Community Safety Surcharge Less Than a Rounding Error Compared to Trump Tax Cuts For Chicago’s Largest Payers

Institute for the Public Good Statement on the Mayor’s Budget Proposal

Institute for the Public Good: Modernizing Chicago’s Head Tax Could Raise $400 Million

Institute for the Public Good calls on City Hall to stop nickel-and-diming working families with regressive fees and instead tax the corporations that benefit from our city’s infrastructure.

Institute for the Public Good Responds to Chicago Budget Report

The Financial Future Task Force report leans on regressive fees, worker cuts, and state-imposed limits—instead of maximizing proven progressive revenue sources like the head tax.

New Report: Tax on High Corporate Payrolls Could Raise $1.5 Billion to Help Close Chicago’s Budget Gap

In Chicago, some CEOs make over 1,000x their median worker. A new proposal from the Institute for the Public Good says it's time to tax that difference to solve Chicago's budget crisis.