Author: WBEZ Chicago

Universities in the Chicago area have put much more restrictive protest policies in place this year in response to encampments that sprang up on campuses in the spring. At the same time, Jewish and Palestinian students are conferring, organizing and working to create community from Northwestern to the University of Chicago to DePaul, Loyola and more. Reset learns more from WBEZ higher education reporter Lisa Kurian Philip. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Beekeepers are making honey all over Chicago. The kinds of plants, flowers and trees near the hives can influence the taste of the honey, creating distinct flavors neighborhood by neighborhood. Reset sits down with beekeeper and founder of Bikeabee Jana Kinsman. She operates 100 hives on Chicago’s South and West sides. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago blues guitarist and singer Ronnie Baker Brooks, the son of the late blues legend Lonnie Brooks, is dropping a new record on Oct. 11. It’s called ‘Blues In My DNA.’ Reset sits down with the Chicago-born blues guitarist to talk about the album, his rich relationship with his late father and carrying on the legacy of Chicago blues music. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

All seven members of the Chicago Board of Education announced Friday they will be resigning. Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has to figure out how to close a massive budget gap, and local colleges and universities have imposed more restrictions on protest on campus. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Chicago Sun-Times education reporter Nader Issa and Axios Chicago reporter Carrie Shepherd. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

In 2017 Mandy Wilk felt sharp pains in her abdomen and found out she had stage 4 colorectal cancer. The cancer had spread to her liver and would eventually make its way to her lungs. Last summer, she received a first-of-its-kind double lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, and she’s now cancer-free. Reset sits down with Mandy to learn about her journey fighting to be heard by doctors and how she’s made medical history. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Around 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas remain on strike weeks after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a point. So, what will these recent pieces of economic news mean for the economy and consumers in Chicago, the Midwest and beyond? Reset checks in with Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

The White Sox and the Bears are seeking public funds to build new stadiums. But real estate professionals have other ideas on how taxpayer money could be invested in Chicago. Crain’s Chicago Business commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker sifts through the alternatives, which include more funding for police, a reimagining of the Loop as a cultural hub instead of a business center and much more. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Vice President Harris and former president Trump say they will work to revive American manufacturing. There’s a lot at stake in Chicago. WBEZ’s Alden Loury and Esther Yoon-Ji Kang dig into who could benefit locally. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is trying to buy time to close a budget gap of almost a billion dollars. “Everything is on the table,” says the city’s budget director. But what options are there? And which will most impact everyday Chicagoans? Reset gets the latest with WBEZ city government and politics reporters Tessa Weinberg and Mariah Woelfel. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.