An investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and Better Government Association found tens of thousands of people jailed on low-level drug possession cases had their charges routinely dropped in Cook County, but the consequences are still costly. Reset checks in with reporters for more details.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

An investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and Better Government Association found tens of thousands of people jailed on low-level drug possession cases had their charges routinely dropped in Cook County, but the consequences are still costly. Reset checks in with reporters for more details.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Reset brings on a sociologist to discuss why more Americans are choosing to live alone. Plus, we open the phones for listeners to chime in with the things they love about habitating solo and what would make it easier.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman

Reset checks in with the Joffrey Ballet’s musical director, Scott Speck, who was recently named 2021 conductor of the year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. The company kicked off the holiday season on Saturday with live performances of The Nutcracker.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

As governments propose new restrictions to prevent the spread of the omicron variant, adults around the country line up for their COVID booster shots. Reset gets the latest details from an infectious disease specialist.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Olivia Canny

We ask first-time employees how their experience working from home has been during the pandemic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman

For decades, researchers have chased a pharmaceutical cure for memory loss. But despite the fact that no disease-modifying biotech treatments have emerged, new research suggests that dementia rates have actually declined in the United States over the last decade. Why is this happening? And what does it mean for brain health in the future? Reset talks with the co-authors of American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Sasha-Ann Simons

In its first major bust, the Illinois Attorney General’s new Organized Retail Crime Task Force recovered millions in merchandise being held in Chicago storage units. Reset finds out how retailers are fighting back and what this means for holiday shoppers.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

A concert this week at DePaul University highlights artists and composers of color and aims to make a case for racial justice and reconciliation. The show’s conductor and a performer join Reset to talk about what they hope audiences will take away.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz, Steve Bynum

NPR's David Schaper explains what new travel restrictions mean for the airline industry. Plus, why United Airlines is moving hundreds of downtown office workers to suburban Arlington Heights.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno