In the Loop (Segments)

As lawmakers meet to discuss gun control proposals in Springfield, the nation prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that killed 27 people, many of them children. Reset talks with one Chicago-area resident who’s working to reduce shootings and create safer communities. GUEST: Sara Knizhnik, chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative for the Lake Co...

The Red Line Extension project has been decades in the making, and now transit on the far South Side may finally be within reach. City Council is expected to vote this week on a proposal to fund the Red Line Extension using revenue from downtown property taxes. Reset breaks down the funding proposal with two of the project’s advocates. GUEST: Cheryl Johnson, executive director of People for Commun...

Faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago announce a potential strike date. A Chicago-based architect is awarded one of the highest honors in the profession. Meanwhile, details continue to be revealed about plans for Chicago’s casino. Reset goes behind those headlines and more on the Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Alex Nitkin, Better Government Association reporter Kate Grossman, WBEZ senior ed...

You don’t have to look far to satisfy your sweet tooth in a foodie city like Chicago. Reset hears from a few pastry chefs across town to mark the holiday. GUESTS: Genie Kwon, co-owner of Kasama Timmy Gibbons, pastry chef at Lost Larson Sandra Holl, baker at Floriole

When the Bail Reform Act was passed in 1984, it was meant to keep the majority of federal defendants awaiting trial out of jail. Fast forward to today and the situation couldn’t be more different. A new report from the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic reveals what it calls a “culture of detention” in the federal court system. Reset speaks with the author of the report and a public defender to under...

More than three months after the first bus of asylum seekers arrived from the Texas border to Chicago, journalists from Block Club Chicago and Borderless Magazine interviewed them on how it’s going and if they think the journey was worth it. Reset gets an update on their experiences and what legal challenges get in the way of being able to find employment and send money home to their families. GUE...

The Biden Administration announced her release as part of a prisoner exchange. The U.S released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Reset talks with two sports reporters about Griner’s release and what impact her detention has had on WNBA players who routinely play in Russian basketball leagues in the offseason. GUESTS: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor Annie Costabile, sports reporter for t...

A report released Wednesday from the Urban Institute found single-family lending amounts in majority-white neighborhoods are much higher than in majority-Black neighborhoods. Reset breaks it down with a researcher. GUEST: Brett Theodos, senior fellow and director of the Community Economic Development Hub at the Urban Institute

Queer characters are showing up as lead characters more and more in film and media, but sometimes they fall into harmful stereotypes. Reset explores queer characters in media and why representation alone isn’t enough. GUESTS: Samantha Chery, multiplatform editor in features for the Washington Post Sonal Soni, former fellow at the City Monitor, former intern at WBEZ

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found a link between gun violence and abandoned homes. Researchers found that fully restored areas showed about a 13% decrease in gun assaults there. Reset discusses with the leader of a group that works individually with at-risk individuals to reduce gun violence through coaching, workforce development and advocacy. GUEST: Kanoy...

The SkyDay Project rethinks how to teach environmental science through student-led art projects and creates a yearly international competition. Reset talks with winners of the competition about their experience with taking daily photos of the sky and hears their poems. GUESTS: Ben Whitehouse, founding executive director of SkyDay Daniella and Deknav, students, Knightsbridge School International

Airline security can be notoriously challenging especially around the holidays, but some airports are turning to facial recognition technologies to speed up the process. But research has proven facial recognition technology is significantly less accurate for women and people of color. Reset learns more about the risks and benefits of this tech at the airport. GUEST: Geoffrey Fowler, tech columnist...

How has American Jewish culture shaped sports in the United States? That’s the question host Meredith Shiner answers in the new eight-part podcast The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and America. Reset gets the scoop on the podcast, which drops new episodes every Wednesday. GUEST: Meredith Shiner, host of podcast The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and America

How has American Jewish culture shaped sports in the United States? That’s the question host Meredith Shiner answers in the new eight-part podcast The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and America. Reset gets the scoop on the podcast, which drops new episodes every Wednesday. GUEST: Meredith Shiner, host of podcast The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and America

COVID cases are on the rise in Illinois along with many parts of the country. As a result, CDC director Rochelle Walensky is encouraging those in high-case areas to wear masks indoors despite mask mandates being largely discarded. Reset explores this change in messaging and what you should do as the holidays approach. GUEST: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chic...

COVID cases are on the rise in Illinois along with many parts of the country. As a result, CDC director Rochelle Walensky is encouraging those in high-case areas to wear masks indoors despite mask mandates being largely discarded. Reset explores this change in messaging and what you should do as the holidays approach. GUEST: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chic...

After the first installment of Reset’s series on Black mental health, listeners called in with stories of cultural competency in their mental health experience. Reset hears from one Black man who has had a positive experience with a therapist of another race. GUEST: Charles, Oak Park Resident

Can a website designer refuse to work with same-sex couples even though the state has an anti-discrimination law? How much power should state courts have when it comes to federal elections? The Supreme Court will soon be weighing in. Reset gets a rundown on these issues and more and what it could mean for us. GUEST: Steven Schwinn, professor at University of Illinois Chicago Law School

Can a website designer refuse to work with same-sex couples even though the state has an anti-discrimination law? How much power should state courts have when it comes to federal elections? The Supreme Court will soon be weighing in. Reset gets a rundown on these issues and more and what it could mean for us. GUEST: Steven Schwinn, professor at University of Illinois Chicago Law School

Five candidates have to defend the signatures they submitted to appear on the ballot, if the objections are substantiated, they could be kicked out of the race, changing the order the names appear on the ballot. Reset gets the latest and why we do things this way.

Gun violence is now one of the leading causes of death among children in the U.S. Does that make it a public health crisis? Some physicians think so. Reset talks with a doctor who survived the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park about why he’s lobbying Congress for a federal ban on assault weapons. GUEST: Elliot Lieberman, physician at North Shore Ear Nose and Throat Associates in Highland Par...

The Treasurer’s Office released a report explaining why property taxes have gone up so much since last year. The report also includes an analysis of how much bills increased or decreased by neighborhood. Reset checks in with a reporter to break down what’s going on with property taxes. GUEST: A.D. Quig, Cook County and Chicago government reporter for the Chicago Tribune

What sets poet Sandra Cisneros apart is how she writes with biting honesty about her life. Reset learns about her latest book Woman Without Shame and how it illustrates how she’s found beauty in self-love, feminism and aging. GUEST: Sandra Cisneros, poet and author

Season 3 of HBO’s South Side will kick off Dec. 8. The television comedy series is based in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Reset checks in some of the creative minds that brought the show to life. Our host Sasha-Ann Simons will take this conversation further at an event with the South Side crew at the DuSable Black History Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 7:30 pm to 9 pm. Click here to learn mor...

Each show features seven performers telling a short story about a song, which they then perform karaoke-style. Performers include four booked members of the Chicago community, one headliner, one audience volunteer and the show’s creator Franny Giroux. The show is hosted by master storyteller Jacoby Cochran, host of the City Cast Chicago podcast. The next Karaoke Storytellers will be December 18 at...