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.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Stina Chang, Meha Ahmad

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6th insurrection on Capitol Hill, many users and legislators blamed the algorithms of social media companies like Facebook and Twitter for fomenting the atmosphere that led to violence.

Renowned tech writer and historian Steven Levy tells Reset why he thinks social media platforms and big tech companies must face tougher government regulation.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Mayor Lori Lightfoot demands a deal with the Chicago Teachers union by the end of Thursday, raising the stakes for a strike. Illinois loosens COVID-19 restrictions across the state. Plus, the Obama Presidential Center gets the greenlight to break ground in 2021 after years of delays.

Reset breaks down the biggest news of the week in our Friday News Roundup with host Sasha-Ann Simons.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

Chicago recorded 51 homicides in the first month of 2021 — the highest number of January homicides in four years. This comes as city leaders grapple with a recent spike in carjackings. Mayor Lightfoot says CPD is adding 40 more police officers to address the growing number of cases.

Reset brings on the head of the Chicago Police Department for more on the city’s response.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

After years of legal wrangling and feasibility studies, the Obama Presidential Center is scheduled to break ground as early as August in Chicago’s Jackson Park neighborhood.

Reset breaks down the latest on the project, and hears from those who still have concerns about the center’s location.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum, Bianca Martin

Arctic-like temperatures and winds are expected to be ushered in with a snowstorm late Thursday. Reset checks in with an atmospheric scientist for more on what’s coming.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Meha Ahmad, Stina Chang

Democrats appear to be moving forward with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. But Republicans are calling for significant limits on who qualifies for stimulus checks.

Reset checks in with Indiana Senator Todd Young, one of 10 Republicans who met with the president this week to discuss a compromise.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Meha Ahmad

Some medical experts are calling for the U.S. to revisit its current mask guidelines in the face of new, more transmissible COVID-19 variants and how they spread.

Reset brings on a reporter for more on the new coronavirus variants in the U.S.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Bianca Martin

Reset architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes listeners on a virtual tour of what was once Altgeld Gardens, a historic public housing development on the South Side. It’s the latest installment of our series “What’s That Building?” The site has been renamed the Altgeld Family Resource Center.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Sasha-Ann Simons

Mayor Lori Lightfoot hand picked Ald. Gilbert Villegas to serve as her City Council floor leader. So why is he stepping down from the position mid-term?

Reset checks in with Ald. Gilbert Villegas for more on his decision and his future plans.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim