Lower Wacker Live
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann, the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes, from WGN Plus
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Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-3-19: “Nothing says ‘Happy Birthday America’ than binge-watching ‘Stranger Things’ and doing karaoke in Chinatown”
July 03, 2019 16:00It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the upcoming military parade in D.C. for the 4th, a carnival freaking out motorists on the Dan Ryan, Sox phenom Dylan Cease making his debut, the Cubs finishing off their series against the Pirates, the Chicago Sky rolling through their season, the ongoing controversy […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-2-19: “You don’t get to take your hate out on the city by defacing the piece of art that we thought we would hate but actually love because you can see yourself like 15 different ways in the reflection”
July 02, 2019 20:00It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include The Bean being vandalized, Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg addressing systemic racism in a Chicago speech, the Tribune investigating Governor Pritzker’s speedboats, the cockroach getting tougher, the Cubs getting lit up by the Pirates, the White Sox starting a big week with a game against […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-1-19: “Fireworks are being recalled because some 4th of July favorites are overloaded with explosives. They are blowing up bigger fingers this year. Going for the thumbs”
July 01, 2019 21:48It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the state of Illinois doubling the gas tax, texting and driving getting tougher penalties, shootings being down for the first six months of 2019, the weather destroying the end of the Pride Parade, some fireworks being recalled, Andrew Shaw returning to the Blackhawks, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-28-19: “New Cubs pitcher Craig Kimbrel has an OCD baseball quirk where he hangs his arm out like he’s Frankenstein. Remember when the only quirk closers had were fancy mustaches?”
June 28, 2019 21:39It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include how the new marijuana law doesn’t follow the “no smoking” laws that are already in effect, the winners and losers of last night’s Democratic debate, new rodent control teams being added to fight Chicago’s rat population, Craig Kimbrel making his Cubs debut, Tim Anderson […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-27-19: “Takeaways from the first debate? Hot mics. Turn off your mic! Has nobody seen ‘The Naked Gun?'”
June 27, 2019 20:10It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the FBI raiding the home of a former top aide to Speaker Madigan, the CTU being upset with Mayor Lightfoot and CPS negotiators, the microphone problems plaguing the first Democratic debate, an Evanston resident wanting bigger print on street cleaning signs, the Cubs taking […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-26-19: “After a huge bender, Governor Pritzker woke up this morning and said, ‘I signed what? When?'”
June 26, 2019 21:58It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the state of Illinois carving out a little side hustle after legalizing marijuana, the first Democratic debate taking place, the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2008 Universal Music factory fire, Eric Trump reportedly getting spat on, the Cubs losing to the Braves, the Sox fending […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-25-19: “Illinois became the 11th state in the nation to legalize marijuana, so in an instant the city no longer smells like a sewer, it now smells like your downstairs neighbor”
June 25, 2019 21:08It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lightfoot touring the current police academy, Illinois becoming the 11th state in the nation to legalize marijuana, rising lake levels causing trouble for lakefront infrastructure, the film world buzzing about a possible new “The Matrix” trilogy, the Rolling Stones playing another show in […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-24-19: “You are ruining Instagram if you are taking a video from the rafters of Mick Jagger looking like an ant. Don’t do that”
June 24, 2019 19:20It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Alderman Willie Cochran being sentenced to 1 year in prison, Father Pfleger saying Yo-Yo Ma bailed on a concert at St. Sabina, President Trump criticizing Chicago in some tweets over the weekend, Bernie Sanders saying if he’s elected president he will wipe out all […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-21-19: “A Harvard scientist said we have five years to save ourselves from climate change. Five years! Phew! I can start thinking about it later”
June 21, 2019 21:15It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot being bumped on Colbert last night (she’s scheduled to appear tonight), President Trump tweeting that a retaliatory strike against Iran was “cocked and loaded,” a Harvard scientist saying that we have 5 years to save ourselves from climate change, the Bulls […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-20-19: “Today is the end of the CPS school year. Formally. The real end of the year was three weeks ago when teachers stopped teaching and started showing ‘Toy Story 2’ in the classroom”
June 20, 2019 20:14It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the CPS school year ending, law enforcement stepping up their PR blitz about marijuana-impaired driving, the Democratic machine making things tough on new Cook County Assessor Kaegi, TMZ reporting about a possible fight between Justin Bieber and Tom Cruise, the Sox and Cubs splitting […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-19-19: “It’s very foggy in Chicago and I assume this is what it’s like right before Godzilla destroys the city”
June 19, 2019 21:55It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the thick fog covering the city of Chicago, the FBI raiding 34th Ward Alderman Carrie Austin’s office, Mayor Lori Lightfoot returning from her trip to the coasts, Illinois colleges and universities getting an increase in state funding, a man smearing feces on cars and […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-18-19: “It’s Sox vs. Cubs tonight and it’s the one time a year that some Sox fans go north of North Avenue because it’s nice to get out once in a while and explore other concession stands”
June 18, 2019 20:51It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot being criticized by both Chicago papers for her trip to New York City, Chicago residents defacing the new electric scooters, Fifth Third Bank shutting down 44 branches in the Chicago area, the Chicago Tribune website getting a redesign, the 4 month […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-17-19: “Electric scooters took over the city this weekend so it looked like Chicago was home to a bunch of 7th graders who were over at their friend’s house to play Sonic the Hedgehog”
