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PAST ISSUES
February
2003
It's the economy, Gov. Blagojevich:
Will Illinois' new chief executive be good or bad for Illinois
business?
January
2003
Executive Decisions:
Rod
Blagojevich won his race for governor handily. Now he has primary
responsibility for eliminating the state’s red ink.
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
More past issues

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March 2003
CURRENT ISSUE
FEATURES
Out
of hiding by Stephanie Zimmermann & Peg Kowalczyk
Poverty can no longer be overlooked in Illinois.
Photo
essy: Cairo
Southern Illinois University students document life in an Illinois town.
REVIEW
ESSAY
The rich get richer
by Aaron Chambers
Two new books by Kevin Phillips and Robert B. Reich
SPOTLIGHT
Political calculations
by Doug Finke
State lawmakers might risk a raid on public pension systems.
Through
the glass ceiling
by Bethany K. Warner
The number of women judges is on the rise in Cook County.
BOOKS
Florence
the Farm Hand
by Bill Knight
A new book about the Women’s Land Army in World War II
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
It’s
time to debate women’s crime and punishment policies
STATE
OF THE STATE by Aaron Chambers
Gambling
is emerging as an attractive alternative to raising state taxes
or cutting state services
BRIEFLY
- Downstate
Illinois Innocence Project’s first subject gets pardon
- Chicago
school reforms advancey
- The
Illinois Channel gets a boost from Boeing
- LEGI
CHECKLIST
- Illinois’
anti-terrorism funding is at risk
- OBIT
Nina Shepherd
PEOPLE
- LON
MONK
The governor’s chief
- Key
advisers & cabinet members
- JOHN
FILAN The budgeteer
A
VIEW FROM CHICAGO by Robert Davis
Mayor Richard Daley has committed a political sin
that even his loving dad probably wouldn’t absolve
PUBLISHER'S
GALLERY by Michael E. Morsch
The
public should care about a hissing match between the governor
and the media
ENDS
AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Revelations
could cause change.
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