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In the Loop (Segments) — 79 episodes
The Chicago River Big Jump is back
Want to major in AI?
Why are 1 in 3 Chicago households food insecure?
Watch leaves change, go for a hike: Where to enjoy the season in the Chicago area
How has the Trump administration changed the U.S. student visa process?
Brandon Johnson (finally) announces his reelection for mayor
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap
Exploring Chicago’s architectural history, brick by brick
How could Chicago be the world’s most climate-resilient city?
Gas prices hit a September record. What does that look like in Chicago?
41st Printers Row Lit Fest is a feast for Chi book lovers
New film ‘American Doctor’ tells story of three physicians on the frontlines in Gaza
What's That Building? The Little Popcorn Store
It’s been 40 years since the Oprah Winfrey Show first appeared on TV screens across the U.S.
Reporters revisit Operation Midway Blitz impact then and now
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Dangerous heat, two more beluga whale deaths, and more
How would a fast-rail train to O’Hare actually work?
Meet the man converting school buses and firetrucks into electric vehicles
Chicago Jazz Festival 2026 includes a profound nod to Coltrane
NU study reveals extreme heat impacts more of our health than we might realize
September gets off to a sizzling start
A year after Midway Blitz, community members reflect on efforts to protect each other from ICE aggression
What does the Chicago River sound like to you?
Ask the Mayoral Candidate: Joe Holberg
Chicagoans are rallying to help flood survivors in Nepal
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: School year begins, rescued beluga dies at Shedd and more
Ask The Mayor, August 2026: Chicago’s budget gap, data centers and city contractors
Lunar eclipse peaks tonight over Chicago skies; NASA is beaming up a space telescope
What’s up with the discourse around the WNBA?
Half-price tickets and full-blown drama at WBEZ’s Theater Club
What is Medicare for All?
Five years of the Black Men Flower Project
What's That Building? The Hilliard Homes
Where has Obama’s tan suit gone?
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Crosstown brawl, Illinois State Fair winds down and more
250 years of America through songs of protest and freedom
More immigrants missing last-minute mega court hearings
Ask the Mayoral Candidate: Mike Quigley
As southern migration season begins, Jeanne Gang promotes bird-safe design in Chicago
New Illinois law opens new pathways to getting autism diagnosis
Yes…and! Improv that is all about being human
Why are more elected officials calling for restrictions on data centers?
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, August 14, 2026
There’s still plenty of summer left: Get out and dance at the parks!
A Chicago trauma surgeon’s take on ending America’s gun violence epidemic
Chicago nonprofit SkyART receives $2.5 million dollar state grant to expand art therapy programming
The Red Cross sounds alarm on dwindling U.S. blood supply. Here’s how you can help
Just how rare is this half-female, half-male bird sighting?
Illinois will regulate how social media companies can engage with kids
Why Illinois schools have to come up with A.I policies
What's That Building? Margaret Burroughs Beach and 31st Street Harbor building
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Alexi Giannoulias enters mayoral race, Lollapalooza arrests decline
A cookie that ‘bites back,’ recipes to ‘dump in a pan’ and showstoppers are all featured in new cookbook
Why are Chicago homebuyers being forced into extreme bidding wars?
Chicago activists reflect on 60th anniversary of MLK’s march on Marquette Park
A ‘blockbuster finale’ in the works for Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival
Ask the Mayoral Candidate: Susana Mendoza
Tornados, smoke, extreme heat: What made Chicago’s summer weather dangerous
Finally, a (baseball) league of their own!
A look back at the Illinois Department of Early Childhood’s first month
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, July 31, 2026: Mayoral campaigns kick off, tornadoes touch down in the suburbs and more
Chicagopalooza: local musicians are take the Lolla stage
Why is everyone suddenly playing Mahjong?
Success stories and setbacks: What it’s like to take GLP-1
GLP-1s are changing the way doctors are treating and talking about obesity
Beluga rescue captures Chicago’s hearts, but also sparks debate
New research aims to break the ‘silent epidemic’ of Long COVID
How accessible are Chicago's streets and sidewalks?
What's That Building? Promontory Point
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, July 24, 2026: Rescued belugas arrive, Midwest grapples with cyclospora outbreak, and more
Ode to public housing: How it shaped creatives and their art
The battle of the Chicago rental ordinances
We got the scoop on 100 years of Rainbow Cone!
Local archivists say closure of National Archives raises concerns about our right to access history and information
Chicago gears up to host the WNBA All-Star weekend
How residents in Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods can keep cool during heat waves?
Helping Chicagoans find their voice through gender-affirming vocal training
How can Chicago – and your backyard – become more flood-resilient?
Ask The Mayor, July 2026: ICE, CPS layoffs, and Snelling’s replacement