In the Loop (Segments)

Reset takes a look at Chicago’s Community Safety Coordination Center — a new initiative Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday — and how the city plans to use the new hub to combat violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Some venues are implementing stricter COVID protocols as the Delta variant continues to surge across the U.S.

In a public letter, a group of 60 workers at the Art Institute of Chicago announced plans to unionize. Reset talks to a museum employee and a spokesperson for the regional council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). GUESTS: Anders Lindall, AFSCME Council 31 spokesperson Anna Feuer, acquisitions and collections manager at Art Institute of Chicago Ryerson an...

Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust highlights the little known story of Jewish refugees who fled Nazi persecution to Shanghai, China. The exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum features 22 large-scale photographs by the late American Jewish photographer Arthur Rothstein. The photos provide a window into the lives of refugees who found tolerance and a temporary home during the turbulent...

The Delta variant surge leaves restaurants and bars between a rock and a hard place: Keep going as usual and risk infecting customers and staff, or bring back restrictions and lose business. Reset checks in with a business owner to see how they’re handling a touch-and-go reopening process.

The startup partners with businesses to plan events for Black creatives and professionals, including concerts, networking events and more.

New legislation on Capitol Hill could extend online privacy protections to kids and teens.

Chicago is reporting an average of 243 coronavirus cases per day as the Delta variant continues spreading across the U.S.

Pandemic unemployment benefits end after Labor Day. Will that signal the end of the American worker having the upper hand in a tight labor market?

Education innovator and former Chicagoan Manish Jain calls, “[t]he modern factory-schooling education system...one of the greatest crimes against humanity.” Reset asks Jain, co-founder of Swaraj University in Udaipur, India why he believes we must “hack” our education system.

At one time Pembroke Township in Kankakee County, Illinois was the largest Black farming community in the northern United States. Over environmental concerns and opposition by local Black farmers, a natural gas pipeline with large political backing is moving closer to reality. Farmers and political supporters claim the pipeline “threatens to replace the last community of African American farmers i...

Employers from Disney and Google to the federal government are adopting get-tough policies and vaccine mandates as the Delta variant continues to drive up COVID cases in the U.S. New rules for the workplace are a response to a pandemic that is again getting worse, but they’re also sparking confusion for some employees about what their rights are. Reset checks in with two employment attorneys to an...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed a bill to establish school board elections in Chicago for the first time in the city’s history. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s education desk for the details.

Republicans have passed dozens of bills since the beginning of the year that walk back voting rights. Now, Democrats are rallying behind legislation that would prevent further voter suppression. Reset checks in with an Illinois congressman to discuss the proposed For the People Act.

More than 40 million people rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water, but the supply is increasingly filled with microplastics. Reset asks how the tiny particles affect our health and environment.

Vocalo’s Jill Hopkins joins Reset for a trip down memory lane as MTV turns 40. We also open the phones to hear from listeners about their favorite music videos and memories of the music channel.

Chicago could benefit greatly from President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill, with money needed to modernize Union Station, replace lead water pipes, extend the Red Line and much more.

A string of losses in June prompted Cubs owners to trade key players of the team that helped win the 2016 World Series for a crop of young, new athletes. Reset digs into what’s next for the Chicago baseball team.

Hundreds of thousands descend on Chicago for Lollapalooza as indoor mask mandates resume. Plus, Chicago Police come to a tentative agreement with the city on a new contract. Reset goes behind the headlines of the week’s news.

Reset brings on University of Illinois Chancellor Robert Jones to discuss his push to achieve greater education access and equity. Jones spoke before a Congressional subcommittee Thursday, arguing that it’s time to double a form of federal aid called the Pell Grant so more low-income students can have a shot at a college education.

Lollapalooza asked fans arriving for the festival to bring a copy of their COVID vaccination card or negative test results. Time Out Chicago editor Zach Long joins Reset to tell us what that looked like, and more about the lineup.

Illinois is now the second state to completely reverse its HIV criminalization law. Gov. JB Pritzker repealed the 32-year-old statute Tuesday, when he signed three other bills into law that aim to advance the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. Reset discusses what this move means for the state and those impacted by HIV criminalization.

Reset brings on co-hosts Sara Faddah and Dario Durham to discuss their new podcast, 77 Flavors of Chicago. Each episode will follow the real-life couple as they explore the city’s neighborhoods through food.

Defending champion Simone Biles withdrew from Olympic competition this week, sending shock waves around the world. Many praised the American gymnastics superstar for prioritizing her mental health and well-being at Tokyo 2020, while others criticized her decision to step down. Reset talks to a licensed clinical psychologist who researches Black women’s mental health about Biles’ radical act of sel...

Chicagoan and blues legend Buddy Guy is turning 85 years old. He’s the subject of a new PBS documentary called “Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away.” Reset meets Chicago blues musicians Joanna Connor and Dave Specter to hear about Guy’s impact and influence on other Chicago artists.