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Justin Kaufmann

Chicago

Reporter at Axios

Reporter at Axios Chicago

Current: @Axios. Former host of @WBEZReset. Former @WGNRadio host. Also, Schadenfreude. #Twitch channel: Chicago4Real.

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  • 1 day ago | axios.com | Justin Kaufmann

    Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf in 2019. Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesChicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has agreed to a deal to potentially hand over ownership to Justin Ishbia, the team announced Thursday. Why it matters: Reinsdorf has owned the White Sox since 1981. The agreement comes at a time when fans are clamoring for new ownership to inject life into a struggling franchise that set the Major League Baseball record for losses last year.

  • 2 days ago | axios.com | Justin Kaufmann |Monica Eng

    People in handcuffs are led through a phalanx of Homeland Security officers and loaded into transport vans after they were taken into custody Wednesday in Chicago. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesAt least 20 people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Wednesday in the South Loop, advocates say.

  • 2 days ago | axios.com | Justin Kaufmann

    Participants in the Team Englewood program on Chicago's South Side use virtual reality headsets for job training. Photo: Justin Kaufmann/Axios A training program for recently incarcerated people is using virtual reality to teach job readiness skills. Why it matters: Statistics show that people recently out of prison have a harder time finding work, which can lead them back to prison, restarting generational cycles of poverty and crime.

  • 3 days ago | axios.com | Justin Kaufmann

    Rendering of the new Chicago Fire FC stadium in the South Loop. Rendering: Courtesy of Chicago Fire FC Chicago billionaire and Fire FC owner Joe Mansueto has jumped headfirst into the city's viral new trend: building a new sports stadium. The latest: Mansueto has officially announced plans to build a world-class soccer stadium on "The 78" mega development site in the South Loop.

  • 4 days ago | axios.com | Justin Kaufmann

    Photo: Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty ImagesA new global report suggests Chicago is in the midst of an identity crisis. The big picture: When asked what they love about the city, people's answers were split, according to City Pulse 2025: The Magnetic City from Gensler Research Institute, an arm of the development firm that has built several projects in Chicago. Some say they would grow old here while others were making moving truck reservations.

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Justin Kaufmann
Justin Kaufmann @JustinKaufmann
8 Apr 25

Who is the best radio host in #Chicago history? Second-round matchups are tough: Biondi vs. Johnny B. Hemmert vs. Wally Sirott vs. Lujack Lin vs. Kathy & Judy Vote here: https://t.co/OkGMGNnCI2

Justin Kaufmann
Justin Kaufmann @JustinKaufmann
7 Apr 25

This week's @Axios tournament is near and dear to my heart: Who is the best radio host in #Chicago history? #Dahl #Brandmeier #Glass #KathyJudy #Hemmert #Brehmer #HerbKent #Biondi The bracket is set. Vote here: https://t.co/OkGMGNnCI2

Justin Kaufmann
Justin Kaufmann @JustinKaufmann
19 Mar 25

Richard Roeper takes buyout at Sun-Times, leaves paper after nearly 40 years. My story for @axios: https://t.co/syCBNmYjye