Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed an updated version of the city’s welcoming ordinance Tuesday, strengthening protections for undocumented immigrants.

Reset checks in with an alderman and an activist who supported and pushed for the changes, which prevent Chicago police officers from cooperating with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Daniel Tucker, Steve Bynum

A new report out Wednesday from the University of Illinois, Chicago details the racial wealth gap through the experiences of middle class Chicagoans. It’s called “Chicago’s Racial Wealth Gap: Legacies of the Past, Challenges in the Present, Uncertain Futures.”

Reset brings on one of the authors of the report and two of its contributors to share the intent behind the research and core findings.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Bianca Martin

Five Black Chicago alderwomen are pushing for a new ordinance that would reform how city police handle search warrants. They introduced the Anjanette Young Ordinance to City Council on Wednesday, two years after police officers wrongfully raided her home, knocking down the front door and handcuffing her while she was nude.

Reset checks in with a reporter and community leader for the latest on the ordinance.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim, Daniel Tucker

Chicago’s largest youth poetry festival, Louder Than A Bomb, will be held virtually this year as organizers celebrate the 21st anniversary of the event.

Reset brings two poets to discuss what the festival means to them.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Richard Requena

Catastrophic winter storms in Texas have sparked a national conversation about climate change, energy policy and governance. So what comes next in Texas and what may the fallout mean for the rest of us? A celebrity climate scientist joins Reset for some answers.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara is facing administrative misconduct charges that could have him fired as a police officer amid outcry that he resign as president of Chicago’s largest police union.

Reset takes a closer look at the disciplinary charges against Catanzara and checks in with a civil rights advocate to reflect what this means on a larger scale for the city.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Richard Requena

Black history in the U.S., especially the periods involving slavery, has hard subject matter. And if not thoughtfully taught, the history lessons run the risk of instilling shame in some Black students in their identity and ancestry.

Reset brings on two Black mental health professionals aiming to counteract these types of threats to Black youth’s self-regard in a virtual event called “Teaching Slavery and Black History With Pride.”

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Bianca Martin

The massive power outages in Texas have residents across the U.S. asking their state governments: “Could that happen to us?” A Chicago-based energy consultant gives Reset some answers about Illinois.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed a massive criminal justice reform bill into law, making Illinois the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail. Proponents say the bill brings the state one step closer to ending systemic racism, while opponents warn the measure could endanger residents.

Reset explores what the bill means for criminal justice reform in the state.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

Reset brings on a national economist to discuss where things stand, when we could see improvements and answer listener questions.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Bianca Martin, Daniel Tucker