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PAST ISSUES

November 2003
Capitol Action:
Much is at stake as lawmakers head into veto session
October 2003
Two new directors tackle two tough agencies:
Bryan Samuels director of Children and Family Services and Roger Walker Director of Corrections

September 2003

A cop's prosecutor:
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald takes crime fighting personally

June 2003

Getting there:
Finding the cash to go to college is Turning out to be almost as tough as attending the classes

May 2003
Crunch time:
Do you know where your lawmakers are?

April 2003

Down to the core:
The rotten economy is eating school budgets. As more districts go bankrupt, will the state help?

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

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December 2003 CURRENT ISSUE

FEATURES

Who reads what and why? Essay by Dan Guillory
Books have been demystified by the corporate culture, interest in the Internet and the allure of the local Wal-Mart.

PHOTO ESSAY

in context
The largest collection of contemporary Illinois art is in danger of losing its home.

PROFILES

Illinois originals
by Peg Kowalczyk, Jamie Fetty and Marcia Frellick
Glassblower. Maskmaker. Sculptors in molten metal and cloth.

McRadio? by Aaron Chambers
Clear Channel owns the most stations in the country. Critics argue the company is tuning out local voices.

Q&A

Stanley Fish by Beverley Scobell

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long

Who really chooses
what we read, hear and see?

STATE OF THE STATE by Aaron Chambers

A colorful way with words helps
politicians craft image in this sound bite age

BRIEFLY

  • Making movies: Film office seeks extension on breaks
  • Youth arts groups win national awards
  • Cuts mean artists get fewer shots at grants
  • A sampler Cultural calendar
  • Illinois State Museum: Natural history exhibit moves to completion
  • Q&A: Michael Wiant
  • MUSIC SHARING: Illinois Internet providers hold back customer info
  • Native writer honored

PEOPLE

  • GOODBYE TO THE BUREAU CHIEF AARON CHAMBERS
  • SHIFTS: Michael Fenger, and Ester Lopez
  • OBITS: Corinne Michel, Stanley Weaver, Irv Kupcinet, David Wirsing, Bill Miller
  • APPOINTMENTS: John Philip Novak, Andrea Moore, G. Tanner Girard, Thomas Johnson, Nichyolas Melas, Jackie Gallagher, Michael Hade, Charles Hernandez, Rex Piper and Letitia Taylor

ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III

This month the Capital City
will witness a biennial holiday rite

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