June 17, 2019 21:02It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot visiting New York to attend a DNC dinner and appear on Colbert, electric scooters taking over Chicago, Target being hit with a register outage, baseball leagues dealing with an umpire shortage, the White Sox splitting their series against the Yankees, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-14-19: “The Mamby on the Beach music festival is heading to Montrose Beach and the move has some bird activists miffed. I guess the birds hate EDM”
June 14, 2019 20:31It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the Mamby on the Beach music festival moving to Montrose Beach, Mayor Lori Lightfoot heading to NYC for a DNC dinner and to appear on Colbert, the CTU contract issue heating up, President Trump calling outgoing Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders a warrior, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-13-19: “The Cubs are in L.A. so it should be an awesome weekend of Instagram pictures of Jeff Garlin, Bob Newhart and the dad from ‘The Middle’ with their Cubs gear on”
June 13, 2019 20:26It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the White Sox celebrating the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition, Mayor Lightfoot telling the FOP to stop being jerks, big waves closing down the lakefront bike path, the Cubs beating the Rockies before heading to L.A. for a weekend series with the Dodgers, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-12-19: “You know who is the worst? Our national political parties”
June 12, 2019 21:58It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Governor Pritzker signing the Reproductive Rights Act, Joe Biden telling a rally that if he becomes president he will cure cancer, authorities looking for someone who ran over 19 geese, the Sox beating up on the Nats, the Cubs losing again to the Rockies, […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-11-19: “The electric scooter pilot program has begun, so look for electric scooters all over the lakefront and Michigan Avenue and double parking on Ashland”
June 11, 2019 20:31It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a judge dismissing a lawsuit aiming to stop the Obama Center from building on public parkland, the electric scooter pilot program starting up in Chicago, an Uber party at the Museum of Science of Industry turning into chaos, Louis Vuitton opening a pop up […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-10-19: “The Raptors have so much pressure on them, but it’s Canadian pressure so it’s not as stressful”
June 10, 2019 22:39It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot being criticized by the FOP for circulating a rumor, teens wilding down on Michigan Avenue, two men being arrested for climbing Vista Tower, the Cubs sweeping the Royals, the Sox taking 2 of 3 from the Royals, the Bears unveiling new […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-7-19: Former NHL player Havi Havivala breaks down the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals
June 07, 2019 19:52It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s special edition of Lower Wacker Live features former NHL player Havi Havivala breaking down the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals between the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. Justin hasn’t been paying attention to the series because he’s a Blackhawks fan, but Havi, a winger who played for […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-6-19: “Most people who live in Streeterville moved there when they were 90. So many old dudes with little dogs. That and Jussie Smollett”
June 06, 2019 22:15It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the RNC holding a weekend retreat in Chicago and heading out to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game, a Catholic Bishop saying he will refuse communion to Speaker Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton because of their votes on the abortion rights bill, a […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-5-19: “Rahm is going to Wall Street to be a counselor to big business which in a way is what he did as mayor”
June 05, 2019 21:40It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include former Mayor Rahm Emanuel heading to Wall Street, journalist Jim DeRogatis making the media rounds promoting his new book on R. Kelly, Fair Oaks Farms apologizing for animal abuse, the White Sox losing two to the Nationals, the Cubs beating the Rockies and the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-4-19: “Put the new Chicago casino at Navy Pier because that might actually get Chicagoans to go there”
June 04, 2019 18:44It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Alderman Ed Burke pleading not guilty to corruption charges, Mayor Lori Lightfoot saying she is going to commission a study to see where to put the new Chicago casino, Jay-Z becoming a billionaire, Spring Awakening Festival taking over Poplar Creek this weekend, the Cubs […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 6-3-19: “The new Chicago casino is either going to be bright lights, big city or cigarette butts on the carpet”
June 03, 2019 23:30It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the stunning results of Illinois’ legislative session (weed! gambling! abortions!), the White Sox taking 2 of 3 from Cleveland, the Cubs getting swept in St. Louis, Golden State tying up the NBA Finals and WGN softball getting ready for the second game of the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-31-19: “Weed is legal and they haven’t finished anything else in Springfield”
May 31, 2019 20:56It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. We have a special treat for you on this episode of Lower Wacker Live! Instead of the headlines today, we bring you a live in-studio performance from the great Louisville-based band State Champion. Check out their song “Death Preferences” here and go see them at the Do-Division Street […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-30-19: “Expanded indictments handed down on Ed Burke today. The charge? Being an old Chicago alderman”
May 30, 2019 23:07It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Alderman Ed Burke being indicted on expanded federal racketeering and bribery charges, Illinois moving closer to becoming the next state to legalize marijuana, R. Kelly facing new charges in new court case, May being the wettest May on record, the Cubs taking one from […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-29-19: “How about a tax anytime a politician argues that we need to renovate McCormick Place?”
