Chicago officials are easing restrictions on indoor dining as COVID-19 cases continue to drop. Reset checks in with a local restaurant owner to discuss how his business is preparing to expand indoor seating.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Richard Requena

In October 1960, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for the first time during a sit-in at an Atlanta department store. The nine days that followed became a make-or-break issue between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Reset explores this slice of civil rights and presidential history as detailed in the new book, Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Win the 1960 Election.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Sasha-Ann Simons

A coalition of Muslim-American nonprofits and non-Muslim allies have joined to make 2021 a “Year Of Learning” and bring awareness to Muslim-American life and philanthropy. The organizers tell Reset how their initiative connects to the current environment of polarization within our society.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno and Daniel Tucker

Over the weekend, Chicago experienced its worst cold snap since the 2019 polar vortex. But subzero temperatures are expected to continue this week, leaving many homeless Chicagoans vulnerable to the bitter cold.

Reset checks in with local organizations working toward long-term solutions to homelessness in the city and around Illinois.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

Reset hears from a hotel union that’s working to help its Chicago-based workers survive job losses and a local chef who is helping provide mutual aid for others in her industry as COVID-19 continues to force restaurants and other food businesses to close.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Daniel Tucker