In the Loop

Overdose deaths in the U.S. spiked to a record 93,000 last year, according to new federal data.

Opioids are at the heart of these tragedies. Reset asks two experts to explain the factors driving these deaths and what can be done about it.

Host: Odette Yousef

Producer/Editor: Steve Bynum

Missouri is experiencing one of the starkest increases in COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

The Chicago Fire Department has long struggled with diversity. Will having a woman as commissioner help achieve equality in the firehouse?

Two Illinois officials have White House meetings. The governor extends rental assistance as COVID infections rise again in parts of the state.

The expanded Child Tax Credit is projected to lift more than five million children out of poverty. Payments start going out today.

You’re not crazy--you’re probably paying more than you signed up for.

Summer Fridays — if you have them — are a nice break in the middle of the year. But what if we had four-day workweeks year-round?

How do we navigate the pandemic amid changing guidelines and new information about the virus, variants and vaccines?

President Biden visits Illinois to push his American Families Plan, City Hall reopens to the public and Ald. Austin pleads not guilty to bribery.

Do Chicago’s “cleaning” of homeless encampments protect the health and safety of residents? Or do they perpetuate the cycle of homelessness?

After the city conducted a cleaning that temporarily removed unhoused people from an encampment in Avondale, community members and local leaders are calling on city leaders to do more for Chicagoans experiencing homelessness.

We check in with 35th ward alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, who is urging the mayor and other city officials to invest in permanent housing for unhoused people.

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