Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons WBEZ Chicago

Mayor Johnson explores making reparations a reality. Cooling centers close for Juneteenth holiday during a record-breaking heat wave. Candidates for Chicago’s first-ever elected school board line up in the heat to get on the ballot. And Chicago City Council considers public financing of aldermanic campaigns.
Reset dives into these top stories and more with a panel of local journalists.
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Why are all your friends running a half-marathon? How come the park is swarmed with run clubs every weekend? Should you be waking up at the crack of dawn to get your miles in?
Running surged in popularity as a solo sport during COVID, and has burst onto the public scene in the years since. For example, the Chicago Marathon neared 50,000 runners in 2023, a threshold it’s expected to break this year.
Reset digs into Chicago’s rich running culture with three runners and organizers.
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Dim Sum and Drag is a vibrant display of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage and LGBTQ+ glamor in Chicago.
You can check out Dim Sum and Drag’s latest installment on Saturday, June 22. Performers will be celebrating the event’s three-year anniversary.
Reset sat down with a drag performer and DJ to hear more.
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Do I have enough money saved? How will I spend my time once I’m no longer working? What if I have a medical emergency or accident?
These are just some of the questions that we all face when thinking about retirement. It’s not an easy decision, and everyone thinks about it differently.
Reset talks about retirement with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell, Suburban Cook County Area Agency on Aging President Diane Slezak, and listeners.
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We’re not even officially in summer and it’s hot, hot, hot here in Chicagoland. So much so that Monday’s record-breaking temperature was the hottest it’s been in this area on that date (June 17) since 1887.
Reset hears what’s ahead for the week, and the season.
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A new Injustice Watch investigation reveals that 18 detainees died at Cook County Jail, the highest number of people in almost a decade.
A spokesperson for Sheriff Tom Dart points to an influx of fentanyl-laced paper smuggled into the jail as the “primary driver” for the spike. Advocates say there’s more need for oversight.
Reset sits down with Injustice Watch reporter Carlos Ballesteros who followed this for over a year.
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