Advocates argue that the city runs airports and the water district — so why not a grocery store? Reset checks in with the co-authors of a Chicago Sun-Times op-ed to learn more about how public groceries have worked in other cities and how it could work in Chicago.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Reset learns more about what Illinois schools and leaders are doing to help students prioritize their mental health and what parents can do to support their children.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Stephanie Kim

Reset learns more about how climate change is creating a Pandemicene: a future dominated by multiple, possibly overlapping, pandemics.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Christian Elliott

After a long stretch of cold, wet weather, the clouds have parted. Reset checks in with a climatologist about the factors leading to the temperature swings in Illinois and what to expect in the days ahead.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Claire Hyman

The land that houses the Englewood Whole Foods was financed with TIF money, and a grocery store is required to be in the space until 2027. After the chain announced the closure of this location in late April, questions remain about what will come next. An op-ed in the Chicago Sun Times argues that it should be run by the city. Reset checks in with the co-authors of the op-ed to learn more about this initiative which has been tried in towns across the country to see how it could work here in Chicago.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

Adequate and affordable childcare has become almost unattainable for many families, with prices surging tens of thousands. The Illinois Child Care for All Coalition is a grassroots activist organization made up of parents, families, and childcare providers urging lawmakers to invest in lowering the price of child care while still ensuring fair pay for workers. Reset dives into the new report with activists in the coalition.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Isabelle Earl

Billions of tons of plastic waste are currently degrading in our landfills and waterways. As they do, they fragment into microplastics and find their way into rivers, snow, seafood, bottled water and even our blood and organs. Sponges coated with nanoparticles that attract plastic could become a key remediation solution.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Christian Elliott

Twelve percent of counties in the U.S. are medium risk for COVID-19, and in Chicago, nearly all counties have reached this level. We ask an infectious disease specialist what safety precautions we should be taking right now.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Claire Hyman

Immigrants facing deportation in Cook County now have access to legal representation from the Public Defender’s Office. Reset talks to three advocates about the county’s new Immigration Unit pilot.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Nereida Moreno

Get paid this summer with internships, jobs, and apprenticeships through After School Matters and the Chicago Park District. Reset dives into a few of the offered programs.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Isabelle Earl