News and information about the covid-19 virus-how it spreads, how long it lasts in various environments, and best practices to protect ourselves-is constantly changing. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Mia Taormina keeps us up to date, and answers those questions from Jenn and from listeners like you.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: April 10, 2020
There’s plenty of state and local news this week as the covid-19 crisis continues. We break it all down with AD Quig of Crain’s Chicago Business, and Laura Washington of the Sun Times and ABC7
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Cyber Safety During The Covid Crisis, And A Poet’s Perspective On The Outbreak
As more and more of our work and family life has gone all online, a cyber security expert gives us tips on how to avoid being hacked. And poet Kevin Coval looks at the Covid crisis from his unique perspective, and lays some amazing poetry on us.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What We Know About Chicago’s New Top Cop
He still needs to be confirmed by the city council, but Mayor Lightfoot’s pick to run the Chicago Police Department is the former chief of police in Dallas. WBEZ’s Patrick Smith gives us some intel on why he was chosen and how he’ll run CPD.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Answers Questions from Reset & Listeners
Mayor Lori Lightfoot joins us for an extended conversations about the covid-19 pandemic, the city’s plans and preparedness, first responders, the city’s public schools, what the situation means for the city budget and the overall economy, and more
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Centralizing Philanthropy, Serving Chicago’s Most Vulnerable
As we concentrate on taking care of ourselves and our own, who’s looking after the most vulnerable populations in and around Chicago? Helene Gayle of the Chicago Community Trust explains how the precious dollars are making their way to the folks that need it most
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - ER Doctor Talks Updates, Preparations For Area’s Emergency Rooms
Dr. Ernie Wang, chief of emergency medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem, updates us on the mental and physical health of area emergency room staff, and if they have the resources needed as hospitals see an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Can We Learn Lessons From The Ebola Outbreak?
Former head of USAID and current president and CEO of the ONE Campaign Gayle Smith talks about how we can apply lessons learned during the Ebola outbreak to the current Covid-19 pandemic
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: March 27, 2020
Reset breaks down the biggest news of the week in WBEZ’s Friday News Roundup with host Jenn White.
GUESTS: Paris Schutz, WTTW political correspondent and host
Becky Vevea, WBEZ government and politics reporter
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - IL Rep. Brad Schneider On The Stimulus Package: Focus Needs To Be On Main Street, Not Wall Street
In a rare bipartisan move, late Wednesday the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion emergency bill to grant economic relief to individuals, families and businesses dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The so-called “CARES Act”, once approved by the House and signed by the President, would be the largest economic rescue package in American history.
This comes as the Labor Department this morning announced that nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982.
Some economists predict the unemployment rate could go as high as 30 percent. This would match levels during the Great Depression.
Reset checked in with Congressman Brad Schneider, who represents Illinois’ 10th district in Lake County, for more on the bill, including how it helps hospitals in Illinois access the resources they need.