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Harris Poll: Are Cook County residents ready to overhaul how they vote?

Harris Poll: Increased public safety could draw more local tourists to Chicago attractions

Harris Poll: Chicago is the epicenter of the youth mental health crisis

Harris Poll: Illinois has a ways to go to reach its goal of 1 million EVs on the road

Harris Poll: Chicagoans exhibit early patience with new mayor's methodical approach

Harris Poll: Remote work continues to threaten the downtown economy, but could spur growth in Chicago's suburbs

Harris Poll: Chicagoans look to Johnson to ignite positive change for the city

Harris Poll: Chicagoans are ready for CPS to make a positive change

Harris Poll: CPS sets an ambitious path for success, but public holds little optimism for improvement

Harris Poll: Businesses are better at raising awareness of social issues than fixing them

Harris Poll: Chicagoans favor unions more than they support paying for public pensions

Harris Poll: High cost of housing is making Chicago inhospitable

Poll: Most Cook County residents think downtown Chicago is more dangerous than a year ago

Chicago's homicide stats tell only part of the public safety story

Chicago takes a hyperlocal approach to closing racial health gaps

Real reasons to save midtier private colleges

Consumers want the consumer protections but not so keen about paying more for clean energy

Great Lakes residents divided on who should lead on environmental issues, Harris Poll finds

Housing instability weighs on Chicagoans' minds, Harris Poll finds

Tax increases push Chicagoans to their limit

Chicago-area workers still facing COVID's mental health effects

Investments in urban development could prevent Chicago from plateauing

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The economics of entertainment: More investment in nightlife could help Chicago attract residents and businesses

The economics of entertainment: More investment in nightlife could help Chicago attract residents and businesses

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Now is the time to address economic inequity

Now is the time to address economic inequity

Chicago execs agree: Vaccines should be mandatory for office workers

Chicago moving in the right direction, execs say

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Crain’s-Harris Poll Chicago Executive Pulse: Wave 4

The contours of a post-COVID Chicago business landscape emerge in the latest wave of the Crain’s-Harris Poll Chicago Executive Pulse

Crain's Daily Gist podcast: What business leaders think of Chicago's economic future

Biz sentiment turns positive here as vaccines spread

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Chicago Business Executive Pulse: Wave 3

Chicago’s business leaders hold brighter outlook on local business climate and reopening plans amid vaccine rollout in latest Crain’s-Harris Poll Chicago Executive Pulse

Crain's Daily Gist Podcast: What Chicago's business leaders expect in 2021

Emerging optimism for 2021: The latest Harris Poll

What are local execs thinking? Crain's exclusive Harris Poll finds out.

Here's the evidence - in case you needed it - that downtown's been seriously damaged

Ominous signs for downtown landlords - and upsides for Pritzker's tax plan

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Chicago Business Executive Pulse: Wave 1 Topical Insights

Crain's Launches Exclusive Partnership with Harris Poll

Where America Stands on the COVID Pandemic

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