May 29, 2019 23:15It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot putting Alderman Ed Burke in his place during her first day at City Council, legal recreational marijuana in Illinois being a step closer after a Senate committee vote, the Illinois Senate approving McCormick Place expansion and the related food and beverage […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-28-19: “How is it news that the Bears are ranking their top 100 players? I did that in the fifth grade”
May 28, 2019 20:00It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the Chicago violence over Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois House voting to put Governor Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan on the November 2020 ballot, tornadoes ripping through the Chicago area, the Bears ranking the top 100 players to ever play for the team, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-24-19: “The CTA announced that they are closing two stops on the Red Line for up to three years, so if you can, get off now”
May 24, 2019 21:10It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot preparing for an expected uptick in Chicago violence over the Memorial Day weekend, the CTA announcing they are closing two North Side stops for up to three years, Comcast announcing that both fans and nonfans will likely foot the bill for […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-23-19: “UNSEALED!”
May 23, 2019 20:56It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a Chicago judge ordering “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s case file be unsealed, Mayor Lori Lightfoot replacing the entire Chicago school board, new census numbers saying Chicago lost over 10,000 people last year, President Trump giving 16 billion dollars in aid to farmers, the Sox […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-22-19: “We still don’t have marijuana, we don’t have gambling and we don’t have that bill that outlaws rolling up your pants for fashion”
May 22, 2019 21:58It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include action in Springfield heating up like leftover pizza, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announcing the hiring of several top officials and reiterated that some of her predecessor’s high-ranking agency heads would be staying on in her administration, the Tribune reporting that many Summer music festivals […]
Lower Wacker Live 5-21-19: Special guest commentary from Alderman Ed Bus on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to limit aldermanic privilege
May 21, 2019 19:27It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today we have a special guest! 53rd Ward Alderman Ed Bus stops by to talk about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s inauguration speech and her shameful attack on the little old aldermen that make this city work.
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-20-19: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot was sworn in today at Wintrust Arena and shortly after the Chicago Sky went on a 12-0 run to beat the Mystics”
May 20, 2019 19:59It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Lori Lightfoot being sworn-in as the new mayor of Chicago (related: Mayor Daley sighting! Mayor Daley sighting!), the Cubs taking 2 of 3 from the Nats, former Cub Jake Arrieta taking on Yu Darvish at Wrigley tonight, the Sox splitting their series against the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-17-19: “Mayor Emanuel has done more media appearances in the last week that you’d think he was Jim Peterik putting out a greatest hits.”
