In the Loop (Segments)

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine has increasing evidence of triggering a rare blood clot disorder. Reset also gets an update on the rise in local COVID cases and how it might affect your holiday plans.

Reset Sustainability Contributor, Karen Weigert, gives a retrospective on the sustainability highs and lows for 2021. She’s joined by Naomi Davis of the environmental justice coalition “Blacks In Green” to evaluate the progress in Chicago for the last year in defeating environmental racism and inequity.

City Council holds its last session of 2021, passing the sports betting ordinance and unanimously approving a near 3 million dollar settlement for Anjanette Young, for a wrongful raid Chicago police carried out on her home. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

The People’s Music School wants to give students who otherwise couldn’t afford expensive music lessons the opportunity to learn an instrument. Reset talks to two educators from the school about how and why they’re expanding music access to Chicago kids.

For the latest in our series “Food Friday,” Reset talks to legendary mixologist Julia Momosé about her new book, The Way of the Cocktail. Momose is the creative force behind Kumiko, ranked No. 61 on this year’s World’s Best Bars list.

Advocates for this law hope this will create more birthing options and regulation. Reset checks in with a Certified Professional Midwife about why licensure wasn’t previously available, what impact this law will have and a Certified Nurse Midwife about equity.

Reset gets the latest on recovery efforts in Kentucky from two NPR reporters and hears from a suburban Chicago man about his plans to help people affected by the storm.

Local blogger and influencer Jenny LeFlore shares her holiday traditions and responds to listeners.

Feminist, author, and poet bell hooks used her writing to explore the intersection of race, gender, economics and politics. Reset talks about her impact and influence on women of color.

Gov. JB Prtizker on Wednesday announced plans to sell the James R. Thompson Center for $70 million to a real estate development group that would preserve the building. Reset takes a closer look at plans for the Helmut-Jahn designed building.

The city of Chicago recently unveiled plans for the first-ever affordable housing development designed to serve Chicago’s Native American population. Reset checks in with the president of Visionary Ventures to discuss the new housing complex and the services it will offer.

A new investigation from the Better Government Association lays out the failed promises of jobs and housing made to Cabrini’s residents — predominantly Black Chicagoans — and where those promises stand today. Reset gets the details from investigative reporter Alejandra Cancino.

Many employers are tackling when to ask workers to come back to the office, but one CEO says it’s not a good ask. Reset hears more about why the pandemic has changed employees' expectations of what work looks like.

Women represent a large portion of the restaurant workforce but they make up only 18% of top chef positions in America, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reset talks with Chicago chef Beverly Kim who wants to change that through her nonprofit, The Abundance Setting.

Reset checks in with the Cook County Department of Public Health to discuss how experts are handling the messaging around COVID and its new variants -- and how the county hopes to reach people who are still skeptical about vaccines.

The official start of winter is less than a week away. Time to map out those winter escapes and find ways to make the best of the shorter days and colder nights. Reset hears highlights from Chicago magazine’s cover story on fun ways to beat the winter blues.

Are you looking for something for your kids to do this winter break that’s fun, educational and won’t break the bank? Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum says it has what you’re looking for. Reset checks in with the Lincoln Park museum about new exhibits and what families can expect this winter season.

A tornado ripped through 200 miles and four states last week. Reset checks in with the Illinois Red Cross to find out what Chicagoans can do to help survivors of the natural disaster. Plus, atmospheric scientist Scott Collis explains the science behind 60-degree weather in mid-December.

Today marks one year since Sasha-Ann Simons’ first day on WBEZ as host of Reset. Sasha reflects on her top moments and memories.

Inflation’s at its highest level in 39 years. What’s behind the trend and when might it end?

A new WBEZ analysis found the gap between student grades has widened during the pandemic. Reset gets an update on that and more from WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp.

The Chicago Bulls have entered 10 players into COVID-19 safety protocols since Dec. 1. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Cheryl Raye Stout to discuss why it took nearly two weeks for the league to postpone Bulls games.

The city of Chicago’s Greencorps Chicago program provides intensive jobs training to give persons from marginalized communities a leg up in the green economy. Reset Sustainability Contributor Karen Weigert introduces one program graduate who says, “Greencorps saved my life.”

The City Council’s Finance Committee on Monday unanimously endorsed a $2.9 million settlement for Anjanette Young, the innocent Chicago woman who was handcuffed while naked during a botched police raid on her home in 2019. Reset talks to CBS Chicago’s Dave Savini for the latest in that case, and his investigation into the department’s handling of wrongful raids.

How has the pandemic affected the CTA bus and train schedule? Reset checks in with an urban planner and president of a local union representing train and bus operators.