’ program would let some undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens stay in the country as they try to obtain lawful residency.

Are dry summers Chicago’s new normal? 18.09.2024 8:02 ↓

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A year in review of the Pretrial Fairness Act 17.09.2024 19:07 ↓

It’s been one year since the Pretrial Fairness Act went into full effect. What has the impact been?

City council a step closer to appointing Ald. Burnett as chair of Zoning Committee 17.09.2024 13:00 ↓

The Rules Committee approved Burnett on September 16th, and he goes to a full vote on Wednesday.

The White Sox are making history. The worst kind. 17.09.2024 15:55 ↓

Chicago’s Southside team is on track to have the worst record in one season in the history of Major League Baseball.

Contextualizing payouts to victims of police misconduct 16.09.2024 19:14 ↓

Chicago’s City Council’s Committee on Finance approves paying out $15 million to victims of police misconduct in the midst of budget shortfall.

People living in tents in Humboldt Park to move into permanent housing by December, city and advocates say 16.09.2024 14:20 ↓

Chicago Rents will set people up in 60 apartments. The program is run by All Chicago, a group that aims to end homelessness.

What's That Building? Depositors Bank and Goldblatt store 15.09.2024 12:16 ↓

A pair of buildings have faced each other for a century at 47th Street and Ashland Avenue — during the heyday of the Back of the Yards neighborhood and subsequent downturn — now face change. Reset checks in with Dennis Rodkin.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 13, 2024: City hiring freeze, police abuse payouts and more 13.09.2024 46:16 ↓

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 13, 2024: City hiring freeze, police abuse payouts and more

What’s In Season: Chili peppers and tomatoes 12.09.2024 10:57 ↓

The summer harvest isn’t over yet!

Jazz trumpeter Marquis Hill and more great music on tap for Vocalo’s 2024 Summer Finale 12.09.2024 17:56 ↓

You can catch the Vocalo Summer Finale at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Friday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m.

Some Chicago shelters to close as number of migrants wanes 12.09.2024 16:02 ↓

The closure of three migrant shelters in October will eliminate roughly 3,000 beds.

‘Democracy at Risk’ film fest brings political history to Chicago 11.09.2024 14:24 ↓

The festival kicks off on September 16 with Joe Winston’s “Punch 9 for Harold Washington.”

Chicago to host inaugural Urban Birding Festival 11.09.2024 14:49 ↓

Chicago sits on an important migratory path for birds and about 400 people are registered for the festival.

Where Trump and Harris stand on the economy 11.09.2024 14:38 ↓

Tuesday night’s presidential debate highlighted the candidates’ economic plans for taxes, tariffs, tax credits and more.

A debate strategist’s advice for Harris, Trump ahead of Sept. 10 face-off 10.09.2024 16:22 ↓

Recent polls show the presidential candidates neck-and-neck. So, what can either do to earn the nation’s trust and pull ahead?

New book ‘Tías and Primas’ busts stereotypes about Latinas 10.09.2024 19:41 ↓

In her latest book Tías and Primas, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez explores what it means to be Latina and how the women in our lives are more than the stereotypes.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson enacts hiring freeze to fill $223 million budget gap 10.09.2024 11:58 ↓

Chicago faces a $223 million shortfall for 2024, and a $982.4 million deficit in 2025.

Chicago Theater To Check Out In September 09.09.2024 10:55 ↓

Options run the gamut from a Harry Potter musical to a Mike Royko biography.

How the Stateville Prison Closure Is Impacting Education On The Inside 09.09.2024 19:51 ↓

“It’s that sense of community that has been lost, and that we’re losing in this moment,” professor Alice Kim tells Reset.

What’s next for Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability After Firings, Internal Complaints 09.09.2024 15:21 ↓

The chief administrator of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability has come under fire. Here’s what you need to know.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, September 6, 2024 06.09.2024 45:04 ↓

Four killed in mass shooting on Blue Line, Governor Pritzker campaigns for Harris in New Hampshire.

Grammy-nominated singer Omar Apollo on his latest album and tour ‘God Said No’ 05.09.2024 27:15 ↓

The Mexican-American singer kicked off the U.S. leg of his tour in his home state of Indiana in August.