In the Loop (Segments)

The storm knocked out power and water to much of the island and brought torrential rain that could lead to landslides and mudslides. Reset talks to a Chicagoan whose group is stepping up to provide aid. GUEST: Jessie Fuentes, co-chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda

Earlier this year, Chicago chefs rallied to cook for Ukrainians — it was an event that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in humanitarian aid due to the war in Ukraine. Now, local chefs are teaming up again — this time, for the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Ethiopians in the country’s northern Tigray region are experiencing possibly the worst health crisis in the entire world. This is due to a t...

Article: (Two sentences max) Sterigenics in Dupage County and two companies in Lake County used the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide in sterilization processes for years before nearby residents began to report higher-than-normal levels of a number of cancers. Reset learns about the first lawsuit against Sterigenics over use of the known carcinogen, which Springfield considered banning in 201...

Sweater weather is just around the corner but with it comes flu season. Reset answers your most asked questions about colds, flus, covid and monkeypox with the help of our resident infectious disease specialist. GUEST: Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist with Duly Health and Care

Is it getting hot in here? In this installment of Reset Lost and Found, a spice enthusiast called the show in search of fresh hot peppers in Chicago. So one of our producers located markets throughout the city that sell varieties of chiles. Plus, a local chef gives us some inspiration for how to incorporate a little heat in our cuisine. GUEST: Sebastian White, private chef, founder of The Evolved...

Volunteers and nonprofits are meeting people as they arrive and helping to provide housing, healthcare and food. But these immigrants are in a precarious position because they can’t legally work in the country until six months after they submit their asylum application. Meanwhile, that application process requires money for legal fees, and many of the non-profits that help immigrants with this pro...

MIllions of Illinois taxpayers will soon receive one-time tax rebates, while republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey releases his tax returns for public scrutiny. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Amanda Vinicky, WTTW political correspondent Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government reporter Mike Lowe, reporter for WGN TV News

Critically-acclaimed band, Whitney, released their 4th album, SPARKS, this past week. The new album experiments with synthesizers and other electronic elements that make the new record a departure from the band's typical sound. Reset caught up with the band about the inspiration behind the new record. GUESTS: Julien Ehlrich and Max Kakacek, members of the band, Whitney

Looking for a way to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month? Look no further, Latin Restaurant Weeks has something for everyone. Reset learns more about the event and hears from two participating restaurants. GUESTS: Karinn Andréa ​​Chavarria, co-founder of the event Chef Carlos Lucas Garza, Carnivale Alexandra Macias, front house manager at Tacotlan

Hours before a strike planned for this morning, United Rail Unions, an umbrella organization of labor unions, reached a tentative agreement with the federal government. The agreement includes more time off and an immediate increase in pay to keep up with inflation. Reset checks in with an NPR reporter who’s covering how passenger rail has been affected by the planned strike, and a veteran rail wor...

In a new installment of Reset’s on-going series “What’s That Building?” The show learns about a mini-architecture district in Hammond, Indiana, just over the border from Illinois. Reset hears from its architectural sleuth, Dennis Rodkin, about the First Baptist Church in Hammond, and how it came to preserve so much building history. GUEST: Dennis Rodkin, reporter for Crain’s Business Chicago

Chicago gets its drinking water from Lake Michigan, but what does that transformation look like from the lake to your tap? Reset explores the quality and journey of your drinking water. GUEST: Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility

As refugees fleeing conflict continue to travel to the United States, especially from Afghanistan and Ukraine, Chicago’s largest refugee resettlement organization plans to almost double in size. RefugeeOne has moved from Uptown to its new home in West Ridge and is quickly hiring new staff and recruiting volunteers. Reset learns more about this expansion. GUEST: Sara Spoonheim Amit, development dir...

The Illinois Open Meetings Act requires that government bodies hold meetings that are open to the public, but it was passed before the pandemic, so the government isn’t required to have a hybrid virtual and in person meetings. So, City Bureau came up with a list of recommendations to make these public meetings more accessible, so that residents can get their information from the source. Reset lear...

The Chicago Skyway is under new management: the Australian company Atlas Arteria, which owns and operates toll roads in Europe and the United States. In 2005, Chicago leased the Skyway to private shareholders. The shareholders can buy or sell, but the city has to remain in the agreement for 99 years. Reset learns more from the Chicago Tribune reporter who covered this story, and gets context from...

The Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing will focus on the health needs of seasonal and migrant workers, and will join 10 other NIOSH funded agriculture centers across the country. UIC will partner with Legal Aid Chicago and Community Health Partnership of Illinois to strengthen bonds across organizations serving farmworkers. Reset learns more from the director of the new center....

The nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, Color of Change, presented their Black Tech Agenda to members of Congress this week in a push for policy solutions to advance racial equity in Tech. Reset learns more about the group’s plan. GUESTS: Cristiano Lima, Tech newsletter reporter anchoring The Technology 202 with a focus on politics and policy Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change

In a new report from the New York Times and non-partisan research group, Child Trends, child living in poverty dropped an astounding amount between 1993 and 2019. Reset speaks with one of the authors of the report, a reporter from the New York Times, and researcher at Northwestern on the findings and their implications. GUEST: Dana Thomson, Senior Research Scientist at Child Trends, Jason DeParle,...

Vocalo’s quarterly Storytelling workshop has returned from hiatus, teaching people interested in media making the fundamentals of storytelling and audio production. The workshop aims to give people tools to tell stories of impactful community members making a difference in Chicago. Applications for the fall workshop are now open through Sept. 19. Reset hears more from the program lead and a partic...

Illinois pediatricians report that more kids are getting sick earlier in the school year, and more of those kids need to be hospitalized. Hospitals are transferring pediatric patients between each other as pediatric wards near capacity. Reset checks in with a pediatrician about what is happening and why. GUEST: Dr. Allison Bartlett, associate professor of pediatrics, Comer Children’s Hospital, Uni...

What seemed like a simple international aid project spirals out of control. How (Not) to Build A School in Haiti details the long and complicated process it took to build a new school in a rural town north of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The project comes to a sudden halt when a headstrong American construction worker clashes with a Haitian leader. Reset talks with a Chicago-based filmma...

Lake Michigan could be the home of Illinois' first off-shore wind farm. The Rust Belt to Green Belt Act could help fund wind turbines 15 miles off the coast of Chicago’s Southeast side. Reset talks to one of the sponsors of the legislation as well as a reporter and community organizer about the details. GUESTS: Marcus Evans, state representative for District 33 in IL Maxwell Evans, reporter for Bl...

Some Illinoians received the Chicago City Wire, a republican based newspaper, with articles containing fear tactics against that Democrat led legislation. Reset hears on the ins and outs of that act. GUEST(S): David Greising, president, CEO Better Government Association Sharone Mitchel Jr., Cook County Public Defender

Every year Northern American monarch butterflies fly 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico, and they’re making a pit stop in Chicago! Reset checks in with a local biologist to learn how being an endangered species is affecting this year’s migration. GUEST: Allen Lawrence, associate curator of entomology at the Chicago Academy of Sciences/ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Chicago still has a limited supply of monkeypox vaccinations, but another virus — the flu — is creeping into the picture. Reset discusses the latest. GUEST: Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist with Duly Health and Care