We reported late last week that Gov. Quinn's office was preparing a "doomsday" budget intended to show the devastating cuts that will be necessary if the legislature doesn't raise the income tax in Illinois.  Today is apparently the day he will release this plan, as Capitol Fax notes.

Keith Kelleher, president of SEIU Healthcare Illinois/Indiana, has already released a statement in response:

The Governor’s doomsday budget should serve as a wake up call to members of the General Assembly.  Failure to take action to raise revenue before the session adjourns would mean catastrophic cuts to education, health care, home care, child care and countless other vital public services that millions of Illinois families depend on.  Legislators who oppose cuts to these vital services need to get off the fence and on record today that they will support a fair tax plan that raises enough revenue to prevent this doomsday plan from becoming reality.

The governor is currently at the City Club of Chicago talking about the details of the plan.  More to come ...

UPDATE I: Henry Bayer of AFSCME Council 31 just released this statement:

These cuts would devastate education, health care, public safety, human services and transportation. Tens of thousands of public-service workers would be laid off.

In a terrible recession, with millions unemployed and demand for public services skyrocketing, President Obama understands that government needs to invest in America, protect public services and put people back to work.

Legislators in Springfield need to show the same leadership. They must raise revenue to prevent devastating cuts, save public services and pay the state's bills.

UPDATE II: More reactions from the Campaign for Illinois' Future coalition:

 “Gov. Quinn's budget just demonstrates that it's not possible to get out of this legislative session and keep state government running without a tax increase,” explained Julie Dworkin, policy director for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. “I hope state legislators will take notice and start talking seriously about increasing taxes in a fair way.” [...]

“A $769 million budget cut in IDHS funding during this time of crisis is both appalling and heart breaking,” said Aimee Navarro, staff at Southwest Reach Center and a leader with the Illinois Hunger Coalition. “These drastic cuts will ultimately lead to public benefits being less accessible to eligible families, at a time when they need the support more than ever.”

“Governor Quinn’s proposed ‘doomsday’ would propel our state on a path to economic ruin,” said Ed Geppert, Jr., president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. “The 14,000 teacher layoffs that would be triggered in districts large and small would effectively destroy our system of public education, eliminating one of our state’s best tools – a strong system of public education from pre-Kindergarten to graduate schools - for fueling an economic recovery.”

“Slashing education would truly devastate our communities, not just now, but for years to come,” said Denise Dixon, executive director of Action Now. “How we treat the ‘least of these’ is our legacy, and this budget makes a sorry statement on what we value in Illinois.” [...]

“Working families would be hurt most by these social service cuts and we can’t take it anymore,” said Amalia Montoya, a community parent patrol member for the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council. “We’re counting on our elected officials to pass a fair income tax increase to generate enough new revenue to protect vital services in our neighborhoods now and for the future."

“Illinois’ families need a state budget that generates enough new revenue to fund vital services and speed economic recovery while prioritizing tax fairness - anything less, particularly a “doomsday” budget, is an attack on these families and their children, and on our state’s chances for economic recovery,” said Maria Whelan, president of Illinois Action for Children.