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Chicago-Area Sustainable Alternatives To Fast Fashion
From the creation of fabrics to the washing of synthetic fibers to the quick disposal of yet another piece of en vogue clothing, fast fashion harms t…
1 year, 4 months ago
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 28, 2025
Producer: Dan Tucker
Editor: Dan Tucker
Mixer: Ari Mejia
1 year, 4 months ago
Time To Get Your Paczki On
Most people celebrate paczki day on Fat Tuesday, but in keeping with Polish tradition, many bakeries in the Chicago area actually start selling paczk…
1 year, 4 months ago
Chicagoans Sound Off On Friday’s ‘Economic Blackout’
Feeling the impact of inflation, many Americans are leveraging their buying power – by not buying anything. Thousands of people on social media are p…
1 year, 4 months ago
Chicago Rents Are Out Of Control, Leaving Residents In The Lurch
A new report from WBEZ finds that the rise in rents in Chicago is rising faster than the rise in median household income. Whereas the latter has only…
1 year, 4 months ago
Batter Up For The Music Box Theatre’s Baseball Film Series
usic Box Theatre has curated a selection that will hit the home run for baseball fans and film buffs alike in their series “Play Ball!” Reset sits do…
1 year, 4 months ago
Black Chicago History: Librarian Vivian Harsh
When Vivian Harsh became a Chicago librarian, she began what was called at the time the “Special Negro Collection” – an archive housing Black history…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Pros And Cons Of Banning Cell Phones In Illinois Schools
The goal of Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed cell phone ban is to improve student performance and social skills and fight cyberbullying. But can parents h…
1 year, 4 months ago
Chicago Inspector General On Ethics Reform, City’s Water System
Producer: Ellie Gilbert-Bair, Dan Tucker
Editor: Dan Tucker
Mixer: Ari Mejia
1 year, 4 months ago
Black Chicago History: Anarchist And Activist Lucy Parsons
A lesser known figure in the early 1900s labor rights movement, Lucy Parsons made waves. Reset speaks with Ellen C. Temple Professor of Women’s Histo…
1 year, 4 months ago