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EPISODE · Jul 11, 2025 · 25 MIN

Knowing Your Neighbors Could Save Their Life (And Yours)

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons · host WBEZ Chicago

As we mark 30 years since Chicago’s deadly 1995 heat wave, we look at the way social isolation contributed to the death of hundreds of residents and what’s being done today to prevent that from happening again. Reset speaks with Carol J. Sharp, president and CEO of The Night Ministry; Jahmal Cole, CEO and founder of My Block My Hood, My City; and Margaret Laraviere, deputy commissioner of senior services for the Department of Family and Support Services.

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