In the Loop

By WBEZ ChicagoNews

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In the Loop episodes

February 01, 2024 Funding For Expanded Pre-K Will Run Out
Producer: Brenda Ruiz
Editor: Meha Ahmad, Micah Yason
14 min
January 31, 2024 Trump Will Stay On The Illinois March Primary Ballot
Producer: Micah Yason
Editor: Lynnea Domienik, Micah Yason
10 min
January 31, 2024 Shelter Deadline Pushed Back Again, Saving 1,900 Migrants From February Eviction
The 1,900 migrants who were set to be evicted from shelters Thursday will now be able to stay until at least mid-March. Reset learns the latest on the 60-day shelter limit, City Council’s upcoming vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution and how polling staff shortages will impact the Illinois primary election from Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter.
13 min
January 30, 2024 ‘Be A Revolution’: Author Ijeoma Oluo Inspires Everyday People To Take Action
As we continue to better understand systems of oppression in America, the question is: What can we do about them? That’s what writer Ijeoma Oluo tackles in Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World — And How You Can, Too. Oluo documents her years spent shadowing movement workers across the country in areas including gender justice, disability justice, systemic racism and education. Reset sits down with Oluo to learn more about her call to action and how people can bring positive change to their own communities.
45 min
January 30, 2024 Legendary Meteorologist Tom Skilling On Chasing Tornadoes, Predicting Weather And Retirement
Since he was just 14 years old, meteorologist Tom Skilling has predicted the weather, and helped Illinoisians understand the science behind it. He’s guided residents through rain and shine, floods and droughts, blizzards and heat waves. He’s chased tornadoes — and been chased by them. Reset talked to the longtime meteorologist about his legendary career ahead of his retirement.
23 min
January 29, 2024 Common’s Top Advice? ‘Whatever You Feel Is Feeding You, Just Do That’
Producer: Sasha-Ann Simons, Dan Tucker
Editor: Dan Tucker, Brenda Ruiz
28 min
January 29, 2024 Meet The New Leader Of Chicago’s National Museum Of Mexican Art
Producer: Brenda Ruiz
Editor: Meha Ahmad, Lynnea Domienik

16 min
January 27, 2024 Pitchfork GQ? What The Merger Means For Music Criticism
Chicago shaped the early years of Pitchfork, a music review site that laid off half its staff last week. We caught up with the original Pitchfork crew: Ryan Schreiber, founder of Pitchfork, Chris Kaskie, co-founder of Pitchfork Music Festival and former co-owner of Pitchfork, and Amy Phillips, ex-executive editor of Pitchfork to hear the history of the pillar of music journalism. And talked about the future of music criticism with Alejandro Hernandez, freelance music journalist and Britt Julious, music critic for the Chicago Tribune.
32 min
January 26, 2024 WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Jan 26, 2024
Mayor Johnson wants Chicago to say goodbye to gas. Pritzker joins Democratic governors in asking the federal government for help with addressing the needs of migrants. A Chicago police officer is sentenced for participating in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Nearly a third of alders ask Mayor Johnson to scrap the 60-day shelter limit policy for migrants, while City Council debates cracking down on dollar stores. Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories and much more in our Weekly News Recap with Leigh Giangreco, government and politics reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business, Brandon Pope, reporter/anchor at CW 26 and Madison Savedra, Block Club Chicago reporter covering Pilsen, Little Village and Back of the Yards.
45 min
January 26, 2024 The Future Of Rogers Park’s Roman Susan Up In The Air
Art space and gallery Roman Susan in Rogers Park has a new landlord. Loyola University purchased the building it occupies along with other businesses and residential tenants. As Roman Susan’s lease comes to an end next year, the future of the community art space is uncertain. To learn more about it and its impact in Rogers Park, Reset spoke with Roman Susan executive director Kristin Abhalter Smith and managing director Nathan Abhalter Smith.

Check out the rest of our interviews and conversations at wbez.org/reset.

Producer: Lynnea Domienik
Editor: Ethan Schwabe
19 min