WCPT 820 - Chicago's Progressive Talk

WCPT 820 - Chicago's Progressive Talk Where Facts Matter -- Chew's Views 6-8AM • Joan Esposito 2-5PM • Patti Vasquez 5-7PM. Find us online at HeartlandSignal.com.

WCPT 820 is one of the last independently owned radio stations in the country. Because we are not part of a conglomerate, our hosts have the freedom to speak their minds… and speak they do. The newsroom running out of WCPT is Heartland Signal. Breaking midwest political news at Heartlandsignal.com

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We are on air in Chicago at 820-AM

10/04/2026

Around the Town Chicago 10.04.26

10/04/2026

On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are
– Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor
– Kyna Lenhof, 2026 candidate for Chicago Board of Education
– Owen Keehnen, author, historian and public speaker on LGBTQ history

Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).

10/04/2026

The Lightning Strike 10.04.26

10/04/2026

First Take At Day Break 10.04.26

10/03/2026

On this week's show
– Mark Jacob, author of the Stop the Presses newsletter on Substack, former metro editor at the Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at the Sun-Times, co-author of several books on history and photography
– Nora Benavidez, senior counsel and general director of digital justice and civil rights at the media nonprofit Free Press
– Chicago Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward)
– Will Craft, U.S. data editor for the Guardian

Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).

10/03/2026

Art and Bobby are joined by Chef Bruno
Catch Where Are They Now weekends at 10am on WCPT

10/03/2026

Hawk Takes The Wheel 10.03.26

10/03/2026

On today's show
Joe Grandurski
Catch "The Boys From Bridgeport"” weekends from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-boys-from-bridgeport).

10/02/2026

On today's show
– Dr. Suzana Flores, psychologist and author, and Elliott Serrano, "chief geek officer" of "Driving It Home"
– Patrick Cortesi, chair of the Democratic Party of McLean County
– Dan VanTilburg, vice chair of the DeKalb County Illinois Democratic Party
– Todd Belcore, co-founder and executive director of Social Change
– Folk music and social justice activist duo Emma's Revolution (Pat Humphries and Sandy O.); they will perform at the 2nd Annual Concert for Democracy Sunday, October 11 at Belvedere Events & Catering in Elk Grove Village, 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).

10/02/2026

"No one is moving to or staying in Ohio for our beaches ... They're in Ohio because it's a place historically that you could afford to buy a home, you could grow your family..."

Ohio House Democratic Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn for Ohio State Representative talks about how the GOP eliminated family affordability.

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