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Token support:
Coin-strapped downstate systems plan an alternate route
October 2007
Global risk:
Can America ensure the safety of imported goods? Pressure is increasing to step up national testing and border inspections.
September 2007
The outer office:
Lobbyists will be back at the rail. And likely in greater numbers.
July/August 2007
The green way:
Restore and preserve natural and cultural resources.
June 2007
Freight gridlock:
The complications of a solution are as real as the consequences of inaction
May 2007
Burning question: How to help the poor? The answer might be found in the stories and the voices of Illinoisans who themselves live in the poorest communities in the state

April 2007
Grim prognosis: Illinois' fiscal health is in a sorry state
March 2007
The Illinois GOP puzzles over ways to rebuild

February 2007
Obama: He puts ethics on the agenda
January 2007
Women in prison:
Mothers can learn to parent from behind bars, but they'll still have to go home.


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FEATURES

Black and blue by Mike Riopell
Illinois Demorcrats are bruised from months of infighting, making some candidates vulnerable as the state's GOP looks to regain its footing.

Keep them separated? by Brian J. Gaines
A constitutional convention could offer a chance to take a new look at how job duties are delegated between the executive and legislative branches.

Up for grabs by Aaron Chambers
Democrats want to build the majority in their congressional delegation while Republicans aim to shift the balance.


Sweet home for Obama by Daniel C. Vock
The field of presidential candidates in Illinois will include a favorite son and a native daughter.

GUEST ESSAY

Orchids and onions by Jack R. Van Der Slik
Illinois politicians could learn a thing or two about innovation from other states

BOARD NOTES by Taylor Pensoneau

An era ends as longtime editor retires

STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson

Open legislative seats could mean open doors for GOP freshmen and new GOP leaders

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Follow the money

Supreme challenge

Waste to gas

Early bird state

CIVIC KNOWLEDGE
Few student do well in survey

Beyond the ivy-covered walls

Illinois bucks trend

Report cards sho most schools neet and exceed goals

Q&A
Wayne Whalen

PEOPLE

George Ryan starts sentence

A whistle-blower fights fior his state job

J. Dennis Hastert resigns

ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III

The biggest concern for most legislative incumbents might be remembering to vote

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
PART 4: Editorial cartoons, Public art, Political fiction, Classic architecture, Web literature

Illinois Issues Celebrated its 30th Anniversary
September 30, 2005
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