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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 poplulation
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
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?

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Latino power by Daniel C. Vock
A rising population is pushing political change.

Civic validation by Veronica Gonzalez
Illinois is once again a land of immigrants. What should we do to help?

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Road warrior by Pat Guinane
A political battle is brewing over the governor’s transportation policies.

Risky math by Kate Clements
Solving state pension underfunding will affect Illinois taxpayers for decades.

Fiscal Band-Aids by Bethany Carson
Can the state afford more than a temporary fix for Illinois’ school budgets?

Brain drain by Marcia Frellick
Math and science educators aren’t reaching future citizens.

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Cultural capital by Lonnie Bunch
There is no stronger investment than Illinois’ museums.

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long

Race and wealth still determine a child’s chance at a good education

STATE OF THE STATE by Pat Guinane

The administration wants to buy school health insurance in bulk. But some districts may balk

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  • HONORS AND AWARDS: Michael Beschloss, David Broder, Harry Crisp II, George Ranney Jr., Studes Terkel, and Ernest Wish
  • APPOINTMENTS: Eric Holder Jr.
  • BIG PEOPLE ON CAMPUS: Al Bowman, Richard Herman

ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III

Gov. Rod Blagojevich has taken state borrowing to all-time heights

 

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