In the Loop (Segments)

Reset checks in with the head of the National Alliance on Mental Health, who helped craft the recommendations, about how focusing on mental health resources right now could help the city deal with its economic crisis.

Reset takes a closer look at the Bronzeville building named after actor Lincoln Perry in 1979. Perry was the first Black actor to make $1 million in Hollywood. He wrote and portrayed “Stepin’ Fetchit,” one of the most derided roles in history.

A new report led by the Shriver Center on Poverty Law found that the majority of federally assisted housing in the U.S. exists near hazardous waste sites, exposing residents to harmful toxins like lead and arsenic. Reset checks in with the authors of the report, and a former resident of a housing complex in East Chicago

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that New York state prosecutors could have access to President Trump’s taxes — but it also denied Congress access to those records ahead of the 2020 election. Reset checks in with the Chicago Sun-Times’ Washington bureau chief to help unpack the court's decision.

As the demand for air travel continues to remain low, United Airlines is warning of massive layoffs starting as early as Oct. 1. That’s when the $5 billion the airline received from the federal CARES Act runs out. Reset checks in with NPR’s David Schaper for more on this story.

Young activists are leading the 2020 protest movement, setting the agenda for issues like police reform and social justice. Reset checks in with local hip-hop artist Matt Muse to discuss how activists are setting the course here in Chicago.

African-American entrepreneur Garry Cooper and Reset’s sustainability contributor Karen Weigert discuss how a circular economy can increase equity and help solve problems like COVID-19 and climate change.

Reset checks in with Chicago women working to bolster small businesses on Chicago’s South Side following recent protests and economic fallout from COVID-19

With most summer events canceled, Eric Williams of The Silver Room shares his recommendations on what to read, watch and do to help navigate this moment.

Reset talks to community activists about the unsolved murders and missing cases of black women and girls in Chicago, and what more they think authorities can do.

Reset looks at new Trump policy that bans international students from taking online-only classes this fall, and threatens deportation.

A Joliet police sergeant was placed on leave and stripped of police duties Monday after blowing the whistle on the death of a man held in police custody. CBS Chicago’s Dave Savini joins Reset with details of his ongoing investigation of the alleged cover-up in the death of Eric Lurry.

Reset checks in with Sheriff Tom Dart to discuss the spread of COVID-19 inside Cook County Jail. The facility at one point was described as the “largest known source” of coronavirus cases in the U.S. — a claim Dart disputes as “unfair.”

PPP loans were supposed to go to small businesses. But new data out about who received the funds is raising a lot of questions.

Major League Baseball is not holding up their end of the deal in safety protocols agreed to by the player’s union, and more players are opting out of playing this year. Plus, will this baseball season be played to completion? WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout joins Reset to discuss.

Movie theaters usually make their money with Summer blockbusters. But this year, the movie industry has been slow to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown. So how are movie theaters coping? Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips attended some recent screenings and gives us a feel for what the new normal is like.

The New York Times reported on Saturday that 239 experts from across the world say that the World Health Organization is undervaluing evidence that shows the novel coronavirus may be airborne. Reset brings on the reporter who covered the story to learn more.

Reset brings a roundup of the latest local environment news and what it means for the air we breathe.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says her office won’t prosecute peaceful protesters for minor offenses like curfew violations. She joins Reset to discuss her approach to criminal justice reform, the recent uptick in Chicago gun violence and more.

Reset takes a closer look at why large Chicago-based companies are resisting calls to cut business ties with Facebook.

Reset discusses the latest developments at Tribune Publishing, and what they mean for the future of the Chicago Tribune and the local media landscape.

Reset checks in with Chicago-based Theatre Y about its community-building “Facing Ourselves” project, which was born out of the Black Lives Matter struggle.

As Chicago’s youth get swept up in the recent uptick of violence, a former principal of Fenger Academy High School talks about what it would take to make schools safer for students.

Starting Monday, travelers coming to Chicago from states with rising coronavirus cases will be required to quarantine for 14 days. Reset checks in with the city’s top public health official for more on the new emergency travel order.

Reset sits down with an infectious disease expert for our weekly check-in to provide clarity and answers to your questions, comments and concerns about COVID-19.