In the Loop (Segments)

The Warehouse was a central hub for house music and served as a safe space for queer Chicagoans in the mid-1980s.

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Spoiler alert: This is not your typical grandma’s book club.

A youth mental health crisis has been brewing long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Chicago experts weigh in on the biggest factors.

More than a month into his first term as Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson has faced one challenge after another.

The co-founders of Black People Outside have a simple motto: “We Black. We outside.” But it’s also a serious mission.

Juneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021. If it’s new to you or you want to learn more, here are some resources.

As part of a Juneteenth Special, we celebrate Black excellence through the decades and the way hip-hop artists have influenced culture – in the U.S. and globally. Reset checks in with two longtime Chicago rappers to hear how Chicago artists have contributed to the hip-hop scene and how it has made way for the next generation of rappers. GUESTS: Psalm One, Chicago rapper Rhymefest, Chicago hip hop...

Reset talks with Chicago florist John Pendleton. He works with the organization Black Men Flower Project to allow Black men to give other Black men flowers to recognize and celebrate them.

Chicago’s police union demands 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood of Illinois reports a spike in abortions post-Roe.

Summer is a great time to cook outdoors, but things like metal brushes are a hard no.

Not many men have a chance to receive a bouquet of flowers. The Black Men Flower Project is changing that in Chicago and elsewhere.

A new report examines the gap between wages and affordable rent in Illinois and across the country.

Mass shootings, a shortage of school nurses, Black maternal morbidity and more are covered in the Audible limited series.

The city will receive over $10 million federal dollars to go toward migrant housing, staffing and other basic services.

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Officials say they’re asking people to provide evidence as to why they’re at the airport in the evenings as a matter of safety.

Vocalo host Bekoe shares the top five tracks he’s spinning on 91.1FM in June.

Community members continue to call for more transparency and public engagement during the Park District’s large event permit process.

Illinois Democratic and GOP lawmakers are at odds fighting abortion access at the capital. However, GOP efforts have largely remained unsuccessful. Article: Illinois Democratic lawmakers continue pushing to keep abortion accessible after the Roe reversal last year by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the past year, five measures expanding and protecting abortion access passed in Springfield while GOP law...

Is there any way to repair the harm caused by slavery? A reparations commission in Illinois is tasked with that onerous challenge. Article: (Two sentences max) Earlier this year, Illinois formed the African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission to look into economic inequities due to the impacts of slavery. Reset learns more about the commission’s mission and work. GUESTS: Illinois State Rep. Wi...

The former president is accused of illegally retaining classified documents. Article: (Two sentences max) During his arraignment in federal court yesterday, former President Donald Trump disputed the 37 criminal counts brought against him. Reset digs into the prosecution's case with a political science professor and discusses what this will mean for Trump’s 2024 presidential run. GUEST: Will Howel...

The Chicago native has hosted the show since the 1980s.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called loneliness a public health crisis. Article: (Two sentences max) According to a recent advisory, about half of U.S. adults reported experiencing loneliness even before the pandemic began. Reset discusses what’s behind the rise of social isolation and loneliness, and checks in with Chicago groups working to build social connection and community. GUESTS: J...

There have been over 17,000 reported catalytic converter thefts across the city since 2019, according to a new Chicago Sun-Times report. Article: Widespread catalytic converter theft has cost millions of dollars in repairs for car owners across the city. A Chicago Sun-Times analysis looks into how the thefts are pulled off and why arrests are rarely made. Reset speaks with a consumer journalist ab...