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Fast-food, retail strikes echo Occupy

The fast-food and retail wages campaign is part of a growing national movement, organizers say.
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Opposition growing to state pension reform, says Crain's poll

As lawmakers grapple with the issue, fewer Illinoisans support tough changes, Crain's/Ipsos Illinois Poll finds.
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Madigan leading Quinn, GOP undecided in race for governor

A new Crain's/Ipsos Illinois Poll has Lisa Madigan leading 2-to-1 over Pat Quinn but far from having a lock on the race. Republicans have no front-runner yet.
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Emanuel's poll rating turns negative

Mayor's job-approval numbers take a substantial drop, though more in the suburbs and downstate than in the city, a Crain's/Ipsos Poll finds.
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Poll shows big backing for minimum wage hike

A new Crain's/Ipsos poll finds huge support for a $10 minimum wage but only a slim plurality for legal residency for the undocumented.
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Illinoisans back gay marriage 50-29: Crain's/Ipsos poll

Survey shows pro-legalization side has a clear advantage as the Illinois House prepares to take final action.
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Local school districts should pay teacher pension costs: poll

A Crain's/Ipsos survey on the state's pension crisis comes as lawmakers battle over who ought to be pay how much.
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Crain's/Ipsos Illinois poll: Hopeful signs in housing market

(Crain's) — More than a third of Illinois residents believe the residential real estate market is recovering, and more than half say the decline in home values in recent years has had no impact on their lives.
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Obama widens home-state lead over Romney

The president's Illinois margin is now 26 percentage points, according to our polling. It's a figure that could endanger congressional and other down-ballot GOP candidates.
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Chick-fil-A has free speech rights, but ought to help gay partners anyhow: Crain's poll

Our latest monthly survey finds Illinoisans draw a sharp line between what companies ought to do and whether government should hold business owners' political views against them.
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Obama holds 20-point margin over Romney in Illinois

The latest Crain's/Ipsos poll finds state residents not happy about the state of the nation, but blaming congressional Republicans more than the president for slow economic growth.
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Illinois residents say no to subsidies for sports stadium projects

A new Crain's/Ipsos Illinois Poll finds that owners of the Cubs and the United Center are bucking strong public opinion in asking for government help for construction projects.
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Quinn gets a dismal job-approval rating — but it could be worse

While just one in four Illinois residents approve of the governor's performance, many still are willing to give him a break.
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Crain's/Ipsos Illinois poll: Fix pensions

(Crain's) — Illinois residents strongly back an overhaul of the state's crumbling public employee pension plans, but they're divided on how best to fix them.
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