It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]

It’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 […]