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Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the potential of human cloning? (F 12/30/2002)    Yes 13%    No 87%

How much did you spend on holiday gifts this year? (Th 12/27/2002)    About Average 27%    More Than Usual 55%    Less Than Usual 18%

Do you believe Gov. Ryan is innocent of any wrongdoing in the licenses-for-bribes scandal? (Th 12/19/2002)    Yes 12%    No 88%

Has the shortened holiday season increased or decreased your stress? (W 12/18/2002)    Increased 59%    Decreased 41%

Does the Daley family have too much political power? (T 12/17/2002)    Yes 30%    No 70%

Who is right? (F 12/16/2002)    The Cubs 79%    The Rooftop Owners 21%

Would you be afraid to get the small pox vaccination? (F 12/13/2002)    Yes 37%    No 63%

Should Trent Lott resign from his position as Senate Majority Leader? (second time) (Th 12/12/2002)    Yes 57%    No 43%

Should Trent Lott resign from his position as Senate Majority Leader? (W 12/11/2002)    Yes 55%    No 45%

Do you think Iraq has weapons of mass destruction? (F 12/6/2002)    Yes 91%    No 9%

Should Al Gore run for President again? (Th 12/5/2002)    Yes 36%    No 64%

Should Affirmative Action be allowed in college admissions? (M 12/3/2002)    Yes 19%    No 81%

Should Miss Cleo have seen it coming? (T 11/26/2002)    Yes 94%    No 6%

Should we allow congressional candidates to use campaign funds to replace the salary they are losing during the time they run for office? (M 11/25/2002)    Yes 26%    No 74%

Would you attend a public autopsy? (F 11/22/2002)    Yes 14%    No 86%

How did we get here? (T 11/19/2002)    Creation 40%    Evolution 20%    A combination of the two 40%

Do you consider a $100 million donation to Poetry Magazine a waste? (M 11/18/2002)    Yes 69%    No 31%

Do you worry that the Department of Homeland Security will have too much access to your personal information? (Th 11/14/2002)    Yes 47%    No 53%

Does Bobby Knight have a case against Indiana? (W 11/13/2002)    Yes 20%    No 80%

Do you support the Catholic Church's revised policy on abuse? (T 11/12/2002)    Yes 32%    No 68%

The Chicago Police Department's show of corce this week was.... ? (F 11/8/2002)    Insufficient 3%    Just about right 85%    Excessive 12%

Can Dusty Baker make the Cubs winners? (Th 11/7/2002)    Yes 40%    No 60%

Was your vote in the Governor's race for someone or against someone? (T 11/5/2002)    For 53%    Against 47%

Are you voting? (M 11/4/2002)    Yes 93%    No, so I won't complain about who is in office anymore. 7%

Who will control the Senate after the election? (F 11/1/2002)    Democrats 54%    Republicans 46%

Pick One: (W 10/30/2002)    Joe Birkett 8%    Lisa Madigan 5%    Rod Blagojevich 15%    Jim Ryan 16%    Zippy The Squirrel 55%

Would better enforcement of current gun control laws resolve America's gun problems? (T 10/29/2002)    Yes 48%    No 52%

Has the sniper case changed your view on the death penalty? (F 10/25/2002)    Yes, I am now in favor of the death penalty. 3%    No, I was already in favor of the death penalty. 75%    No, I was against it before and am still against. 22%

Who is getting your vote for Governor? (Th 10/24/02)    Jim Ryan 41%    Rod Blagojevich 38%    Neither 21%

Will they catch the sniper? (W 10/23/2002)    Yes 95%    No 5%

Do you support the idea of police officers receiving a $250 bonus for passing a physical fitness test? (T 10/22/2002)    Yes 36%    No 64%

Can you name three politicians you find to be inspiring? (F 10/18/2002)    Yes 36%    No 64%

Are the clemency hearings unnecessarily subjecting the families to the pain of reliving the crimes? (Th 10/17/2002)    Yes 80%    No 20%

Do you avoid coming downtown because of the difficulty and/or expense involved in parking? (W 10/16/2002)    Yes 69%    No 31%

Is the media coverage of the sniper shootings doing more to help inform the public or more to glorify the shootings? (T 10/15/2002)    Inform 46%    Glorify 54%

