WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 28, 2026

August 28
47 mins

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Chicago home prices rose faster than any other U.S. city in the past year. Immigration agents are involved in a highway crash, while the Mayor issues any executive order targeting city contractors doing business with ICE. 


In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.


GUESTS: Carrie Shepherd, Axios Chicago reporter 

Alex Nitkin, Illinois Answers Project government finance and accountability reporter 

Sarah Karp, WBEZ senior education reporter


For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

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