A new report from the Illinois Department of Public Health shows that new Black moms in Illinois die at nearly three times the rate of new white moms.

Reset gets the details from a health care reporter and checks in with two women who provide prenatal and post-partum care for Black women in Chicago to get their perspective.

GUESTS: Stephanie Goldberg, health care reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business

Lakieta Edwards, certified nurse midwife

Tayo Mbande, doula, co-founder of Chicago Birthworks Collective

Dr. Allison Arwady explains the decision to loosen many COVID-19 restrictions and create incentives for Chicagoans to get vaccinated.

GUEST: Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health

A bidding war over Tribune Publishing, owner of the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other newspapers, continues. But time is running out for many of the Tribune’s current and former journalists who have been rallying to block a takeover bid by New York hedge fund Alden Global Capital.

Reset checks in with a media historian and analyst about the future of newspapers

GUEST: Victor Pickard, professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, where he’s co-Director of the Media, Inequality & Change Center

Is Chicago's City Council set up to best serve its residents? The "strong mayor" form of government has its pros and cons, but what could a better system look like? We kick off our Re-imagine Chicago series diving into the powers of two engines that make Chicago run: the mayor and the aldermen.

News broke Monday morning that Janice Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, is leaving the district after three years at the helm.

Reset discusses the news and what it could mean for students, teachers and the district as a whole as planning is still underway for how to re-open schools in the fall.

GUEST: Sarah Karp, WBEZ education reporter

It can be hard to describe nostalgia, but you can’t miss it when you have it. The feeling can be summed up as a sentimental longing for the past. A journey back in time to our “happy place” — whether real or imagined.

But the past, for many African Americans doesn’t bring about good feelings. Much of it is dark and traumatic, with Black lives largely narrated through stories of slavery and oppression. So, how about creating an archive of Black historical pleasure instead, to help deal with that troubling past?

Reset discusses Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture with author Badia Ahad-Legardy.

GUEST: Badia Ahad-Legardy, author and associate professor of English at Loyola University Chicago

Another alderman comes under federal indictment. This time he’s a nephew of one mayor and grandson of another. Video released of another fatal shooting by Chicago police renews calls for foot pursuit reform and Illinois loses a Congressional seat. Plus, as the weather warms, the city loosens COVID restrictions, in hopes for a normal summer.

GUEST: Paris Schutz, co-anchor and political correspondent for WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” Manny Ramos, reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times

If an Italian beef sandwich has no beef, can it still keep the name?

Chicago-based chain Buona Beef released a beefless version of their famed Italian beef sandwich, and Chicagoans are split: the sandwich is already sold out in all Buona locations, while purists stand aghast at the thought. So: revelation or abomination?

Either way, we find out the city’s best Italian beef spots, a little history about how it became an iconic Chicago food, and Sasha-Ann Simons tries her first sandwich!

GUESTS: Ashok Selvam, editor of Eater Chicago

Shermann Thomas, TikTok urban historian

The recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women, and the problems aren’t over yet.

Reset talks with a journalist covering the so-called “she-cession” about the severity of the situation and what the federal government could do to help solve the problem.

GUEST: Chabeli Carrazana, economy reporter for The 19th, an independent newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy

Reset brings on an infectious disease expert for our weekly check-in to provide clarity and answers to your questions, comments and concerns about COVID-19.

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