This month in the Economist’s Chicago City Briefing there are articles about the $12m political hiring settlement, Barack Obama’s endorsement of Dorothy Tillman of the 3rd Ward, Anthony Abbate a police officer from Chicago who is facing a charge of aggravated battery, and more on the Chicago Spire.

“Mr Calatrava has won both notoriety and critical acclaim for his designs, most of which have been built in Spain and Switzerland. His first American commission, also in the Midwest, was for the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion, which opened in 2001.”

Read more at — http://www.economist.com/cities/briefing.cfm?city_id=CHI

The Economist’s monthly Chicago City Briefing was published yesterday.

Highlights include the auction for the Chicago Tribune company, Obama and Daley’s mutual endorsement, the Chicago Architecture’s annual naming of the “Chicago 7″, and the Bears defeat of the New Orlean’s Saints.

To read the full city briefing go to:

http://www.economist.com/cities/briefing.cfm?city_id=CHI