The City of Chicago recently <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-city-council-set-take-260m-police-misconduct-settlement-tied-cpd-detective-reynaldo-guevara/19937452/">approved</a> the largest single payout for police misconduct in city history: $260.8 million. This is all tied to the actions of disgraced former police officer Reynaldo Guevara. But what’s being done to prevent future police misconduct cases? In the Loop gets the latest from a reporter and checks in with the former head of the Chicago Police Department’s constitutional policing and reform efforts.  GUESTS: Heather Cherone, WTTW Chicago politics reporterBob Boik, Senior Vice President of Public Safety at the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club  For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.

The City of Chicago recently approved the largest single payout for police misconduct in city history: $260.8 million. This is all tied to the actions of disgraced former police officer Reynaldo Guevara. But what’s being done to prevent future police misconduct cases? In the Loop gets the latest from a reporter and checks in with the former head of the Chicago Police Department’s constitutional policing and reform efforts. GUESTS: Heather Cherone, WTTW Chicago politics reporter Bob Boik, Senior Vice President of Public Safety at the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

The City of Chicago recently <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-city-council-set-take-260m-police-misconduct-settlement-tied-cpd-detective-reynaldo-guevara/19937452/" rel="noopener noreferrer">approved</a> the largest single payout for police misconduct in city history: $260.8 million. This is all tied to the actions of disgraced former police officer Reynaldo Guevara. But what’s being done to prevent future police misconduct cases? In the Loop gets the latest from a reporter and checks in with the former head of the Chicago Police Department’s constitutional policing and reform efforts.&nbsp; GUESTS: Heather Cherone, WTTW Chicago politics reporterBob Boik, Senior Vice President of Public Safety at the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club&nbsp; For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop" rel="noopener noreferrer">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.&nbsp;

How Can Chicago Prevent Future Police Misconduct Cases?

A downstate man is charged with <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/10/26/quincy-man-charged-mailed-letters-white-powder-congress-members-unglesbee">sending threatening letters</a> to members of Congress from Illinois. Sixteen candidates <a href="https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/26/mendoza-cardenas-pappas-among-last-file-signatures-ahead-chicago-s-february-mayoral">meet the deadline</a> to turn in required signatures to run for Chicago Mayor. Plus, Chicago breaks ground on downtown’s first monument honoring a historic woman.  In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.  GUESTS: Jacoby Cochran, City Cast Chicago hostAlex Nitkin, government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project of the Better Government AssociationMitch Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times government and politics reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.

A downstate man is charged with sending threatening letters to members of Congress from Illinois. Sixteen candidates meet the deadline to turn in required signatures to run for Chicago Mayor. Plus, Chicago breaks ground on downtown’s first monument honoring a historic woman. In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Jacoby Cochran, City Cast Chicago host Alex Nitkin, government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project of the Better Government Association Mitch Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times government and politics reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

A downstate man is charged with <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/10/26/quincy-man-charged-mailed-letters-white-powder-congress-members-unglesbee" rel="noopener noreferrer">sending threatening letters</a> to members of Congress from Illinois. Sixteen candidates <a href="https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/26/mendoza-cardenas-pappas-among-last-file-signatures-ahead-chicago-s-february-mayoral" rel="noopener noreferrer">meet the deadline</a> to turn in required signatures to run for Chicago Mayor. Plus, Chicago breaks ground on downtown’s first monument honoring a historic woman.&nbsp; In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.&nbsp; GUESTS: Jacoby Cochran, City Cast Chicago hostAlex Nitkin, government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project of the Better Government AssociationMitch Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times government and politics reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop" rel="noopener noreferrer">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Oct. 30, 2026

The ‘Cornell 7’ rape allegation has sparked a national conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and how colleges and universities respond to these claims.  Locally, a <a href="https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2026/10/20/sexual-assault-university-of-chicago-uchicago-lawsuit">lawsuit was filed </a>against the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at the University of Chicago. This comes a week after an <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/14/university-of-chicago-assault-puts-fraternity-safety-problems-in-the-spotlight">allegation of sexual assault</a> at a party at a different fraternity at the University.   In the Loop gets a picture of the current local cases and the challenges of reporting sexual assault. GUESTS: Christina Zuba, managing attorney specializing in campus sexual misconduct,  Chicago Alliance Against Sexual ExploitationSophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times public safety reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.

The ‘Cornell 7’ rape allegation has sparked a national conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and how colleges and universities respond to these claims. Locally, a lawsuit was filed against the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at the University of Chicago. This comes a week after an allegation of sexual assault at a party at a different fraternity at the University. In the Loop gets a picture of the current local cases and the challenges of reporting sexual assault. GUESTS: Christina Zuba, managing attorney specializing in campus sexual misconduct, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times public safety reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

The ‘Cornell 7’ rape allegation has sparked a national conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and how colleges and universities respond to these claims.&nbsp; Locally, a <a href="https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2026/10/20/sexual-assault-university-of-chicago-uchicago-lawsuit" rel="noopener noreferrer">lawsuit was filed </a>against the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at the University of Chicago. This comes a week after an <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/14/university-of-chicago-assault-puts-fraternity-safety-problems-in-the-spotlight" rel="noopener noreferrer">allegation of sexual assault</a> at a party at a different fraternity at the University. &nbsp; In the Loop gets a picture of the current local cases and the challenges of reporting sexual assault. GUESTS: Christina Zuba, managing attorney specializing in campus sexual misconduct,&nbsp; Chicago Alliance Against Sexual ExploitationSophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times public safety reporter For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop" rel="noopener noreferrer">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.&nbsp;

How Are Local Universities Handling Sexual Assault Cases?

