In the Loop (Segments)

Dawn Turner spent 15 years writing about race and class as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune and spotlighting ordinary people whose stories don’t often get told. Now, she shares her own story about growing up in the city’s South Side Bronzeville neighborhood in the 1970s in a new memoir.

As memorial events across the city commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, some have been impacted by the recent end to the Afghanistan War. The Chicago Marines Foundation will host a 9/11 and Afghanistan Memorial Hump on Saturday, walking from Millennium Park to Wrigleyville.

In the days following 9/11, lawmakers and residents were gripped with feelings of insecurity, and fear of when the next terror attack would come. That led to the creation and expansion of sweeping surveillance powers for U.S. intelligence agencies. Over the last two decades, mass surveillance in the U.S. has become almost a way of life. So how did the Sept. 11 attacks change how we balance safety...

New government data out Wednesday show that a boost in federal aid stopped food insecurity from worsening in 2020. Reset talks with a Washington-based reporter and a local expert for their reaction to the news and to better understand the issue of food insecurity in the Chicago area.

In 2012, Chicago-based artist Jenny Lam left thousands of postcards around the city with a simple inscription: “Tell me one thing you dream of doing before you die.” Since then, more than 600 cards have been mailed back to her. Lam stops by Reset to tell us what she’s learned about her neighbors nine years later.

From COVID-19 to climate change and gun violence, kids have a lot on their minds these days. A new Illinois law will soon let them take off five mental health days a year.

UIC epidemiologist Katrine Wallace is finding innovative ways to combat COVID-19 misinformation. Her latest endeavor: TikTok fame. With 184,000 followers and 3.3 million likes, Dr. Katz is using the platform to debunk myths and encourage vaccinations.

Apple became the first tech giant to say it would try to eliminate images of child abuse on its products, but the plans raised privacy and security concerns. Reset talks with a reporter about why Apple has shelved its plans for now.

President Biden is eyeing billions in emergency funding to help tens of thousands Afghan allies and evacuees resettle in the U.S. More than 500 refugees are expected to arrive in Chicago this fall. Reset checks in with a local resettlement organization and an immigration attorney for the latest on those efforts.

After months of waiting, Kanye West’s new album is finally out. In Donda, the rapper and fashion mogul explores his faith, takes on cancel culture and pays tribute to his late mother Donda West. Reset reviews Kanye’s 10th album and discusses Donda West’s influence on the new record and his overall career.

With the nation’s most restrictive abortion law now in effect in Texas, Reset checks in with Megan Jeyifo of the Chicago Abortion Fund to learn about abortion access in Illinois, and how the new Texas law might impact our region.

Illinois lawmakers hold a one day session in Springfield where they redraw legislative maps, charge forward with changing energy policy and reject an ethics bill. Reset goes behind the headlines of the week’s news. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Reset talks to Chef Joe Flamm about his experience winning Top Chef and his debut Italian-Croatian restaurant, Rose Mary, located at 932 W Fulton St. in the West Loop.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mia Taormina joins Reset for another weekly check-in about the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic unemployment benefits end this weekend. So what happens next? And what lessons have employers learned from the pandemic? Reset checks in with the Shriver Center on Poverty Law about what equity could look like as more people return to work.

Chicago has created a formal council to address the systemic inequities that drive food insecurity in BIPOC communities — especially during the pandemic. Reset checks in with the city’s recently-appointed food equity policy lead.

Chicago’s known as a foodie town, but some restaurants say delivery apps are running them out of business. Is what Grubhub and DoorDash are doing just good business, or is the city right to sue?

On its 20th anniversary, Chicago Public Library’s “One Book, One Chicago” book club will bring readers together with a novel based on Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. CPL’s commissioner gives Reset the details.

As the summer comes to an end, Chicago is on track to have its highest murder count since 1996. So what is the city doing to stop the violence and protect its residents? Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell for the latest.

CoinFlip is one of the fastest-growing companies in Chicago, and the second-largest Bitcoin ATM enterprise in the country. Reset sits down with the CEO of the cryptocurrency firm for our weekly series, “Chicago Innovators.”

Everyone remembers the iconic Fashion Fair as one of the only makeup brands for women of color when it launched in the 1970s. Now, two former Johnson Publishing executives are reviving the brand, offering products advertised with all natural ingredients for a new generation of women of color, sold exclusively at Sephora.

Feel like you’re being followed? You’re not crazy. Reset finds out how to limit the surveillance and amount of information you’re handing over to social media giant Instagram, and its parent, Facebook.

WBEZ’s Natalie Moore recently traveled to Finland for a two-and-a-half week reporting trip to explore the country’s open prison system. Reset learns about her tour of a women’s open prison, the concept of institutional trust and why Finland has been ranked the happiest in the world for several years in a row.

The Illinois General Assembly gathered Tuesday for a one-day special session to approve new district boundaries for themselves — despite objections from the GOP. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s politics desk for the latest.

Around 35,000 Asian Americans live in a Chicago area, which includes Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods. Yet Chicago, nor any other U.S. city, have a majority Asian American legislative ward. Reset asks WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter Esther Yoon-Ji Kang about efforts to make it happen.