September 7, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that a majority of Americans support increases in federal healthcare spending, while few support cuts., Healthcare has taken center stage...

Hailed as a way to reduce traffic and pollution and to improve city transit systems, cordon pricing exists in several cities around the world. Could it work in Chicago?

March 6, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Esteban Guzmán Saucedo , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal/Flickr, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey finds that a majority in Mexico now express a favorable view of the United States., Intr...

In 2022, there were about 170,000 troops stationed outside of the U.S. and its territories, according to the Department of Defense. As of June 2023, there were over 30,000 troops stationed in the Middle East alone, before America expanded its military presence following Hamas' attack on Israel i...

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It's not your imagination. Chicago has experienced a unicorn explosion in recent years. What makes the area so appealing?

Reflecting a global trend, Chicago Loop retail vacancies hit a record 30%—most likely due to remote work—necessitating revival strategies.

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US.