Julie Dworkin 10/5/26 Julie Dworkin 10/5/26

New Case Study of Illinois School Districts Shows Public Schools Stand to Lose Funds Under Federal Voucher Program: Report Recommends Illinois Opt Out

A new study by Institute for the Public Good and Illinois Families for Public Schools examines what is likely to happen in Illinois if the new federal voucher program were to be implemented here. The study shows that public schools are more likely to be losers than winners financially and that, when funding does flow to public schools students, it is likely to go to schools with higher-income families, increasing already existing inequities across school districts.

Ishan Daya 12/3/25 Ishan Daya 12/3/25

Analysis on City Council Alternative Budget Proposal for Chicago FY26 City Budget

An Institute for the Public Good analysis of the alternative budget proposal made public on December 2, 2025 found that it is constructed with fraught assumptions, core contradictions, and an overall increased cost burden on working class Chicagoans. It rests on a key trade–removal of a corporate tax for regressive fees, cuts in youth jobs, and reduced health care benefits for city workers.

Julie Dworkin 11/25/25 Julie Dworkin 11/25/25

“Cost efficiencies” in healthcare benefit cuts, as outlined in the Ernst & Young report, would sharply increase the cost of care for tens of thousands of Chicago city workers.

A new research brief by the Institute for the Public Good shows the potential detrimental effects of cutting $103 million in healthcare benefits, and decreasing access to healthcare for Chicago city workers, as recommended by the Ernst & Young budget analysis.

Ishan Daya 9/29/25 Ishan Daya 9/29/25

Modernizing the Head Tax

Chicago has a nearly $1B budget crisis. Garbage fees and property tax hikes have been floated to close it instead of touching corporate wealth. The Head Tax is the clearest way to stop balancing the books on working people.

Ishan Daya 7/22/25 Ishan Daya 7/22/25

New Revenue Measure Can Close the Budget Gap While Addressing Income Inequality

Institute for the Public Good’s report that outlines a solution to closing the budget gap while addressing income inequality through a new revenue measure that taxes large corporations on high expense payrolls.

This report outlines the revenue measure, as well as a brief on the evolution of corporate taxation and income inequality at both the local and federal level.

Ishan Daya 6/17/25 Ishan Daya 6/17/25

[Chicago City Council] UPDATED Legislative Brief - o16732 - Snap Curfew Ordinance

Institute for the Public Good & Legal Action Chicago co-author an analysis of the Youth Snap Curfew Ordinance proposed for vote on June 18, 2025.

Julie Dworkin 6/14/25 Julie Dworkin 6/14/25

[Chicago City Council] Legislative Brief - O2023-0001748 – The Chicago Rideshare Living Wage and Safety Ordinance

Institute for the Public Good’s analysis of the Rideshare Living Wage & Safety Ordinance proposed for vote on June 18, 2025.

Julie Dworkin 5/7/25 Julie Dworkin 5/7/25

[Chicago City Council] Legislative Analysis – Green Social Housing Ordinance

Institute for the Public Good’s analysis of the Green Social Housing Ordinance that passed City Council on May 7, 2025 with a 30/18 vote.

Ishan Daya 4/29/25 Ishan Daya 4/29/25

[Chicago City Council] Legislative Brief - 016732 - Youth Curfews

Institute for the Public Good’s analysis of the Youth Curfew proposed ordinance in the Public Safety committee within Chicago City Council on April 29, 2025.