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A History Of Chicago Theater And A Church Schism Jan 06, 2020

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Why the United Methodist Church is preparing to split, and a new book chronicles the history of Chicago’s famed theater scene

Friday News Roundup For Jan 3, 2020 Jan 03, 2020

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Pot. Weed. Grass. Doobie. Mary Jane. Whatever you want to call it, marijuana is legal in Illinois. That’s the biggest story in a week of big stories we cover as we begin a new year on the Friday News Roundup.

2019 Homicide Numbers And Kids Chess Champions. Jan 02, 2020

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Homicides and shootings were down in Chicago in 2019 compared to recent years. We’ll get the numbers and the reasons behind them. Plus we’ll hear from a group of 8th grade girls from the city’s South Side are the state chess champs.

The Best Reads Of 2019 Dec 31, 2019

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Looking for something to read as the weather turns cold? Our panel of book experts and our listeners talk about the favorite things they read in 2019

Why Chicago Is The Most Polish City In The U.S. Dec 30, 2019

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Historian Dominic Pacyga takes us inside his new book, American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago

Where Black America And Gothic Culture Come Together Dec 27, 2019

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Author Leila Taylor takes us into the dark heart of the American Gothic, analyzing the ways it relates to race in America in the twenty-first century.

A 60-Year History Of Gentrification In Chicago And Beyond Dec 26, 2019

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Matthew Sherman talks with Natalie Moore about his new book “Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents”, a history of gentrification in Chicago, San Francisco, and Brooklyn over the last 60 years.

Chicago’s Segregation Perpetuated By Public And Private Policy Dec 23, 2019

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A new book by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor looks at how a mix of federal policy and private industry perpetuated the segregation lines in cities like Chicago

Reset’s Friday News Roundup For Dec. 20, 2019 Dec 20, 2019

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot blocks a six-month delay on recreational weed sales starting Jan.1. Cook County Board proposes a 3% pot tax. Plus Gov. JB Pritzker signs a pension consolidation bill,

Reset breaks down these stories and more in WBEZ’s Chicago and Illinois News Roundup.

GUESTS: A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business

Claudia Morell, WBEZ City Hall reporter

Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune reporter

U.S. House Impeaches President For ‘High Crimes And Misdemeanors’ Dec 19, 2019

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Reset talks to Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois’ 5th district, who was one of the 230 house votes in favor of impeachment.