In the Loop (Segments)

With election day, November 8, exactly four weeks away, it’s time for voters to make their plans for casting a ballot. But what are the rules for registering, voting early, and voting by mail? Reset checks in with two election officials to get the rundown of what to know. GUEST: Max Bever, director of public information, Chicago Board of Elections Matt Dietrich, Public Information Officer at the I...

With election day, November 8, exactly four weeks away, it’s time for voters to make their plans for casting a ballot. But what are the rules for registering, voting early, and voting by mail? Reset checks in with two election officials to get the rundown of what to know. GUEST: Max Bever, director of public information, Chicago Board of Elections Matt Dietrich, Public Information Officer at the I...

OPLIAM and PHNX.WAV talk indigenous music and performing in Chicago

The White House considers the COVID-19 pandemic over and declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. Chicago reflects a different image locally Reset hears from Dr. Taromina on what you should know to be sure you stay safe. GUEST: Dr. Mia Taormina, Infectious Disease Specialist with Duly Health and Care

Chicago Black faith leaders are stepping up to the pulpit to address mental health in their congregations. On Sunday, faith leaders across the Black community joined forces and focused their sermons on mental health — how to destigmatize the topic, prioritize it for yourself, and how to support family and friends who may be struggling. Reset learns more about the effort. GUESTS: Pastor Ira Acree,...

Northwestern professor and author Patty Loews talks about Indigenous Peoples Day, and why the holiday is gaining support as an alternative to Columbus Day. GUEST: Patty Loew, professor at Northwestern University

Healthcare workers are calling on Illinois hospitals to address a staffing shortage crisis by upping pay and hiring more people. Reset is joined by a union leader and healthcare worker to talk about what’s happening in healthcare right now and what needs to change. GUESTS: Anne Igoe, vice president of health systems at Service Employee International Union Healthcare, or SEIU Illinois April McNeil,...

Russian forces this morning launched the most violent attack Ukraine has seen in months. In what Russian president Vladimir Putin called a reaction to an attack on a Russian bridge, Russian missiles targeted cities across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv. So far 11 have been reported dead and over 60 have been injured. Reset checks in with Ukrainian Americans in Chicago. GUEST: John Hewko, CEO...

Chicago multi-instrumentalist Nnamdi visits Reset to tell us about his impressive new album, Please Have A Seat. He also shares who he’s excited about in the Chicago music scene, and offers a preview of what’s next for him.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle releases next year’s budget, including the country’s largest guaranteed income pilot program. Chicago expands paid parental leave for city employees. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Monica Eng, Chicago reporter for AXIOS Lynn Sweet, Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times David Greising, president, CEO Better...

DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is an Obama-era policy that granted a protected legal status to undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. But this week, the 5th Circuit court in New Orleans, La. declared DACA to be illegal. The court allowed current recipients to reapply, but it’s unclear whether they’ll be allowed to stay in the country permanently. Reset hears fro...

Agriculture is a vital industry that we all rely on, but in 2020, the industry was responsible for 11.2% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to a warming planet. This in turn creates challenges for growers whose seasons are impacted by intense rainfall and warmer night time temperatures. Reset learns more from an Illinois state climatologist. GUEST: Trent Ford, Illinois state climato...

After an arduous journey from their home country to the U.S., migrants still have one more trying trip ahead of them. Houston Chronicle staff writer Sam González Kelly talks to Reset about his story following a migrant bus traveling from Texas to Chicago. GUEST: Sam González Kelly, staff writer, Houston Chronicle

The White House is adding clarity to what the student loan forgiveness process will look like for borrowers. Reset hears from Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Higher Education Reporter for the Washington Post GUEST: Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, higher education reporter for the Washington Post

With the Chicago Marathon this Sunday, runners have reached the home stretch of their preparations. This year, the Chicago Marathon added a nonbinary gender category, making the race more inclusive of people who aren’t comfortable registering as male or female. Reset learns what it takes to run a marathon from three Chicago Marathon Runners. GUESTS: Jose Maria (Gaby) Gabriel, pathologist, veteran...

There has been no end in sight to the debate around a Black actress playing Ariel in the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid. But the debate, the backlash, the never-ending nitpicking doesn’t end there. Reset talks through the problematic reasoning against Black actors in recent fantasy shows and films, and the importance of diversity on screen. GUEST: Arionne Nettles, journalism lecturer at North...

His new book, “Boys Will Be Humans” is an instructional guide to unlearning toxic masculinity and embracing emotions.

Who do people call during a mental health emergency? The police? A hotline? The reality is that in times of crisis, it can be difficult to know where to turn. Reset talks about the problems plaguing Illinois’ crisis response systems and how the new 988 hotline could be the beginning of significant change. — The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline was rolled out in July and federal dollars are st...

Anthony Novak, a comedy lover and a lifelong resident of Parma, Ohio, made a Facebook account parodying his local police department. But Parma’s police department didn’t find his work funny, and arrested him for disrupting police operations. Novak was found not guilty, but a civil rights lawsuit he filed against police was dismissed in federal court. Now The Onion, a Chicago-based satire news publ...

The science behind monkey has shown an association between the disease and male-to-male sex. Reset explores this alongside the history of stigma surrounding certain diseases. GUEST: Justin Hill, Director of Health Equity Dr. Maya Green, MD/MPH. Infectious Disease Doctor and Chief Medical Officer

Research Lab Open AI debuted their latest artificially intelligent program earlier this year to 1.5 million users, creating 2 million images a day. Reset talks about how it does this, and why experts are worried. GUEST: Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post Tech culture reporter

Three-year-old Mateo Zastro was traveling with his family in the car in Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood Friday evening when he was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident.

“Nuestra Herencia: Legacy Film Project” brings together a series of short documentary films exploring histories, gardens, and legacies through the lives of 10 senior gardeners of El Paseo Community Garden in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. More information on “Nuestra Herencia” is available at elpaseogarden.org Reset talks with the creators of Nuestra Herencia to learn about the film and explore gr...

Waiting time for abortions in Illinois has grown since the overturning of Roe V. Wade. To meet the growing demand from out-of-state patients seeking abortions in Illinois, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has created the country’s first mobile abortion clinic. It will travel around Illinois’ border to provide medication abortions, birth control and other gynecologi...

Reset sits down with leaders of the BASE Chicago, an organization based in West Garfield Park that provides a range of programming for urban youth from baseball and softball training to violence prevention to college readiness. GUESTS: Eric Davis, executive director, The BASE Chicago Frank Brim, director of baseball operations, The BASE Chicago