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January 10, 2020

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Friday News Roundup for Jan 10, 2020

WBEZ’s, Tony Arnold, Better Government Association CEO David Greising, and Shia Kapos of Politico talk about the biggest local news stories of the week on our Friday News Roundup

January 9, 2020

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Preckwinkle’s 2020 Previews And Predictions Plus 2019’s Biggest Sustainability Stories

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle talks about her priorities for the the new year, and Reset’s Sustainability Contributor Karen Weigert looks back at the biggest environmental stories of 2019

January 7, 2020

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Minority Business Owners Hoping To Claim Stake In Legalized Cannabis Industry

The state will distribute 75 new recreational marijuana dispensary licenses by May 1. Reset takes a look at how minority business owners are working to enter the legal cannabis industry.

January 6, 2020

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - A History Of Chicago Theater And A Church Schism

Why the United Methodist Church is preparing to split, and a new book chronicles the history of Chicago’s famed theater scene

January 4, 2020

Curious City - What Happens To The Lincoln Park Zoo Animals In The Winter?

Do the animals go somewhere warm, like Florida? Does the zoo give them coats? We took a behind-the-scene tour of the zoo to find out.

January 3, 2020

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Friday News Roundup For Jan 3, 2020

Pot. Weed. Grass. Doobie. Mary Jane. Whatever you want to call it, marijuana is legal in Illinois. That’s the biggest story in a week of big stories we cover as we begin a new year on the Friday News Roundup.

January 2, 2020

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - 2019 Homicide Numbers And Kids Chess Champions.

Homicides and shootings were down in Chicago in 2019 compared to recent years. We’ll get the numbers and the reasons behind them. Plus we’ll hear from a group of 8th grade girls from the city’s South Side are the state chess champs.