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SAMUEL K. GOVE
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PAST ISSUES
December
2002
Spotlight
on the Capitol:
Springfield welcomes a new governor and General Assembly
November 2002
Ryan's paradox:
In a classsic tragedy, the protagonist's character always prefigures his fall
October 2002
Executive suite:
The race is on to become the 40th Illinoisan to move into the governor’s office
September 2002
U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis hastert is running against history
July/August
2002
On the Prairie:
restoring our heritage
June 2002
Hard time:
Illinois is among those states looking for ways to downsize a prison industry that has been on a growth curve for more than three decades
May 2002
Terorism's cost hits home: State and local governments are building an expansive network to combat potential attacks. How far they go depends on money
April 2002
Risky business: Illinois' biotech industry will need venture capital and great minds. What can government do to foster this entrepreneural culture?
March 2002
He who filches your good name: Identity theft isn't likely to lighten your purse by much, but you could spend years rebuilding your reputation. That's why it's the top consumer complaint. Corporate and political leaders are taking note
February 2002
Political kaleidoscope:
The new legislative map reflects shifts in Illinois’ population, but Democrats hope they’ve also crafted a partisan realignment in the state Senate
January 2002
Hot property:
There are seven major bids on the Executive Mansion
this election season.
December 2001
Imagine Illinois:
Art reflects the landscape and the people
More past issues
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January 2003
CURRENT ISSUE
FEATURES
Executive
decisions by Aaron Chambers
Rod Blagojevich won his race for governor handily. Now he has primary responsibility for eliminating the state’s red ink.
Help wanted
by Doug Finke
The new governor’s first challenge will be to find people who make him look good.
The
93rd unpacks its agenda
by Dave McKinney
In the new General Assembly, no storyline is likely to be as
compelling as the battle shaping up between unions and business interests.
Four
freshmen
by Joseph Andrew Carrier, Margaret Schroeder, Abdon Pallasch,
John Patterson
New
lawmakers hail from diverse regions
Dear Governor
by Howard Learner, Jerome Stermer, Leon Lederman
Illinois
Issues asked three civic activists what advice they might
have to offer incoming Gov. Rod Blagojevich. They offered these
thoughtful responses. We pass them along to you, our readers,
and to the new administration.
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
Paul
Douglas practiced ‘a liberalism that
made sense to the voters’
STATE
OF THE STATE by Aaron Chambers
The
burden of improving the death penalty system shifts to Rod Blagojevich
BRIEFLY
- Arts
academy sought: School would apply methods of a famous Illinois
dancer
- Theater:
Chicagoans try to save North Side venue
- Bard
by the lake: Trodding the boards at Navy Pier
- Q
& A: Alaka Wali
- Stories
from the mills: Steelworkers temper lives & legends in The Heat
PEOPLE
- END
OF AN ERA: James "Pate" Philip
- Gifts from
the outgoing governor
- DEPARTURES:
Ronald Michaelson and Dick Adorjan
- ADVICE
FOR THE NEW GOVERNOR:
Incoming Gov. Blagojevich created 16 advisory panels to help
him with his transition
- BIG
PEOPLE ON CAMPUS: Thomas Lamont and Gerald Shea
- TRANSITION
TEAM
A
VIEW FROM THE SUBURBSby Madeleine Doubek
Will Illinois’ GOP
rise from the ashes and soot?
PUBLISHER'S GALLERY
by Michael E. Morsch
Illinois
budgeteers might consider this solution to the state’s budget
crisis
ENDS
AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Nettlesome
issues will test the new legislature and the new governor
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