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AWARDS Illinois Issues writers win awards from national journalist group LETTERS To the editor PUBLICATIONS 2006 Roster of State Government Officials 2006 ROSTER UPDATES BROWSE BOOKS HERE Center Publications SAMUEL K. GOVE ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP Hall of Fame BROWSE PAST ISSUES February 2006 Rating game: You got trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with V for video toys January 2006 Beginnings: Another political season is on the horizon December 2005 Out there: What's in store for public art? November 2005 Uncle Sam's pocket: Where there's federal cash the states choose to follow October 2005 Coming or going? Comfortable and reliable passenger trains used to run in Illinois, and they might again if Congress quits arguing about Amtrak and starts talking about trains. September 2005 Pipe dream? States try to snuff out meth on their own July/August 2005 Like five wise old sisters, the inland seas have stories to tell and lessons to teach June 2005 No Secrets: Someone knows more about you than you know they know May 2005 Paul Simon ESSAY Civic Virtues: Moral imperatives grounded in religion call us out of ourselves April 2005 Baby's about to retire: The "youth generation" is going gray, creating a new image of senior citizens and a fresh set of complications in the workforce. March 2005 Bioethics: The beginning and end of life More past issues		*March 2006* CURRENT ISSUE • SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS ISSUES FEATURES Governor’s challenge by Kurt Erickson A rough primary season could call national attention to Illinois” top race. In the balance by Eric Ferkenhoff Two suburban Chicago races could tip partisan control in Congress. Over the top by Edward Felker Illinoisans head the national debate over money and politics. Middleman by Bethany Carson Illinois steps in to fill gaps in the new federal drug program and faces unexpected hurdles. ESSAY The prairie’s desert wanderer by Robert Kuhn McGregor A native Illinoisan traveled to the rocky Sierras and penned an environmental classic. EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long We miss something if we look only to the scope of graft or the means of acquiring it STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson Illinois seniors may have fewer health care choices next year, which could be what they want BRIEFLY NATURE STUDY Winter's swan song sends waterfowl north after Illinois respite ENVIRONMENT VS. ECONOMICS Plan to cut mercury might not be cost-effective Working Illinoisans hit by harder times REPORTS Sprawl, Racial divide, Day laborers LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST Sex offenders, smoking, Veterans, Minors, Abandoned babies, Environment, Drugs POWER SURGE Utility rates are expected to go up, but no one is sure how high OLD SLAVE HOUSE Money for historic report called step to reopening State ethics proposals promoted again ROULETTE The governor's stance on gambling revolves ILLINOIS RANKS State of the state BOOKSHELF Women, race and peace Economic indicators hit eight-year high UPDATES PEOPLE U of I Board of Trustees re-elects chairman Firemarshal named Lincoln museum director to leave Illinois Tollway authority chief steps down OBIT: Betty Friedan, James Walker New state representative picked State Police officers charged with federal weapons violations Chicago Scholar tapped for Federal Reserve Taxpayer federation selects new president Professor's text inspires off-Broadway show ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III The governor’s budget is a political statement about his vision and campaign appeal 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, Wter commerce, Economic subsidies PART 4: Editorial cartoons, Public art, Political fiction, Classic architecture, Web literature Illinois Issues Celebrated its 30th Anniversary September 30, 2005 Click here for information about the event Illinois Issues is published by Center Publications Center for State Policy and Leadership SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAGAZINE (PRINT VERSION) CONTACT US \| DISCLAIMER UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD © 2006 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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