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lllinois Democratic lawmakers continue pushing to keep abortion accessible after the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade last year. Since then, five measures expanding and protecting abortion access passed in Springfield, while GOP lawmakers have failed to pass anti-abortion-rights bills. Reset talks to Mawa Iqbal, statehouse reporter for WBEZ about the efforts.

In another installment of our series “What’s That Building,” Reset learns about a building in the West Loop that played an important role in Chicago’s transit history with Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business.

Earlier this year, Illinois formed the African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission to look into economic inequities due to the impacts of slavery. Reset learns more about the commission’s mission and work with Illinois State Rep. Will Davis (D-Homewood) and Marvin Slaughter, chair of the African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission.

Longtime Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says he’ll be leaving the show after its 41st season, which starts in the fall. He was raised in Chicago and initially pursued a career in radio. Reset learns more about Sajak’s Chicago roots and the void he’ll leave in the game show world with Darel Jevens, entertainment editor for the Chicago Sun-Times

A downtown building known for its legacy pipe and cigar lounge, holds layers of history dating possibly as far back as before the great Chicago fire in 1871. Reset’s architecture sleuth, Dennis Rodkin, reveals the stories within this classic marvel in The Loop.

In his show “Little Syria,” MC and rapper Omar Offendum explores the forgotten history of Syrian Americans in Manhattan. Offendum performed earlier this month at the Old Town School of Folk Music, along with DJ Thanks Joey and Chicago-born multi-instrumentalist Ronnie Malley. Reset sat down with the three artists to talk about weaving both different languages and genres in his music.

Widespread catalytic converter theft has cost millions of dollars in repairs for car owners across the city. A Chicago Sun-Times analysis looks into how the thefts are pulled off and how the city is working to crack down on the crime. Reset speaks with Stephanie Zimmermann, consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, to find out what you should know about the issue.

According to recent data from the U.S Census Bureau, Americans are spending more time alone. But what happens when a lack of social connection leads to loneliness? Reset talks to Eve Escalante, clinical social worker with RUSH University Medical Center, about what’s behind the so-called “loneliness epidemic” in America and ways to build connections.

How is Chicago responding to the growing sense of loneliness in the U.S? Reset talks to groups working to build social connection and community in the area. The panel features Jeremy Foster, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago; Julia Logan Labow, director of impact and learning at OneTable; and Jacob Rosenblum, Shabbat dinner host for OneTable.

Stalled trains and blocked railroad crossings have created dangerous conditions for residents of cities like Hammond, Ind., for decades. Now a first round of federal funding aims to change that. Reset talks to Joce Sterman, national investigative reporter for InvestigateTV, to learn more about the $570 million nationwide plan.