State Providers Fight Potential Cuts

Chicago, IL. - Social service providers contend that Illinois residents will face dire consequences if lawmakers don't pass a new budget.

The providers says foster children could be returned to the state, addicts won't get treatment, senior citizens could go uncared for and domestic violence victims will have nowhere to turn.

The Quinn administration on Tuesday further outlined the massive cuts it says will have to be made if lawmakers don't come up with more revenue and fix the state budget they passed with a $9.2 billion hole in it.

Provider groups talked about what the threatened cuts will mean at a morning budget briefing. The governor's office has said about 10,000 state employees also could lose their jobs.