Six community members started a hunger strike Tuesday to call attention to the state budget crisis and the suffering that will result from deep budget cuts. The group - Hungry for Justice - is calling for a fair increase in the income tax to raise much needed revenue and prevent devastating cuts to human services.
Community members hungry for justice
May 29th, 2009Seniors rally in Chicago to stop home care cuts
May 26th, 2009Nearly 100 seniors from the Jane Addams Senior Caucus rallied to protest proposed cuts to the state’s Community Care Program today - a program that allows 51,000 seniors to receive needed care while staying in their homes. From the Chi-Town Daily News’ Alex Parker:
With Gov. Pat Quinn threatening to cut millions from agencies and services across Illinois, area seniors are worried that at-home care will be slashed beyond repair.
Campaign keeps pressure on state lawmakers
May 26th, 2009Over 150 health care workers, child care providers, community advocates and their allies called on state lawmakers to stop devastating human services budget cuts on Thursday. Seventy community activists and Campaign members visited the in-district office of State Representative Karen Yarborough to deliver the message while close to 100 held a prayer vigil in the State Capitol.
Doomsday budget puts Illinois families in serious danger
May 18th, 2009The Campaign for Illinois’ Future announced its strong opposition to the doomsday budget proposal announced by Governor Quinn today, calling the 37 percent across-the-board cuts catastrophic and urging lawmakers to take action to prevent devastation for hundreds of thousands of Illinois families by passing a fair income tax increase.
Chicago seniors join the fight for a fair budget
May 14th, 2009Facing serious threats to the home care they depend on, a group of Chicago-area seniors from the Jane Addams Senior Caucus joined other seniors, people with disabilities, health care workers, child care providers and community advocates from the Campaign for Illinois’ Future in Springfield yesterday to lobby their legislators for a fair budget.
Over 1,600 rally in support of new revenue, against cuts
May 13th, 2009
Undeterred by the rain, over 1,600 Campaign for Illinois’ Future members gathered in front of the State Capitol’s Lincoln Statue in Springfield on Wednesday to urge the Illinois General Assembly to protect Illinois families from harmful budget cuts as they begin to make critical budget decisions.
“Doomsday budget” could eliminate home care for 30,000
May 12th, 2009Campaign for Illinois’ Future coalition member, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, launched a second phase of television and print ads Tuesday, calling on state lawmakers to stop harmful cuts to home care.
Rep. Moffitt walks a day in a home care worker’s shoes
April 27th, 2009State Representative Don Moffitt worked alongside a Galesburg home care aide Monday, assisting her with day-to-day activities and chores and getting a firsthand look at a form of critical care in Illinois that is in jeopardy due to a growing budget deficit and proposed cuts.
Campaign for Illinois’ Future rallies against cuts to vital services
April 24th, 2009
1,500 members of the Campaign for Illinois’ Future gathered in front of the State Capitol’s Lincoln Statue in Springfield Wednesday to urge members of the Illinois General Assembly to protect Illinois families from harmful budget cuts by passing a budget that includes a fair income tax increase.
SEIU Healthcare Illinois launches ad campaign to stop cuts
April 20th, 2009SEIU Healthcare Illinois – representing more than 35,000 child care providers and 35,000 workers who provide home care to seniors and people with disabilities – launched a hard hitting advertising campaign today timed to coincide with the return of legislators to Springfield calling on the General Assembly to stop deep cuts to child care and home care services in the FY10 budget.
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