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).

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