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This working paper assesses opportunities and policies for green growth in the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area. It examines the Chicago metro-region's economic and environmental performance and potential constraints to regional growth, and identifies emerging regional specialisations in green products and services. It reviews sector-specific policies that can contribute to green jobs, green firms and urban attractiveness. Finally, the working paper considers the role of workforce, innovation and governance policies, focusing on skill shortages and skill mismatches in the regional labour market, ways to maximize the region's innovation assets, and opportunities for regional institutional co-ordination.