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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Weâre unpacking the headlines and making the news make sense. Get connected with local experts, your neighbors and the stories shaping Chicago.
The History Of Baseballâs Negro Leagues
18 mins; May 31, 2024
Chicago Is Training City Workers And Citizens To Help Prevent Suicide
16 mins; May 30, 2024
A CPS Teacherâs Diary Of His Final School Year
12 mins; May 30, 2024
The DOJ Is Suing Live Nation. Hereâs What That Might Mean For Chicagoâs Music Scene.
15 mins; May 29, 2024
Whatâs That Building? Former Little Village Firehouse
11 mins; May 29, 2024
Illinois Closer To Passing The Budget
14 mins; May 28, 2024
Diners Not Yet Convinced By The Carp Rebrand
12 mins; May 28, 2024
New Yorkâs Chanel Beads On Their Debut Album
14 mins; May 25, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap: May 24, 2024
46 mins; May 24, 2024
CPS Explores What Safety Looks Like Without School Resource Officers
13 mins; May 24, 2024
Is CPS Failing To Support Migrant Students?
12 mins; May 23, 2024
Some Illinois Families Will Get $120 Per Kid In Grocery Money This Summer
11 mins; May 23, 2024
Cook County Suburbs Are Losing Population. Far Southwest Suburbs Are Gaining.
20 mins; May 22, 2024
What To Watch For During Todayâs Chicago City Council Meeting
12 mins; May 22, 2024
As Our Cicada Overlords Arrive, The Caterpillars Are The Real Winners
14 mins; May 21, 2024
Meet The Chicago Photographer Documenting Demolition In The City
12 mins; May 21, 2024
Illinoisâ Role In The LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
10 mins; May 20, 2024
DEI Is Under Attack. Hereâs Whatâs At Stake.
48 secs; May 20, 2024
Frontman of AJJ Says itâs âan Honorâ to Fight the Status Quo
14 mins; May 18, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap: May 17, 2024
46 mins; May 17, 2024
Happy 20th Birthday Millenium Park!
13 mins; May 17, 2024
Chicago Theater You Should See In May
15 mins; May 16, 2024
Number of Cyclists In Chicago Doubles, But Riders Still Worry About Safety
16 mins; May 16, 2024
Civic Federation Raises Red Flag On Future Solvency of State Transit Agencies
10 mins; May 15, 2024
Why Are Asian Americans Less Likely To Seek Mental Health Care?
18 mins; May 14, 2024
Bad Record Keeping Leaving People Behind Bars For Longer Than Sentenced
15 mins; May 14, 2024
Whatâs That Building: The Former La Luce Building Near Ogden
13 mins; May 13, 2024
Using Taste, Smell, Memory To Recreate Lost Recipes
13 mins; May 13, 2024
Red Scarvesâ Latest Album Explores Failure And Doing Your Best
12 mins; May 11, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap: May 10, 2024
44 mins; May 10, 2024
Chicago Sits On One-Fifth Of The Worldâs Freshwater Supply. Hereâs How Local Players Are Protecting That.
15 mins; May 10, 2024
Hater Extraordinaire And âMost Ethical Guy In Musicâ: Remembering Chicagoan Steve Albini
6 mins; May 09, 2024
Inside Chicagoâs âFossil Labâ
15 mins; May 09, 2024
Meet The Chicagoan Telling Deaf And Immigrant Stories Through Animation
13 mins; May 08, 2024
Chicago Faces Another Lawsuit Over DNC Protest Permits
12 mins; May 08, 2024
Your Gas Bill Could Soar In Illinois
6 mins; May 07, 2024
Ready To Ditch Your Smartphone For A âDumb Phoneâ?
13 mins; May 07, 2024
Latest On Pro-Palestinian Protests On Chicago Campuses
18 mins; May 06, 2024
Whatâs That Building? Quinn Chapel AME Church
12 mins; May 06, 2024
Rosie Tucker Tells Hard Truths with Their New Record
17 mins; May 04, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap: May 3, 2024
44 mins; May 03, 2024
Gardeners, Get Ready, Set, Plant!
