Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 12, 2026

On today's show:– Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago– Dan Protess, co-executive producer of WTTW’s award-winning multiplatform initiative “Firsthand”– Amy Johnson, Democrat running to be Kane County (Illinois) sheriff– Devin Remiker, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.