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Erika Sánchez’s memoir Crying in the Bathroom tells the intimate story of her life. Discussing everything from white feminism to body image, to her battle with depression, Sánchez holds nothing back and, in turn, offers readers a look into the life of a woman who’s come into her own — by her own terms.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants a dome on Soldier Field, Google is buying the Thompson Center and Illinois remains a monkeypox hotspot. Reset dives deeper into those stories and more on the Weekly News Recap with WTTW’s Paris Schutz, AXIOS Chicago reporter Justin Kaufmann and Chicago Tribune’s Rick Pearson.

Today is National Chicken Wing Day. Whether you like them sweet, savory or Chicago-style, we’ve got you covered. Reset explores the best spots in town with Chicago Tribune food critic Nick Kindelsperger and gets recommendations from listeners.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margo Jefferson has been lauded as one of the most nuanced thinkers on race, class and feminism working today. Reset talks to the Chicago native about her new memoir, 'Constructing a Nervous System.'

The tech giant’s move into the glassy state office could bring thousands of jobs downtown. But what will this mean for the historical legacy of the building? Reset brings on Jonathan Solomon with the Chicago firm Preservation Futures and Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Danny Ecker to discuss.

Last fall, Lewis Medina saved a driver stuck in a railroad crossing as a train was approaching at 40 mph. He stops by Reset to share his story and how he feels about receiving a 2022 Carnegie Medal.

Last spring, Tony Rivera helped rescue his neighbor from a brutal stabbing. Reset learns more about his story and what it means to be honored with a 2022 Carnegie Medal.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that there were 344 monkeypox cases in Illinois. That’s a big leap from last Friday, when there were 238 reported cases. We check in with Dr. Anu Hazra, University of Chicago infectious disease specialist and Aaron Gettinger, Hyde Park Herald reporter.

A new study by the U.S. Census Bureau and Harvard University found that more than two-thirds of millennials live within 100 miles of where they grew up. In Chicago, three-quarters of people who grew up in the area stayed close by. Reset brings on Ben Sprung-Keyser, a lead researcher of the study, to discuss what the report tells us about the labor market.