On today's show:
– Reid McCullom, chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County
– Laura Fine, Illinois state senator and Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois
– Patrick Hanley, head of the New Trier Democrats and Democratic candidate for the 9th Illinois State Senate seat (currently held by Laura Fine)
– Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, a national investigative watchdog group that works with journalists and other researchers to shine a bright light on the dark money fueling regressive agendas targeting vital institutions in our republic
– Mark Turcotte, Illinois Poet Laureate and distinguished writer in residence at DePaul University

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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