At a press conference on August 17, 2011, the Fair Care Coalition saluted the Department of Revenue for its decision to issue denials on tax-exemption applications for new construction at three major not-for-profit hospitals in Illinois and thanked State Senator Iris Martinez for her leadership. See the slideshow. more

PCG attended the signing of SB 2139 at Eden Place, see the slide show. more

Subscribe to our new blog, The Moral Arc and the Daily Line, about politics, religion, and how crazy both are (not necessarily bad crazy). more

Staff and board members of PCG attended a press conference last week, calling for an increase to the minimum wage in Illinois. more

Rev. Phil Blackwell, pastor of First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple and one of PCG’s Board Chairs, spoke on a panel of individuals for and against the recent passage of the bill to expand gaming in Illinois. more

Last Friday, June 17, 2011, marked the 40th Anniversary of the War on Drugs, a term first coined by President Richard Nixon on June 17, 1971. Protestants for the Common Good worked with a number of other organizations in the Chicago area to sponsor a rally calling for an end to this failed initiative. more

View pictures from the event. more

PCG’s advocacy staff welcomes opportunities to train people of faith in the ways and means of grassroots lobbying at the State Capitol. more

Last Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times referenced Al Sharp’s column entitled “Let’s fix budget, not lose our soul. The column, a slightly different version of last week’s CGN’s “Faith in Progress” blog, is the second column in a row to be re-distributed via this widely circulated new-source. more

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced its 2011 class of fellows Tuesday, April 19. Included in the prestigious group of new fellows is PCG’s very own Franklin I. (Chris) Gamwell. more