In the Loop (Segments)

Reset checks in with two Democratic politicians to discuss 2020 election issues, including the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBTQ rights, COVID-19 and President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal agents to Chicago.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Justin Kaufmann

Fifteen people were shot at a funeral in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood Tuesday night, just mere feet from Leo High School.

Reset talks with the school’s principal and a local pastor about their neighborhood’s struggle against COVID-19 and gun violence.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Steve Bynum

Micromobility access for residents in Chicago’s marginalized communities is an ongoing problem.

Reset talks with representatives from Divvy and the city of Chicago about the recent expansion of its bike-share program to the far South Side.

Host: justin Kaufmann

Producer; Steve Bynum

At just 23, Ashton Washington made history as the first Black woman to work on the football staff at the University of Illinois in 130 years. She joins Reset to discuss her trailblazing work as director of high school relations.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Aleezeh Hasan

Architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes us to Illinois Beach State Park in Zion to talk about the jet-age structures that once housed changing and shower rooms, concessions and a needle-like spiral guard tower.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Jason Marck

Chicago’s City Council on Wednesday approved sweeping changes to the way police impound vehicles. The city’s reform package caps storage fees, reduces fines and ends impoundment for non-driving-related offenses.

WBEZ’s Elliott Ramos breaks down the biggest changes to the city's impound program, and what other outstanding practices still need to be addressed.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producers: Nereida Moreno, Meha Ahmad

After months of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Opening Day 2020 has finally arrived. Reset sits down with WBEZ’s sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout to discuss the return of baseball and other sports around Chicago.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Zach Wilson

Robbie Telfer has a love for the prose, but his heart belongs to nature. He says he wants every Chicagoan to understand the natural history of 40 organisms that are central to the region’s identity, including monarch butterflies and the common bean.

Reset learns more about Telfer’s “The Chicago 40” challenge, and the indigenous species included in the list.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producers: Justin Kaufmann, Stephanie Kim

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to send hundreds of federal agents to Chicago as part of “Operation Legend.” Reset checks in with state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford for his thoughts on the federal response to local upticks in gun violence.

Host; Justin Kaufmann

Producers: Nereida Moreno, Justin Kaufmann

Reset talks with a community leader who says they warned Chicago Police ahead of a mass shooting that left 15 people wounded in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. CPD Supt. David Brown on Wednesday said his department had two police squad cars and a full tactical team guarding the funeral home on Chicago’s South Side.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Steve Bynum, Justin Kaufmann