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.
Civic Federation president Laurence Msall
35 mins; October 26, 2021
Interim Chicago Park District Chief Rosa Escareno
35 mins; October 22, 2021
Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard
32 mins; October 15, 2021
Sun-Times editorial page editor Tom McNamee
35 mins; October 08, 2021
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, analysis with Nader Issa
33 mins; October 01, 2021
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th)
35 mins; September 23, 2021
Ald. Jason Ervin (28th)
38 mins; September 17, 2021
Rick Telander | Chicago Bears season preview
36 mins; September 10, 2021
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin
32 mins; September 02, 2021
Joe Weisberg, ex-CIA officer and Creator, Executive Producer of FX's 'The Americans'
30 mins; August 27, 2021
World Business Chicago CEO Michael Fassnacht
33 mins; August 18, 2021
Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett & Budget Director Susie Park
30 mins; August 12, 2021
Bill Cameron to retire after 51 years in journalism
32 mins; August 06, 2021
Paul Vallas
36 mins; July 29, 2021
Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th)
32 mins; July 22, 2021
Rosa Escareno returns | Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection Commissioner
34 mins; July 13, 2021
Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt
29 mins; July 01, 2021
Ald. Michelle Harris (8th)
31 mins; July 01, 2021
John Kass
36 mins; June 24, 2021
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)
38 mins; June 17, 2021
Ald. Sophia King (4th)
29 mins; June 10, 2021
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch
24 mins; June 03, 2021
Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Rosa Escareno
33 mins; May 27, 2021
David Axelrod
32 mins; May 19, 2021
David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association
32 mins; May 13, 2021
Sun-Times reporters Nader Issa & Lauren FitzPatrick on CPS CEO Janice Jackson
32 mins; May 06, 2021
Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Mark Kelly
33 mins; April 29, 2021
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
35 mins; April 22, 2021
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Kirk Dillard
41 mins; April 16, 2021
Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg
32 mins; April 08, 2021
MarySue Barrett, retiring president of the Metropolitan Planning Council
34 mins; March 30, 2021
Donald Lassere, incoming CEO of the Chicago History Museum
35 mins; March 18, 2021
Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety Deborah Witzburg
27 mins; March 11, 2021
Ald. Maria Hadden (49th)
29 mins; March 05, 2021
Retiring Chicago Fire Commissioner Richard Ford II
32 mins; February 25, 2021
Talking snow with Streets & Sanitation Commissioner John Tully and Deputy Commissioner Cole Stallard
35 mins; February 18, 2021
CTU President Jesse Sharkey & VP Stacy Davis Gates
34 mins; February 12, 2021
Retired Chicago Cultural Historian Tim Samuelson
34 mins; February 04, 2021
Ald. Anthony Beale (9th)
32 mins; January 29, 2021
Chicago White Sox radio play-by-play announcer Len Kasper
34 mins; January 22, 2021
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara
35 mins; January 14, 2021
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
37 mins; January 07, 2021
2020 year in review with Sun-Times reporter Tim Novak and columnist Mark Brown
34 mins; December 24, 2020
Dr. Allison Arwady | Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health
32 mins; December 17, 2020
Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia
34 mins; December 10, 2020
CPS CEO Janice Jackson
37 mins; December 03, 2020
Marcus Lemonis
28 mins; November 27, 2020
Bob Reiter | President, Chicago Federation of Labor
29 mins; November 19, 2020
Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) | Budget Committee Chairman
31 mins; November 11, 2020
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
32 mins; November 06, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
35 mins; October 29, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot | 100th Episode
41 mins; October 22, 2020
Chicago Chief Marketing Officer Michael Fassnacht
33 mins; October 15, 2020
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall
35 mins; October 09, 2020
Chicago Sun-Times Executive Editor Chris Fusco
33 mins; October 01, 2020
Samir Mayekar, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Neighborhood Development
36 mins; September 24, 2020
Carol Marin | Award-winning journalist on the next chapter of her career
37 mins; September 18, 2020
Welz Kauffman, retiring Ravinia president and CEO
37 mins; September 11, 2020
Chicago City Budget Director Susie Park & Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett
37 mins; September 03, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on The Democratic National Convention
19 mins; August 20, 2020
Sydney Roberts, chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability
36 mins; August 13, 2020
How students will return to Northwestern | Luke Figora, Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
31 mins; August 06, 2020
Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), chairman of the Committee on Public Safety
35 mins; July 29, 2020
Chicago Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney
36 mins; July 23, 2020
CTU President Jesse Sharkey and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates
30 mins; July 16, 2020
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and former CPS CEO Arne Duncan
31 mins; July 08, 2020
Chicago Cubs play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes
32 mins; June 30, 2020
Commissioner Rosa Escareno | Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
34 mins; June 25, 2020
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
34 mins; June 18, 2020
Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th)
34 mins; June 11, 2020
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jack Lavin
36 mins; June 05, 2020
Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Gia Biagi
32 mins; May 29, 2020
FOP President John Catanzara
36 mins; May 21, 2020
Reflecting on Mayor Lightfoot's first year in office with BGA President David Greising
32 mins; May 15, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot | The plan to reopen Chicago
34 mins; May 08, 2020
FOP President Kevin Graham
30 mins; May 01, 2020
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) | Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s City Council floor leader
36 mins; April 24, 2020
Dr. Allison Arwady | Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health
40 mins; April 17, 2020
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
31 mins; April 10, 2020
Sam Toia & Michael Jacobson | Illinois Restaurant Association and Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
30 mins; April 03, 2020
Pat O'Brien | Republican candidate for Cook County State's Attorney
33 mins; March 27, 2020
Sun-Times Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet
30 mins; March 13, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
38 mins; March 06, 2020
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
37 mins; February 28, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney candidate Bob Fioretti
32 mins; February 20, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney candidate Donna More
35 mins; February 12, 2020
Cook County States Attorney candidate Bill Conway
32 mins; February 07, 2020
Interim Police Supt. Charlie Beck
35 mins; January 30, 2020
Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack
40 mins; January 24, 2020
Planning & Development Commissioner Maurice Cox
33 mins; January 16, 2020
Retiring Illinois Senate President John Cullerton
35 mins; January 10, 2020
Chicago news of 2019, a year in review | Tim Novak and Mark Brown
28 mins; December 20, 2019
Chicago's Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett and Budget Director Susie Park
35 mins; December 13, 2019
Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham
37 mins; December 04, 2019
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
39 mins; November 22, 2019
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall
35 mins; November 15, 2019
Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady
31 mins; November 08, 2019
CTU President Jesse Sharkey & VP Stacy Davis Gates
