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