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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Docuseries Examines The Effects Of Segregation On Chicago Today

WTTW’s FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION docuseries puts a human face on the impact racial divisions have on individuals across the city through 15 personal stories. Reset speaks with the executive producer and director of the docuseries to learn more. GUEST: Dan Protess, Executive Producer, Teresa White, José Rico, Executive Director, Nan Parson of Action Ridge
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Reset Gets Into a Jazzy Groove With Artist Wynton Marsalis

A special immersive concert at the Symphony Center this weekend will pay tribute to important moments and figures in Black history. Saturday’s Freedom, Justice and Hope performance will feature award-winning jazz musician Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson as a special guest. Reset learns more about the event and how the arts have shaped justice movements in America.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Will Lifted COVID-19 Restrictions In Illinois Affect Immunocompromised People?

For some, the news that Illinois will be lifting mask and vaccine card mandates by the end of the month is a relief — a sign that the worst part of the omicron surge is behind us. But for immunocompromised people, that’s not the case. Reset talks to infectious disease specialist Dr. Emily Landon and Atlantic staff writer Ed Yong, who wrote about this issue in the magazine. Plus, we hear from immunocompromised people and caregivers of immunocompromised people about their thoughts.
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Curious City - An Aldi closes and a Chicago neighborhood is reeling from the impact

Last year the Garfield Park Aldi closed after 30 years, leaving thousands of West Siders without a nearby grocery store where they can buy affordable, fresh produce or other staples. Now, the City of Chicago is considering purchasing the Aldi property to ensure it remains a grocery store. WBEZ reporter Linda Lutton and Curious City intern Asia Singleton head to the West Side neighborhood to find how the store’s closing is impacting residents — and what they’re doing about it.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What’s Next For Ukraine? And The Chicago Council On Global Affairs Turns 100

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is celebrating 100 years of helping Chicagoans understand what’s happening in the world and Chicago’s place in it. Reset gets the latest on the Ukrainian crisis and discusses whether diplomacy is still an option to avoid war. GUEST: Ivo Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Indiana Steel Mill to Pay $3 Million Over 2019 Chemical Spill in Lake Michigan

The steel mill owner Cleveland-Cliffs has agreed to pay $3 million to settle lawsuits by government and non-profit organizations. The company is accused of violating the Clean Water Act more than 100 times, including a cyanide and ammonia spill in August 2019 that killed thousands of fish and closed Lake Michigan beaches. Reset checks in with one of the environmental groups behind the lawsuit for the latest. GUEST: Howard Learner, ELPC’s Executive Director
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Youth organizers pressure lawmakers to expand voting rights in Illinois prisons

A group of youth organizers in Chicago is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation that would restore voting rights to people in Illinois prisons. Reset checks in with the nonprofit Chicago Votes for more on SB 828 and what residents can do to get involved. GUESTS: Frederique Desrosier, policy associate at Chicago Votes Katrina Pfidd, communications and digital strategy manager at Chicago Votes