May 17, 2019 22:15It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Emanuel making the media rounds on his last day in office, the college board making a big change to the SAT, Illinois police going undercover to cut down on speeding in construction zones, the Cubs losing to the Reds before heading to D.C […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-16-19: “Trump treats Chicago like we treat Wisconsin. Sorry Wisconsin”
May 16, 2019 22:11It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include President Trump pardoning former Sun-Times publisher Conrad Black, President Trump saying that nobody is buying Trump Tower condos in Chicago is because of perceived gun violence, “Hamilton” ending on January 5th, 2020, the Cubs losing to the Reds, the Sox beginning a four-game series […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-15-19: “The Bulls are bad at basketball and tanking”
May 15, 2019 22:13It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include 5 Chicago hospitals getting a ‘D’ grade for patient safety, former 1st Ward alderman Joe Moreno being charged with insurance fraud and obstruction of justice, the Chicago accent being ranked the sexiest in America, the Bulls getting the 7th pick in June’s NBA Draft, […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-14-19
May 14, 2019 20:18It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the WGN softball team losing the first game of the season, the Tribune reporting that police are looking into a possible serial killer strangling women in Chicago, Lincoln Towing changing its name to Protective Towing, the Sox beating up on the Indians last night […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-13-19
May 13, 2019 20:39It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot already drawing heat from the new look Chicago City Council, The Chicago Park District deciding against setting a speed limit for the newly revamped trail, Chicago rolling out an electric scooter pilot program this summer, Second City announcing they are doing […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-10-19
May 10, 2019 19:39It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s special Lower Wacker Live explores what is next for Avengers characters now that Phase 3 has come to a close. The always hilarious Sandy Marshall joins Justin with his idea that Avengers characters may cash-in on their superhero status and find work as high-paid corporate consultants.
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-9-19
May 09, 2019 19:16It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the newborn baby boy being found in a garbage can, the big rally happening at St. Sabina tonight after Minister Louis Farrakhan was banned from Facebook, the continuing debate over legalized sports gambling in Illinois, the Cubs taking on the Marlins before a big […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-8-19
May 08, 2019 22:32It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Illinois having an unexpected revenue windfall of 1.5 billion dollars in April, the Chicago Fire leaving Bridgeview for Soldier Field, rideshare drivers going on a mini-strike, a fan flashing an upside down and apparent racist “ok” sign behind Doug Glanville of NBC Sports, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-7-19
May 07, 2019 21:24It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos defending her efforts as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to back party incumbents over challengers, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot heading to D.C. to visit with Ivanka Trump, locals Greg Wade, Kevin Boehm, Rob Katz, Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-6-19
May 06, 2019 20:41It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker announcing a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state, Chicago’s first warm weekend ending with an uptick in shootings, longtime Chicago politician Tom Hynes passing away, a study showing that Chicago area employers are asking for college degrees […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-3-19
May 03, 2019 19:16It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Chicago owing residents over 4 million dollars due to overpayment of fees and fines, nearly 1,400 autoworkers losing their jobs in Belvidere, CVS closing stores in the Chicago area, Burger King doing a “Pissed Meal” to counter McDonald’s Happy Meal, the Sox defeating the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-2-19
May 02, 2019 22:10It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a number of students being hurt in an aerosol attack at Morgan Park High School, Facebook banning Louis Farrakhan, Stephen Moore withdrawing his name from Fed contention, the Cubs clobbering the Mariners ahead of a home series against the rival Cardinals this weekend at […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 5-1-19
May 01, 2019 22:31It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Justin’s inadvertent May Day wardrobe, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot preparing for summer violence in Chicago, the Illinois Senate approving a move toward a graduated income tax plan, City Colleges of Chicago staff members striking, lawyers saying R. Kelly didn’t show up to court because he […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 4-30-19
April 30, 2019 21:00It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a bill to legalize marijuana in Illinois gaining traction, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot holding a summit to address violence, students walking out at Homewood-Flossmoor High School after a blackface controversy, Chicago weather continuing to suck, the White Sox winning streak reaching three games, the Cubs ...
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 4-29-19
April 29, 2019 22:05It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the SPOILER FREE podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the big ticket items on llinois lawmakers’ list this week, Deb Mell conceding her 33rd Ward seat to Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez, Lori Lightfoot holding her inauguration speech at Wintrust Arena next month, filmmaker John Singleton passing away, Eloy Jimenez being placed on the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 4-26-19
April 26, 2019 18:55It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include DCFS coming under scrutiny in the AJ Freund case, the CTU demanding Lori Lightfoot settle teachers’ contract quickly, the snow expecting to hit the Chicago area this weekend, the Bears getting to make their first draft pick, the Cubs losing to the Dodgers, the […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 4-25-19
April 25, 2019 20:34It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the awful details surrounding the death of AJ Freund, the ammonia spill in north suburban Beach Park, the NFL draft getting underway, the Cubs beating the Dodgers before their day game this afternoon, the Sox losing their series to the Orioles, the Golden State […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 4-24-19
April 24, 2019 22:33It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the missing Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund being found dead and his parents being charged with murder, a report saying Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is under federal investigation for a tax break on his mansion, CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov rushing to help an overdose […]