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AWARDS Illinois Issues writers win awards from national journalist group LETTERS To the editor PUBLICATIONS 2005 Roster of State Government Officials 2004 ROSTER UPDATES BROWSE BOOKS HERE Center Publications SAMUEL K. GOVE ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP Hall of Fame BROWSE PAST ISSUES October 2004 Vote 2004 Building Blocs: Successful political campaigns nail down the bases, then stack up interest groups. But sometimes this construction is a matter of chance September 2004 Under lock and key: Gun control is a loaded issue this campaign season and many politicians are aiming to keep it out of reach July/August 2004 Preservation arts: Photographers capture natural Illinois June 2004 Labor friendly: The governor is good to workers. Unless he’s their boss. May 2004 Latino power: A rising population is pushing political change. April 2004 Deadly migration: Chicago police are cracking down on drugs and murder. So gangs are following the dollar signs to suburbs and small towns. March 2004 Global classroom: Educators search for new ways to teach Illinois' increasingly diverse school population February 2004 The economy: Some companies are using red ink to rewrite worker benefits January 2004 How's he governing? At the end of the first quarter he's got game December 2003 Perspectives: Do mass markets diminish choices in art and culture? November 2003 Capitol Action: Much is at stake as lawmakers head into veto session More past issues		*November 2004* CURRENT ISSUE FEATURES Hard times by Stephanie Zimmermann When the economy takes a dive, smaller towns take a bigger hit. Story problem by Pat Guinane If the budget is tight during a teacher shortage, how many dollars should the state devote to recruiting and retaining educators? Progress lost? by Naomi B. Lynn The former chancellor of the University of Illinois at Springfield critiques the status of public higher education. Gridlock USA by Dori Meinert No one has grand expectations for Congress in a presidential election year. But the highly charged partisan atmosphere this year has been especially frustrating. Q&A Terry Peterson by Ed Wojcicki Chicago Housing Authority CEO ILLINOIS ISSUES 30TH ANNIVERSARY Retrospectives Three decades of public affairs journalism PART 1: Welfare reform, Tax caps, and Capital punishment PART 2: Patronage rulings, Cutback Amendment, Judicial subdistricts PART 3: Energy resources, Water commerce, Economic subsidies EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long Economic incentives cost but few officials can afford to turn their backs on jobs STATE OF THE STATE by Pat Guinane Gambling on a veto-session fix is risky with so many old stakes still at the table BRIEFLY ENDAGERED PROPERTY Historic North Shore estate may be seized List charts Chicago area’s threatened historic places Murder at the Capitol puts state leadership on alert Historic sheep barn needs a new owner HISTORY LESSON Road sign to point to New Philadelphia FARM SHOW Decatur chosen for agriculture’s largest expo METH GUIDE A legal reference for law enforcement Illinois agriculture by the numbers Illinois Health by the numbers STATES' SPENDING Medicaid expected to top education TROUBLED PRISON Staff wants warden moved GROUP GRADES STATES Illinois gets a D in college affordability Clipfile PEOPLE Governor hires press aide for Chicago: Gerardo Cardenas New head of SIUC Public Policy Institute: Mike Lawrence Feds subpoena consultant's work records Agency releases warden APPOINTMENTS: Glenn Poshard, Pamela Woodward, Susan Lopatka U of C alums and ex-prof win Nobels in science and economics NEW SCHOOLS CHIEF Randy Dunn OBITS: Irving B. Harris ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III Chicago-area mass transit leaders expected to make a long-shot request for cash Illinois Issues is published by Center Publications Center for State Policy and Leadership CONTACT US \| DISCLAIMER UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD © 2004 by Illinois Issues, University of Illinois at Springfield. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission is prohibited
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