Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons WBEZ Chicago

Summer is on its way, and temperatures are rising. But if you’re planning to dive into the water, you need to make sure you’re careful, too.
Reset breaks down some warning signs for drowning and tips to stay safe in the water.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Illinois politicians have partisan reactions to Trump’s guilty verdict. Milwaukee braces for the Republican National Convention in July. Democrats decide to nominate Joe Biden virtually ahead of August’s Chicago convention to meet an Ohio ballot deadline. Lawmakers in Illinois approve a $53 billion state budget. Reset dives into these and other top local stories in the Weekly News Recap with Simone Alicea, City Cast Chicago executive producer, Amanda Vinicky, WTTW political correspondent and Alex Degman, WBEZ statehouse reporter.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Major League Baseball is now incorporating statistics of Negro League players in their record books. Since this change, ball players like Josh Gibson have dethroned legends like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Reset learns more about the history of the Negro Leagues and Black baseball stars with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum co-founder and author Larry Lester.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

There’s a shortage of mental health workers in Chicago, but the rate of suicide is increasing in certain communities. To address this, CDPH is implementing a new approach that trains city workers and people who live in areas with high suicide rates to help prevent suicide by connecting people in need to available resources.
Reset learns about the gaps this city run program is aiming to fill.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

For Chicago teachers, a note from the principal detailing their assignment for the upcoming school year is a mere formality. Some return to the same grade level or subject as the year before. But for others, including veteran teacher Gregory Michie, the switch was a “sucker punch.” Michie was reassigned to teach media literacy to all grade levels, from kindergarten through eighth grade, a challenge he hadn’t encountered before.
In a series of diary entries, he chronicles his experiences of his final year in Chicago Public Schools. Now readers can learn from Michie’s experience in his published book, “176 Days: A Teacher’s Diary of an Unexpected Year.”
Reset sits down with Michie to learn more about the lessons he learned.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, an events promoter and venue operator, alleging that the company has monopolized the ticket-selling marketplace after it merged with Ticketmaster back in 2010.
Live Nation, as you might expect, disagrees.
Reset checks in with an independent venue owner and Chicago musician to hear how this lawsuit could impact the local music scene.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.