Here's our November 2025 edition of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin. Our power pollers have packed some gratitude and gravitas into our Thanksgiving week episode. Once again, Thom will feast on the results with veteran Chicago political journalist Mike Flannery This month's special guest is nine-time Emmy winning journalist Anne Kavanagh.

This month, we asked our Power Pollers to answer these questions:

• What was your take on the resolution that ended the recent government shutdown?

• How do you interpret the impact of the recent ICE enforcement actions in Chicago?

• What would be the business effect of Mayor Johnson's proposed employee head tax?

• In 2026, which business priority is most urgent for your organization?

• When someone close to you is struggling through the holidays, how do you offer support?

Thom, Mike, and Anne will share our Power Poll results and get into their analysis of the answers here on this month's episode.