Two Illinois governors grabbed the biggest headlines this week. The former one is a convicted felon. The current one is trying to get a budget passed. WTTW’s Amanda Vinickey, the BGA’s David Greising, and WBEZ’s Dave McKinney break it all down.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Reset In Englewood: Policing and Food Policy
Find out how Chicago Police District 7 in Englewood is gaining the trust of the community. And a UIC researcher breaks down how the diets of various racial groups are affecting the environment.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Reset Bonus: Governor Pritzker’s Budget Speech and What It Means For You
Gov. Pritzker talks about the state of the state’s economy, and his plans and priorities for the budget. You'll hear the entire speech, and analysis from WBEZ's Tony Arnold
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich Returns Home
President Trump commuted the sentence of former governor Rod Blagojevich. We’ll hear parts of Blago’s press conference and analysis from WBEZ’s Dave McKinney
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - ACLU Illinois Gets New Top Litigator
Chicago Native Nusrat Choudhury is excited about coming back to her hometown to fight injustice as new top litigator for ACLU Illinois. She outlines the types of cases she’s interested in taking on as the ACLU celebrates a century of defending civil liberties in the U.S.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Local Group Competing For Chicago Prize
We talk to one of the finalists for the Chicago Prize. It’s a $10 million grant given out to a group or groups working on innovative solutions to make their neighborhoods safer, or greener, or creating more opportunities or have better amenities for their residents.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Friday News Roundup For Feb. 14, 2020
A final four for Chicago’s top cop job, the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Aurora, and Jussie Smollett is indicted… again. Those stories and more as ProPublica’s Mick Dumke, WTTW’s Paris Schutz, and WBEZ’s own Patrick Smith join us for this week’s Friday News Roundup.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Dump The Tests: Some Illinois Universities Rethinking Admissions Process
Northern Illinois University is one of the first higher education institutions to go fully test-blind in their admissions process, alongside other Illinois schools opting for test-optional admissions.
Reset sits down with two Illinois admissions directors and a veteran higher education journalist to hear about this trend.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Neighbors, City Say Company Causing Dangerous Pollution
IL Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-8th) responds to President Trump’s proposed budget, and we look at a north side metal recycler that’s been accused for years of polluting the neighborhood.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Esperanza Fills Health Care Gaps On Chicago’s Southwest Side
A decade and a half ago, residents of Chicago’s Southwest side saw a real need for access to bilingual physical and mental health resources. Today, Esperanza has four locations across the Southwest Side, providing healthcare to thousands.