In the Loop (Segments)

Governor JB Pritzker says the children’s health system in Illinois is “inefficient, confusing and difficult to navigate” for families. His new Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative aims to make it easier to access holistic, wraparound services for adolescents in need. Reset learns more about how the new plan is working to improve the system.

Advocates say declining student enrollment, school closures and loss of wealth in the community have their roots in segregation. And few places know that better than Chicago’s Englewood community. As a continuation of our conversation about disinvestment in the neighborhood, Reset discusses how predatory housing practices are tied to population loss and what residents are doing to address the lega...

Cases in Illinois are slowly rising again, and a vaccine for kids under 5 is still on the way. What does this mean for child care providers and parents of young children? Reset checks in with a day care center operator in Hyde Park to learn more about how the pandemic is affecting child care providers and families in the Chicago area.

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Skin cancer is highly treatable if caught early. As part of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Reset talks with the founder of an app that provides early detection and screening for melanoma.

Last month, a warehouse on New York’s Staten Island became the first Amazon workplace to unionize but bargaining could take years. Reset learns more about how Amazon plans to fight the union.

Last week on Holocaust Remembrance Day, antisemitic leaflets were left outside homes in north suburban Highland Park and Glencoe. Experts say it’s not an isolated incident. Reset learns more about how officials are responding and digs into a new report that shows antisemitic incidents reached historic levels in 2021.

Chicago had 178 homicides during the first four months of this year, according to a report from the city’s police department. Reset discusses how the data compares with previous years and gets the latest on CPD’s plan for addressing homicides and violent crime as we head into the summer.

Reset checks in with the head of the News Literacy Project to discuss how students can spot misinformation online, and why media literacy is important for a functioning democracy.

Two new studies published by the Pew Research Center take a closer look at Afro-Latino identity in the U.S. and the different types of discrimination Latinos experience. Reset digs into the numbers with one of the researchers.

Illinois is one of more than a dozen states with laws in place that protect people’s right to abortion. But that’s not the case for much of the Midwest. Reset discusses how Illinois abortion providers could be affected if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker held a press conference Tuesday about the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned, after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was published by Politico on Monday. Reset talks to the governor about what this could mean for the future of abortion access in Illnois.

Before Roe v. Wade, the Jane Collective connected women to doctors who were willing to perform abortions. The Chicago group later grew into a network of members who learned how to do the procedures themselves. Reset learns more about this history, in the wake of a leaked draft opinion that suggests the Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 ruling.

Fetal viability is the point at which a fetus can survive outside of the womb. Reset checks in with a bioethicist about this key component of Roe v. Wade and how anti-abortion activists gained steam over the past few decades.

Politico has published a draft opinion by conservative Justice Samuel Alito showing that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn abortion rights in the U.S. Reset has analysis on the future of reproductive rights in America.

A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday sheds light on why the nation’s highest court is poised to reverse Roe v. Wade. Reset digs into the impact of abortion legislation in the 49 years since the landmark ruling.

The nation’s highest court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion published by. POLITICO on Monday. Reset checks in with a constitutional law scholar for legal analysis and a look at the future of abortion access and reproductive rights in the U.S.

States like Texas and Mississippi have restricted access to abortion services in recent months. But now that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, some abortion providers are bracing for an influx of out-of-state patients. Reset checks in the head of a Planned Parenthood branch that has been on the front lines of this issue.

Like many children, Stella hates going to sleep at night. She ropes her best friend, Roger, into an elaborate plan to keep the sun from going down, so she can stay awake and play all day long. Reset checks in with the book’s first-time author.

We check in with infectious disease specialist Dr. Taormina about what it means to exit the pandemic phase and ask why there have been more vaccinated people dying from COVID-19.

Scrap metal company Sims Metal Management is seeking multiple city permits despite intense community pushback, one of many companies facing complaints and concerns about the pollution they are bringing to Chicago communities. Reset dives into this new study and uncovers the community consequences of pollutive companies like Sims Metal Management.

As more people head back to the office, we check in with a clinical psychologist about best practices for maintaining mental health while on the clock. Plus, a workplace journalist from The New York Times talks to Reset about how bosses — and employees — feel about reporting to work in-person.

Whole Foods opened in Englewood in 2016 to excitement and fanfare, providing options for healthy food and luring other retailers to sign leases in the area. But Friday, the chain announced they were closing the Englewood store in addition to a location near DePaul, as part of a national cost-saving initiative. Reset checks in with local leaders and a local vendor who sold product at the store to h...

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Parents and teachers protest Chicago Public Schools budget cuts and the head of the Chicago Reader steps down amid employee protests. Reset goes behind the headlines in the Weekly News Recap.