Fran Spielman

A sharply divided City Council on Wednesday upheld Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a Chicago ban on hemp-derived products, despite warnings that the unregulated products are endangering children. Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) told the Sun-Times l... See more

One of the largest and most enticing development sites in Chicago is finally getting the “hard re-set” that Planning and Development Commissioner Ciere Boatright has said post-pandemic challenges demand. The City Council on Wednesday gave final zoning app... See more

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday the “power exists in all of us” to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson “with action,” and urged the City Council and all Chicagoans to do just that to honor “one of the most consequential civil rights leaders of our time.” “We ca... See more

Rev. Jesse Jackson had a complicated, fraught and sometimes contentious relationship with Chicago mayors. For 60 years, nine mayors had no choice but to contend with him and sometimes defer to him — even though they often didn’t like it. They couldn’t aff... See more

Three years ago, a Chicago woman admitted running a high-end brothel known as the city’s “premier Dungeon” that apparently boasted thousands of clients and collected more than $1 million. Jessica Nesbitt, also known as “Madame Priscilla Belle,” pleaded gu... See more