Chicago gets a one-two punch with another heat wave combined with dangerous air quality. A North Side Trader Joe’s becomes the first of the grocery chain’s Illinois locations to unionize. And the Shedd Aquarium agrees to take in abandoned beluga whales from a closed marine park in Canada. In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Carrie Shepherd, Axios Chicago reporter 

Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago reporter covering Wicker Park, West Town & Bucktown 

Bob Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times investigative reporter

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