In the Loop

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All week, we’re asking: how can the government in Chicago work better for its residents? It’s part of our series “Re-Imagine Chicago,” where we pull back the curtain on the city’s major institutions and systems, and explore how they could work better.

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Is Chicago’s City Council set up to best serve its residents? The “strong mayor” form of government has its pros and cons, but what could a better system look like? In the first installment of our “Re-imagine Chicago” series, we dive into the powers of two engines that make Chicago run: the mayor and the aldermen.

Hundreds of thousands descend on Chicago for Lollapalooza as indoor mask mandates resume. Plus, Chicago Police come to a tentative agreement with the city on a new contract.

Reset goes behind the headlines of the week’s news.

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From COVID-19 to the heat to athletes being open about the mental strain of performing at the highest level, the Tokyo Olympics have been anything but ordinary.

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As the Americans With Disabilities Act marks its 31st anniversary this week, Reset takes a closer look at what progress has been made in the advancement of civil rights for people with disabilities — and what work still needs to be done.

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oe Mansueto, the billionaire founder of Morningstar, continues to look for investments in Chicago, its people and its neighborhoods.

Reset talks to Mansueto about the many ways he’s working to raise up a city others have given up on.

Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist to answer your latest COVID-19 questions as cases continue rising across Chicago and Illinois.

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How will the new civilian oversight board watch over the Chicago Police Department? Will a jump in COVID-19 numbers make Mayor Lightfoot slap a mask on Lollapalooza? We take you inside those stories and more on WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap.

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The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has today released a “Strategic Plan for Transportation'', self-billed as “the nation’s first urban transportation plan developed in the wake of the pandemic, economic, and racial justice crises of 2020.”

CDOT Commissioner, Gia Biagi and Janette Sadik-Khan, former New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner, join Reset to discuss the bold plan.

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