Author: WBEZ Chicago

The FBI is said to be helping find Democratic Texas legislators who fled to Illinois. Indiana expands immigrant detention centers. The last of four convicted ComEd co-conspirators has been sentenced to prison. Chicago Public Schools cuts custodians in an effort to save money. Reset breaks down those stories and much more with Chicago Tribune political writer, Dan Petrella, Chicago Sun-Times reporter, Mary Norkol, and anchor of WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” and host of “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices,” Brandis Friedman. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Record stores aren’t dead. Across the Chicago area, they’re a mainstay for discovery and for community connection. So, let’s salute the role they play in expanding our musical horizons. We chatted with Jack and John Dreznes, father-son duo at Beverly Records in the Beverly neighborhood, Nigel Ridgeway, co-founder of Miyagi Records, Kelli Lynch, music director at WRRG at Triton College and Natalie Moore, Chicago Sun-Times columnist. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

There have been many plans for what should happen to the 62-acre site known as the 78 along the Chicago River at Roosevelt and Canal. The latest is a new stadium for the Chicago Fire soccer team. The project promises more affordable housing and economic growth, but some residents of neighboring Chinatown have concerns and are making them heard. Reset sits down with Sarah Tang, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community’s director for programs, Matthew Zhao, Teen Coalition for Chinatown intern, and Debbie Liu, president of Ping Tom Park Advisory Council. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Recent anti-immigration policies have left many home healthcare workers on edge. As a result, many individuals who require long-term care and rely on this labor to assist with daily living tasks related to health and hygiene have had to go without this much-needed service. Reset checks in with Michelle Garcia, a woman living with disability who has had to scramble to find care for her and her husband and Chicago Sun-Times healthcare reporter Elvia Malagon. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

August 6 marks 80 years since the bombing of Hiroshima. Its effects are still being felt all across the world eight decades later. Reset discusses with DePaul University religious studies professor Yuki Miyamoto, Japanese Art Foundation board president John Donners and Rebecca Ozaki and Jeannie Tomoda Harrell, program directors at the Japanese American Citizens League Chicago.

We’ll hear movie buffs’ reviews of summer hits and get recommendations for films and local festivals to check out. We’ll check in with Rebecca Fons, director of programming at the Gene Siskel Film Center, Michael Phillips, film critic for the Chicago Tribune and Jeremy Marder, programmer and manager at the Music Box Theatre. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Illinois has joined a multi-state federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to limit gender affirming care for young people. This comes as the fourth major hospital in Chicago rolls back the kind of care offered to patients under 19 years of age. To fill in these gaps, a rapid response team of volunteers is working to connect families to alternate providers. Reset learns more from Asher McMaher, executive director Trans Up Front Illinois who is coordinating this team, Dr. Jessica Lapinski, a physician at Outpatient Family Medicine Transformed who provides gender affirming care, Michelle Vallet, parent of a trans teen who works to foster understanding among allies, and Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ health care reporter. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Need to let off some steam and yell into the void? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, you can head to North Avenue Beach on Sunday evenings and meet up with Scream Club Chicago, where the one thing everyone has in common is that they really need to indulge in a good scream. If screaming is not for you, and you’re looking for something a bit more melodic, there is always the Chicago Circle Singing. They meet once a month, and anyone – no matter the skill or talent level – can join and belt one out. Reset sits down with the founders and members of Chicago Circle Singing and the Scream Club about finding catharsis – and community – in screaming and singing. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.