In the Loop (Segments)

The Americans With Disabilities Act turned 30 on Sunday. Reset talks with two local disabilities advocates to highlight the progress made and the work that remains in the Chicago region.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday added Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and North Dakota to the city’s quarantine list of nearly two dozen states with rising coronavirus cases. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Claudia Morell for the details.

Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse over a new coronavirus stimulus package. Reset checks in a congressional reporter to discuss how soon Americans might expect more financial relief from the pandemic.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago will examine its statues and monuments to controversial historical figures following recent protests. Reset talks with historian John Schmidt about the city’s hidden statues

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities need more financial support to protect vulnerable residents during COVID-19. Reset talks with the head of Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care about its needs.

Chicago musician Sen Morimoto was abruptly removed from a Millennium Park virtual performance after publicly criticizing Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Reset checks in with Morimoto for more on his decision to withdraw from the lineup.

Reset checks in with two reporters at Crain’s Chicago Business for more on how the novel coronavirus has changed Illinois forever.

President Donald Trump plans to send hundreds of federal agents to Chicago. A mass shooting outside a funeral home in Auburn Gresham leaves 15 people wounded. Plus, Cook County surpasses 100,000 coronavirus cases. Reset breaks down the biggest local news of the week in our Friday News Roundup with host Justin Kaufmann.

First screened in 2014 to rave reviews, local filmmaker Michael Caplan’s thorough and visually stunning documentary on the life and work of Chicago writer Nelson Algren is finally getting the wider audience it deserves. The documentary premieres Friday on WTTW.

This week, Cook County surpassed 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. It’s only the second county in the nation to reach this grim milestone. Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist to answer your COVID-19 questions as cases continue to rise across the state.

Reset checks in with two Democratic politicians to discuss 2020 election issues, including the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBTQ rights, COVID-19 and President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal agents to Chicago.

Fifteen people were shot at a funeral in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood Tuesday night, just mere feet from Leo High School. Reset talks with the school’s principal and a local pastor about their neighborhood’s struggle against COVID-19 and gun violence.

Micromobility access for residents in Chicago’s marginalized communities is an ongoing problem. Reset talks with representatives from Divvy and the city of Chicago about the recent expansion of its bike-share program to the far South Side.

At just 23, Ashton Washington made history as the first Black woman to work on the football staff at the University of Illinois in 130 years. She joins Reset to discuss her trailblazing work as director of high school relations.

Architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes us to Illinois Beach State Park in Zion to talk about the jet-age structures that once housed changing and shower rooms, concessions and a needle-like spiral guard tower.

Chicago’s City Council on Wednesday approved sweeping changes to the way police impound vehicles. The city’s reform package caps storage fees, reduces fines and ends impoundment for non-driving-related offenses. WBEZ’s Elliott Ramos breaks down the biggest changes to the city's impound program, and what other outstanding practices still need to be addressed.

After months of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Opening Day 2020 has finally arrived. Reset sits down with WBEZ’s sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout to discuss the return of baseball and other sports around Chicago.

Robbie Telfer has a love for the prose, but his heart belongs to nature. He says he wants every Chicagoan to understand the natural history of 40 organisms that are central to the region’s identity, including monarch butterflies and the common bean. Reset learns more about Telfer’s “The Chicago 40” challenge, and the indigenous species included in the list.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to send hundreds of federal agents to Chicago as part of “Operation Legend.” Reset checks in with state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford for his thoughts on the federal response to local upticks in gun violence.

Reset talks with a community leader who says they warned Chicago Police ahead of a mass shooting that left 15 people wounded in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. CPD Supt. David Brown on Wednesday said his department had two police squad cars and a full tactical team guarding the funeral home on Chicago’s South Side.

Reset checks in with reporters for more about a mass shooting in Auburn Gresham that left 15 people wounded, and the response from city officials.

Reset checks in with Lumpen Radio host Mario Smith for his recommendations on what to read, watch and do. Plus, he shares resources he’s leaning on to process this moment.

Chicago musician Daniel Knox is known for compositions filled with wit and dark humor and his deep-voiced delivery. But on his new album “You Are My Friend: The Songs of Mr. Rogers,” Knox plays straight, soothing renditions of the television icon’s most beloved songs to help us cope with these difficult and often scary times.

Wisconsin is “very close” to being added to Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order, which requires travelers from 17 states to quarantine for two weeks upon returning to the city. Reset talks with a Milwaukee Public Radio journalist about how Wisconsin is handling the pandemic.

Cook County has been the epicenter of the pandemic in the Land of Lincoln, but recently more cases are springing up across the state, which has officials worried. Reset checks in with Ryan Denham of WGLT about COVID-19’s impact downstate.