ILLINOIS ISSUES

Campaign $$$ Who gets them? —————————————————————————  4
An analysis of candidate reports filed for the 1976 state Senate election
By James H. Klein

Campaign Money —————————————————————————————— 11
Anecdotes and analysis of how it's raised and spent
By James C. Worthy

The RTA chugs on ——————————————————————————————16
The politics and economics of developing a mass transit system for the Chicago area
By Joyce Kustra

Sen. Adlai Stevenson III———————————————————————————— 21
Staking out his role in Illinois and Washington
By Milton Rakove

Should open primaries be adopted by Illinois? ——————————————————— 24
YES by Rep. David Robinson

Should open primaries be adopted by Illinois? —————————————————— 25
NO by Don W. Adams

The London Transport: The world's largest urban passenger system ——————————19
By Vicki Gerson

THE STATE OF THE STATE ——————————————————————————  2
The forces behind the governor's task forces

POLITICS By Robert Kieckhefer ————————————————————————— 33
Dan Walker won't be running, but could he beat Jim Thompson?

CHICAGO By Charles B. Cleveland ———————————————————————— 34
Col. Jack Arvey: A master politician or the Democratic organization

WASHINGTON By Jerry Watson ————————————————————————— 35
Will Illinois produce another president or is Big Jim just another hopeful candidate?

LEGISLATIVE ACTION ———————————————————————————— 27
The General Assembly is back in town

ELECTIONS_______________15 Finding a Democrat willing to run for governor   SELECTED STATE REPORTS-20 BILL SUMMARIES_________ 27 JUDICIAL RULINGS _______ 29 Borchers' conviction reversed/Leasehold ; university land

EXECUTIVE REPORT______ 30 Advantage to foreign corporations? / The bad news and good news STATE STIX______________ 30 NAMES__________________ 31 Senior citizens appointed; women delegates

ILLINOIS ISSUES is published by Sangamon State University. The publisher is vice president of university relations for the university. The magazine's board is appointed by the presidents of Sangamon State University and the University of Illinois. In addition to subscription income the magazine is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, support from the University of Illinois and Sangamon State University, and donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of either university, the Ford Foundation or other donors.
Acting publisher: J. Michael Lennon
Editor emeritus: William L. Day
Managing editor: Caroline Gherardini
Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood
Charles B. Cleveland
Bill Miller
Stephanie Cole
Robert Kieckhefer
Staff: Margaret S. Knoepfle
Gary Adkins
Student staff: Sharon Maher
Martha Collins
Circulation director: John E. Cockrell
Business staff: Elizabeth A. Curl
Jan Griswold

The Board
Samuel K. Clove, University of Illinois. Urbana, Chairman
Philip Kendall, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Vice Chairman
William W. Allen, Illinois Agricultural Association, Bloomington
Richard E. Carver, Mayor, Peoria
Robert C. Gibson, Illinois State Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Chicago
Duane R, Kullberg, Certified Public Accountant, Chicago
Mrs. Randali Nelson, Carbondale
Odas Nicholson, Lawyer, Chicago
James D. Nowlan, Assistant to the Governor for Education, Toulon
James T. Otis, Lawyer, Chicago
Theodore Peterson, University of Illinois, Urbana
Honorable Samue H. Shapiro, Lawyer, Kankakee
Chris Vlahoplus, Sangamon State University, Springfield
James M. Wall, The Christian Centurv. Chicago
Samuel W. Witwer, Lawyer, Chicago

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