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Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, 120,000 people of Japanese descent were forcibly removed from their homes, uprooted from the lives they built and stripped of their civil rights. The aftermath of Japanese American incarceration led to a national movement for reparations. Reset learns about a new multimedia experience about the Japanese American redress movement in Chicago and the lessons thei...

President Joe Biden visits Chicago, Mayor Lightfoot and Kim Foxx go head to head, and shots are fired between Illinois billionaires. Also: an actor buys Bozo. Reset goes behind the week’s headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

As aldermen work on new ward boundaries, the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission has published its own independent map. Reset talks with two of the commissioners on why they believe City Council should vote on their independent “People’s Map,” which includes fewer gerrymandered wards and attempts to give residents fair and equitable representation in city government.

We talked to ADP’s chief economist Nela Richardson to break down the latest report, and ask why the economic recovery hasn’t impacted everyone.

WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell joins Reset for a recap of Monday’s Chicago Police budget hearing.

On the night of Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out in Chicago. It started in or around a small barn owned by Patrick and Catherone O’Leary and would ultimately shape the city into what it is today. Historian Carl Smith joins Reset to tell the real story of the blaze that destroyed — and ultimately redefined — Chicago.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces she’ll seek a fourth term and Northwestern University temporarily suspends Greek life after multiple women allege being drugged at frat houses. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

Public Media and the Chicago Sun-Times are in talks about joining forces to become a single nonprofit news organization. CPM’s board of directors approved the proposed deal in a meeting Wednesday night, paving the way for CPM to acquire the Sun-Times, a move that would create one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in the nation.

A government shutdown will go into effect Thursday at midnight if Congress does act to fund the federal government. Meanwhile, lawmakers are getting closer to voting on two massive pieces of President Biden’s agenda: A $1 trillion infrastructure package and a $3.5 trillion spending plan. Reset checks in with a local lawmaker who sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee.

Phoebe Robinson’s new book of essays Please Don’t Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes is out September 28. Reset talks with the comedian, actor and author.

The police killing of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests in the summer of 2020. More than a year after Floyd’s death, where are we when it comes to police reform?

Mayor Lightfoot unveils her budget proposal for 2022 while continuing to receive opposition from the police union over the vaccine mandate. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

Female sexual anatomy, especially the vagina, has been, and still is, one of the most politicized, misconstrued and misunderstood aspects of human biology. Reset meets an OB-GYN who demystifies and empowers the vagina in her new book.

For more than 40 years in Chicago, Pastor T.L. Barrett has been delivering sermons, speaking up for civil rights and political issues, and singing gospel songs on the piano with his congregation. Now, his life’s work will be captured in a new five-album collection, I Shall Wear A Crown. Reset sits down with the South Side preacher to discuss the new box set, his life and career, and his hopes for...

Sky Day Project brings together artists and scientists to contemplate, discuss and act on the climate crisis. Each September, SkyDay Project encourages school-aged children to look up and photograph the sky in support of the climate and planet. Reset learns more about the project’s approach during the COVID pandemic.

The White House originally planned to roll out COVID-19 booster shots starting Monday. Then, on Friday, an advisory panel for the FDA voted against recommending a third shot for most Americans. Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist to break down the latest on boosters.

The subject of countless documentaries, movies and biographies, it’s hard to determine just what is left to learn about Muhammad Ali. Filmmaker Ken Burns joins Reset to discuss his comprehensive look at Ali’s life, with footage even his family has never seen.

Illinois’s last Sears store prepares to shut its doors, Chicago Park District Inspector General resigns as its revealed the State’s Attorney is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by city lifeguards, and Mayor Lightfoot announces a plan to sue gang members for their assets. Reset’s Weekly News Recap goes behind the week’s headlines.

A South Side Chicago mother faces first-degree murder charges for the shooting death of her young son, but her family says the real culprit here is mental illness. And though family and colleagues around the woman reportedly did attempt to connect her with help, her husband said “it was too late.” Reset talks with NAMI Chicago about how to connect to resources, practice conversations with family,...

Author and alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra stops by Reset to preview his forthcoming podcast, Mind Body Zone: Living Outside the Box. It’s available on September 12 on Audible.

Reset talks to comedian Chris Witaske, the creator of the popular Chicago Party Aunt Twitter account, to discuss his new Netflix series and how it celebrates the “best damn city in the world.”

Could postal carrier schedule changes deliver worse service and delayed mail to the Chicago region? Reset checks in with the president of the Chicago letter carriers union and takes listener calls.

Veteran Chicago journalist Carol Marin joins Reset to share her memories of 9/11 and lessons she wants to pass on to the next generation of journalists.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul opens an investigation into the Joliet Police Department, and Chicago Police move closer to finalizing a new 8-year contract. Reset goes behind the week’s headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

Reset talks with a survivor of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks about where he finds hope as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11.