13 mins; May 03, 2024
Ready Or Not, Illinois Braces For The Sweet (Screaming) Song Of Cicadas
13 mins; May 02, 2024
World Press Freedom Day
18 mins; May 02, 2024
Chicago Legal Group Wants Limited Solitary Confinement In Illinois Prisons
15 mins; May 01, 2024
Use It Or Lose It: The Tale of Covid Relief Money Burning A Hole In Chicagoâs Pocket
9 mins; May 01, 2024
Grammy-Award Winning Singer Laufey In Chicago
26 mins; April 30, 2024
CTA Continues To Struggle, Illinois Lawmakers Want to Consolidate Chicago Transit Agencies
14 mins; April 30, 2024
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Regains Sovereignty Over Some Of Their Homelands
12 mins; April 29, 2024
Openlands Plants Its 10,000th Tree In Time For Arbor Day
17 mins; April 29, 2024
Jazz Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Honors Duke Ellington In CSO Concert
21 mins; April 27, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap, April 26, 2024
46 mins; April 26, 2024
Netflixâs âGood Timesâ Reboot Met With Backlash
18 mins; April 26, 2024
How One Chicagoan Modernized Her Great-Great-Great Grandfatherâs Pre-Prohibition Pale Ale
12 mins; April 25, 2024
Chicago Wants To Create One System For Migrant And Homeless Shelters
15 mins; April 25, 2024
Foxtrot, Domâs Kitchen & Market Workers And Customers Shocked At Sudden Closure
13 mins; April 24, 2024
OâHare Terminal Upgrade Halted Over City Budget Concerns
12 mins; April 24, 2024
Why Did Most Cook County Suburbs Pass On A Piece Of A $20 Million Pie?
14 mins; April 23, 2024
A 1950s Gold Coast NightClub Was Once The Hottest Spot In Chicago
15 mins; April 23, 2024
Actor Harry Lennix On âReading The Roomâ In Chicago Theater
13 mins; April 22, 2024
Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults
14 mins; April 22, 2024
Rethinking Country Music Spaces
16 mins; April 20, 2024
NYC Rapper MIKE Is Mastering The Pen
14 mins; April 20, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap: April 19, 2024
44 mins; April 19, 2024
Tips On Reducing Your Food Waste
16 mins; April 19, 2024
Americaâs Top Librarian: âWeâre Fighting For Our Livesâ
12 mins; April 18, 2024
Chicagoâs Role In Shaping The Country Music Genre
20 mins; April 18, 2024
Chicago Top Watchdog Wants To Know How City Could Improve Your Life
11 mins; April 17, 2024
Addressing Inequities In Black Maternal Health
16 mins; April 17, 2024
How Black Chicago Has Swayed American Culture
17 mins; April 16, 2024
Chicagoâs Newly Elected Local School Councils Face Unique Challenges
14 mins; April 16, 2024
Chicagoâs Influence On Poetry
15 mins; April 15, 2024
Whatâs That Building? Schulze Bakery
9 mins; April 15, 2024
Chicagoâs Alvin Cobb Trio Is Out With New Music
12 mins; April 13, 2024
WBEZ Weekly News Recap, April 12, 2024
43 mins; April 12, 2024
Chicagoan Tackles Family Dysfunction In Her New Memoir
17 mins; April 12, 2024
Eating With The Seasons: âPolar Coasterâ Spring
12 mins; April 11, 2024
Evanston Township High School Is Third School In the Country To Pass Green New Deal
15 mins; April 11, 2024
This Chicago Doctor Worked In A Gaza Hospital. Hereâs What She Saw.
25 mins; April 10, 2024
Could Illinois Be The Next âRight-To-Dieâ State?
28 mins; April 10, 2024
EXPO Chicago Art Fair Kicks Off
6 mins; April 09, 2024
Chicago Fed Prez On The Economy, Health Of Our Financial System
17 mins; April 09, 2024
This Chicago Dentist Has The Worldâs Largest Collection Of Toothpicks
12 mins; April 08, 2024
How Chicagoâs Selective Enrollment Schools Came to Be
16 mins; April 08, 2024
Valebol, The New Super Duo Changing The Sound Of Pop
18 mins; April 06, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap: April 5, 2024
45 mins; April 05, 2024
How To Eat Deliciously On Vacation
13 mins; April 05, 2024
Thousands Sue In Chicago Over Black Hair Relaxers Linked To Cancer
15 mins; April 04, 2024
Investigation Finds Illinois Hospitals Deny Care To Sexual Assault Survivors
11 mins; April 04, 2024
Phylicia Rashadâs âPurposeâ Peels Back The Layers Of Fictional Civil Rights Iconâs Family
16 mins; April 03, 2024
Who is Chicagoâs First Chief Homelessness Officer?
13 mins; April 03, 2024
Are You Up To Date On Your MMR Vaccine?
13 mins; April 02, 2024
Pregnant People In Illinois Jails Arenât Getting The Care They Need
17 mins; April 02, 2024
Drive Down Memory Lane On The Historic Route 66
9 mins; April 01, 2024
Whatâs That Building? More like Whatâs That Astronaut Statue?
12 mins; April 01, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap, March 28th: Flag burning at City Hall, residents lack heat, and more
38 mins; March 30, 2024
Vocalist Lizz Wright on Grief, Gospel, and Lessons from her Grandmother
25 mins; March 30, 2024
WBEZâs Weekly News Recap, March 28th: Flag burning at City Hall, residents lack heat, and more
38 mins; March 29, 2024
New Book â2020â Covers The Year Everything Changed
21 mins; March 29, 2024
Reimagining âHuckleberry Finnâ From The Black POV
10 mins; March 28, 2024
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