Judith Ruiz-Branch

Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine: Workplace Requests May Surge In Response To Vaccine Mandates

More employers are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for workers. Could this lead to a surge of religious exceptions requests?

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Accused Of Racial Double Standard For Officers In Social Protests

Reset hears from a retired Chicago police commander about double standards within the FOP.

Three Chicago Student Athletes Talk Sports, Mental Health

The Olympic Games may be over, but the conversation they sparked about sports and mental health continues, even among student athletes.

Civil rights questions raised by Chicago gun offender registry

Proposed changes to Chicago’s gun offender registry law have raised some civil liberty issues.

‘Gun offender registry’ expands

Gun offenders in Chicago could soon be required to provide police with personal information including their photos and addresses as early as next month. 

Emanuel boosts tourism spending

Pet cremation now legal in Chicago

Community leaders probe Durbin about immigration reform

Community leaders in Chicago asked U.S. Senator Dick Durbin some tough questions today about his new comprehensive immigration reform plan.

Emanuel chokes up after girl’s murder

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was emotional today as he talked about the shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student.

Obama gives pause on football ‘if I had a son’

Obama is weighing in on football concussions and admits if he had a son, he’d have to think long and hard about letting him play “because of the physical toll the game takes.”