On today's show:
– Anne-Michele Boyle, social science teacher at Chicago’s Whitney Young High School and recipient of the 2026 AFS-USA Global Educator Award
– Cheryl Knecht, founder of Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio
– Dan Facchini and Sara Spampinato of Innovation DuPage on their 9th Annual Big Idea Pitch Contest
– Pam Dickler, writer and performer of “I Killed Andy Breitbart,” Saturdays and Sundays May 2-17 at Apollo Theater 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).