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April 2008
Immigrant friendly: On immigration, Illinois is at the forefront in bucking a national brand.
March 2008
Lost opportunity: An inability to work together has stymied Democratic attempts to create change in Springfield.
February 2008
Collective action: As unions continue to gain power in Illinois' public sector, they face their toughest battle yet for health care
January 2008
Who? Voters will decide in the primary that's right around the corner
December 2007
Election 2008
November 2007
Token support: Coin-strapped downstate systems plan an alternate route
October 2007
Global risk: Can America ensure the safety of imported goods? Pressure is increasing to step up national testing and border inspections.
September 2007
The outer office: Lobbyists will be back at the rail. And likely in greater numbers.
July/August 2007
The green way: Restore and preserve natural and cultural resources.
June 2007
Freight gridlock: The complications of a solution are as real as the consequences of inaction
May 2007
Burning question: How to help the poor? The answer might be found in the stories and the voices of Illinoisans who themselves live in the poorest communities in the state
April 2007
Grim prognosis: Illinois' fiscal health is in a sorry state
March 2007
The Illinois GOP puzzles over ways to rebuild
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Dana Heupel named Executive Editor of magazine
FEATURES
The greening of Chicago by Mike Ramsey
How Mayor Richard Daley plowed ahead with Earth-friendly measures.
Arterial obstruction by Bethany Jaeger
The challenge of designing and funding a statewide capital plan gets harder with a slowing economy and an increasingly frustrated public.
Q & A on gaming by Bethany Jaeger
Chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board Aaron Jaffe, and Professor Patricia Byrnes address gambling.
Virtual degrees by Patrick O'Brien
Students have more options to take online classes at public universities, physically and financially reshaping college campuses.
ESSAY
No marks for civility
by Brian J. Gaines and Brianna K. Lawrence
Nastiness is part of politics, past and present.
Hard science by Daniel C. Vock
As researchers push for better superaccelerators, Congress applies the brakes.
EDITOR'S NOTES by Dana Heupel
Few places have more maps than the Illinois State Library
STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson
The legislature and the governor continue to feud while taxpayers pay the court costs
BRIEFLY
PLAY BALL
State considers buying Wrigley Field
LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST
Education revamp, Foreclosure assistance, Overdue bills, Progressive income tax, Campus violence, Smoking exemptions Follow the money, Early education, Identity protection, Child predators, Amendatory veto, Ethics reform, Immigrant crime, Health expansions, Red light cameras
ENVIRONMENT
Federal smog limits tightened to address global warming
AGRICULTURE
Higher levels of CO2 mean more bugs and fewer soybeans
Civil unions on hold
PRESERVATION
Group name 10 endangered sites, with Wrigley added
EDUCATION
Higher graduation rates translate into big bucks for state
Hollywood is making more movies in the Land of Lincoln
Rare book library reopens at U of I
Rural counties seek to expand mass transit
HIGHTER ED
Student exodus tied to underfunding
PEOPLE
BIG PEOPLE ON CAMPUS
Samuel Goldman, Fernanñdo Trevinño, Glenn Poshard, Don Rice, Walter Wendler, and John Dunn
JUVENILE JUSTICE SCHOOLS GAIN A NEW LEADER
Lanée Walls
ENERGY EXPERT HELPS FORM A NATIONAL SMART GRID
Sherman Elliott
LONGTIME POLICY ANALYST WILL RETIRE
Mike Lawrence
POWERFUL AGENCY
Mark Pruitt
SHIFTS AT THE TOP
Janet Grimes, Jim Riemer Sr.
ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Should the Constitution be amended to account for a governor who is viewed unfavorably?
ILLINOIS ISSUES 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Retrospectives
Three decades of public affairs journalism
PART 1: Welfare reform, Tax caps, and Capital punishment
PART 2: Patronage rulings, Cutback Amendment, Judicial subdistricts
PART 3: Energy resources, Water commerce, Economic subsidies
PART 4: Editorial cartoons, Public art, Political fiction, Classic architecture, Web literature
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