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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.
‘Nurse Unseen’: The Contributions Of Filipino Nurses During The Pandemic
21 mins; October 10, 2024
This Chicago Film Fest Has An Impressive Track Record For Picking Oscar Contenders
13 mins; October 09, 2024
An Infectious Disease Doc’s Guide To COVID, Flu, RSV And More This Fall
10 mins; October 09, 2024
Chicago Rabbis Reflect On One Year Since Oct. 7
22 mins; October 08, 2024
Chicago Palestinian Leader Reflects On One Year Since Oct. 7
22 mins; October 08, 2024
What It’s Like Living In Intergenerational Housing
20 mins; October 08, 2024
Chicago Area’s Jewish And Palestinian College Students Organize One Year After Oct. 7
15 mins; October 07, 2024
Honey: Made In Chicago
11 mins; October 07, 2024
Chicago Bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks On New Record ‘Blues In My DNA’
24 mins; October 05, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 4, 2024
44 mins; October 04, 2024
Colorectal Cancer, Then A Double Lung Transplant: One Patient’s Story
22 mins; October 04, 2024
Chicago Fed Prez On Port Strike, Interest Rates, Housing
15 mins; October 03, 2024
Forget Stadiums. Here’s What $1 Billion Could Fund In Chicago.
18 mins; October 03, 2024
How Chicago Could Benefit From A Manufacturing Renaissance
13 mins; October 02, 2024
The Budget Woes Of Chicago
13 mins; October 02, 2024
Walz, Vance Face Off For First (And Only) VP Debate
13 mins; October 01, 2024
What’s That Building: Maxwell Street
13 mins; October 01, 2024
Lake Michigan Is Breaking Warm Temperature Records
10 mins; September 30, 2024
Chiu Quon, Chicago’s Oldest Chinese Bakery, Stays True To Tradition
12 mins; September 30, 2024
Goodbye, Brat Summer. Hello, Bookworm Fall
14 mins; September 28, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 27, 2024
45 mins; September 27, 2024
What’s Next For The Chicago Sky
19 mins; September 27, 2024
1 in 3 Chicago Families Is Food Insecure
9 mins; September 26, 2024
Is It Safe To Swim In The Chicago River?
12 mins; September 26, 2024
New Research Shows ‘Past, Present, And Power’ Of Chicago Mexicans
15 mins; September 25, 2024
An Effort To Preserve Affordable Housing On Chicago’s Northwest Side
14 mins; September 25, 2024
Will Chicago Public Schools CEO Be Fired?
14 mins; September 24, 2024
A Vision For Self-Governance In Aboriginal Australia
8 mins; September 24, 2024
Australia Has A Lot To Teach America About Democracy
45 mins; September 23, 2024
Chicago Scientists Turn To Balloons To Help Study City’s Heat
8 mins; September 23, 2024
Chicago Folk Musician Steve Slagg Turns To ‘Spiritual Wilderness’ For Latest Album
19 mins; September 21, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 20, 2024
45 mins; September 20, 2024
Garrett Popcorn Turns 75
8 mins; September 20, 2024
Young Filmmakers Exhibit Shorts About The Environment
11 mins; September 19, 2024
Will Biden’s ‘Parole In Place’ Program Escape Legal Limbo?
10 mins; September 19, 2024
Will The White Sox Become The Worst Team In Modern MLB History?
13 mins; September 18, 2024
A Year In Review Of The Pretrial Fairness Act
19 mins; September 18, 2024
City Council A Step Closer To Appointing Ald. Burnett As Chair Of Zoning Committee
13 mins; September 17, 2024
The Race To Get Some Of Chicago’s Unhoused In Apartments By December: ‘No One Chooses To Be Out In The Cold’
15 mins; September 17, 2024
Why Are There So Many Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits In Chicago?
