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AT&T admits to bribery, agrees to a $23 million fine, while additional charges are filed against former House Speaker Mike Madigan. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap with WBEZ reporter Mike Puente; WBEZ investigative reporter Dan Mihalopoulos; and Kimberley Egonmwan, commentator for WVON and attorney.

Spend this fall season extra caffeinated. Reset digs into what makes a delicious cup of coffee. Also: the return of Coffee Con! We talk to Kevin Sinnott, host and creator of Coffee Con; Hara Kumaran, roaster for Metric Coffee; and Felton Kizer, co-founder of Monday Coffee.

Ladonna Freidheim, a wheelchair dancer, has tried to join dance classes before, only to be met with: “What about our floors?” So how can dance studios make sure they’re opening their doors to people of all abilities? Reset explores what accessibility looks like in the dance world with Sarah Najera, artistic and executive director of MOMENTA Dance Company, and Ladonna Freidheim, wheelchair dancer and founder of ReinventAbility.

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is urging people to apply for a guaranteed income program called the Cook County Promise. About 32,000 applications will be chosen at random, and the winners get those monthly $500 payments for two years to spend however they choose. Reset checks in with Preckwinkle about the basics of the program. We also hear from Rachel Pyon with Equity and Transformation, a group of activists that have started their own guaranteed income program in West Garfield Park.

We dig into what you need to know about why kids are filling up hospital beds this season, and how to keep children in your life safe, with Dr. Kshetrapal, emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Could voluntary mediation be the answer to building trust between Chicagoans and police officers? The city of Chicago launched a new pilot program that brings in mediators to guide conversations between police and people filing low-level misconduct claims against them. Reset talks about the benefit of community-police mediation and how successful this practice has been in other cities with Rae Kyritsi, programs director at the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago, and Jules Griff, director of the New Orleans Community-Police Mediation Program.

The demand for LGBTQ representation in literature is growing across genres. Reset talks to authors Bea Hitchman and Anita Kelly and bookseller and TikTokker Laynie Rose Rizer.

From iconic spots to little-known hidden gems, your chance to explore the city in a new way has arrived. Every October, the Chicago Architecture Center hosts a public festival that celebrates design throughout the city, and this year visitors have the opportunity to visit over 20 neighborhoods and culturally significant sites. Reset hears about the festival and what to expect from this year’s open house from Hallie Rosen, Director of Program Director of Program Operations and head of Open House Chicago

Chicago faith leaders delivered sermons about mental health issues to destigmatize the subject and provide congregants with resources. Reset talks with Pastor Ira Acree of Greater St. John Bible Church and Katie McKillen, Chicago Regional Vice President of Evolent Health.

Russian forces Monday launched the most violent attack Ukraine has seen in months. In what Russian president Vladimir Putin called a reaction to an attack on a Russian bridge, Russian missiles targeted cities across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv. So far 11 have been reported dead and more than 60 have been injured. Reset checks in with Ukrainian Americans in Chicago: policy expert John Hewko, CEO of Rotary International; Iuliia Skuibida, a refugee camp volunteer; and history educator Olya Soroka with the Holodomor Descendants Network.