Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | February 24, 2026

On today's show– Maria Pappas, Cook County treasurer– Heidi Stevens, nationally syndicated columnist, director of External Affairs at the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health, and fellowship coach at The OpEd Project– Matt Conroy, candidate for Congress in the 5th District of Illinois– Mike Simmons, Illinois state senator and 2026 candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.