Cohort, 2018, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Stephanie Sutton was previously chief of staff in the Chicago office of Edelman, a leading global communications and marketing firm. Before joining Edelman, Sutton served in the Obama administration as chief of s...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Non-profit, Anthony Simpkins is a leader in Chicago’s affordable housing community and has held multiple roles serving the City of Chicago. As Managing Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Housing, he administered housing and communi...

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...

"The Diplomat" is Hollywood's take on the foreign service. Deep Dish explores the significance with a career diplomat and TV producer.

The Levada Analytical Center’s Stepan Goncharov joins Council Research Assistant Lama El Baz to explore recent survey findings.

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October 6, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, Wikimedia Commons, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Over the past year, Donald Trump has been able to channel the anxieties of a significant segment of the American publi...

Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.