The product of a three-year effort, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's On to 2050 plan stresses big ideas but tells a more modest story.

Animal agriculture has faced challenges around distribution and processing during the pandemic restrictions, but if safely managed, animal-sourced foods can be a powerful force against global hunger.

September 25, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Karen Weigert, Download Report (PDF), An estimated 100 billion square meters of new construction is expected in countries without mandatory building energy codes. A consistent set of principles can frame the work needed to shape thriving, low-carbon cities.,...

September 7, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Emily Sullivan, Download Topline (PDF), In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows., Key Findings, Nearly six in 10 Americans (58%) classify in...

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

Honoring The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Regina Cross, vice president in private wealth management at Goldman Sachs and Council Emerging Leaders alumna; Michael Polsky, Invenergy founder and CEO; and Tanya Polsky, Polsky Foundation president.

Dream States by John Lorinc offers a comprehensive analysis of smart city technology. September 20, 2023

February 4, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm and Dina Smeltz, Download Report (PDF), 2019 Chicago Council Survey data provide insight into how Millennials view key foreign policy issues compared with previous generations., Introduction, Millennials, the oft-referenced generati...

We spoke with Council Emerging Leaders Program alumna Julia Lane about her work advancing diversity in STEM.

What has your organization done to cultivate cultural change to make the environment ... These policies cultivate more inclusive environments insofar as they help people ... staff— organizations in STEM could work to make more diverse and inclusive environments