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.
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.
[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.
[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.
[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.