In the Loop (Segments)

Chicago Police unveiled a new plan that seeks to accomplish 100 consent decree-linked tasks by the end of the year. Reset digs into what the new plan calls for, and whether it goes far enough.

Reset takes a closer look at why job losses are hurting women more than men, and how the COVID-19 recession is different from others.

For 'Black Women’s Equal Pay Day'. Reset discusses the systemic causes and solutions for the vast wage gap for women of color.

After months of speculation over who Joe Biden’s running mate would be, the former vice president on Tuesday announced Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP pick. The junior senator from California and former prosecutor is the first Black woman and first Asian American to be on a major party ticket. Reset checks in with Illinois lawmakers for their reaction to Biden’s choice, and how it could impact the No...

Joe Segal, founder of Jazz Showcase in Chicago, died this week at the age of 94. Reset talks with local jazz legends about Segal’s life and his contributions to the city’s music scene.

Reset hears from the president of Illinois State University and a senior student for more on how the university plans to keep students safe this fall.

Chicago reporters Mark Braboy and Olivia Cunningham profiled three museums that focus on the city’s Black and Latino communities. They join Reset to discuss what those institutions face.

Reset checks in with the head of the Regional Transportation Authority to discuss how COVID-19 may impact public transit agencies in the long term

Public affairs consultant Rebecca Sive talks about the historic selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate.

Chicago Public Schools’ largest high school voted Monday night to remove officers from campus. Reset asks,, "What does that mean for the school and its budget?"

Critics of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx are questioning her handling of recent looting in Chicago’s downtown area. She joins Reset to share her views on how the city has handled the latest and recent situations.

Writer Henry Grabar joins Reset to discuss how businesses on 75th Street are staying afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Small businesses weren’t spared in the widespread looting across the city Sunday night. Reset hears from two Black female small business owners on how they plan on rebuilding

Police called in an armored vehicle and a SWAT team Sunday afternoon for crowd control on Chicago’s West Side. Reset talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Peter Nickeas, who was on the scene .

Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun talks about her journey in politics as a Black woman, and how Joe Biden could make history with his VP pick.

Nearly 400,000 Chicago area customers lost power Tuesday morning after a powerful thunderstorm swept the Midwest Monday. Reset checks in with a meteorologist and takes your calls.

The police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in Englewood on Sunday sparked a night of looting and violence in Chicago’s downtown area. Hundreds of people looted stores along Michigan Avenue and State Street before clashing with police. In the end, two people were shot, 13 officers were injured, and more than 100 people were arrested. Reset checks in with reporters, elected officials and communi...

Reset talks with a former speechwriter for the Obama White House and author of the new book "Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think" to get his take.

College football fans across the country will likely have to wait a while to watch their favorite team. The Big Ten voted Sunday to cancel it’s 2020 season, and others are expected to follow suit. Reset checks in with WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout for more on this story.

Hundreds of people looted stores along the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago Sunday night. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said the widespread looting was sparked by a police shooting in Englewood earlier that afternoon. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Patrick Smith and community organizers from Englewood for the latest on this story.

The Archdiocese of Chicago says it’s sticking with its plan to bring students and teachers back together in the classroom at the start of the semester. Reset checks in with Justin Lombardo, who is leading the Archdiocese’s pandemic response, for more on how they plan to protect nearly 80,000 students in more than 200 of the city’s Catholic schools.

Reset talks with the nonprofit Institute for Nonviolence Chicago to address one of Chicago’s most violent years in recorded history. Based in the city’s Austin neighborhood, the group was founded on Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Six Principles of Nonviolence.”

Reset breaks down the biggest local and state news of the week in our Friday News Roundup.

Reset continues its "Solutions To Violence" series with two Chicago YMCA leaders on how needed shifts in business investment and government policy will transform the violence problem.

Reset checks in with an infectious disease expert to answer your COVID-19 questions as cases continue rising across Illinois.