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2001
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September
2001
Working
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2001
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January 2002
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There
are seven major bids on the Executive Mansion this election season.
The
Republicans
by Dave McKinney
A
three-way primary contest could turn out to be a “jump ball.”
Yet it will give voters something they don’t always get: a real
choice.
The
Democrats
by Aaron Chambers
They’ve
managed to lose the last seven races. But some think this is
their best shot in years at winning the Executive Mansion.
Generation
gap
by Kevin McDermott
More
than two decades separate the two Democratic candidates for attorney
general. This reality could mean the difference between a law
enforcer and a legal advocate.
Left
to chance
by Lynn Sweet
By
failing to field a blue chip contender for the U.S. Senate, Republicans
won’t get their shot at a double punch at the top of the ticket
in November.
SPOTLIGHT
by Adriana Colindres
Charting
success?
Illinois
has 23 charter schools. They must overcome challenges.
A
FINAL CONVERSATION by Ed Wojcicki
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usefulness stands the test of time
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
Illinois
Issues Online complements
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STATE
OF THE STATE by Aaron Chambers
It’s
safe to say, DNA tests
have revolutionized criminal justice
BRIEFLY
- Cranes,
planes and humans—Whoopers land in Florida
- Plans
to fill the teacher gap
- Governor
and mayor seal agreement on airports
- Where
the academic rubber meets the road
- High
court rules—The Democratic map stands
- High
alert—State government steps up security
- Legislative
action
- C’est
Peoria
- Southern
bad boys
PEOPLE
- Illinois
Issues publisher takes a new position—Ed Wojcicki
- Schools
chief lands post
- State
GOP’s new leader faces challenges
- Illinois
House has a new member
- Change
on the appellate bench
- Lawmaker
moves to natural resources
- GOODBYE
OLIN—Olin Harris
A
VIEW FROM CHICAGO by Robert Davis
In
the days after the September 11 attacks,
Chicago’s problems mounted
POLITICS
by Charles N. Wheeler III
Golden
parachutes and lumps of coal
were among state budget adjustments
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