Mayoral hopefuls had to file their petitions to run by Monday, which also marked three months until Chicago voters cast their ballots on February 28.

Reset sits down with two local reporters to map the road to election day.

GUESTS: Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government reporter

Heather Cherone, political reporter for WTTW

) A lawsuit mandates the Chicago Police Department must change their gang-database before it launches soon. Mayor Lightfoot says there are ‘legitimate’ reasons for the Criminal Enterprise Information System, and rejects ideas of abolishing it.

Reset learns more about the system and how advocates want to see it changed.

GUEST: Heather Cherone, political reporter for WTTW

The Chicago Bulls are in the middle of a long road trip; how is the team holding up? Plus: rising Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is battling an injury. How should the Bears proceed?

And in what could be one of the coolest jobs in sports, the Chicago Cubs hired a baseball scientist.

Reset gets updated on all the important local sports news.

GUEST: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor

Abortion bans and restrictions might be the law of the land in some states, but they don’t hold jurisdiction over the sky. Volunteer pilots can fly right through loopholes to get patients seeking abortion care across state lines.

Reset gets the scoop on Illinois nonprofit Elevated Access.

GUESTS: Elly Fishman, freelance journalist and author of Refugee High

Mike, pilot and founder of Elevated Access

In recent months, airline workers have been stretched thin by low wages and staffing shortages. We check in with two O’Hare employees after the busiest travel day of the year to hear how they’re holding up.

Plus, O’Hare is getting a new look. We learn about the planned expansion of the airport’s international terminal.

GUESTS: Carolyn Marsalek, customer service agent at American Airlines

Marni Pyke, transportation writer at the Daily Herald

Six groups across the South and West sides are finalists for the Chicago Prize, a $10 million grant coming from the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, and the winner will be announced in December. We’ve spent the past several weeks talking with the finalists to hear their pitches for the multimillion dollar prize.

Today Reset discusses a plan for a real estate development project in South Shore that could provide the neighborhood with more units of affordable housing, health center and commercial spaces.

GUESTS: Leon Walker, managing partner at DL3 Realty

Jera Slaughter, resident of South Shore and founder of the South Shore 7th Ward Community Council and Community Round Table

Anthony Simpkins, president of Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago

WBEZ compiled a list of unique and affordable non-traditional holiday events to give you that warm-fuzzy holiday feeling for kids and adults alike.

Reset hears about a few of those unique holiday events.

GUEST: Samantha Callender, WBEZ Digital fellow

Alfreda Burke, soloist on Too Hot To Handel

Aaron Del Mar, founder of the Santa Hustle 5k

Thanksgiving is a time filled with food, loved ones, and more food. So much food we aren’t sure what to do with the rest.

Reset meets with a food expert on how to use your Thanksgiving leftovers

GUEST: Jordan Wimby, known as Melanin Martha (she/her); food preservationist and cultural historian

Traveling for the holidays can be a beast but it’s all worth it when you can see family and friends for dinner.

Reset wants to get you to your destination in one piece with some handy tips.

GUEST: Natalie Compton, travel reporter for the Washington Post

Children and preteens wield $1.2 trillion in purchasing power every year, through items they buy directly, or that they convince their parents to buy for them, according to a 2018 Viacom report. Thus, tech companies encourage devices for recreation and learning, while showering children with a stream of advertisements that can affect their values, relationships and sense of self.

Reset learns more about the effects this kind of advertising can have on children’s learning and development.

GUEST: Susan Linn psychologist, author of Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children.