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In the Loop (Segments)
By WBEZ Chicago
In the Loop (Segments) episodes
- What Rights Do Protesters Have From Police Misconduct?
This weekend’s protests in Chicago over the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park devolved into violence between police and protesters.
Reset talks with two legal experts on what rights and recourse protesters have in these situations.
Host: Justin Kaufmann
Producer: Bianca Martin
20 min - Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan Implicated In ComEd Corruption Case
The power company Commonwealth Edison has been charged with one count of bribery in connection to its lobbying practices in Springfield. WBEZ's Tony Arnold joins Reset for more on the charges, and renewed calls for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign.
Host: Justin Kaufmann
Producer: Meha Ahmad
9 min - CPS Announces Preliminary Hybrid Learning Plan For Fall Semester
Reset checks in with an education reporter and an infectious disease specialist to answer your COVID-19 questions as schools prepare to reopen in the fall.
Producer: Aleezeh Hasan
39 min - Lessons Learned: 25 Years On From The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave
Reset talks about lessons from Chicago’s 1995 heat wave, which killed 739 people, with Dr. David Ansell author of “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills” and Suzanne Malec McKenna, Chicago's former Commissioner of the Environment
Producer: Bianca Martin
19 min - WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: July 17, 2020
Reset breaks down the biggest local news of the week in our Friday News Roundup with host Justin Kaufmann.
Producer: Nereida Moreno
32 min - CTU Rejects Calls For In-Person Learning Due To COVID-19 Fears
The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing back against calls to reopen in the fall, citing rising COVID-19 cases among young people.
Reset checks in with CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates to discuss what teachers need from the city to support in-person learning.
Host: Justin Kaufmann
Producer: Steve Bynum, Jason Marck
9 min - Another 1.3 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week
Reset talks with a labor market specialist to discuss the latest employment numbers and what work may look like for the rest of 2020.
Producer: Bianca Martin
14 min - GumboFit Leader Shares Her Favorite Things To Read, Watch And Do
Reset checks in with Courtney Phillips of GumboFit for her top recommendations for things to Read, Watch and Do
Producer: Stephanie Kim
14 min - How City Hall Failed To Act During Chicago’s Deadly 1995 Heat Wave
Twenty-five years after a heatwave killed 739 Chicagoans, Reset revisits the events of that week, why the city was slow to respond, and how it shaped the way the city views disaster preparedness and relief.
Producer: Meha Ahmad
21 min - How Many COVID-19 Infections Will It Take To Reach Herd Immunity?
Physician-turned-journalist James Hamblin joins Reset to discuss what it would take to build herd immunity to COVID-19, and whether that’s likely to happen in the U.S.
Producer: Steve Bynum
19 min
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