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The Pritzker Traubert Foundation is set to invest $10 million dollars into a single community-driven initiative aimed at bettering the lives of residents on the South or West Side of Chicago. Reset sits down with Abraham Lacy and Florence Hardy of the Far South Community Development Corporation, one of the finalists for the prize.

Neighborhoods across Chicago are hiring private security firms to combat crime. Reset talks with Ald. Sophia King, 4th Ward, about why she’s bringing the idea to Bronzeville. Then, researchers Macro Fabbri from the University of Bologna and Will Pelfrey from Virginia Commonwealth University explain what research tells about the effectiveness of private security patrols.

You likely know Joe Trohman best for his role as the guitarist and founder of Chicago band Fall Out Boy. But his new autobiography, None of This Rocks, reveals much more about the artist and his relationships, as he tells Reset.

Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap with Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter, Jacoby Cochran, City Cast Chicago host, and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and author of The House That Madigan Built: The Record Run of Illinois’ Velvet Hammer.

The Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, is coming up Monday and you might consider celebrating it with a variety of South Asian desserts. Reset talks with Ashok Selvam, editor of Eater Chicago, and Jasmine Sheth, James Beard Foundation grant winner and creator of Tasting India, about South Asian desserts to celebrate the holiday this year.

Hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Reset talks with Seong-Ah Cho, director of organizing for Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago and Natasha Chan, board member for Asians are Strong, about the steps they and their organizations are taking to combat that hate.

Americans now owe $877 billion on their credit cards. Reset talks with Olga Gorbachev, associate professor of economics at the University of Delaware and Chrisitan Weller, fellow at the Center for American Progress about how debt is affecting families and what it could mean for the economy.

About 100 million Americans now use TikTok, including two-thirds of teens. “We’re not talking about a dance app,” Abbie Richards, a researcher who studies disinformation on TikTok, tells the Washington Post. “We’re talking about a platform that’s shaping how a whole generation is learning to perceive the world.” Reset checks in with Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell to examine the spectacular rise of the world’s favorite video-sharing platform and what comes next for TikTok and its users.

Thousands of Central and South American migrants have arrived in Chicago, and leaders across the city are rushing to provide adequate housing and support for them. But some aldermen are calling on Mayor Lightfoot to do more. For more on what efforts are happening right now to support asylum seekers in Chicago, Reset checks in with 12th Ward Ald. George Cardenas; Stephanie Willding of Community Health; Mario Garcia with Onward Neighborhood House; and Swathi Staley of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.