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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
We’re unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago.
Trump Admin Targets Head Start
36 mins; October 30, 2025
How Dangerous Are ‘Chemical Munitions’ Like Tear Gas?
32 mins; October 29, 2025
‘It’s Mindblowing’ Feds Aren’t Funding SNAP, Says Local Recipient
32 mins; October 28, 2025
The Haunting Tale Of The Watseka Homes
33 mins; October 27, 2025
WBEZ's Weekly News Recap: Oct. 24, 2025
46 mins; October 24, 2025
Little Village And Cicero Rattled By Immigration Raids
37 mins; October 23, 2025
Activists Get Creative In Their Response To ICE Actions In Chicago
34 mins; October 22, 2025
Pros And Cons Of Chicago’s Proposed Corporate Head Tax
33 mins; October 21, 2025
Was The Rev. Jesse Jackson A Man Before His Time?
27 mins; October 20, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 17, 2025
49 mins; October 17, 2025
Meet The Chicago Choirboys Who Nearly Won ‘America’s Got Talent’
22 mins; October 16, 2025
Blaming Mothers For Autism Goes Further Back Than Trump’s Tylenol Claims
35 mins; October 15, 2025
Hospitals Must Remain Sanctuaries Say Local Public Health Experts
33 mins; October 14, 2025
Chicago’s ‘Rapid Response’ To ICE
36 mins; October 13, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 10, 2025
47 mins; October 10, 2025
Expert Says Government’s South Shore Raid Video Violates The Hatch Act
35 mins; October 09, 2025
Ask Chicago’s Mayor: October 2025
45 mins; October 08, 2025
Trump Admin Pauses Funds For Red Line Extension
30 mins; October 07, 2025
Local Vets On Trump’s Plan To Send National Guard To Chicago
27 mins; October 06, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 3, 2025
43 mins; October 03, 2025
Meet The Chicagoans Teaching English To Immigrant Neighbors
29 mins; October 02, 2025
Does Illinois Need Statewide Rules For E-Bikes?
34 mins; October 01, 2025
Breaking Bad Habits That Keep Us Up At Night
32 mins; September 30, 2025
How Chicago TV Shows Get Made
32 mins; September 29, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 26, 2025
48 mins; September 26, 2025
What’s That Building? Future Emmett Till House Museum
31 mins; September 25, 2025
New COVID Vaccine Guidance In Illinois
33 mins; September 24, 2025
More College Grads Among The Longterm Unemployed
33 mins; September 23, 2025
What’s The Future Of Electric Vehicles In Illinois?
34 mins; September 22, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 19, 2025
47 mins; September 19, 2025
Meet The Chicagoans Helping People Detained By ICE
38 mins; September 18, 2025
Who Will Replace Sen. Dick Durbin?
33 mins; September 17, 2025
Ask Chicago's Mayor: Sept 2025
45 mins; September 16, 2025
Chicagoans Are Living Longer — But Your Address Is Still A Major Factor
34 mins; September 15, 2025
Introducing: WBEZ’s In The Loop
2 mins; September 15, 2025
Summer Highlights From Reset!
13 mins; August 29, 2025
Carol Moseley Braun On Her New Memoir ‘Trailblazer’
23 mins; August 28, 2025
‘Somebody Knows Something,’ Elgin Police Department Takes On Decades-Old Cold Cases In Their Podcast
22 mins; August 28, 2025
Fact Checking The White House’s Claims About Crime In Chicago
17 mins; August 27, 2025
New Doc Looks At Future Of HBCUs
18 mins; August 27, 2025
A.I. Is Coming For Your Drinking Water
18 mins; August 26, 2025
What’s That Building? The Charnley-Persky House
20 mins; August 26, 2025
Chicago Doctors Raise Awareness Of Gaza Famine
23 mins; August 25, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 22, 2025
47 mins; August 22, 2025
A Phone That Gives You A Chance To ‘Talk’ To Lost Loved Ones Again
18 mins; August 22, 2025
What A Federal Reclass Of Marijuana Could Mean For Your Local Dispensary
20 mins; August 21, 2025
The Uptown Theatre Turns 100. What’s Next For The Always-Closed Movie Palace?
