Join veteran City Hall reporter Fran Spielman as she interviews Chicago’s biggest movers and shakers. Each week, Fran sits down with a local leader, politician or policymaker to get the inside scoop on the latest news in Chicago.
Mike Glasser & Farzin Parang | The case against Bring Chicago Home
36 mins; January 26, 2024
Emma Tai | Leading Mayor Brandon Johnson's Bring Chicago Home referendum campaign
29 mins; January 19, 2024
Chicago City Comptroller Chasse Rehwinkel
34 mins; January 11, 2024
Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood
35 mins; January 05, 2024
2023 Year in Review with Sun-Times reporters Tim Novak & Tina Sfondeles
36 mins; December 19, 2023
Michael Fassnacht, retiring CEO of World Business Chicago
32 mins; December 06, 2023
Sun-Times reporter David Roeder
38 mins; December 01, 2023
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)
39 mins; November 16, 2023
Senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee
37 mins; November 08, 2023
Budget Director Annette Guzman
31 mins; October 31, 2023
United States Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel
39 mins; October 23, 2023
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th)
33 mins; October 13, 2023
Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates
40 mins; September 28, 2023
Interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller
39 mins; September 21, 2023
Andre Vasquez, Chairman of the City Council's Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
33 mins; September 15, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson: Chicago's plan for the migrant crisis
14 mins; September 07, 2023
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara
44 mins; August 24, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson
24 mins; August 17, 2023
Chief Operating Officer John Roberson
37 mins; August 09, 2023
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th)
35 mins; August 03, 2023
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg
39 mins; July 27, 2023
The Northwestern University hazing scandal | Attorneys Parker Stinar & Patrick Salvi
34 mins; July 20, 2023
Anthony Driver, president of Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
33 mins; July 14, 2023
Chicago Park District Superintendent Rosa Escareno
37 mins; July 07, 2023
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Johnson's Deputy chief of staff
35 mins; June 29, 2023
Acting Civic Federation President Sarah Wetmore
34 mins; June 22, 2023
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce President Jack Lavin
36 mins; June 15, 2023
Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th)
33 mins; June 08, 2023
Vice-Mayor, Ald. Walter Burnett (27th)
33 mins; June 01, 2023
FOX 32's Mike Flannery
33 mins; May 25, 2023
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th)
35 mins; May 18, 2023
Rich Guidice, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff
41 mins; May 10, 2023
Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
39 mins; May 03, 2023
Jason Lee, a senior adviser to mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign and transition team
41 mins; April 27, 2023
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd)
41 mins; April 20, 2023
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson camps discuss their path to victory
61 hours 58 mins; March 29, 2023
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th)
36 mins; March 23, 2023
Jim Franczek, City of Chicago's chief labor negotiator
37 mins; March 17, 2023
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates
33 mins; March 09, 2023
Mayoral election recap | Sun-Times' Tina Sfondeles and WBEZ's Dan Mihalopoulos
34 mins; March 03, 2023
David Axelrod weighs in on the race for Chicago Mayor
42 mins; February 23, 2023
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Il.), Chicago mayoral candidate
37 mins; February 17, 2023
Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas
35 mins; February 10, 2023
Chicago Police Detective Bob Bartlett
35 mins; February 02, 2023
Mayoral candidate Ald. Sophia King (4th)
38 mins; January 26, 2023
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson
34 mins; January 19, 2023
Retiring Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26th)
38 mins; January 11, 2023
Mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green
39 mins; January 03, 2023
2022: A year in review | Political reporters Tina Sfondeles and Dave McKinney
30 mins; December 16, 2022
Sun-Times reporters discuss the legacy of Ald. Edward Burke (14th)
34 mins; December 05, 2022
Chicago election law expert Burt Odelson
40 mins; November 29, 2022
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
40 mins; November 10, 2022
Former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1st)
32 mins; November 03, 2022
Brandon Johnson joining crowded race for mayor
35 mins; October 27, 2022
Paul Vallas
35 mins; October 19, 2022
Ald. Matt Martin (47th)
38 mins; October 13, 2022
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall
34 mins; October 04, 2022
Secretary of State Jesse White
34 mins; September 30, 2022
Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd)
30 mins; September 22, 2022
Remembering Ramsey Lewis with his son, Rev. Bobby Lewis, and Welz Kauffman, former president and CEO of the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park
35 mins; September 15, 2022
Ted Phillips, Chicago Bears President & CEO
34 mins; September 09, 2022
Maurice Cox, Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development
38 mins; September 01, 2022
Brandon Johnson
35 mins; August 26, 2022
Ald. Sophia King (4th) running for mayor
33 mins; August 11, 2022
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th)
36 mins; August 04, 2022
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
30 mins; July 26, 2022
Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th)
33 mins; July 21, 2022
Juanita Irizarry, Executive Director - Friends of the Parks
37 mins; July 12, 2022
Lori Post, PhD | What causes mass shootings?
34 mins; July 06, 2022
Debriefing Illinois Primary Results | Tina Sfondeles and Dave McKinney
33 mins; June 30, 2022
Ald. Anthony Beale (9th)
39 mins; June 23, 2022
Helene Gayle | Departing Chicago Community Trust CEO
33 mins; June 17, 2022
Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson
41 mins; June 09, 2022
Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th)
38 mins; May 24, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
28 mins; May 20, 2022
Chicago's casino | Sun-Times reporters Mitch Armentrout and David Roeder
29 mins; May 13, 2022
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) and Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)
36 mins; May 06, 2022
Widows of two CPD officers who died by suicide tell their emotional story
34 mins; April 29, 2022
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg
31 mins; April 28, 2022
Bill Conway
35 mins; April 21, 2022
Paul Vallas
37 mins; April 15, 2022
Ald. Nicole Lee (11th)
31 mins; April 07, 2022
Dr. Willie Wilson
33 mins; March 29, 2022
Richard Roeper talks Oscars 2022
33 mins; March 24, 2022
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th)
71 hours 39 mins; March 17, 2022
State Rep. Kam Buckner
40 mins; March 11, 2022
CEO of Hope Chicago Janice Jackson
36 mins; March 04, 2022
David Axelrod
40 mins; February 24, 2022
Sun-Times' Tim Novak, Mark Brown, and Jon Seidel discuss Patrick Daley Thompson conviction
30 mins; February 17, 2022
Jonathan Jackson
31 mins; February 10, 2022
Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Erin Harkey
35 mins; February 03, 2022
Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd)
33 mins; January 27, 2022
CTU VP Stacy Davis Gates
31 mins; January 20, 2022
Arne Duncan, founder of Chicago CRED | “Creating Real Economic Destiny"
35 mins; January 06, 2022
Chicago news year in review with Tim Novak and Mark Brown
29 mins; December 23, 2021
Jack Lavin, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
35 mins; December 16, 2021
Rob Karr, President of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association
31 mins; December 09, 2021
Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris
34 mins; December 03, 2021
Ald. George Cardenas (12th)
32 mins; November 18, 2021
Ward remapping | Consultants to City Council's Hispanic Caucus Victor Reyes and Burt Odelson
