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Housing costs now top crime as Chicago voters’ biggest worry, poll finds

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Dennis Rodkin
March 02, 2026 05:50 AM CST

Housing affordability tops crime on Chicago voters’ lists of concerns, results of a poll conducted for Illinois Realtors show.

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Housing costs now top crime as Chicago voters’ biggest worry, poll finds

The results represent a shift from 2022, when a similar poll by Illinois Realtors found crime and gun violence led voters’ worries by a wide margin.

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