The number of shows shot in Chicago has increased in recent years, so let’s pull back the curtain.

People with degrees have begun to make up a larger share of the unemployment pool and more are struggling to find jobs for six months or more.

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles are ending at the end of September, but rebates in Illinois remain. These rebates have been a key tool for the state to achieve its goal of having 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030, though there is a very long way to go on that front.

In The Loop discusses how the change at the federal level could affect prospective EV owners, car dealerships and the state’s goals.

GUESTS: Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility

Mark Cassidy, operations management, EV Energy Group

Dennis Rodkin, Sasha-Ann Simons, Ollie Gordon and Willie S. Douglas III

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Sept. 19, 2025: Immigration raids, former Gov. Jim Edgar dies

500 people to take on the Chicago River Swim after nearly 100 years

How local organizations are supporting Chicago area residents detained by ICE

“The priest, the rabbi, the gangster — they were all part of the machine,” Dominic Pacyga told In the Loop.

We are six months out from the statewide Illinois primary, and the race to replace Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is on.

As heightened immigration enforcement continues in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, we learn how the city’s top executive is keeping residents safe.