All courtesy of Progress Illinois.

First, coverage of 3000-4000 people (including members of SOUL—more on our experiences later) rallying in the state capitol building in Springfield, in support of HB 174.


(More background here.)

Second, Alexander Sharp of Protestants for a Common Good puts the budget crisis in the clearest possible terms: "We are committing slow-motion violence on children, on the elderly, on the mentally ill, and on the disabled".


Third: Are we at the breaking point? An up-to-date summary of the some of the main lowlights of the fallout of the budget crisis. The moral of the story: "Illinois is truly on the verge of collapse. The time for action has long passed."