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AWARDS Illinois Issues writers win awards from national journalist group LETTERS To the editor PUBLICATIONS 2007 Roster of State Government Officials 2007 ROSTER UPDATES BROWSE BOOKS HERE Center Publications SAMUEL K. GOVE ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP Hall of Fame BILL MILLER PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING Hall of Fame BROWSE PAST ISSUES April 2007 Grim prognosis: Illinois' fiscal health is in a sorry state March 2007 The Illinois GOP puzzles over ways to rebuild February 2007 Obama: He puts ethics on the agenda January 2007 Women in prison: Mothers can learn to parent from behind bars, but they'll still have to go home. December 2006 Art and ethnicity: Illinois' culture is a vivid tapestry woven by a multitude of artists whose ethnicity is central to their work November 2006 Who would want to run? Has elected office become so onerous that it threatens the quality of American governance? The answers are not reassuring October 2006 Energy: Alternative sources are subject to prevailing political winds September 2006 Left behind: Young black and male July/August 2006 Renewal: Disturbed land can return to its natural state and we can learn from the transformation June 2006 Fallout: States face a fraying lifeline 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. More past issues		*May 2007* CURRENT ISSUE • SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS ISSUES FEATURES PAUL SIMON ESSAY Burning Question by John Wesley Fountain How to help the poor? The answer might be found in the stories and the voices of Illinoisans who themselves live in the poorest communities in the state. Displaced by Deanese Williams-Harris Tougher rules for Chicago's subsidized housing aim to sweep social problems away from the city's new mixed-income communities, but they threaten to send those problems elsewhere. Shaky business by Bethany Carson The private sector worries Illinois won't remain a good place to invest if the state doesn't maintain its fiscal, social and physical infrastructure. Sun Tzu to you by Aaron Chambers Illinois politicians are bracing for a showdown this spring on taxes and school spending. Should we read The Art of War? Dollarocracy by Cynthia Canary and Ed Wojcicki Pay-to-play culture still has a chokehold on Illinois politics. EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long Do we have and obligation to help the poor? Can we end poverty? STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson Outdated roads, rails and buses won't drive Illinois into the economic future BRIEFLY ON THE ROAD The governor pitches his tax-and-spend plan LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST Statewide smoking ban, HPV vaccine, Assault weapons ban, Criminal code, Construction board, Nurse-to-patient ratio, Teen driving safety, Mandatory HIV testing, Primary election date, Ethics reform, and Civil unions KA-CHING Court costs add up House approves driver's certificates for immigrants Number and percent of individuals who are uninsured, 19 to 64 years of age, by state Senate district: 2005 IT'S A GAS Ameren to study hog manure potential STATE RANKINGS Obama backs election scorecard As demand grows, aid shortfall looms NEW WEBSITE Gearing up for 200th birthday of Illinois' favorite son www.lincoln200.net DRUNK DRIVING Lawmaker wants standard markers State commission wants to sell more student loan assets BOOKSHELF High-profile trials often resonate year beyond the verdicts REPORT Latino adults less likely to go online PEOPLE Illinois GOP chooses presidential camps BIG PEOPLE ON CAMPUS William Perry replaces Louis Hencken UIS GRAD ASSISTS THE PRESIDENT WITH PRESS Dana Perino STATE PATRONAGE CHIEF RESIGNS Joseph Cini Former Daley aide is indicted CONSERVATION GROUP MAKES A CHANGE Bruce Boyd, Michael Reuter OBIT Carolyn Adams ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III A legislative measure would end most regulation of new wired video service 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 © 2007 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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