Author: WBEZ Chicago

Unhoused people who have been living in dozens of tents in Humboldt Park will move into apartments by December, according to city leaders and advocates. The news comes as the city prepares to merge shelter systems for homeless and migrant populations. For more, Reset sits down Carolyn Ross, president and CEO of All Chicago; and Carol Sharp, president and CEO of The Night Ministry. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Between January 2019 and June 2024, Chicago taxpayers have paid $200 million dollars to more than three dozen people who were wrongfully convicted. And dozens more lawsuits are expected. Reset hears why advocates Mark Clements, community organizer at the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Joey Mogul, counsel at People’s Law Office, say these payouts are still necessary in the midst of a budget shortfall and what could minimize the amount the city owes. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

The League of Women Voters of Chicago is teaming up with the Gene Siskel Film Center to produce its inaugural “Democracy at Risk” film festival. From historical features to documentaries, the series takes you back in time to political stages full of controversy, conflict and fights for justice. Reset sits down with two people involved to discuss the series and what the films reflect about our political institutions. Jane Ruby is president of the League of Women Voters of Chicago and Jill Wine-Banks is an MSNBC legal analyst and a Watergate prosecutor. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Bring your picnic blankets, dancing shoes and some snacks because summer isn’t over yet! If you’re looking for one last free Chicago summer celebration before fall comes around the corner, take yourself and some friends to the Vocalo Summer Finale at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 20. The concert will feature performances by Chicago-bred and loved artists like DJ Lady D, KAINA, Pivot Gang and Marquis Hill. Reset checks in with Vocalo and Hill to learn more. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces a hiring freeze to close a massive budget shortfall. The corruption trial of a former AT&T executive linked to Mike Madigan begins. Chicago’s City Council prepares to issue as much as $15 million in payouts for police misconduct. Plus, a new flag for Illinois? Reset dives into these and other top local stories in our Weekly News Recap with City Cast Chicago executive producer Simone Alicea, Block Club Chicago reporter Quinn Myers and WBEZ investigative reporter Dan Mihalopoulos. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

From hot sauce to chili oil to tomato sauce, the possibilities for recipes using end of summer produce are endless. Reset gets ideas and a few hacks from an award winning food writer and author of A Very Chinese Cookbook, and contributing writer for the New York Times food section Kevin Pang. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

More than 47,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August 2022, but numbers have decreased significantly in recent months after President Biden issued an executive order that limited who could cross the border. Nevertheless, many migrants already here still need long-term housing. Reset takes stock of the migrant crisis in our city and how it has evolved over time with WBEZ immigration reporter Adriana Cardona Maguidad and Mimi Guiracocha, Doctor of Nursing Practice specializing in public health and mutual aid volunteer with the 11th Ward Free Store. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have very different plans for the economy. From taxes to tariffs and tax credits to immigration, Reset breaks down the two presidential candidates’ stances on the economy with the professor for the department of economics and director of undergraduate studies at Northwestern University Mark Witte. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez was born into a large family from Nicaragua and grew up surrounded by all kinds of women: Her matriarchal abuela, her prima perfecta, her tía called la loca by people around her and more. In her latest book Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us, Mojica Rodríguez explores 20 different female archetypes with the hopes of reclaiming these women from stereotypical depictions. Reset sits down with the author. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.