In the Loop (Segments)

The half-millimeter-long crab joins a collection of tiny robots inspired by the natural world.

The CDC says a significant portion of global monkeypox cases are among gay and bisexual men.

The planned closure of Englewood’s Whole Foods means that Go Green Community Fresh Market — a nonprofit grocery store and food pantry that offers halal options — is one of only three full-service grocery options in the neighborhood. Meanwhile in Rogers Park, Jewish nonprofit The Ark is developing a food pantry for people who keep kosher. Reset learns more about access to religious diets for Chicag...

After a string of grocery store closings across the South and West sides of Chicago, many residents have been left with no choice but to travel outside of their neighborhoods to get groceries. But two community organizations are working to change that. Reset learns more about the fight for access to healthy and affordable foods in areas with limited options.

Chicago residents can now apply for up to $1,020 in rebates through the city’s Home and Business Protection Program to purchase security cameras, lights, a GPS tracker and more. City officials say this program will allow residents and business owners to feel safer, but critics are concerned about increased surveillance and potential misuse of video footage. Reset checks in with a city official and...

People of color have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and one study found one medical test that led to delayed treatment Reset hears from an author on the study on this and other racially biased tests in healthcare. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Amanda Bradke

19 Illinois counties are now under the CDC’s “high” alert level for COVID-19 transmission. What does that mean for summertime activities? And how worried should you be about monkeypox? Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Christian Elliott Guest: Dr. Mia Taormina

Illinois has the 8th strictest gun laws in the nation according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Reset talks with reporters and an expert to understand what separates Illinois from states with even stricter gun laws, like California and New York. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Daniel Tucker Guests: Robert Spitzer, Patrick Smith, and Dan Clark

In her new book Rising Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones wants to help teenagers find their own voice, take up space, and even make their own kind of trouble. Reset talks to Ajayi Jones about her new book and what advice she wishes she would have gotten as a teenager. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Meha Ahmad, Sasha Ann Simons Guest: Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Democrat incumbents U.S. Reps. Marie Newman and Sean Casten are battling it out for the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District in Illinois. Meanwhile, six Republicans are trying to flip the district. Reset gets the latest on the race. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Stephanie Kim Guests: Dave McKinney, Hannah Meisel

Chicago has seen a wave of union organizing and worker activism over the past year. Baristas at the loop Starbucks petitioned for a union last fall, and teachers at the Old Town School of Folk Music won a union contract on Thursday. Reset learns the details from lead union organizers at the Loop Starbucks and the Old Town School. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Char Daston Guests: Brick Zurek, Ch...

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Ethan Schwabe Guests: Glenn Curran, and Sen Morimoto

An ethics bill stalls in Chicago’s City Council and Illinois’ Attorney General files the state’s first-ever hate crime lawsuit. Reset takes listeners behind the week’s headlines in the Weekly News Recap. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Andrea Guthmann Guests: Ray Long, Alex Nitkin, and Dan Mihalopoulos

Whether you like them glazed or jelly filled with sprinkles on top, eating donuts are a good way to start the weekend. Reset celebrates National Donut Day and talks through favorite spots in Chicago. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guests: Burritt Bulloch, Naomi Waxman, Maya-Camille Broussard, Louisa Chu

The Court Theatre last week won the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The award recognizes the theater for “Fostering local talent,” according to the American Theater Wing, which manages the award. The Court is the University of Chicago’s professional theater company. Its current production, Two Trains Running, is the Court’s ninth of ten plays in August Wilson’s Century Cycle, which documents Bla...

This initiative was approved in March, but is being launched today. It is one of only a few initiatives nationwide to be housed in a prosecutor’s office. Reset gets specifics about the program. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guests: Sara Knizhnik, Eric Rinehart

Starting July 1, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will offer rebates to residents for buying electric vehicles and installing charging stations. Reset discusses the importance of setting a standard for these installations, and the health implications of transitioning from gas-powered vehicles to EVs.

Chicago had its most violent Memorial Day weekend in five years. However, new data from the Chicago Police Department show shootings this year are below the pace of 2021 and 2020. Reset gets the latest on these trends, plus a troubling rise in opioid overdose deaths in Chicago.

In Albany Park, neighbors met outside Wednesday for a walk. But this time, their City Council members and police officers went with them. Reset learns more about the event and other efforts to prioritize neighborhood safety.

Democratic Congresswoman Marie Newman is the current representative of Illinois’ 3rd Congressional district. But after redistricting, she’ll instead run in the 6th Congressional district ⁠— leaving a rare open seat. Reset gets the latest on who’s in the race for the newly redrawn 3rd Congressional district and what’s at stake for voters.

Episodes in the fourth season of Stranger Things were significantly longer and cost nearly $30 million each to make. But was it worth it? Reset digs into the show’s penultimate season

The elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has raised questions nationwide about what states require when it comes to keeping children safe in classrooms. Reset learns about the rules for schools in Illinois.

Republican legislators are passing laws banning social media platforms from banning users and posts based on political viewpoints, which they say violates their First Amendment rights. Tech companies argue their content moderation policies are their First Amendment Right. Reset talks through arguments from both sides and learns what the Supreme Court might weigh in. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer...

Home ownership generates wealth, but predatory lending practices and the legacy of redlining continue to lock many Black families out of this investment. A national initiative called Buy the Block aims to change this and counter displacement. Reset checks in with an organizer who is implementing this in her neighborhood. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guest: Asiaha Butler

Over Memorial Day weekend, Chicago reached high community risk level for COVID-19 transmission. New cases and hospitalizations are up. Reset asks a University of Chicago Medicine infectious disease specialist to break down what high risk means and explain how to stay safe at this stage in the pandemic. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Christian Elliott Guest: Dr. Emily Landon