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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 May 2006 Higher and higher: With no respite in sight from rising fuel prices, policy makers face increasing pressure to find solutions April 2006 Whose rights? No matter how the U.S. Supreme Court reacts to Roe, other jurisdictions have reframed the abortion debate to focus on the status of the fetus. March 2006 Over the top: Illinoisans head the national debate over money and politics 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 More past issues		*June 2006* CURRENT ISSUE • SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS ISSUES FEATURES No pity for the poor by Daniel C. Vock Projected federal budget cuts threaten programs that help Illinois cities care for their neediest citizens. Alternative medicine by Bethany Carson As the nation's health care costs climb, states are looking for relief. One prescription would require everyone to be insured. Dreams deferred by Jasmine Washington Affordable housing is out of reach for a growing number of Illinoisans. Public to private by Pat Guinane Leasing public assets to for-profit companies poses a tantalizing proposition for cash-strapped state and local governments. Digital divide by Cedric Herring Race and ethnicity are factors that determine which Illinoisans are the "haves" in the age of information technology. EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long State officials realize they'll need to be creative to survive STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson Whose right is it, anyway? States play the domain game with private property BRIEFLY Illinois State Museum returns stolen artifact to family in Kenya GOVERNOR'S BUDGET A so-called compromise BY THE NUMBER Poverty in Illinois Representative resigns LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST Veterans, Train subsidies, Racing, Smoking, Driver's licenses, Nursing homes, Ethics, Stem cells, Emergency contraception STATUS REPORT Illinois schools de-desegregated SIMON AWARDS Reform group gives honors for service OPERATION SAFE ROAD Scandal by the number Operation Safe Road timeline COURTS Scholar says computer animation may bias jurors State high court considers freedom of press cases Rethinking police lineups Artist's focus comes to Chicago Party on UPDATES HISTORY Illinois vies for two new heritage areas New Illinois sites added to national list of historic places PEOPLE SHIFTS AT THE TOP Randy Dunn OBITS Lovana "Lou" Jones, Robert Madigan, Carl Becker Panel for Lincoln celebration named Q&A Anne Marie Murphy ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III A thoughtful voter might conclude there's some truth on all sides of the budget debate 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 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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