Features

Mendoza’s Chicago
by Lisa Donovan
The city has a new clerk, and she’s not a ‘go-along, get-along’ politician



Redistricted
by Mike Riopell
Democrats hope in this election to make the most of their mapmaking victory


A room of her own
by Jamey Dunn
As Illinois looks to change the way it provides services to the developmentally disabled, families fight for the care they see as best for their loved ones

Departments

Editor’s note
by Dana Heupel
Reports provide a glimpse of richest and poorest Illinoisans

State of the state
by Jamey Dunn
Settlement points to minorities as targets for subprime loans


Ends and Means
by Charles N. Wheeler III, Columnist
Illinois is not as bad off as it might seem

Special project

Renewing the partnership between the state and nonprofits
By Brent Never