The latest on the Obama Presidential Center, the proposed Chicago Spire, and the state of special education in CPS: those are just a few of the big local and state stories we’re tackling in this week’s Friday News Roundup. As always, we’ve put together a great panel of journalists to help us review and analyze the news.

GUESTS:

Sun-Times editorial board member Lorraine Forte

WBEZ city politics reporter Becky Vevea

Crain’s Chicago Business real estate reporter Alby Gallun.