Sasha-Ann Simons
@sashaannsimons.bsky.social
host of WBEZ's "In the Loop" airing weekdays at 9am on NPR Chicago * producer * speaker * island gyal * proud immigrant * #girlmom * penmanship award winner in 1988
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I joined @wbez.org yesterday to speak with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social about the way our community has combat aggressive immigration tactics with incredible speed, strength and solidarity.
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I joined @wbez.org yesterday to speak with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social about the way our community has combat aggressive immigration tactics with incredible speed, strength and solidarity.
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Joined @wbez.org’s @sashaannsimons.bsky.social to discuss the systematic firings of Black journalists across America. Listen here: www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
Taking a closer look at mass firings, layoffs of Black journalists as media orgs dismantle DEI
A panel of Black journalists in Chicago weighs in on the Impact of decreasing diversity in national and local media.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Joined @wbez.org’s @sashaannsimons.bsky.social to discuss the systematic firings of Black journalists across America. Listen here: www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
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As New York's first Muslim mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani rose in the city shaped by immigrants, many of whom firmly oppose the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement crackdown.
Here’s what he faces next: https://wapo.st/47FjJNn
Here’s what he faces next: https://wapo.st/47FjJNn
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As New York's first Muslim mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani rose in the city shaped by immigrants, many of whom firmly oppose the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement crackdown.
Here’s what he faces next: https://wapo.st/47FjJNn
Here’s what he faces next: https://wapo.st/47FjJNn
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After Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, at least 19 people were killed in the country, and at least 30, including children, in Haiti, officials said. Recovery and cleanup efforts and damage estimates are just beginning to take shape. nyti.ms/3WA7JHT
Scenes From the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa Hits
The system made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread flooding and destruction.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
After Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, at least 19 people were killed in the country, and at least 30, including children, in Haiti, officials said. Recovery and cleanup efforts and damage estimates are just beginning to take shape. nyti.ms/3WA7JHT
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NIJC's director of Litigation, Keren Zwick, spoke to @wbez.org @sashaannsimons.bsky.social about how lawyers, activists, and community members in Chicago are coming together to protect people from ICE.
Hear the full segment here:
Hear the full segment here:
Countering the blitz: How advocates, volunteers are doing ‘rapid response’ for immigrants targeted by ICE
Chicago legal advocates and volunteers in communities are quickly responding after ICE arrests to protect immigrants’ rights.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
NIJC's director of Litigation, Keren Zwick, spoke to @wbez.org @sashaannsimons.bsky.social about how lawyers, activists, and community members in Chicago are coming together to protect people from ICE.
Hear the full segment here:
Hear the full segment here:
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After it lashes the Caribbean this weekend, there’s still uncertainty about where Hurricane Melissa will go next. Here are the scenarios, one day at a time.
Hurricane Melissa Forecast: What to Expect in the Caribbean and Florida
After it lashes the Caribbean this weekend, there’s still uncertainty about where the storm will go next. Here are the scenarios, one day at a time.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
After it lashes the Caribbean this weekend, there’s still uncertainty about where Hurricane Melissa will go next. Here are the scenarios, one day at a time.
🙏🏾 Thanks for listening, Gary!
Looking for a reason to support @wbez.org? Look no further than @sashaannsimons.bsky.social coverage of the immigration issue in Chicago. Reports and convo with reporters on the streets and in the court rooms. Plus features with activists in the neighborhoods.
October 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🙏🏾 Thanks for listening, Gary!
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📻 Listen to @wbez.org! Dr. Claudia M. Fegan & Dr. Linda Rae Murray have been invited to speak with 91.5 WBEZ's Sasha-Ann Simons on her show, In the Loop, Tues 10/14, ~9:20-9:40 am CT. @sashaannsimons.bsky.social
🧊 ICE is going after sick or injured patients in Chicago hospitals!
🏥 We need a model citywide policy to protect patients, families, and staff from harassment or unlawful detention + rebuild public trust in our health institutions as safe havens FOR ALL.
Read Dr Claudia Fegan & Dr Linda Murray ⤵️
🏥 We need a model citywide policy to protect patients, families, and staff from harassment or unlawful detention + rebuild public trust in our health institutions as safe havens FOR ALL.
