Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush says he’ll retire after 30 years representing Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs. Reset talks with a former political strategist for Rush as well as a political scientist.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Daniel Tucker, Steve Bynum

The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday night to shift to remote learning, saying schools are unsafe because of the city’s record-high COVID positivity rate. But the mayor and the city’s top doc continue to assert that schools are safe. Reset checks in with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp and CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates. We also check in with Suzanne Johnson, deputy superintendent of school district U-46 in Elgin about how their district is responding.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Daniel Tucker, Lynnea Domienik

ShoCho Chicago is a new nonprofit project that provides an online directory of small businesses that give back to the community and creates incentives to shop intentionally. For the latest in our weekly series “Chicago Innovators,” we check in with a public relations professional who helped start the initiative and discuss her vision to make Chicago the birthplace of the shop community movement.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

Right-wing media influencers battle online over Internet fame, viewer donations, subscriptions and followers. Reset hears from a Washington Post reporter about the online power vacuum created after the departure of former President Donald Trump.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

One year ago the nation watched in horror as the U.S. Capitol was attacked by its own citizens. A University of Chicago political scientist has been studying the insurrectionists and shares his findings with Reset.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

As the omicron variant continues to spread the country, Chicago has new vaccine mandates for indoor venues to encourage residents to get their shots. Reset checks in with the city’s top doctor for the latest COVID-19 guidelines.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it’s cutting down the recommended COVID isolation period for some patients.

Reset shares the latest on that and other pandemic news.

GUEST: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago

As the omicron variant pushes COVID case counts to new highs in the U.S., we explore what that means for K-12 education.

Reset checks in with a reporter who has been checking in on schools around the country.

GUEST: Anya Kamenetz, author of The Art Of Screen Time and NPR education correspondent

2020 Census data show that Englewood has seen a sharper population decline than any other Chicago neighborhood, and when residents leave, businesses close and tax revenue dries up, further hurting the local economy.

Reset checks in with the creator and one of the funders of The Re-Up project in Englewood, which seeks to reverse those trends.

GUESTS: Asiaha Butler, executive director of R.A.G.E.

Liz Dozier, founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond

After five seasons, HBO’s ‘Insecure’ had its series finale on Sunday, and every fan has an opinion on how the stories of the main characters came to a close.

Reset checks in with one Chicagoan who has watched the show from the start.

GUEST: Britt Julious, culture journalist and music critic for the Chicago Tribune