Last June, three months into the pandemic, iO Theater’s co-founder Charna Halpern announced that the theater would have to close down permanently. In a recent turn of events, however, iO has found a new set of owners that want to preserve its legacy.

Reset talks to Halpern about what the future holds for the Chicago improv mainstay.

Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist to answer your latest COVID-19 questions as cases continue rising across Chicago and Illinois.

GUEST: Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist with DuPage Medical Group

Joe Mansueto, the billionaire founder of Morningstar, continues to look for investments in Chicago, its people and its neighborhoods.

Reset talks to Mansueto about the many ways he’s working to raise up a city others have given up on.

One expert says entrenched interests like teachers unions block school reform.

Where are we on the near one-year anniversary of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ambitious $36 million anti-violence plan, “Our City, Our Safety”?

The U.S. wastes an estimated 30 to 40% of its food supply. A new app hopes to reverse the trend by connecting restaurants with leftovers to hungry customers.

Host: Odette Yousef

Producers: Claire Hyman

Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre on Thursday named ensemble members Glen Davis and Audrey Francis as artistic directors of the company. It’s the first time a pair is elected to co-lead the company.

Reset speaks with Francis and Davis about their future plans.

Host: Odette Yousef

Producers: Nereida Moreno

Research shows mothers have especially borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, with many leaving their jobs or cutting back on work to take on child care and household duties.

Reset talks to a sociologist and opens the phones to listeners to discuss how mothers are navigating parenting and work, and how the country can address its child care crisis as more parents return to the office.

Host: Odette Yousef

Producers: Claire Hyman, Stephanie Kim

Chicago had three mass shootings in eight hours Wednesday. What can be done to stop the violence?

Reset checks in with UChicago’s Crime Lab for solutions.

Host: Odette Yousef

Producer: Daniel Tucker

The City Council takes steps towards police reform, approving a civilian oversight board for the police department, while three mass shootings occur in the city just hours before U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives. Plus analysis of the not-so-surprising announcement that Governor Pritzker is seeking reelection.

Reset goes behind the headlines of the week’s news.

Host: Odette Yousef

Producers: Andrea Guthmann