Read Dr Claudia Fegan & Dr Linda Murray ⤵️
Chicago is choosing justice over fear, as it has in the past
In 1850, the federal government deputized local officials to enforce slavery. In 2025, it demands cooperation in deportation. Chicago resisted nearly two centuries ago, and it still is today.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
📻 Listen to @wbez.org! Dr. Claudia M. Fegan & Dr. Linda Rae Murray have been invited to speak with 91.5 WBEZ's Sasha-Ann Simons on her show, In the Loop, Tues 10/14, ~9:20-9:40 am CT. @sashaannsimons.bsky.social
In case you missed it. Interviewed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for "Ask The Mayor" On @wbez.org' In the Loop. WATCH HERE:
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses National Guard deployment and city safety
YouTube video by WBEZ Chicago
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October 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In case you missed it. Interviewed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for "Ask The Mayor" On @wbez.org' In the Loop. WATCH HERE:
Thanks for listening! 🙏🏾💪🏾📻
Thanks for the frank coverage this morning. Stay strong, WBEZ! @sashaannsimons.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thanks for listening! 🙏🏾💪🏾📻
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A neighbor said she saw agents dragging residents, including children, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said.
“It was heartbreaking,” she said.
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“It was heartbreaking,” she said.
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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A neighbor said she saw agents dragging residents, including children, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said.
“It was heartbreaking,” she said.
@Suntimes @WBEZ
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“It was heartbreaking,” she said.
@Suntimes @WBEZ
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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Chicago Tonight | The Week in Review: ICE Agents Use Pepper Spray on Broadview Protesters; Loyola’s Sister Jean Retires, featuring @quinnmyers.bsky.social @monicaeng.bsky.social @sashaannsimons.bsky.social @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social & host @ndblumberg.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/09/26/w...
Week in Review: ICE Agents Use Pepper Spray on Broadview Protesters; Loyola’s Sister Jean Retires
ICE agents again fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters outside an immigration facility. And Illinois bucks the feds, recommending COVID-19 boosters for all adults.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Chicago Tonight | The Week in Review: ICE Agents Use Pepper Spray on Broadview Protesters; Loyola’s Sister Jean Retires, featuring @quinnmyers.bsky.social @monicaeng.bsky.social @sashaannsimons.bsky.social @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social & host @ndblumberg.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/09/26/w...
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Good morning from Navy Pier! Join me at 9 a.m. for the (New! Improved!) weekly news roundup on @wbez.org’s In The Loop with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social! @schuba.bsky.social! and Carrie Shepherd! at 9 a.m.!
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Good morning from Navy Pier! Join me at 9 a.m. for the (New! Improved!) weekly news roundup on @wbez.org’s In The Loop with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social! @schuba.bsky.social! and Carrie Shepherd! at 9 a.m.!
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Congrats to @sashaannsimons.bsky.social, @maryldixon.bsky.social and @pksmid.bsky.social on the launch of "In the Loop" and "Say More" at 9 and 10 a.m., respectively, on @wbez.org. We'll be listening as you rock the morning...
September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congrats to @sashaannsimons.bsky.social, @maryldixon.bsky.social and @pksmid.bsky.social on the launch of "In the Loop" and "Say More" at 9 and 10 a.m., respectively, on @wbez.org. We'll be listening as you rock the morning...
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We have news! We are rolling out a refreshed weekday morning schedule starting Sept. 15, featuring two new live talk shows designed to engage listeners with the issues shaping our region, spark meaningful conversation, and bring Chicagoans closer together. trib.al/eDQj7VM
WBEZ launches new morning lineup with two new shows
Sasha-Ann Simons, Mary Dixon, Patrick Smith and Clare Lane to lead weekday mornings on 91.5 FM.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We have news! We are rolling out a refreshed weekday morning schedule starting Sept. 15, featuring two new live talk shows designed to engage listeners with the issues shaping our region, spark meaningful conversation, and bring Chicagoans closer together. trib.al/eDQj7VM
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From "What if ICE comes to my workplace?" to "What parents should know about sending kids to school?" we've assembled a series of explainers to help you make sense of what’s happening in Chicago.
What to know about immigration enforcement in Chicago: Explainers and resources
As the Sun-Times and WBEZ report on this moment in the Chicago area, we’ve assembled a series of explainers to help you make sense of what’s happening. This collection will be updated as new reporting is published.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
From "What if ICE comes to my workplace?" to "What parents should know about sending kids to school?" we've assembled a series of explainers to help you make sense of what’s happening in Chicago.
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Column by Michelle Singletary: The time to start your emergency fund is now, before inflation get worse.
Here are some tips.
Here are some tips.
Column | Beating inflation means knowing what type of saver you are
The time to start your emergency fund is now, before things get worse. Here are some tips.
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September 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Column by Michelle Singletary: The time to start your emergency fund is now, before inflation get worse.
Here are some tips.
Here are some tips.
In case you hadn’t heard… 📻🙌🏾
We have news! We are rolling out a refreshed weekday morning schedule starting Sept. 15, featuring two new live talk shows designed to engage listeners with the issues shaping our region, spark meaningful conversation, and bring Chicagoans closer together. trib.al/eDQj7VM
WBEZ launches new morning lineup with two new shows
Sasha-Ann Simons, Mary Dixon, Patrick Smith and Clare Lane to lead weekday mornings on 91.5 FM.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
In case you hadn’t heard… 📻🙌🏾
The same great Reset producer team will be behind my new show In the Loop as well as WBEZ’s Say More with Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith. No changes.
Talk to you soon at 9am!🙏🏾
Talk to you soon at 9am!🙏🏾
per @wbez.org in my inbox, @sashaannsimons.bsky.social is moving to 9 AM with a new show, "In The Loop."
I wish the news came with producer updates for media nerds like me, but hopefully this new hour includes as many great members of the Reset team as possible.
I wish the news came with producer updates for media nerds like me, but hopefully this new hour includes as many great members of the Reset team as possible.
September 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The same great Reset producer team will be behind my new show In the Loop as well as WBEZ’s Say More with Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith. No changes.
Talk to you soon at 9am!🙏🏾
Talk to you soon at 9am!🙏🏾
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I’ll be discussing this story on RESET (@wbez.org) w/ @sashaannsimons.bsky.social at noon!
EXCLUSIVE: DHS, ICE and CBP agents — and possibly National Guard troops — would operate from a suburban naval base for much of next month as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago, per an email from Navy leadership obtained by CST.
They'd be at Naval Station Great Lakes Sept. 2-30.
They'd be at Naval Station Great Lakes Sept. 2-30.
Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard
Agents with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago throughout September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were "a lot of concerns and questions" about the plan.
chicago.suntimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I’ll be discussing this story on RESET (@wbez.org) w/ @sashaannsimons.bsky.social at noon!
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🎧 Listen as RTA Director of Government Affairs, Robert Nash joins @wbez.org Reset with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social to discuss the transit fiscal cliff and how our region should brace for possible service cuts: www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
Chicago public transit could see severe cuts if funding is withheld
CTA braces for possible funding cuts after state lawmakers missed transit budget fiscal cliff, which could reduce transit by 40 percent
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August 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🎧 Listen as RTA Director of Government Affairs, Robert Nash joins @wbez.org Reset with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social to discuss the transit fiscal cliff and how our region should brace for possible service cuts: www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
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ICYMI: @wbez.org Reset with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social covered the transit fiscal cliff and what we need to do to avoid massive transit cuts in the Chicago region in the next few months. Please get engaged on this critical issue for our region's economic health. www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
Chicago public transit could see severe cuts if funding is withheld
CTA braces for possible funding cuts after state lawmakers missed transit budget fiscal cliff, which could reduce transit by 40 percent
www.wbez.org
August 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ICYMI: @wbez.org Reset with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social covered the transit fiscal cliff and what we need to do to avoid massive transit cuts in the Chicago region in the next few months. Please get engaged on this critical issue for our region's economic health. www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
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Here’s the @wbez.org Reset roundup of last week’s top news in Chicago and Illinois www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Aug. 8, 2025: Legislators flee Texas for Illinois, Pritzker warns of redistricting battle and more
The FBI is said to be helping find Democratic Texas legislators who fled to Illinois. Indiana expands immigrant detention centers.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here’s the @wbez.org Reset roundup of last week’s top news in Chicago and Illinois www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...