February 24, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Rose Barbuto , Gloria Dabek , and Stephanie Mercier, James Baltz, Download Report (PDF), The United States should increase support for agricultural R&D in the next Farm Bill to ensure farmers can keep feeding the world in spite of challenges from climate chan...

October 18, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sara McElmurry, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers., Views of Immigrants and Re...

June 22, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Steven Babitch , Christian W. Fabian , Aaron Rudberg , and Sean Shelby, Logan Weaver, Download Report (PDF), Cyber theft has cost the US economy billions of dollars and has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. The government is now being pressured to develop...

August 24, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Sara McElmurry, Louis Hansel, Download Report (PDF), In order for the Midwest's hospitality industry to truly thrive, reform for the immigration system is imperative., Executive Summary, The leisure and hospitality sector is a crucial part of the Midwest ...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Andy Wong / AP, Download Report (PDF), Few see the United States as a friend to China, but a majority want Beijing to use a mix of cooperation and containment in its approach to Washingt...

April 14, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Denis Volkov, Leo Correa / AP, Download Report (PDF), After a decade of involvement in Syria, some Russians are eager to withdraw their forces from the country., The formation of a new transitional government after the ouster of f...

October 8, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Chiang Ying-ying / AP, Download Report (PDF), Should China invade, Americans support arming Taipei but oppose direct military intervention., Since the United States switched official diplomatic recognition from the Republic of China...

September 16, 2010, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Rachel Bronson , Gregory Holyk , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Benjamin I. Page , Silvia Veltcheva , and Thomas Wright, Jon Sailer, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2010 Chicago Council Survey shows that Amer...

July 7, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Ichiro Fujisaki , Han Sung-Joo , James B. Steinberg , and Karl Friedhoff, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), A report from the Task Force on Trilateral Cooperation Amid China’s Rise recommends a new policy mix that leverages each country’s individual strengths an...

September 22, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling and Lucas Stephens, PhD, Eric Allix Rogers, Download Report (PDF), The growing role of federal and state money in combatting erosion and flooding at Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore offers an opportunity to mandate local governments make their be...