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Nov 6, 2026
Josh LarsenHOST
Ariana Martinez is our marketing and social media assistant.
Josh LarsenHOST
Special thanks to everyone at WBEZ Chicago.
Josh LarsenHOST
More information is available at WBEZ.org. For Film Spotting, I'm Josh Larsen.
Josh LarsenHOST
And I'm Adam Kempenaar.
Josh LarsenHOST
Thanks for listening.
Ivo DaalderHOST
World Review is a Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs podcast from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Ivo DaalderHOST
Find us Sunday mornings at 7 a.m. on WBEZ Chicago or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ivo DaalderHOST
I'm Ivo Dahlberg.
Ivo DaalderHOST
We'll be back next week with another edition of World Review.
LaneHOST
A law in Illinois requires private insurance companies cover a benefit that helps parents with newborns.
LaneHOST
But a new investigation by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times finds this well-intentioned law is failing families.
LaneHOST
Some are having to pay thousands of dollars up front, then ask their insurance companies to pay them back.
LaneHOST
It's a huge financial risk.
LaneHOST
WBEZ's Christian Schorsch has more about what families have had to go through to use a benefit that's written in a law.
Christian SchorschCORRESPONDENT
When Eleanor Grano had her first baby in 2024, she had a traumatic week of labor that ended in a C-section.
Christian SchorschCORRESPONDENT
She and her husband were burned out, so when they got home from the hospital, family helped them pay more than $2,000 for a doula.
Christian SchorschCORRESPONDENT
She says she plans to file a bill to fix it.
AlexHOST
Thank you, Alex.
AlexHOST
This is WBEZ.
Lisa LabuzCORRESPONDENT
I'm Lisa Laub, host of The Rundown Podcast, and I'm here to make your daily news habit a little easier and quicker.
Lisa LabuzCORRESPONDENT
In less than 10 minutes, we run through Chicago's top headlines so you can pick out what piques your interest and explore it later on WBEZ.
Lisa LabuzCORRESPONDENT
And you can get a taste of what else is going on around Chicago.
Lisa LabuzCORRESPONDENT
Listen every weekday, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Are you ready for the fight?
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
Now let's dive into the weekly news recap.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
We talked with Sarah Karp, WBEZ senior education reporter, Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times national political reporter, and Brandon Pope, Fox 32 political reporter.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
We started by talking about all things midterm elections.
Florian SunkePANELIST
Sarah Karp.
Florian SunkePANELIST
who put the headline in the Sun Times and WBEZ saying, CTU poised to take 10 seats on the board.
Florian SunkePANELIST
They lost five seats.
Florian SunkePANELIST
They had a super majority and they lost five seats.
Nick BlumbergHOST
And now to our Week in Review panel.
Nick BlumbergHOST
Joining us are Mitchell Armentrout of the Chicago Sun-Times, freelance journalist Kim Bellware, Sarah Karp of WBEZ, and Violet Miller, also of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Nick BlumbergHOST
Thank you all for being here at the end of a long week.
Nick BlumbergHOST
All right, Mitch, let's take that last one first.
Sean CrawfordHOST
They fear the massive amounts of power the centers require could raise bills even higher and lead to blackouts and other disruptions.
Sean CrawfordHOST
WBEZ's Curious City program examined the concerns with Erin Allen and Brett Chase, the Chicago Sun-Times environmental reporter and assistant editor.
Erin AllenHOST
That's the sound of Byron Nuclear Power Plant near Rockford.
Erin AllenHOST
It's one of the six nuclear power plants we have in Illinois, more than any other state in the union.
Sean CrawfordHOST
They fear the massive amounts of power the centers require could raise bills even higher and lead to blackouts and other disruptions.
Sean CrawfordHOST
WBEZ's Curious City program examined the concerns with Erin Allen and Brett Chase, the Chicago Sun-Times environmental reporter and assistant editor.
Erin AllenCORRESPONDENT
That's the sound of Byron Nuclear Power Plant near Rockford.
Erin AllenCORRESPONDENT
It's one of the six nuclear power plants we have in Illinois, more than any other state in the union.
Cristóbal CavazosGUEST
abrazo.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
We'll turn now to the day's top stories across Chicago and Illinois with my WBEZ colleagues, Morning Assignment Editor Steph Tishner, Engagement Reporter Araceli Gomez-Aldana, and Morning Edition Anchor Clare Lane.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
Today in Chicago, it's a bit chilly and gray outside, so Steph started us off with a weather report.
Steph TischnerPANELIST
So we had this, like, super warm October, right, y'all? You know,
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Araceli Gomez-AldanaPANELIST
It's nice.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
Awesome.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
WBEZ's Araceli Gomez-Aldana, Steph Tischner, and Clare Lane.
Sienna GreavesNARRATOR
This episode of In The Loop was produced by me, Sienna Greaves.
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