In the Loop (Segments)

If current average tech habits continue, eye doctors predict half the world’s population will be nearsighted by 2050.

This spring voters will choose whether or not to approve changes to the real estate transfer tax rate to fund services for Chicago’s unhoused.

The number of people in U.S. prisons and jails has increased 500% in the last 40 years.

Some alderpersons filed complaints with the Board of Ethics and the Inspector General to look into the behavior of Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa.

At $40 million, Counsell’s five-year contract will make him the highest paid manager in Major League Baseball.

“It felt like old wounds of generational trauma had been ripped open,” said Rabbi Rachel Marks of Temple Beth Israel in Skokie.

Leaders say their communities have experienced more hate and threats since Oct. 7 than during any other period since 9/11.

An Evanston teen kidnapped by Hamas returns. Dick Durbin becomes the first U.S. senator to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

‘Resavoir’ is the second self-titled album from producer Will Miller’s jazz project. He calls it “a continuation.”

As cold weather descends on Chicago, it’s time to talk about warm, comforting meals for fall and winter.

Before Chicago voters can pick school board members next year, a voting map must be approved by Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Pritzker.

We found one studio in South Shore that’s been teaching self defense for 43 years.

The event will teach attendees about the people and processes that build and engage our beautiful city and its 77 community areas.

From the Bee Gees to Gloria Gaynor, the genre swelled in popularity until a riot at Comiskey Park in the summer of 1979 brought that rise to a screeching halt.

Participants will climb up 105 flights of stairs at Willis Tower to raise money for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

This is the second year in a row with a mass shooting in Chicago around Halloween.

New research finds that two-on-one tutoring sessions for 45 to 50 minutes every day helped raise math scores.

The program offers language learning and social-emotional support as students cope with the stresses and trauma of migration.

Housing advocates and experts discuss what needs to change in Chicago so everyone has a safe, affordable place to live.

El-Waylly’s how-to guide teaches culinary school techniques without the student loans.

If passed by City Council, the measure would be voted on by Chicagoans in a 2024 referendum.

As LGBT History Month comes to a close, here’s how some Chicagoans are honoring and building off of local queer histories.

Property tax bills for homeowners in North and Northwest suburbs increased by the largest percentage in the past 30 years.

There are not enough shelter beds and affordable housing in Chicago, and that affects migrants and the unhoused.

When you think of the season of fall, what do you think of? Maybe Halloween? Sweaters? Apple orchards and pumpkin patches? Here at Reset, we’re thinking about food. We spoke with Maggie Hennessy, a Chicago based food writer, about WBEZ’s Fall Eats series bringing you the best seasonal foods of the Midwest. Want to stay up to date with all things Reset? Sign up for our newsletter at wbez.org/resetn...