20 mins; September 16, 2024
‘Democracy at Risk’ Film Fest Kicks Off At Chicago’s Siskel Center
14 mins; September 16, 2024
Jazz Trumpeter Marquis Hill And Vocalo’s 2024 Summer Finale
19 mins; September 14, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 13, 2024
45 mins; September 13, 2024
What’s In Season: Chili Peppers And Tomatoes
10 mins; September 13, 2024
Some Chicago Shelters Close As Number Of Migrants Wanes
16 mins; September 12, 2024
Where Trump And Harris Stand On The U.S. Economy
14 mins; September 12, 2024
New Book ‘TÃas and Primas’ Busts Stereotypes About Latinas
20 mins; September 12, 2024
Hiring Freeze In Chicago To Fill $223 Million Budget Gap
12 mins; September 11, 2024
A Debate Strategist’s Advice For Harris, Trump
15 mins; September 10, 2024
How The Stateville Prison Closure Is Impacting Education On The Inside
19 mins; September 10, 2024
Chicago Theater To Check Out In September
11 mins; September 09, 2024
Novelist Nnedi Okorafor On Her New Novella ‘She Who Knows: Firespitter’
23 mins; September 09, 2024
Singer Omar Apollo On His ‘God Said No’ Album And Tour
27 mins; September 07, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 6, 2024
44 mins; September 06, 2024
Off The Beaten Path: The Insect Asylum
11 mins; September 06, 2024
The Unlikely Staying Power Of Jeppson’s Malört
15 mins; September 05, 2024
Abortion Funds Are Running Out Of Money
9 mins; September 05, 2024
Mary Mitchell Reflects On 34 Years With The Chicago Sun-Times
16 mins; September 04, 2024
What’s That Building? Old Town School Of Folk Music
15 mins; September 04, 2024
Parental Stress: The Next Big Public Health Crisis?
21 mins; September 03, 2024
The Chicago Jazz Festival Is In Full Swing
17 mins; August 31, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 30, 2024
47 mins; August 30, 2024
Off The Beaten Path: The Design Museum Of Chicago
14 mins; August 30, 2024
How To Eat On A Budget? Meal Prepping
15 mins; August 29, 2024
How Trump, Harris Climate Policies Could Affect Chicago
13 mins; August 29, 2024
Southeast Siders Discuss Planned Quantum Computing Campus At Old Steel Mill Site
19 mins; August 28, 2024
Healing Trauma Caused By Gun Violence Can Start At The Hospital
16 mins; August 28, 2024
Extreme Heat Affects People’s Health, Especially For Those Who Work Outside
19 mins; August 27, 2024
How Chicagoans Are Tackling Gun Violence
17 mins; August 27, 2024
Chicago Students Begin Another School Year
10 mins; August 26, 2024
Remembering Phil Donahue, The King Of Daytime Television
13 mins; August 26, 2024
Chicago Artist Master Steve On Mastering Neo-Soul And Hip-Hop
16 mins; August 24, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 23, 2024
46 mins; August 23, 2024
The Midwest Is Shaping The 2024 Election
15 mins; August 23, 2024
Kamala Harris’ ‘Intersecting Identities’ And Her Historic Run For President
32 mins; August 22, 2024
Making The News Funny, One Show At a Time
15 mins; August 22, 2024
What’s Next For The Harris Campaign?
12 mins; August 21, 2024
What’s That Building: Ravinia
15 mins; August 21, 2024
The Economy Is the Top Issue For Young Voters
14 mins; August 20, 2024
Press Freedom Is At Stake During DNC, Advocates Say
13 mins; August 20, 2024
Could This Convention Have Been An Email?
17 mins; August 19, 2024
How Gen Z Chicagoans Are Planning For The DNC
13 mins; August 19, 2024
PACKS Is The Lofi Indie Rock We’re Kicking Back To This Weekend
17 mins; August 17, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Aug. 16, 2024
45 mins; August 16, 2024
Off The Beaten Path: The Busy Beaver Button Museum!
13 mins; August 16, 2024
Giardiniera: One Chicago Condiment To Rule Them All
15 mins; August 15, 2024
A Love Letter To The ‘Free And Freaky’ Chicago Reader
15 mins; August 15, 2024
Could Trash Be Turned Into Jet Fuel?
17 mins; August 14, 2024
With COVID Numbers Up Again, Here’s What You Need To Know
11 mins; August 14, 2024
What We Should Know About Ultra-Processed Foods
16 mins; August 13, 2024
Where Did Chicago’s Homeless Hotline Go?
9 mins; August 13, 2024
The Mission To Save The ‘Sleeping’ Language That Named Chicago
23 mins; August 12, 2024
What’s In Season: Time To Preserve Excess Produce
15 mins; August 12, 2024
From ‘Dirty Dancing’ to ‘Labyrinth’: How Music Changes A Movie
21 mins; August 10, 2024
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 9, 2024
46 mins; August 09, 2024
Off The Beaten Path: Museum of Post-Punk and Industrial Music
12 mins; August 09, 2024
Chicago Stages Get Into The ‘Political Theater’ Of An Election Year
11 mins; August 08, 2024
Sonya Massey’s Family Calls For Police Reform
15 mins; August 08, 2024
Are Weedkillers Killing Illinois Trees?
14 mins; August 07, 2024
Hosting the Democratic National Convention Puts Mayor Johnson to the Test
15 mins; August 07, 2024
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