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October 2007
Global risk: Can America ensure the safety of imported goods? Pressure is increasing to step up national testing and border inspections.
September 2007
The outer office: Lobbyists will be back at the rail. And likely in greater numbers.
July/August 2007
The green way: Restore and preserve natural and cultural resources.
June 2007
Freight gridlock: The complications of a solution are as real as the consequences of inaction
May 2007
Burning question: 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
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
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Token support by Bethany Jaeger
Downstate transit funding has stalled. But the need is accelerating. So these coin-strapped systems are planning an alternate route.
Con-Con revisited by Pat Guinane
Illinoisans have one year to decide whether they want a new state constitution. Let the debate begin.
Hunger's Stamp by Maura Kelly Lannan
Congress is considering legislation to raise benefits for the Food Stamp Program.
Q&A
Dan A. Lewis on welfare reform
by Maureen Foertsch McKinney
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In the public interest by Valerie S. Lies
What would happen if Illinois' nonprofits failed to thrive because of poorly managed finances or staff?
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
It's been a privilege to work with so many thoughtful writerly types
STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson
Cook County's property tax system is unique and is likely to stay that way
BRIEFLY
CLEAN WATER
Study assesses bacterial hazards in CHicago rivers
LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST
Budget cuts, Mass transit, Speed limits, Moment of silence, Wine shipments, Mental health, Eye exams
CLEAN AIR
Task force pushes efficiency to limit greenhouse gases
Chicagoans spend more time and money on commutes
Student athletics association studies drug test rules
Families' net worth questioned in study
IMMIGRATION
Feds sue Illinois over state law
Community college students score with new foundation
Find of the century
PEOPLE
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Courtney Cox, Randy Massey
SHIFTS AT THE TOP
S. Raja Krishnamoorthi
A WOMAN'S TOUCH
Becky Carroll
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Roger Myerson, Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin
AWARD
Doug Scott
More shifts in purchasing agency
OBIT
George Sangmeister
MORE INDICTMENTS INVOLVE PRISONS
Michael Mahoney, Donald Snyder, Jr.
ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Trends suggest Illinois faces greater problems than a one-time decline in revenue
ILLINOIS ISSUES 30TH ANNIVERSARY
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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
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