Looped In: Chicago

The Chicago Bears have their new head coach. Matt Eberflus, who had been the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, was hired on Thursday. Bears sideline reporter Mark Grote sat down with Colts writer JJ Stankevitz to learn more about the new Bears head man. 

Multiple outlets have reported that the Chicago Bears will hire Kansas City Chiefs Executive Director of Player Personnel, Ryan Poles, as their next general manager. Jay Zawaski sits down with The Athletic's Kevin Fishbain to discuss the hire, and what's next for the Bears. 

This afternoon, CDPH held a press conference to give an update on COVID-19 along side CDPH Medical Director and CPS CEO. 

Gov. Pritzker also held a press conference to give an update on COVID-19 for all Illinois residents. For the latest stayed tuned to WBBM. 

On today's In Depth, we spoke to WBBM's Bernie Tafoya about the CPS-CTU standoff and what's to come in the days ahead. 

Stay tuned to WBBM for the latest on this developing story. 

On today's episode of WBBM In Depth, Sports Director and morning sports anchor Josh Liss leads a roundtable discussion with the radio voices of the Chicago Bears, Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer. The panel discusses the potential candidates to fill both the coach and GM roles, what traits the Bears should look for in potential candidates, and much more. 

On Monday, the Chicago Bears announced the firing of general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy. Today, WBBM Managing Editor of Podcasts and Multimedia Jay Zawaski caught up with Bears sideline reporter Mark Grote to discuss the firings and what's coming next for the Bears. 

On today's In Depth, Michael Phillips, American film critic for the Chicago Tribune discussed the life and legacy of actor Sidney Poitier. 

Today, WBBM's Cisco Cotto talked to Claire Jerry, a Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History about a project underway showing items left behind after the Jan. 6 insurrection such as posters, flags, bulletproof vests and more. 

Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi remembers vividly the chaos at the Capitol on January 6, 2021- police officers banging on doors, a rush to evacuate, and unwavering adrenaline. Today, on the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol, WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Krishnamoorthi about where democracy stands one year later. 

Illinois Democratic Congressman, Representative Bobby Rush, announced today that after over two decades of service, he will not run for re-election after the conclusion of his 15th term. Today In Depth host, Jill DeGroot, sat down with WBBM’s Political Editor Craig Dellimore to talk about Representative Rush's lasting legacy.