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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Governor Pritzker And Lieutenant Governor Stratton Reflect On First Year In Office

Today on Reset, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker discusses his first year in office. We talked about legal cannabis, a graduated income tax...and why he wanted to expand gambling statewide.

We also hear Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton about her work to make criminal justice in Illinois more fair and equitable.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Senate President John Cullerton Reflects On Four Decades In Springfield

After 41 years as a legislator in Springfield, including the last decade as Senate President, Chicago Democrat John Cullerton is bowing out of politics to honor a long-standing promise to his wife to spend more time with family.

Reset talks with Cullerton about some of the biggest moments in his political career, the ongoing federal investigations into Illinois lawmakers and what challenges and opportunities lay ahead for his successor.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - When People Say “Don’t Go To The South or West Side”

Many people born and raised in Chicago, and many newbies to the city, are told to not go to the South or West sides of the city. Many of those who say it have never actually been to those neighborhoods, or know anyone from those neighborhoods. We’ll look at what happens to a neighborhood and the people in it when their community is on an unofficial “do not visit’ list.