Was the radio station in Phoenix correct to fire the disc jockey who called Darryl Kile's widow? (T 10/8/2002)    Yes 96%    No 4%

A smoker was awarded $28 billion in a suit against a tobacco company. Is that too much? (F 10/4/2002)    Yes 91%    No 9%

Would you have voted with the Chicago City Council when they unanimously passed the Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance? (Th 10/3/2002)    Yes 9%    No 91%

Should we be working towards a peaceful resolution with Iraq, or working to remove Saddam Hussein by whatever means necessary? (W 10/2/2002)    Peaceful Resolution 48%    Remove Saddam 52%

Is it fair for the Democrats to put someone else on the ballot to replace Torricelli in New Jersey? (T 10/1/2002)    Yes 42%    No 58%

Who will win the World Series? (M 9/30/2002)    Yankees 25%    Diamondbacks 24%    Braves 8%    Athletics 12%    Twins 10%    Cardinals 15%    Giants 3%    Angels 3%

Do you think John can run faster than Frank Thomas? (It took Frank 12 seconds to run from first to home) (Th 9/26/2002)    Yes 59%    No 41%

Do you agree with Sen. Daschle's criticism that President Bush is politicizing the debate over Homeland Security and Iraq? (W 9/25/2002)    Yes 42%    No 58%

Will the Dow (currently at 7942) go below 7500? (Th 9/19/2002)    Yes 53%    No 47%

Do you feel the Buffalo 5 can get a fair trial? (W 9/18/2002)    Yes 82%    No 18%

Do you believe Saddam Hussein will allow arms inspectors unfettered access? (T 9/17/2002)    Yes 7%    No 93%

From what we know about the incident, did Bob Greene deserve to lose his job? (M 9/16/2002)    Yes 49%    No 51%

Were the people stopped in Florida after allegedly joking about another terrorist incident unfairly racially profiled? (F 9/13/2002)    Yes 9%    No 91%

Does the United States have a strong enough case against Iraq to warrant military action? (Th 9/12/2002)    Yes 60%    No 40%

Is the worst behind us? (W 9/11/2002)    Yes 41%    No 59%

Is Bush doing as good of a job now as he was doing immediately after 9/11? (T 9/10/2002)    Yes 50%    No 50%

Should prayer be allowed during the memorial service on Daley Plaza on 9/11? (M 9/9/2002)    Yes 95%    No 5%

Will the Bears make the playoffs this year? (F 9/6/2002)    Yes 61%    No 39%

Should the United States try to remove Saddam Hussein from power? (Th 9/5/2002)    Yes 65%    No 35%

What best describes your feelings on Augusta National not allowing females to join? (W 9/4/2002)    Kap is an idiot. 40%    Kap is brilliant. 60%

Do you like your job? (F 8/30/2002)    Yes. 62%    No. 5%    No, but I'm glad I have one. 26%    I wish I could find a job. 8%

Should Gov. Ryan commute the sentences of Illinois' 160 death row inmates to life in prison? (W 8/28/2002)    Yes 37%    No 63%

Should the City of Chicago ban smoking in restaurants? (Th 8/22/2002)    Yes 68%    No 32%

Should we stop asking airline passengers if they have been in control of their bags the whole time? (F 8/23/2002)    Yes 56%    No 44%

Is the media over-reporting child abduction stories? (Th 8/22/2002)    Yes 32%    No 68%

Do you think your 401k will regain what it has lost in the next 5 years? (W 8/21/2002)    Yes 67%    No 33%

Census data show that in Chicago all races increased their income in the 90's, but that whites increased more than everyone else. Which is the more significant news? (T 8/20/2002)    Everyone made more money in the 90's. 57%    Income disparity between the races increased in the 90's. 43%

Will baseball lose you as a fan if there is a strike? (F 8/16/02)    Yes 65%    No 12%    No, because I am already not a fan 22%

Do you think air shows (like the one in Chicago this weekend) are too dangerous? (W 8/14/2002)    Yes 27%    No 73%

Will the Bears make the playoffs this year? (M 8/12/2002)    Yes 39%    No 61%

What do you think the verdict will be for Betty Loren Maltese? (Th 8/8/2002)    Guilty