In the Loop (Segments)

As part of a new weekly segment to discover Chicago through its iconic eats, Reset host Sasha-Ann Simons tries listeners’ favorite pizza joints.

After years of working independently, the coalitions behind two competing proposals have come up with a new plan: the Empowering Communities For Public Safety ordinance. Organizers say it would give civilians a decisive role in reshaping public safety here in the city. Reset learns how two groups came together to propose a new model for police reform.

By 2030,United Airlines plans to hire 5,000 new pilots with half of them being women and people of color. Reset learns more about United’s new diversity goal and other ways the industry can better support women and people of color.

Reset brings on Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth on the two-year anniversary of her Environmental Justice Caucus. We also get her reaction to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

A major new arts funding initiative is music to the ears of struggling local artists and arts organizations. Drawing on $60 million in city funding, Arts 77, named after Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods, hopes to help revive one of the economic sectors that’s been hit hardest by the pandemic.

The guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin brought up mixed feelings for one WBEZ senior editor, especially after he reviewed the data. Reset checks in with the head of WBEZ’s race, class and communities desk about the data on fatal police shootings in Chicago and what that data and the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial mean to him as a Black man.

Laquan McDonald. Rekia Boyd. Emmett Till. Reset talks with their families to get thoughts on the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

Reset talks to local activists about how George Floyd’s murder inspired a new generation of youth activism. What role did last summer’s protests have in the charges and verdict in the case of George Floyd? And what’s next for youth organizers?

Reset talks to a faith leader on Chicago’s South Side for his reaction to the Derek Chauvin verdict, the role racism plays in police killings of Black and Brown people and his thoughts on this moment in America.

After former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd, how do we make meaningful change in our policing system to prevent future police killings? Reset checks in with a criminal law expert and a scholar who studies race and policing in America.

Reset breaks down the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, and digs into the significance of a guilty verdict for a police officer. We also take a look at what sentencing could look like.

On the heels of Black Maternal Health Week, Reset brings on Illinois Congresswoman Lauren Underwood and an obstetrician-gynecologist from Advocate Trinity Hospital to discuss the barriers Black women face when it comes to maternal care. Rep. Underwood is a co-sponsor of the Momnibus Act of 2021, which addresses the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Black expectant mothers.

A series of virtual culinary journeys is connecting Chicagoans with some of the best Indian restaurateurs in America and their stories. Reset checks in with one of the organizers and the restaurateurs behind several top Indian restaurants in New York City.

Cellist Tomeka Reid has been one of the brightest lights in Chicago’s world-famous creative music scene for 20 years. In addition to playing, composing and teaching, Reid put together the Chicago Jazz String Summit, which brings together some of the world’s best players on cello, harp, violin and more — instruments not normally associated with jazz. Reset talks to Reid about her career and the upc...

Reset checks in with the molecular biologist behind Herban Produce, a community and sustainability-focused urban farm on Chicago’s West Side, to discuss how she’s been navigating the pandemic and get an update on her application for a social equity cannabis license.

You know what they say: April shower brings Spring flowers. But Chicago is getting more than rain — we’re also getting snow. Over the next two days, temperature will drop into low 30s, bringing back some snow to the area. Reset brings on an atmospheric scientist to explain why this is happening.

All roads may be leading to Alden Global Capital in the quest to purchase Tribune Publishing. A few potential saviors cropped up in recent months, including a Maryland hotel executive and a Swiss billionaire. But neither of those buyers will be moving forward, leaving the hedge fund Alden Global Capital as possibly the only viable option on the table.

Latino community leaders and lawyers are asking the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Little Village. Meanwhile, Ruben Roman, 21, who was with Adam the night of the shooting and was charged with firing his gun before police arrived, has been released on bond. Reset checks in with a criminal defense lawyer and a courts reporter for the late...

Reset’s sustainability contributor Karen Weigert introduces Imani Green Health Advocates, an initiative of Trinity United Church of Christ’s Imani Village project. Imani Village partnered with The Nature Conservancy to advise Chicago South and West Side communities on how nature and neighborhood trees power social justice and equity.

In light of the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo, a group pushing for civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department weighs in on what needs to change. Reset checks in with an organizer with the group.

Over the weekend, thousands rallied in Logan Square and Little Village demanding justice for Adam Toledo. The peaceful marches were in response to the newly-released body cam footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting the 13-year-old last month. Reset checks in with aldermen representing parts of Little Village.

Chicago makes around $16 million from tourism — an industry that has been decimated in the last year thanks to the pandemic. Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism team, is working with a slashed budget and a skeleton staff. As we approach the summer months and peak tourism season, how can the city rebuild its world-class destination status? Reset checks in with Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business...

Reset brings on an infectious disease expert for our weekly check-in to provide clarity and answers to your questions, comments and concerns about COVID-19.

Advocates from the anti-violence initiative Increase the Peace held a peace walk for Adam Toledo Sunday night in Little Village. Executive director Berto Aguayo joins Reset to discuss how Chicago’s Latino community is healing following the release of body cam footage that captured a Chicago Police officer shooting and killing the 13-year-old last month.

Video drops of the fatal police shooting of 13-year old Adam Toledo. High schools set to re-open in Chicago. COVID-19 continues. And much more. Reset breaks down the biggest local stories of the week in the Weekly News Recap.