On May 2nd, Let Me Tell You: Stories of Asian American Authenticity will kick off at 6 p.m. in Uptown’s Bezazian Library.

Reset talks with Mia Park about this upcoming event and Asian Pacific Heritage Month in Chicago.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Isabelle Earl

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to confirm former public safety watchdog Deborah Witzburg as the city’s new inspector general. She joins Reset to discuss her priorities in office.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Nereida Moreno

The multi-phase project involves dredging the pond, lining it with a polymer barrier to prevent water from leaking out, redirecting stormwater from the park into it, planting native plants and trees and constructing new boardwalks. The work should be done by November.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Christian Elliott

Trees and wetlands sequester carbon and suck up water from floods and heavy storms, and trees provide shade and relief from extreme heat and help purify the air. The recent IPCC reports show that the restoration of both are important in responding to climate change.

Ahead of Arbor Day, we learn about efforts in the Chicago area to create more wetlands, plant more oak trees and create tree canopy in areas that have low canopy coverage.

Host: Sasha-Ann SImons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Illinois residents may be eligible for a cut of the settlement if they’ve appeared in a photograph on the Google Photos app within the last 7 years.

Reset discusses details of the class-action lawsuit and gets tips on how you can protect your biometric data.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Brenda Ruiz

After holding monthly events, Bendición Dry Bar has been fundraising to open a brick and mortar that will create the first, night-centered alcohol free community space for people to have dates or hang out. They will have a summer pop-up residency that will be open Friday-Sundays in Old Town.

Reset checks in with the founder of this project to learn more.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Two Starbucks coffee shops won union elections yesterday, Chicago Reader staff’s protesting forced one of the co-owners to step down, and UIC graduate students bargained for higher wages. We check in with on-the-ground organizers and labor experts to see if the pandemic is giving workers more power.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Claire Hyman

The expansion of the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum will include the Jesse White Labor Research Library and the Dr. Lyn Hughes Ladies Auxiliary Women’s History Museum. The plan also aims to draw tourism by creating a “Pullman Porter’s Row” of shops and restaurants, which organizers hope will create community jobs.

Reset checks in with the founder of the museum to learn more.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Out of Illinois’ 102 counties, DuPage is the healthiest, Alexander is the least healthy and Cook County is right around the middle. That’s according to a new report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Reset discusses how communities can put the data to use with two local health officials and one of the lead experts of the report.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Stephanie Kim

A Chicago Sun-Times analysis found some close to half of households in some zip codes were behind on their gas bills last month. The analysis found late fees helped boost the utility company record profits.

Reset hears from a Sun-Times investigative reporter on why customers have seen higher energy costs.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Brenda Ruiz