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November 2004
Hard times:
When the economy takes a dive, smaller towns take a bigger hit.

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 is 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

December 2004 CURRENT ISSUE

FEATURES

Postmodern past Essay by Dan Guillory
In the new millennium, historical interpreters search for ways to reach a point-and-click generation.

PHOTO ESSAY

Showmanship
by BRC Imagination Arts and Bob Ladendorf

Designers are readying exhibits at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Landscape in transit by Pat Guinane
Hand-cut glass tiles at Chicago's renovated Blue Line station reflect the rich story of Pilsen's immigration community.

Hometown arias by Beverley Scobell
Opera houses were the first civic centers. And preservation efforts aim to save a few of these symbols of 19th century prosperity and culture.

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

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long

Public affairs journalists face challenges in the years ahead

STATE OF THE STATE by Pat Guinane

Truth is complicated so two ideas can stand in opposition

BRIEFLY

MILLENNIUM PARK
Gateway to the clouds

Soldier Field's historic landmark status at risk

Q & A
Artist's video exhibit portrays prison life

Illinois scientists identify an ancient protorosaur that inhaled underwater prey

Board kicks off collegiate art competition for 2005

Art by the numbers

REPORT

PRESSBOX

PEOPLE

Labor lawyer selected to fill Obama's seat

Next U of I president comes from Michigan
B. Joseph White

Senate Democrats promote Durbin to leadership post

APPOINTMENTS

QUOTABLE

ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III

Whose moral values were key to George W. Bush's win?

 

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