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Chicago Power Poll

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These are conversations about the most pressing civic issues in Chicago, hosted by Thom Serafin. We'll get into what's trending and why with a panel of newsmakers and news shakers. The Serafin Power Poll is an interactive polling platform that surveys business, civic, media, and political insiders about the attitudes and opinions that shape the moves of the Chicago's most influential leaders.

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The DNC, cicadas & "AI", oh my! 20.05.2024 31:27

Here's our May edition of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin . We'll dive into 5 more thought-provoking questions. Joining Thom, once again, is veteran Chicago political journalist Mike Flannery We also welcome Amanda Vinicky , former statehouse bureau chief for NPR Illinois. Amanda is now co-host and correspondent for Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV. This month, we asked our Power Poll...

Caitlin Clark Fever, grading Chicago leadership, and the dominant issue for voters 22.04.2024 37:16

Here's our April edition of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin . We'll dive into 5 more thought-provoking questions. Joining Thom is veteran Chicago political journalist Mike Flannery and Carol Marin , Director of DePaul University's Center for Journalistic Integrity & Excellence. This month, we asked our power pollers to answer these questions: What is the most dominant issue amon...

The Bears dome on the lake, banning TikTok, and voter apathy 26.03.2024 35:31

Here's our March edition of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin . We'll dive into 5 more thought-provoking questions. Joining Thom is veteran Chicago political journalist Mike Flannery and WBEZ's Mary Dixon . This month, we asked our power pollers to answer these questions: What do you think about the Chicago Bears building a publicly-owned domed stadium near Soldier Field. What's...

Chicago's most powerful union, the Sox & the '78', and grading the city's economy 18.02.2024 34:11

Here's our February edition of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin . We'll dive into 5 more thought-provoking questions. Joining Thom is veteran Chicago political journalist Mike Flannery and Chicago media personality Andrea Darlas . This month, we asked our power pollers to answer these questions: Which union do you think is the most politically powerful union in the city? The Chic...

The migrant crisis, the Iowa caucus, and the Bears '24 draft 15.01.2024 30:33

Welcome to the debut of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin . During this episode we explore the poll results of 5 thought-provoking questions. Joining Thom is veteran Chicago political journalist Mike Flannery and ABC 7 sports reporter Dionne Miller . Our January 2024 poll included the following questions: What's the most important action Chicago can take to address the city's growin...

Chicago Power Poll 10.01.2024 1:42

Launched in 2020, the Serafin's Chicago Power Poll is an interactive polling platform that surveys business, civic, media, and political insiders about the attitudes and opinions that shape the moves of the Chicago's most influential leaders. It's the best way we know, to reveal the attitudes and opinions of the players who essentially run our town. Now, host Thom Serafin takes the Chicago Power...