In the Loop (Segments)

Chicago got its first Black Lives Matter street mural over the weekend, following in the footsteps of cities like Washington D.C., Seattle and New York. Reset checks in with activist William Calloway for more about how the mural came together and the meaning behind the art.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced she’s bringing back some COVID-19 restrictions as case numbers in the area continue to grow. Reset checks in with A.D. Quig of Crain’s Chicago Business for more on this story.

Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Tony Arnold for an update on the federal corruption probe in Springfield. State Rep. Mark Batinick also joins to discuss his push for ethics reform at the state level.

Reset checks in with Vocalo’s Ayana Contreras to discuss the organization’s Save our Stages campaign. We also hear from a local venue owner about how the pandemic is impacting Chicago’s music scene.

Reset brings on two reporters who were on the ground at Grant Park Friday during a violent clash between police and protesters who were trying to topple a statue of Christopher Columbus.

This weekend’s protests in Chicago over the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park devolved into violence between police and protesters. Reset talks with two legal experts on what rights and recourse protesters have in these situations.

Reset takes a closer look at local calls to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from Grant Park. Dozens were injured Friday during a violent clash between police and protesters who tried to tear the statue down.

The power company Commonwealth Edison has been charged with one count of bribery in connection to its lobbying practices in Springfield. WBEZ's Tony Arnold joins Reset for more on the charges, and renewed calls for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign.

Reset breaks down the biggest local news of the week in our Friday News Roundup with host Justin Kaufmann.

Reset talks about lessons from Chicago’s 1995 heat wave, which killed 739 people, with Dr. David Ansell author of “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills” and Suzanne Malec McKenna, Chicago's former Commissioner of the Environment

Reset checks in with an education reporter and an infectious disease specialist to answer your COVID-19 questions as schools prepare to reopen in the fall.

The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing back against calls to reopen in the fall, citing rising COVID-19 cases among young people. Reset checks in with CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates to discuss what teachers need from the city to support in-person learning.

There are fewer than 500 Black female licensed architects in the U.S. Taylor Staten wants to change that by moving her firm to South Shore. Reset looks at what's being done about it

Physician-turned-journalist James Hamblin joins Reset to discuss what it would take to build herd immunity to COVID-19, and whether that’s likely to happen in the U.S.

Twenty-five years after a heatwave killed 739 Chicagoans, Reset revisits the events of that week, why the city was slow to respond, and how it shaped the way the city views disaster preparedness and relief.

Reset checks in with Courtney Phillips of GumboFit for her top recommendations for things to Read, Watch and Do

Reset talks with a labor market specialist to discuss the latest employment numbers and what work may look like for the rest of 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is urging young people to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. The city on Wednesday announced that 18 to 29-year-olds account for 30 percent of all new cases. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch for the latest on Chicago’s coronavirus response.

In this third installment, we check in with Dr. Edmund Donoghue, the former chief medical examiner who raised the alarm on the heat wave’s deadly impact on the city.

Owners of marijuana businesses in Illinois have brought in $239 million in sales since the drug was legalized in January. Chicago Sun-Times marijuana reporter Tom Schuba joins Reset to discuss how Illinois is reaping the benefits of the industry’s success.

Many industries and professions are in the midst of a reckoning since the COVID-19 outbreak and recent mass protests for racial justice. Reset meets Fulcrum Point New Music Project, an innovative Chicago-based collective that for years has fought against systemic racism in the classical music community.

Journalists are calling out the public radio industry for creating toxic work cultures that fail to protect Black employees and other journalists of color in the workplace. Reset talks with two veteran radio journalists to unpack the issue and offer solutions.

Reset checks in with local groups who are pushing for immediate federal rental relief and more affordable housing options across the state.

Chicago’s youngest children live in some of the most violent neighborhoods, but the youth are also leading the push for change. Reset learns more about the role of young children within social justice movements.

Reset checks in with Michelle Nichols of the Adler Planetarium for tips on how to see the glowing Neowise comet before it disappears for another 7,000 years.