Author, managing partner of Chicago Cred and former United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins Justin to talk about how community groups and violence prevention organizations are challenging themselves and the broader Chicago community to set a goal of reducing gun violence by 20 percent in 2020. Secretary Duncan talks about the impetus for this challenge, his experience with gun violence growing up and during his time at CPS, what is needed to reduce gun violence, why Chicago is […]

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Tonight on the show Justin speaks with former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about Chicago’s effort to reduce gun violence by 20 percent in 2020. Is Chicago now known mostly for it’s gun violence? We also give an update on the coronavirus. Are you scared? What do we need to know? Adam Schuster, Budget and Tax Research Director for the Illinois Policy Institute, previews tomorrow’s State of the State address from Governor Pritzker.  What are you looking for Governor Pritzker […]

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Steve Dolinsky, aka The Hungry Hound, joins Justin once again to discuss Yelp adding health inspection score alerts in Chicago restaurant listings, how Instagram and other social media influencers are impacting the dining industry, the highlights of Chicago Restaurant Week and the new restaurants we should be excited about in 2020. This is the podcast for The Justin Kaufmann Show. The show originates from Chicago on WGN Radio and features newsmakers, tastemakers and trailblazers.  Hosted by award-winning broadcaster Justin Kaufmann, this talk […]

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It’s the Justin Kaufmann Show for Monday, 1.27.20. Justin takes your calls about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash that also killed 7 others. Have you ever cried over a celebrity death? The Hungry Hound Steve Dolinsky stops by to tell us about Chicago Restaurant Week deals and the 2020 dining scene. Justin also tells us what we know about John Bolton’s allegations about Trump and Ukraine. We debate the possibility of […]

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WGN‘s Kevin Powell joins Justin to preview this weekend’s SoxFest and to talk about what we can expect from the team this year. Kevin talks about the incredible buzz around this 2020 team, the excitement over the new players that have joined the club, if we are going to see prized prospect Nick Madrigal on the opening day roster,  and the big news that new White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel apologized for his part in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. This is […]

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