In the Loop

By WBEZ ChicagoNews

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In the Loop episodes

July 29, 2022 WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: July 29, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants a dome on Soldier Field, Google is buying the Thompson Center and Illinois remains a monkeypox hotspot. Reset dives deeper into those stories and more on the Weekly News Recap with WTTW’s Paris Schutz, AXIOS Chicago reporter Justin Kaufmann and Chicago Tribune’s Rick Pearson.
30 min
July 29, 2022 The Best Chicken Wing Spots In Chicago
Today is National Chicken Wing Day. Whether you like them sweet, savory or Chicago-style, we’ve got you covered. Reset explores the best spots in town with Chicago Tribune food critic Nick Kindelsperger and gets recommendations from listeners.
16 min
July 28, 2022 Inside Margo Jefferson’s New Memoir
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margo Jefferson has been lauded as one of the most nuanced thinkers on race, class and feminism working today. Reset talks to the Chicago native about her new memoir, 'Constructing a Nervous System.'
14 min
July 28, 2022 Google Buys Chicago’s Thompson Center
The tech giant’s move into the glassy state office could bring thousands of jobs downtown. But what will this mean for the historical legacy of the building? Reset brings on Jonathan Solomon with the Chicago firm Preservation Futures and Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Danny Ecker to discuss.
15 min
July 27, 2022 Aurora Man Saves Driver Stuck On Train Tracks
Last fall, Lewis Medina saved a driver stuck in a railroad crossing as a train was approaching at 40 mph. He stops by Reset to share his story and how he feels about receiving a 2022 Carnegie Medal.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons
Producer: Stephanie Kim
16 min
July 27, 2022 Bolingbrook Man Rescues Neighbor From Attack
Last spring, Tony Rivera helped rescue his neighbor from a brutal stabbing. Reset learns more about his story and what it means to be honored with a 2022 Carnegie Medal.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons
Producer: Stephanie Kim
14 min
July 27, 2022 Monkeypox Cases Spike In Chicago
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that there were 344 monkeypox cases in Illinois. That’s a big leap from last Friday, when there were 238 reported cases. We check in with Dr. Anu Hazra, University of Chicago infectious disease specialist and Aaron Gettinger, Hyde Park Herald reporter.
17 min
July 26, 2022 Many Millennials Stay Put In Their Hometowns
A new study by the U.S. Census Bureau and Harvard University found that more than two-thirds of millennials live within 100 miles of where they grew up. In Chicago, three-quarters of people who grew up in the area stayed close by. Reset brings on Ben Sprung-Keyser, a lead researcher of the study, to discuss what the report tells us about the labor market.
18 min
July 26, 2022 Monarch Butterflies Flutter Closer Toward Extinction
Monarch populations have gone down between 22% and 72% over the past 10 years, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Reset turns to Allen Lawrence with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum for more.
12 min
July 25, 2022 ‘The Funnel’ Explores Black Resilience
The Funnel explores love and ancestral power shared across generations of Black women facing housing injustice in Chicago. Reset talks with director Charlene Carruthers to learn more about the new short film.
13 min