The I & M Canal connects Lake Michigan to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Some say this facilitated trade, making Chicago an important crossroads to the West and contributed to making Chicago the city it is today. Reset learns more about the history of the canal and the Discovery Challenge with the president of the canal association.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

We learned about InspectIR System’s new COVID-19 tests from infectious disease specialist Dr. Mia Taormina. Plus, this time last year, as vaccines were becoming widely accessible, we were talking a lot about herd immunity. Dr. Taormina explains why we haven’t reached that state yet 12 months later.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman

Earlier this year, Congress passed the No Surprise Act, that looked to cap big bills from private medical companies and independent physicians. Yet, uninsured patients are still being blind-sided in tens of thousands of dollars in bills. Reset examines the inaccessible healthcare here in Chicago.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Isabelle Earl

Massive enrollment loss at Chicago Public Schools and a 2018 coding error on behalf of the Illinois Department of Education is costing the state’s largest school district millions in funding this fall.

Reset learns more about what fate schools, students and teachers face amid budget cuts.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Brenda Ruiz

For the first time in 30 years, Ramadan, Passover and Easter are all being celebrated at the same time. Additionally, the holidays of Vaisakhi and Ridvan also occur this month. And Chicago faith leaders are using the holy convergence as a chance to educate communities and shape the public narrative about what it means to live well together in religious and cultural diversity. And much of that education comes in the form of… a trolley tour.

Reset talks to organizers behind the Interfaith Trolley Tour to find out more about what riders can expect.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Sasha-Ann Simons, Meha Ahmad

When Dolen Perkins-Valdez first learned of the Relf sisters’ story, she wondered how their involuntary sterilization was allowed to happen. As a mother and author, she knew she had to write about it. Reset learns more about her new novel and how the legacy of history shapes our past and present.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producers: Natalie Moore

Willy Wilson formally declares his bid for mayor, but Mayor Lightfoot has yet to address this directly, or to formally announce her re-election. But a committee meeting has approved a new Inspector General. Reset goes behind the headlines to bring you up to speed.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

This week, Chicago city officials announced a slew of programs that will employ 15,000 teens and young adults. So today we checked in with a career coach for teens to get tips and advice on scoring a summer job and building a career.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producers: Claire Hyman

For the latest in our series “Food Friday,” Reset learns about the origins of the Chicago-style hot dog and gets recommendations on where to find the best hot dogs in town.

Hosts: Natalie Moore

Producer: Nereida Moreno

For the latest in our “What’s That Building” series, Reset learns more about a Wrigleyville mosque that started out 150 years ago as a downtown Chicago Methodist church.

Host: Becky Vevea

Producers: Stephanie Kim