In the Loop

By WBEZ ChicagoNews

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In the Loop episodes

July 22, 2025 Why Some Chicago Malls Are Thriving
While Ford City Mall in West Lawn faces demolition and going the way of many of its mall brethren, two other suburban shopping centers in the area are thriving. A “reader’s choice” report from USA Today says Oakbrook Center in the western suburbs and The Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont are among the best in the nation.
Reset looks at what makes these and other Chicago-area shopping centers great and discusses how local malls are changing to draw visitors at a time when malls nationwide have been in decline.
Our guests: Amanda Lai, Director of Food Industry Practice at McMillanDoolittle;
Meha Ahmad, Reset senior producer; Rachel Herzog, Crain’s Chicago Business commercial real estate reporter.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
21 min
July 21, 2025 ‘Cheap Food Is Dead’: Behind Rising Grocery Prices In Chicago
An ongoing Sun-Times investigation tracking items at Jewel, Mariano’s, Target and Walmart shows most common grocery purchases cost more today in the Chicago area than they did when President Trump came into office promising lower prices. And local shoppers are struggling to keep up.
Reset learns more about how Chicago residents and business owners are adapting to higher prices and what comes next.
Our guests: Stephanie Zimmermann, Chicago Sun-Times consumer investigations reporter; Amanda Lai, director of food industry practice, McMillanDoolittle; Errol Schweizer, publisher of The Checkout Grocery Update; and Sana Syed, senior director of strategic initiatives at IMAN, which runs the Go Green Community Fresh Market.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
27 min
July 18, 2025 WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: July 18, 2025
Producer: Andrea Guthmann
Editor: Daniel Tucker
Mixer: Micah Yason
46 min
July 17, 2025 Ask Chicago’s Mayor, July 2025
Producer: Micah Yason, Gina Montagna
Editor: Dan Tucker
Mixer: Micah Yason
49 min
July 17, 2025 Reduce, Reuse, Refuse
producer: Lynnea Domienik
26 min
July 16, 2025 Power-Hungry Data Centers Gobble Up Illinois’ Energy, Water
Producer: Aaryan Kumar
Editor: Meha Ahmad
Mixer: Cianna Greaves

22 min
July 16, 2025 The History Of Chicago’s Mecca Flats Comes Alive In Floating Museum
Producer: Cianna Greaves
Editor: Meha Ahmad
Mixer: Cianna Greaves
21 min
July 15, 2025 Are Modular Homes The Answer To Chicago’s Housing Crisis?
Producer: Gina Montagna
Editor: Meha Ahmad
Mixer: Cianna Greaves
27 min
July 15, 2025 Flood Insurance Is Getting More Expensive In Illinois
State Farm will raise home insurance premiums for new and current Illinois customers starting mid-July, saying it’s getting too expensive. In 2024, the company said it paid out more in claims than it collected in premiums. Illinois residents will see an average increase of 27%. Reset hears how this could affect residents, with Nedra Sims-Fears, executive director of the Greater Chatham Initiative, and Kaila Lariviere, manager of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
16 min
July 14, 2025 Is Chicago Ready For The Next Big Heat Wave?
Producer: William Balk
Editor: Meha Ahmad
Mixer: Micah Yason
19 min