Geographically targeted economic development strategies can serve as an antidote to political extremism in formerly industrial regions.

August 12, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Alexander Hitch , Brendan Helm , and Craig Kafura, John Reed, Download Report (PDF), There is general agreement across those in urban, suburban, and rural communities on the topics of the economy and climate change, but there's a difference of op...

Over the weekend, North Korea launched a new cruise missile. It's unlikely to shift American public opinion.

January 24, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , and Stepan Goncharov, Pedro Szekely, Download Report (PDF), Although the US public supports maintaining or increasing US sanctions against Russia, the Russian public does not think the sanctions are a critical thre...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Dion Dawson is the founder and chief dreamer of Dion’s Chicago Dream, a nonprofit social enterprise combating food insecurity through logistics and last-mile delivery in the United States Midwest region. His system pr...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Dan Misch's work contributes to the innovation ecosystem of world-class laboratories, universities, and businesses in Chicago. He's an advocate for international collaboration and investments in advanced energy technolo...

November 13, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Sam Dong, Aaron Favila / AP, Download Report (PDF), Unique parallel surveys find both publics agree trade and international engagement benefit their countries, but to different degrees., The competition between the United States...

August 22, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karl Friedhoff, Dannel Malloy, Download Report (PDF), A recent Council Survey finds that the American public considers international terrorism to be the most critical threat facing the nation., Both presidential candidates have sp...