A new bilingual children’s book inspired by the sights and sounds of ICE immigration enforcement in the Chicago area aims to help kids build skills for coping with hard times.Published by Trellis Press in Rockford, One Day Came a Rumble uses bright colors and a playful story to teach kids how to manage life's anxieties and uncertainty.  GUESTS: Elizabeth McChesney, author, One Day Came a Rumble (co-written with Daniel Hatcher)Steve Musgrave, illustrator, One Day Came a RumbleFor a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.

A new bilingual children’s book inspired by the sights and sounds of ICE immigration enforcement in the Chicago area aims to help kids build skills for coping with hard times. Published by Trellis Press in Rockford, One Day Came a Rumble uses bright colors and a playful story to teach kids how to manage life's anxieties and uncertainty. GUESTS: Elizabeth McChesney, author, One Day Came a Rumble (co-written with Daniel Hatcher) Steve Musgrave, illustrator, One Day Came a Rumble For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

A new bilingual children’s book inspired by the sights and sounds of ICE immigration enforcement in the Chicago area aims to help kids build skills for coping with hard times.Published by Trellis Press in Rockford, One Day Came a Rumble uses bright colors and a playful story to teach kids how to manage life's anxieties and uncertainty. &nbsp;GUESTS: Elizabeth McChesney, author, One Day Came a Rumble (co-written with Daniel Hatcher)Steve Musgrave, illustrator, One Day Came a RumbleFor a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop" rel="noopener noreferrer">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.&nbsp;

‘One Day Came a Rumble’: How Midway Blitz inspired a children’s book to help kids cope during scary times

“Something Followed Us Home” explores 17 scary tales from 17 Latin American authors. From the supernatural, real-life massacres to A.I., Pelayo <a href="https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/10/01/horror-anthology-something-followed-us-home-cynthia-pelayo-chicago-latino-literature-books">curates an anthology</a> of thought-provoking stories highlighting Latiné horror. In The Loop sits down with Cynthia Pelayo to learn more about the inspiration behind her latest collection of tales. GUESTS: Cynthia Pelayo, Chicago horror novelist and poet, editor of the new collection Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné HorrorFor a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.

“Something Followed Us Home” explores 17 scary tales from 17 Latin American authors. From the supernatural, real-life massacres to A.I., Pelayo curates an anthology of thought-provoking stories highlighting Latiné horror. In The Loop sits down with Cynthia Pelayo to learn more about the inspiration behind her latest collection of tales. GUESTS: Cynthia Pelayo, Chicago horror novelist and poet, editor of the new collection Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

“Something Followed Us Home” explores 17 scary tales from 17 Latin American authors. From the supernatural, real-life massacres to A.I., Pelayo <a href="https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/10/01/horror-anthology-something-followed-us-home-cynthia-pelayo-chicago-latino-literature-books" rel="noopener noreferrer">curates an anthology</a> of thought-provoking stories highlighting Latiné horror.&nbsp;In The Loop sits down with Cynthia Pelayo to learn more about the inspiration behind her latest collection of tales.&nbsp;GUESTS: Cynthia Pelayo, Chicago horror novelist and poet, editor of the new collection Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné HorrorFor a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to <a href="http://wbez.org/intheloop" rel="noopener noreferrer">wbez.org/intheloop</a>.&nbsp;

‘Something Followed Us Home’ Is Sure To Make You Sleep With The Lights On

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Producer: Reset team Editor: Meha Ahmad and Dan Tucker Mixer: Ari Mejia

Election Results In Chicago And Beyond

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Producer: Micah Yason Editor: Dan Tucker Mixer: Ari Mejia

A Celebration Of American Music Icons And The Resilience Of Breast Cancer Survivors

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Producer: Andrea Guthmann Editor: Dan Tucker Mixer: Ari Mejia

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Best Practices For Social Media This Election Season

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How Proposed CPD Cuts Could Impact Police Reform

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Producer: Lynnea Domienik Editor: Daniel Tucker Mixer: Ari Mejia

Producer: Lynnea DomienikEditor: Daniel Tucker Mixer: Ari Mejia

Chicago ER Doc Describes His Medical Mission In Lebanon

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What A Trump Or Harris Presidency Could Mean For Climate, Environment And Energy

Hamartia comes from Greek tragedy and refers to a hero or heroine’s fatal flaw. For Meredith Johnston, it’s self-hatred. This is the focus of her new album <a href="https://lnk.to/hamartia" target="_blank">Hamartia</a>. Reset sits down with the singer to talk about the inspiration behind the project and getting a taste of Warm Human’s range from electronic to indie to pop. GUEST: Meredith Johnston, singer and songwriter, Warm Human

Hamartia comes from Greek tragedy and refers to a hero or heroine’s fatal flaw. For Meredith Johnston, it’s self-hatred. This is the focus of her new album Hamartia. Reset sits down with the singer to talk about the inspiration behind the project and getting a taste of Warm Human’s range from electronic to indie to pop. GUEST: Meredith Johnston, singer and songwriter, Warm Human

Hamartia comes from Greek tragedy and refers to a hero or heroine’s fatal flaw. For Meredith Johnston, it’s self-hatred. This is the focus of her new album <a href="https://lnk.to/hamartia" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hamartia</a>. Reset sits down with the singer to talk about the inspiration behind the project and getting a taste of Warm Human’s range from electronic to indie to pop. GUEST: Meredith Johnston, singer and songwriter, Warm Human

Warm Human’s Meredith Johnston On Her Fatal Flaw In Latest Album ‘Hamartia’

Producer: Sasha-Ann SimonsMixer: Ari Mejia

Producer: Sasha-Ann Simons Mixer: Ari Mejia

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Producer: Sasha-Ann Simons Mixer: Ethan Schwabe

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