WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 14, 2026

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons · host WBEZ Chicago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson moves to further regulate data centers, Governor J. B. Pritzker signs a law allowing rideshare drivers to unionize, while the shocking discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a South Side funeral home raises calls for more government oversight. We dig into those stories and more in our Weekly News Recap.GUESTS: Nick Blumberg, WTTW News correspondentMaxwell Evans, Block Club Chicago reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ investigative reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

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