WCPT 820 Interview: Melissa McMahon of Woodstock Pride

WCPT 820 Interview: Veronica Garcia-Martinez

Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dan Schaefer are joined by Veronica Garcia-Martinez, activist and Democratic candidate for Illinois House [https://www.facebook.com/Veronica4Illinois/] (District 70), following a recent altercation with ICE agents in DeKalb.  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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Serap Erdal on hazardous air quality

Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dan Schaefer are joined by Serap Erdal [https://publichealth.uic.edu/profiles/serap-erdal/], associate professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. She discusses current air quality conditions related to wildfire smoke, associated public health implications, and steps people can take to reduce exposure to harmful air pollutants. Erdal, an expert in air quality research, and her research team, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Public Health, have created Open Air Chicago [https://t.e2ma.net/click/pz4l6xd/pnfav7ne/p721v1bb], a network of 277 solar-powered PM2.5 and Nitrogen Dioxide air quality sensors across the city that tracks neighborhood-level pollution. The system is the largest of its kind in the U.S. and the second largest in the world, providing real-time data on local air quality conditions. 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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal]   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Flavia Pallozzi of Timeless Toys

Patti Vasquez is joined by Flavia Pallozzi of Timeless Toys [https://timelesstoys.com/], 4749 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. 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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Reid McCollum and DuPage Dems interns

Patti Vasquez is joined by Reid McCollum, chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County [https://www.dupagedemocrats.com/], along with three interns from the Democratic Party of DuPage County: Emaan Maiez, Nick Sheklarevski and Sophia Mendez.   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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Ravenswood on Tap

Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Elizabeth Grossman and Nick Mayer, co-founders of Health Alliance for Chicago Comedians [https://www.chicagohacc.org/team], and Gene Wagendorf and Amy Czarkowski of the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce [https://ravenswoodchicago.org/], to promote Ravenswood On Tap Craft Beer and Music Fest [https://ravenswoodchicago.org/signature-events/ravenswood-on-tap/], taking place July 18th and 19th. 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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.