24 mins; August 21, 2025
Trump Cuts Deal A Blow To HIV/AIDS Prevention In Chicago
24 mins; August 20, 2025
Trump Cuts Deal A Blow To HIV/AIDS Prevention In Chicago
24 mins; August 20, 2025
How To Talk About Wine Without Being Annoying
14 mins; August 20, 2025
ChatGPT Is Not Welcome At Your Next Therapy Visit
24 mins; August 19, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 15, 2025
45 mins; August 15, 2025
Ask The Mayor, August 2025: Brandon Johnson Fields Listeners’ Qs
46 mins; August 14, 2025
Illinois Is Helping Black Residents Trace Their Ancestry Back To Africa
26 mins; August 14, 2025
What Reparations Could Look Like In Chicago
21 mins; August 13, 2025
New Independent Record Label Comes To Chicago
20 mins; August 13, 2025
Connecting Homeless Chicagoans To Housing
27 mins; August 12, 2025
What’s The Oldest Building In Chicago? Act II
26 mins; August 12, 2025
Show Me The Money! The Future Of Chicago Area Transit Funding
24 mins; August 11, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Aug. 8, 2025
45 mins; August 08, 2025
Record Stores, We Salute You
25 mins; August 08, 2025
The History Of Community Activism In Chicago’s Chinatown
23 mins; August 07, 2025
Anti-immigration Hits Home Healthcare
16 mins; August 07, 2025
Hiroshima bombing 80 years ago continues to impact Chicago’s Japanese Americans
30 mins; August 06, 2025
Movies For The Dog Days Of Summer
19 mins; August 06, 2025
Chicagoans Step In To Fill Gaps Left By Restrictions On Gender Affirming Care For Young People
27 mins; August 05, 2025
Stressed? Try Singing And Screaming
22 mins; August 05, 2025
Chicago Teens Got To Work This Summer
26 mins; August 04, 2025
Chicago Teens Got To Work This Summer
26 mins; August 04, 2025
Chicago Teens Got To Work This Summer
26 mins; August 04, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, August 1, 2025
43 mins; August 01, 2025
Living And Working In America: Asylum Seekers and Refugees
31 mins; August 01, 2025
Minding Manners At Your Next Concert. Oh Yeah, And Lolla’s Here.
15 mins; July 31, 2025
Living And Working In America: Student Visas
24 mins; July 31, 2025
What Is Going On With Student Loans?
24 mins; July 30, 2025
Living And Working In America: Work Visas
22 mins; July 30, 2025
What Will It Take To Ensure Seniors Can Retire?
25 mins; July 29, 2025
Living And Working In America: Green Card Holders
26 mins; July 29, 2025
It’s Time To Let Teens Hang Out Downtown
21 mins; July 28, 2025
What’s The Oldest Building In Chicago? Act I
11 mins; July 28, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: July 25, 2025
45 mins; July 25, 2025
The ADA Turns 35. Here’s How Chicago Organizers Are Trying To Protect It
24 mins; July 25, 2025
Some Chicago Suburbs Have Had Enough With E-Bikes, E-Scooters
24 mins; July 24, 2025
We All Scream For Ice Cream
23 mins; July 24, 2025
Tips For Staying Cool And Safe During The Heat Wave
21 mins; July 23, 2025
Bye Bye, Damen Silos
20 mins; July 23, 2025
Violence Intervention Groups Aren’t Letting Trump Funding Cuts Slow Them Down
27 mins; July 22, 2025
Why Some Chicago Malls Are Thriving
20 mins; July 22, 2025
‘Cheap Food Is Dead’: Behind Rising Grocery Prices In Chicago
26 mins; July 21, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: July 18, 2025
45 mins; July 18, 2025
Ask Chicago’s Mayor, July 2025
48 mins; July 17, 2025
Reduce, Reuse, Refuse
25 mins; July 17, 2025
Power-Hungry Data Centers Gobble Up Illinois’ Energy, Water
21 mins; July 16, 2025
The History Of Chicago’s Mecca Flats Comes Alive In Floating Museum
20 mins; July 16, 2025
Are Modular Homes The Answer To Chicago’s Housing Crisis?
26 mins; July 15, 2025
Flood Insurance Is Getting More Expensive In Illinois
15 mins; July 15, 2025
Is Chicago Ready For The Next Big Heat Wave?
18 mins; July 14, 2025
Health Impacts Of Extreme Heat In A Hotter World
22 mins; July 14, 2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: July 11, 2025
45 mins; July 11, 2025
Knowing Your Neighbors Could Save Their Life (And Yours)
25 mins; July 11, 2025
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