Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Episode: WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 22, 2025
Description: Chicago’s Inspector General urges City Council to police bad behavior. Democratic legislators return to Texas for a redistricting vote. Former Northwestern football coach reaches settlement with the university. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul files more lawsuits against the Trump administration and politicians push for Southwest side communities to be declared disaster areas after flooding.
Reset dives into these and other top local stories with City Cast Chicago executive producer Simone Alicea, FOX 32 political correspondent Paris Schutz and WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.