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LETTERS To the editor PUBLICATIONS 2004 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 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 Perspectives: Do mass markets diminish choices in art and culture? 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. More past issues		*March 2004* CURRENT ISSUE FEATURES Global classroom by Bethany Carson Educators search for new ways to teach Illinois’ increasingly diverse school population. Forgotten canon by James Krohe Jr. Great Illinois books are not read because they are hard to find, and they are hard to find because so few people read them. Are we ready? by Kurt Erickson A minority of Illinois’ voting jurisdictions have federally mandated election reforms in place for this month’s primary. More with less by Beverley Scobell Nonprofits that serve Illinois’ needy face increasing demand and declining income. SNAPSHOTS Serve and protect by Marcia Frellick and Peg Kowalczyk From one end of the state to the other, community programs aim to make a difference. GUEST ESSAY No more victims by Lyn M. Schollett Lifetime supervision of sex offenders would offer greater protection. EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long The history of presidential campaigning can offer perspective, if not solace BRIEFLY LEGI CHECKLIST THE MIKVA CHALLENGE: Chicago teens join primary campaigns REPORT: Where do citizens get campaign news? Lawmakers join forces to pan feds’ mercury rules INDICTMENTS: Safe Road still rolling Otters and falcons and sedge — Endangered species are on the rebound MORE PROPOSED CHANGES Illinois’ wine industry Investment threatens to wither on the vine SPOTLIGHT: The governor’s new deputy for education PRESS BOX PEOPLE OBIT: Aldo DeAngelis, Steve Neal NEW LAWMAKERS: Careen Gordon, Lisa Dugan, Robert Pritchard BIG PEOPLE ON CAMPUS: James Stukel, Nancy Cantor, David Werner SHIFTS AT THE TOP: Fernando Gillo, Roxanne Nava, Jack Lavin, J. Anthony Clark APPOINTMENTS: William E. Fanning, Ira Rogal, Roger Tedrick, John Simmons, Marily Jackson, John Brewster, Gene Callahan, Molly D’Esposito AWARD: John Y. Simon ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III The governor dabbles in the art of fiscal illusion 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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