We bid a fond farewell to Meredith, who has just completed an internship at PCG as part of her Education and Social Policy program at Northwestern University. more

One of the interesting questions about the Illinois budget disaster is how we will know when we are bankrupt. One fiscal guru told me that this won’t happen as long as we can borrow and are willing to pay interest rates that would shame even the most profligate. more

We bid a fond farewell to Luke Pepper, who worked at PCG this summer as a Beatitudes fellow. more

This week there was a press conference at the Chicago Temple where local leaders spoke out against Video Gambling. more

It is my hope that those who were unable to attend with PCG will consider seeing the show during the remainder of the run. more

More people in Chicago and its suburbs are admitted to hospital emergency rooms for heroin use than in any other major city, and heroin is now the most common illegal substance for which people in Illinois enter drug treatment, a new study shows. —Chicago Sun Times more

Payday loan companies will face limits on how much interest they can charge under legislation Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law this afternoon. more

A commentary by Al Sharp from the June 2nd issue of the Daily Herald more

The Eagan Campaign for PayDay Loan Reform (which includes PCG) updates the public on a newly passed bill via a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune. more

Dr. Charles B. Holmes, a founding board member of Protestants for the Common Good. died on May 11, 2010 after a long illness. Dr. Holmes was a committed and true friend of PCG, who is remembered for his passion for justice, his service to this country during World War II, his competence as an optometrist, and his capacity for friendship. The Rev. Reggie Weaver gave the following eulogy at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago on Saturday, May 22. A brief biography, offered as the obituary reading, is also included: more