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VIDEO: Responsible Budget Coalition calls for "leadership, not politics"
Date:
05/18/2010 
On May 18, the Responsible Budget Coalition held a series of eight press conferences across the state to remind lawmakers that citizens aren't satisfied with the stop-gap budget proposals that are being discussed in Springfield. Labor union officials, community organizations, service providers, and teachers called on legislators to end the political games in the capitol and pass a responsible budget. This footage is from the press conference held in Chicago.
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Progress Illinois VIDEO: "Save our State" rally
Date:
04/21/2010 
15,000 people rallied at the state Capitol in Springfield to "Save our State," urging lawmakers to raise revenues to balance the budget and fund vital state services.
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State Journal Register VIDEO: Health care reform victory celebration
Date:
04/06/2010 
On April 6 at the Chicago Temple, Citizen Action/Illinois joined Senator Dick Durbin, the Campaign for Better Health Care, MoveOn, SEIU, and health care activists from across the region in celebrating our nation's historic health care reform victory.
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Progress Illinois Latest
Senior citizens, disabled Americans, and concerned citizens from Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, Illinois Main Street Alliance, Access Living, SEIU and Citizen Action/Illinois came together to protest Representative Paul Ryan's plan to privatize Social Security.