In the Loop (Segments)

Families have a lot of different ways of celebrating the holidays — from the Feast of Seven Fishes to latkes and other fried delights. Reset food contributor Monica Eng walks us through these holiday food traditions.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository is expanding its operations at a time when federal policy could lead to more hunger in our area. Reset examines the state of food insecurity in our area and the depository’s latest work.

Lightfoot talks to Chicago’s business elite for the first time since her budget passed City Council. How is she framing her administration? Reset gets the details from A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business.

Advocates are warning non-citizen immigrants to avoid using marijuana or working in the legal pot industry due to federal regulations. Reset talks with Maria Ines Zamudio, reporter on WBEZ’s Race, Class and Communities desk.

The Chicago Transit Authority is asking for details after the Chinese manufacturer CRCC Sifang was found to running afoul of child labor laws. Reset checks in with Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune transportation columnist and reporter.

Chicagoan Robert Marovich received a Grammy nomination for liner notes he wrote for an 8-disc set, "The Gospel According To Malaco: Celebrating 75 Years of Gospel Music." Reset revisits our conversation with Marovich about his work.

Young activists will once again take to Chicago’s streets to raise awareness about climate change on Friday. Jerome McDonnell, WBEZ Environment and Climate Change reporter, brings us an update.

Chicago’s top cop is fired and embroiled in a growing scandal. Chicago’s City Council approves a lobbying ban. Illinois takes steps toward marijuana legalization. Reset breaks down those stories and more.

While South Asians represent a quarter of the world’s population, they make up 60% of heart disease patients worldwide. Reset takes a look at factors driving this statistic and local efforts to combat this issue.