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PAST ISSUES
March
2003
Out of hiding:
Poverty is on the rise in Illinois and increasingly visible. It can no longer be overlooked
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
More past issues
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April 2003
CURRENT ISSUE
FEATURES
Down
to the core by
Bethany K. Warner
The
rotten economy is eating school budgets. As more districts go
bankrupt, will the state help?
BOOKS
Leaving
children behind
by Maureen F. McKinney
Carrot
and stick
by Aaron Chambers
The
White House wants to lure states to a new Medicaid plan. The states
worry they’ll get whacked.
BOOKS
Digging
dirt
by Robert Kuhn McGregor
PROFILE
Growing
change
by Alan Mamoser
Some
Illinois farmers are finding ways to save their land, their livelihoods
and their communities.
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
The
Statehouse is where federal and local policy meet, and where leadership
can make a difference
STATE
OF THE STATE by Aaron Chambers
The
governor is expected to take the lead on setting spending priorities
BRIEFLY
- Prairie
potholes: Third time could be charm for wetlands legislation
- Death
penalty: Lawmakers take up reforms
The debate over retardation
- The
Illinois Channel gets a boost from Boeing
- LEGI
CHECKLIST
- Commutations:
Moves to overturn
- UPDATES
PEOPLE
- CONVICTIONS:
Scott Fawell
- APPOINTMENTS:
Ernesto Velasco, Joel Brunsvold,
Charles Johnson, Roy Dolgos
- The
gov's team is in place
- U
of I professor wins award
A
VIEW FROM THE SUBURBS by Madeleine Doubek
While the political puzzle on O’Hare expansion is coming together,
the economics have been scrambled
ENDS
AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Newly
elected leaders have few chances to show they’ve mastered the
switch to governing
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