Driving It Home (Featured Interviews)
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Driving It Home (Featured Interviews)
From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are featured interviews from "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" (weeknights from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.), a radio talk show devoted to covering the news of the day and connecting listeners with local leaders. Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedi...
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WCPT 820 Interview: Shawn Childs of No Kids Die in the Chi
Patti Vasquez is joined by Shawn Childs, executive director of No Kids Die in the Chi.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Illinois Attorney Gen. Kwame Raoul (D)
Speaking from Margaret Croke Election Night headquarters, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins WCPT's Patti Vasquez and Joan Esposito.
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WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
At Robin Kelly Election Night headquarters, WCPT's Whitney Randall is joined by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), candidate for U.S. Senate, who had just conce...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dovile Cather of Julia Stratton campaign
At Juliana Stratton Election Night headquarters, WCPT's Ellen Miller is joined by Dovile Cather, Juliana Stratton campaign manager, shortly after Stra...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Stephanie Kifowit
Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Stephanie Kifowit, Illinois state representative and 2026 candidate for Illinois state comptroller.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Bushra Amiwala
Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Bushra Amiwala, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Mike Simmons
Patti Vasquez is joined by Illinois State Sen. Mike Simmons, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Phil Andrew
Patti Vasquez is joined by Phil Andrew, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Film reviewer Mike Crowley
Patti Vasquez is joined by film reviewer Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree Reviews for an Oscars preview.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Author Amy Littlefield
Patti Vasquez is joined by Amy Littlefield, author of the new book “Killers of Roe: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights," an...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Phil Andrew
Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Phil Andrew, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Paul Nolley
Patti Vasquez is joined by Paul Nolley, candidate for Congress in the 16th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Amy Johnson
Patti Vasquez is joined by Amy Johnson, Democrat running to be Kane County (Illinois) sheriff.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Kevin Morrison
Patti Vasquez is joined by Kevin Morrison, 15th District County Board commissioner and candidate for Congress.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Reed Showalter
Patti Vasquez is joined by Reed Showalter, candidate for Congress in the 7th District of Illinois and antimonopoly attorney.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Anita Pindiur of Are You Really Winning?
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarre Gercone are joined by Anita Pindiur, executive director of Way Back Inn, talking about the Are You Real...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Anabel Mendoza
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarre Gercone are joined by Anabel Mendoza, candidate for Congress in the 7th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Sanjyot Dunung
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarre Gercone are joined by Sanjyot Dunung, candidate for Congress in the 8th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Liz Nicholson
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarre Gercone talk to Liz Nicholson, candidate for Cook County Board of Review commissioner, District 2.
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Dylan Blaha
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dwayne Kennedy are joined by Dylan Blaha, candidate for Congress in the 13th District of Illinois. They're also joined...
WCPT 820 Interview: Joel Ostrow
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dwayne Kennedy are joined by Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Jazmin J. Robinson
Patti Vasquez is joined by Jazmin J. Robinson, candidate for Congress in the 7th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Jordan Shiner, sheltering in Tel Aviv
Patti Vasquez is joined by Jordan Shiner, former teacher at Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois. During the interview he was sheltering in a b...
WCPT 820 Interview: Tim Murphy of Mother Jones
Patti Vasquez is joined by Tim Murphy, national correspondent at Mother Jones, on his recent article, “What Being a Billionaire Scion Taught JB Pritzk...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Demi Palecek
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Tim Walkoe are joined by Demi Palecek, member of Illinois Veterans for Change and Democratic candidate for state repre...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Nick Uniejewski
Patti Vasquez is joined by Nick Uniejewski, Democratic candidate for Illinois state Senate. He is challenging incumbent Democrat Sara Feigenholtz. Ear...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Morgan Coghill
Patti Vasquez and in-studio guests Soli Santos and Eira Sepúlveda are joined by Morgan Coghill, candidate for Congress in the 10th District of Illinoi...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Eira Sepúlveda
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Soli Santos are joined by Eira Sepúlveda, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner and candidate for re-el...
WCPT 820 Interview: Indu Navar of EverythingALS
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarro Gercone are joined by Indu Navar, founder of the nonprofit EverythingALS.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Tina Garza of Catholics for Choice
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarro Gercone are joined by Tina Cisarik Garza, senior development and organizational initiatives manager at...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dan Mulka of La Grange Restaurant Week 2026
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Carmen Navarro Gercone are joined by Dan Mulka, executive director of La Grange Business Association, on La Grange Res...
WCPT 820 Interview: Robert Held
Patti Vasquez is joined by Robert Held, Chicago attorney and anti-ICE activist. He called in from Fort Worth, Texas, where he was observing the Prairi...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Kevin Morrison
Patti Vasquez is joined by Kevin Morrison, 15th District County Board commissioner and candidate for Congress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
Patti Vasquez is joined by Maria Pappas, Cook County treasurer.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Mike Simmons
Patti Vasquez and 5th Congressional District candidate Matt Conroy are joined by Mike Simmons, Illinois state senator and 2026 candidate for Congress...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Matt Conroy
Patti Vasquez is joined by Matt Conroy, candidate for Congress in the 5th District of Illinois. He faces incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley in the March 17 D...
WCPT 820 Interview: Heidi Stevens
Patti Vasquez is joined by Heidi Stevens, nationally syndicated columnist, director of External Affairs at the TMW Center for Early Learning and Publi...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Jason Bussell of Chicago Community Acupuncture
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Dr. Jason Bussell, director of Chicago Community Acupuncture. Bussell talks about his yea...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Kevin Ryan
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Kevin Ryan, Chicago Public School teacher and Marine veteran running for the U.S. Senate...
WCPT 820 Interview: Harold Greenwood of Chicago Gay Men’s Caucus
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Harold Gatewood, chair of the Chicago Gay Men’s Caucus.
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