In the Loop (Segments)

At least eight HBCUs received bomb threats this week, and synogogues and businesses in Rogers Park were vandalized over the weekend. Reset learns how these incidents are impacting Chicagoans and what could be done to stem the tide of hate in America.

After nearly 24 years working at WBEZ, largely as a talk show producer and senior producer, Steve Bynum is leaving the Reset team. But he’s not going far. Steve will be taking on an important new leadership role in the organization: WBEZ’s new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion manager, helping make sure the organization is living up to its values on a variety of fronts. Over his decades with the sta...

From a new omicron subvariant to free N-95 masks, Reset learns about the latest public health guidance from infectious disease specialist Dr. Mia Taormina.

Illinois billionaire Ken Griffin is putting his money where his politics are, months ahead of the state’s gubernatorial election. But it’s not just Illinois’ politics he’s looking to influence. Records of his campaign donations extend far beyond Illinois, as Griffin showers money and political pull on conservative candidates coast to coast. Reset digs into Griffin’s political giving with Crain’s r...

Restaurant work and rest don’t often mix, but after a brush with death, one local chef is giving herself and her staff a chance to take a deep breath and relax. Reset checks in with her about this and other shifts she’s making as well as with a reporter who writes about the food and beverage industry

Touch plays a larger role in how we grow and heal than you might have realized. Reset learns why it helps and what to do if you aren’t getting enough of it during the pandemic.

In her new book Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor’s Fight For Fairness, former Department of Justice prosecutor, Laura Coates, describes how she navigated her identity as a Black woman while working within the criminal justice system. Reset talks with Coates about her work and her writing.

Reset talks to WTTW co-anchor Brandis Friedman and Chicago Tribune City Hall reporter John Byrne for the big headlines of the last few days in the Weekly News Recap. GUEST: John Byrne, Chicago Tribune City Hall reporter Brandis Friedman, WTTW co-anchor and correspondent; host of “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices”

Chicago’s theater and arts community has been on a two year COVID roller coaster of opening and shutting down. Reset hears about what strategies are keeping theater groups afloat.

Reset checks in with a historian and author to learn more about the legacy Mars Wrigley leaves behind and what exactly made Chicago the candy capital.

Soup & Bread, a community meal project based at the Hideout, is back after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Reset talks to founder Martha Bayne for the latest in our series “Food Friday.”

Matt Eberflus will be the Bears’ 17th head coach, replacing Matt Nagy who was fired Jan. 10. Reset speaks with WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout about what his hiring means for the franchise.

While food insecurity rates across the country have come down from their peak during the pandemic, they’re still above pre-pandemic levels. In Cook County, more than half a million people live in households that don’t have reliable access to food every day. Reset checks in with a local food bank for how they’re meeting current needs in the greater Chicago area.

Today, Reset travels with architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin for the latest in our series “What’s That Building?” through a collection of neighborhoods north of the city and digs into the history behind Maine Township’s Town Hall building.

It’s been nearly two years since lawmakers introduced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus, a legislative package designed to address the Black maternal health crisis. Reset gets an update on the legislation and takes a closer look at the barriers Black women face when it comes to maternal care.

Cases of a subvariant of the omicron variant have been detected in the United States, but the World Health Organization has not yet classified it as a variant of concern. Reset checks in with an infectious disease expert to learn more about what we know about this subvariant so far.

Each year Chicago-based United States Artists honors artists from across the country with prestigious $50,000 awards. Reset hears from two of the 2022 United States Artists Fellows from Chicago.

The year 2022 is being labeled as the “Year of Healing” for Chicago, which will focus on restorative racial transformation around the city. Reset checks in with Candace Moore, the city’s first chief equity officer, to understand what she has in plan for this year.

His retirement gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the high court. Reset talks through his time on the high court and his possible replacements.

Three South Side entrepreneurs are taking up shop at L1, a converted retail space from the University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life initiative that helps creatives expand their businesses. Reset learns more about the program for the latest in our series “Chicago Innovators.”

The fast-spreading omicron variant and the “Great Resignation” are changing the labor market. Reset hears about creative approaches tech companies are implementing to keep and attract employees.

Two weeks after firing the team’s general manager, the Bears announced they’ve hired 36-year-old Ryan Poles. Poles is the first African American to hold the position in the franchise’s 101-year history. WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout joins Reset to discuss what we know about Poles and what the Bears hope he’ll bring to the team.

The stock market is taking a beating in January, concerning economists across the country. But how, if at all, does that affect the average person? What does this mean for someone with a 401(k) or 403(b) plan? What does it mean for an employee at a public company listed on the stock market? Reset demystifies the stock market data with a Washington Post business reporter.

Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute and Chicago Animal Care and Control have partnered to protect animals while protecting us from them. The city’s Wildlife Management & Coexistence Plan serves as a model for other major cities across the country in pursuit of responsible, urban wildlife conservation. Reset checks in with the institute’s director for more on the plan.

Reset digs into the study and discusses the implications for policies and programs in the U.S. with one of the co-authors of the report and a local researcher.