In the Loop (Segments)

Reset checks in with WBEZ criminal justice reporter Shannon Heffernan about the Illinois Department of Corrections policy of only providing surgery for inmates on one of their two eyes. Since Shannon reported her story, the state is making changes.

Reset checks in with WBEZ state politics reporter Tony Arnold for the latest on the federal investigation into ComEd and Illinois politicians.

ACA enrollment was extended to Wednesday on account of errors on the government website. Reset sits down with Dan Weissmann, host and executive producer of the “An Arm and A Leg” podcast, to talk about health insurance.

Survivors of crime in Illinois are some of the least likely in the United States to apply for victim compensation and services. Reset finds out why from two crime victims’ advocates.

The House of Representatives is set to debate and vote on impeachment starting Wednesday. Reset speaks with HuffPost Congressional reporter Arthur Delaney about what you need to know.

North Lawndale turns 150 years old this year. Reset checks in with the Chicago History Museum, which is preserving oral histories from a range of voices representing the neighborhood.

Reset checks in with historian Ibram X. Kendi about his book "How To Be An Antiracist."

Boeing's stock price fell this morning as news broke that the Chicago-based company could temporarily halt production of its 737 MAX jets.

Illinois is on the verge of big changes as recreational marijuana becomes legal Jan. 1. Reset takes a look at WBEZ’s pocket guide to legal weed.

Tonika Johnson’s “Folded Map” project brings together residents across Chicago’s segregation lines, and the project has expanded to include West Side addresses. Reset sits down with Tonika and her first pair of West Side map twins.

Mayor Lightfoot and CPS CEO Janice Jackson have taken the first step toward overhauling the district’s per-pupil funding model in order to create more equity at Chicago public schools.

Not a single female director was nominated in the directing or writing categories for the 2020 Golden Globes. Reset takes a look at the challenges women face in the film industry and how they’re working to rise above them.

Reset breaks down the biggest local and state stories of the week in our Friday News Roundup with Heather Cherone of The Daily Line, Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times columnist and ABC7 political analyst, and WTTW's Paris Schutz.

Reset checks in with regular sustainability contributor Karen Weigert about the two-week U.N. Climate conference in Madrid and what her takeaways are for our area.

Nearly 20,0000 adults with developmental disabilities in Illinois are on a waitlist for services, and that list averages 7 years to move through. Reset talks takes a look at the current state of services and what can be done to improve them.

Hundreds of journalists from the Chicago Tribune and other outlets owned by Tribune Publishing are petitioning the company’s board of directors to invest in their news organizations. Reset talks to news industry analyst Ken Doctor and Heidi Stevens.

Salem Collo-Julin of the Chicago Reader stops by with her recommendations for what to see, hear and eat in and around Chicago this weekend.

December 13 marks a holy day in the life of the Mexican diaspora. Hoy journalist Laura Rodriguez joins Reset to discuss the holy day’s second largest pilgrimage to Des Plaines, Ill.

Six years after Dominick’s closed multiple stores in the Chicago area, South Shore gains a new grocery store. Reset checks in with Block Club Chicago reporter Maxwell Evans at the opening of Local Market.

Families have a lot of different ways of celebrating the holidays — from the Feast of Seven Fishes to latkes and other fried delights. Reset food contributor Monica Eng walks us through these holiday food traditions.

Families have a lot of different ways of celebrating the holidays — from the Feast of Seven Fishes to latkes and other fried delights. Reset food contributor Monica Eng walks us through these holiday food traditions.

Lightfoot talks to Chicago’s business elite for the first time since her budget passed City Council. How is she framing her administration? Reset gets the details from A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository is expanding its operations at a time when federal policy could lead to more hunger in our area. Reset examines the state of food insecurity in our area and the depository’s latest work.

Advocates are warning non-citizen immigrants to avoid using marijuana or working in the legal pot industry due to federal regulations. Reset talks with Maria Ines Zamudio, reporter on WBEZ’s Race, Class and Communities desk.

The Chicago Transit Authority is asking for details after the Chinese manufacturer CRCC Sifang was found to running afoul of child labor laws. Reset checks in with Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune transportation columnist and reporter.