In the Loop (Segments)

Black lawmakers in Springfield plan to introduce four reform bills next month to promote equity and prosperity for Black residents in Illinois. Reset brings on two leaders from the Legislative Black Caucus to learn more about their plans.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to issue a definitive ruling on the Trump administration’s plan to keep undocumented immigrants out of the 2020 census count. Reset brings on law professor Steve Schwinn to help break down the court’s ruling

New weekly unemployment claims remain stubbornly high as time runs out for Congress to pass another COVID-19 stimulus package. So, what is the long term outlook for America’s economic recovery?

In December 1919, the Chicago Health Commissioner traced at least 5 cases of typhoid to a boarding house in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. Reset architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes listeners on a virtual tour of the house for our series “What’s That Building?”

Reset brings on two Cook County officials for the latest on COVID-19 vaccine in the Chicago area. More than 20,000 doses will be distributed at 15 suburban hospitals this week.

Reset checks in with journalist Arionne Nettles for her recommendations on what to read, watch and do this week.

For the latest installment in our “Closing The Gap” series, Reset brings on experts, policymakers and residents to discuss the fight against food insecurity and explore personal solutions to closing the hunger gap.

A new Kaiser study found that 35% of Black Americans were either ambivalent or uninterested in getting the new emergency COVID-19 vaccine. Reset unpacks the deep history of distrust.

An Illinois House probe into the political dealings of Speaker Michael Madigan abruptly ended Monday when a committee of lawmakers investigating him said it found no evidence of wrongdoing. WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos has the latest from Springfield.

Reset talks to former transportation secretary Ray LaHood for his thoughts on Biden’s pick and some of the key priorities for the incoming administration.

Reset brings on two health care workers in charge of vaccine distribution at their respective hospitals to learn about their plans and ambitions for the process.

Reset brings on Chicago Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox for the latest on the city’s Invest South/West program, which aims to bring economic opportunities to disinvested neighborhoods on the South and West sides.

A new CBS Chicago investigation forced Chicago Police to release disturbing body-cam footage of officers conducting a “wrong raid” last year, leaving an innocent woman traumatized. Reset brings on reporter Dave Savini for the latest on that incident, and more than 50 others he found where CPD officers smashed down doors and held frightened women and children at gunpoint.

Reset meets Emergency Room physician, Marina Del Rios, one of the first people vaccinated for COVID-19 in Chicago.

What is the Hunger Industrial Complex? In our Closing the Gap series. Reset brings on a food security expert who says “more food” is not the answer to ending hunger in the U.S. Also a farmer shares why agriculture is the "revolutionary" key to justice for Black people.

African-American Country Music legend Charley Pride died from COVID-19-induced complications on Saturday. He was 86 years old. Reset takes a moment to remember the trailblazing singer.

Reset checks in with healthcare officials from two Chicago hospitals to learn more about the distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccine.

Researchers from Northwestern and Argonne National Lab used X-ray beams to study the remains of a 1,900-year-old Egyptian girl — all without unraveling or damaging the mummy. Reset brings on two scientists involved in the project.

Last weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. Reset sustainability contributor Karen Weigert brings on Olga Bautista from Alliance for the Great Lakes to discuss how climate change exacerbates environmental justice needs within Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Reset talks to women with children who have struggled to feed their families about where they turned to for help. We also hear from the head of a suburban food bank about how food insecurity in the suburbs is skyrocketing.

Beach Bunny, a solo project in Lili Trifilio’s bedroom 5 years ago, is now a full band with an album on end-of-year ‘best of’ lists at Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Trifilio joins Reset to talk about her music band’s new EP Blame Game

Health care workers in Chicago and downstate Peoria were among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois. Reset discusses the significance of this moment, and how the state’s vaccine rollout could impact Black and brown communities that are disproportionately affected by the virus.

Reset brings on HuffPost reporter Arthur Delaney and Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi to discuss the latest on stimulus negotiations in Washington.

DL Mullen of Semicolon Bookstore and Gallery is this year’s recipient of the Adam Morgan Literary Citizen Award. Reset checks in with Mullen to learn more about how she’s growing her business during the pandemic.

Reset checks in with frontline workers around the city to find out how they’re preparing to receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.