Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | March 11, 2026

On today's show:– Mina Bloom, investigative reporter for Block Club Chicago; her latest article is "Why Is The Cook County State’s Attorney Prosecuting Nonviolent ICE Protesters?"– Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal– Bill Scher, politics editor of The Washington Monthly; his latest article is “Cocky Iran Hawks Forget the History of Blowback”– Illinois State Sen. Robert Peters, 2026 candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Illinois 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.