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DECEMBER 1982 VOL. VIII NO. 12
Established 1975

ILLINOIS ISSUES is published by Sangamon State 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 grants from the Illinois Humanities Council, the Joyce Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy; the Ancel Charitable Trust; support from the University of Illinois and Sangamon State University; and donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the grantors, either university or donors.

Publisher: J. Michael Lennon. Editor: Caroline Gherardini. Circulation and advertising manager: Elizabeth A. Curl. Editor emeritus: William L. Day. Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle, Richard J. Shereikis, Larry Smith. Assistant editors: Patricia Burtle-McCredie, John G. Martin. Legislative correspondents: Diane Ross. Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood, Bill Miller, Robert Kieckhefer, Milton Rakove, Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt, Robert Mackay, James Krohe Jr., Barbara J. Hipsman, Bob Springer. Capitol Commentary Editor: Melinda F. Kwedar. Graduate Assistant: Marian L. Heid. Business staff: Bonnie S. Roberts. Student assistants: Harry T. Bostick, Wendy A. Hall, Jan R. Martz, Mark Thornton.

THE BOARD

Chairman: Samuel K. Gove, director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana
Vice Chairman: James R. Kackley, partner, Arthur Andersen & Co., Chicago.
Members: Louis Ancel, attorney, Chicago. David E. Connor, Commercial National Bank of Peoria. William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield. Harold L. Deakins, public affairs manager, Illinois Power Company, Decatur. Robert P. Ewing, chairman of the board and president, Bankers Life & Casualty Co., Chicago. James M. Furman, executive vice president, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago. Doris B. Holleb, director, Metropolitan Institute, University of Chicago. Michael J. Howlett, partner, Howlett & Perkins Associates, Chicago. Michael H. Hudson, vice president, public affairs, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago. David Kenney, director, Illinois Department of Conservation, Springfield. Louis H. Masotti, professor of political science and urban affairs, Northwestern University, Evanston. Odas Nicholson, judge, Cook County Circuit Court. James D. Nowlan, director, Public Administration Program, University of Illinois, Urbana. James T. Otis, lawyer, Chicago. Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana. Betsy Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago. Carl Shier, international representative, Region 4, United Auto Workers. Honorable William G. Stratton, vice president, Canteen Corporation, Chicago. Thomas F. Roeser, vice president-government relations, The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago. James M. Wall, editor, Christian Century, Chicago. Samuel W. Witwer, lawyer, Chicago. James C. Worthy, professor of management, Northwestern University. J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member.

Contents

6       Who are we? Illinois' changing population
By Richard Kolhauser and Cheng H. Chiang

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9     Parklands' use: Consensus impossible?
By Jessica C. Weber


ii8212tc-3.jpgii8212tc-2.jpg Stories of the Governorship
13     Remembrance of governors past
By Cullom Davis/p. 24

25     Ogilvie revisited
By Mike Lawrence

2     POLITICS By Barbara J. Hipsman and Bob Springer
Blacks vote: bad polls

4     THE STATE OF THE STATE BY Diane Ross
The facts of life in Illinois: Grim

30     LEGISLATIVE ACTION BY Diane Ross
Dems win big: Madigan wins bigger

31     EXECUTIVE REPORT By Margaret S. Knoepfle
FRATS: A data bank of state academic talent

37     The Media By Tom Littlewood
Election '82: the hollow power of the polls

38     WASHINGTON By Robert Mackay
Dems lead delegation, 12-10

39     CHICAGO By Ed McManus
'Punch 10' power: the Machine rolls on

29     SELECTED STATE REPORTS

29     LETTERS

CIES: providing communities and their leaders with resources on local issues

33     STATE STIX / ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS

34     JUDICIAL RULINGS
Commitment of a juvenile to the Department of Corrections/Interest on payment to property condemned under eminent domain/ Loss of spouse intangible, but of monetary value/Disbarment of attorney involved in cement truck bribery scheme

35     NAMES

Link to Special Report



ILLINOIS ISSUES is published monthly (12 times per year). Editorial offices: K Building, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708 (telephone: 217/786-6084). Please address questions regarding your subscription to ILLINOIS ISSUES, Subscription Division, P.O. Box 251, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054 (telephone: 815/734-4151).

Subscription rate: $27 year/ $50 two years/ $72 three years; student rate is $13.50 a year. Individual copy is $2.50. Back issue: $3.00. ©1982 by ILLINOIS ISSUES, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce any part of the magazine.



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