Fran Spielman

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice to be Chicago’s new inspector general is a former federal prosecutor who helped Commonwealth Edison dig out of the federal corruption scandal that culminated in the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan... See more

The $537,000-a-year office created in 2014 to advise the City Council on financial issues and avoid a repeat of the parking meter fiasco has failed to deliver on that mission, the city’s chief watchdog said Tuesday. Days before concluding her four-year te... See more

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley, the longest-serving mayor in Chicago history, was hospitalized earlier this month after suffering what his brother described Tuesday as a third stroke. Bill Daley said his older brother, who turns 84 on Friday, is “fine now.... See more

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen on Tuesday defended their decision to replace hundreds of unarmed security guards with “trained professionals,” a move drawing fire from the chair of the City Council’s Black Caucus. Ald. Stepha... See more

Mayor Brandon Johnson has just $813,125 in campaign cash on hand — compared to $18.3 million for Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias — just a few months before deciding whether or not to seek a second term. The latest fundraising reports filed w... See more