Fran Spielman is a City Hall reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. She covers a range of topics including government and politics, crime, and social issues, with a focus on regional interests in Chicago and Illinois. Fran's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Fox 32 Chicago, NBC Chicago, and ABC 7 Chicago.
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By: Fran Spielman
A 14% approval rating has emboldened Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents and sent his own allies running for cover. A two-week budget delay. Some head-scratching self-inflicted staffing wounds. And an inexperienced mayor who has, too often, kept City Council in the dark. That and more have created a…
By: Fran Spielman
It's the third time the City Council's Finance Committee has agreed to revise a city subsidy to pave the way for an $87.8 million rehab of the 104-year-old theater in Logan Square. Baum Revisions will now receive a grand total of $27.25 million in city assistance.
Even some members of the mayor's Progressive Caucus, including Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd), Jessie Fuentes (26th) and Ald. Nancy Clay (46th) were refusing to play along by passing a budget balanced with the help of a $68.5 million property tax and a slew of other taxes,
By: Fran Spielman
The search for at least seven additional votes to get to the 26 needed for passage will probably require the mayor to scrap the property tax increase, eliminate the $50 million he was hoping to spend to create 2,000 more summer youth jobs, and remove the line in the sand he has drawn against any layoffs or other cost-cutting options that might alienate unions that helped put him in office.
By: Fran Spielman
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday was briefing members of the Chicago City Council on his latest ideas to get his 2025 budget approved by year's end.
By: Fran Spielman
A City Council rebellion not seen in decades ultimately forced Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor his campaign promise to hold the line on property taxes. Alderpersons now appear poised to approve the latest revised spending plan.
By: Fran Spielman
A City Council rebellion not seen in decades ultimately forced Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor his campaign promise to hold the line on property taxes.
By: Fran Spielman
La prolongada batalla presupuestaria pudo haber dañado la relación entre el alcalde y el Concejo, incluso entre algunos de sus miembros más progresistas.
By: Fran Spielman
Brandie Knazze is stepping down as commissioner of the city’s Department of Family and Support Services, effective Dec. 31. After four years in the pressure cooker job, she is moving to the lower-stress non-profit world, although she refused to say which one.
By: Fran Spielman
En una carta a los proveedores de servicios sociales, Knazze citó varios de sus logros, incluyendo la creación de casi 40 refugios para los miles de migrantes que llegaron de Texas.
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