Reset talks to the head of the Illinois Restaurant Association and an organizer working to raise tipped employees wages about what the hospitality industry can do to retain workers during the pandemic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

Chicago cancels school to motivate parents to vaccinate as COVID cases rise. The Chicago Police Department cancels days off in anticipation of a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Reset goes behind those headlines and more in the Weekly News Recap.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

The term “cancel culture” is fairly new, but it’s not a new concept.

Reset talks with a professor about the history of “cancelling” people, why cancel culture is so prevalent in American society today, and why it may need to change.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

Chicago’s Asian population is the city’s fastest growing. But despite the numbers being there, there is no majority Asian American ward in the city — nor is there currently an Asian American alderman on City Council.

Reset explores what an Asian American majority ward could mean for Chicago’s Asian community, and how it could change Chicago’s City Council.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad

A Milwaukee-based automotive expert and educator recently made the Out100 list. Reset checks in with her about her work and why being empowered with knowledge is so important.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

Chicago’s City Council will consider five different bids from three firms to recommend to Mayor Lori Lightfoot for the city’s first casino.

Reset breaks down details of those plans and possible next steps.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Brenda Ruiz

Some of My Best Friends Are... is hosted by Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Ben Austen, two best friends who grew up together on Chicago’s South Side in the 1980s.

They invite listeners in with engaging conversations on how race affects their friendships and work, while using pop culture and historical events as a guide. Reset checks in with the duo behind the mic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Sasha-Ann Simons

How will the infrastructure bill help Illinois close the digital divide? Reset asks a local group working on a city-wide initiative to ensure all students have access to high speed internet.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

As of Q2 2021, Americans owe a whopping $1.73 trillion in student loans, according to Federal Reserve estimates.

Reset asks listeners how college loan debt forgiveness would change their lives.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman

President Joe Biden has pledged to replace every lead pipe in the country. Illinois lawmakers estimate the state will receive at least $1.7 billion to improve its drinking and wastewater infrastructure.

Reset checks in with the Natural Resources Defense Council for what the bill could mean for lead pipes in Illinois and what resources are available to homeowners.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim