March 22, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, NURPHOTO, Download Report (PDF), Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy., Whether it’s using WhatsApp to chat with friends in other countrie...

September 16, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Brendan Helm , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Findings show a majority of Americans reject ideas of the United States retreating from the world, abdicating internati...

September 22, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Dina Smeltz, The White House, Download Report (PDF), Recent survey data shows the US public's overall feeling is that the US should cooperate with China rather than actively work to limit its advances., The US-China summit i...

October 1, 2002, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton and Benjamin I. Page, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2002 Chicago Council survey made it clear that 9/11 had a profound impact on the American mood and U.S. relationships with allies and former enemies and natio...

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...

October 16, 2023, RESEARCH Working Paper by Simon Curtis, AP Photos, Download the Report (PDF), The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world., When President Biden announced the Build Back Better W...

September 4, 2004, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Benjamin I. Page , Robert Y. Shapiro , Jennie Taylor , and Christopher B. Whitney, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2004 Chicago Council Survey explores public opinion on core con...

November 2, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Max Goldsmith, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), President Trump’s skepticism on climate change and decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is out of step with the American public overall., On June 1, 2017, Presi...

July 13, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , and Lama El Baz, Download Report (PDF), Results and analysis of the Council's survey of Chicagoland residents on immigration policies., Executive Summary, It’s no exaggeration to say that immigration made Chicago what...

November 20, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Debi Jin, Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP, Download Report (PDF), While Democrats have grown more concerned than ever about weakening democracy at home, Republican worries have sharply declined., In recent years, the combination of...