Covering the Creative Economy is a series of nine articles written exclusively for Newtopia Magazine, an online journal. The articles examine issues related to the Creative Economy. Chicago: Arts & Commerce - A Dynamic 21st Century Economy, the fifth installment in the series, looks at Chicago, Illinoisposition in the global economy. The author notes that innovation and creativity figures prominently in the citys plans and discusses a major initiative aimed at integrating the arts into Chicagos community development agenda.

Articles in the series include:

• Introduction
• What is the Creative Economy?
• Cities and States Get on the Creativity Train.
• Framing the Illinois Creative Economy.
• Chicago: Arts & Commerce - A Dynamic 21st Century Economy.
• Creativity and Civic Engagement - A Call to Action for 2004 and Beyond.
• Creating Change Creatively - Activists Converge in New Orleans.
• Culture Wars Produce Economic Fallout.
• Living in the Creative Ecosystem.

Chicago: Arts & Commerce - A Dynamic 21st Century Economy is the fifth in a series of nine articles on the Creative Economy.