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Illinois Issues

JANUARY 1983 VOL. IX NO. 1
Established 1975


Illinois Issues is published by Sangamon State University, the Public Affairs University of the State of Illinois, and cosponsored by the University of Illinois. In addition to university support and subscription income, the magazine is supported by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund Inc., and by donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the grantors, either the university or donors.

Publisher: J. Michael Lennon. Editor: Caroline Gherardini. Circulation and business manager: Elizabeth A. Curl. Editor emeritus: William L. Day. Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle, Richard J. Shereikis, Larry Smith, Assistant editor: Patricia Burtle-McCredie. Legislative correspondents: Diane ROss. Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood, Bill Miller, Robert Kieckhefer, Milton Rakove, Ed McManus, AnnaJ. 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: Wendy A. Hall, Jan R. Martz, Mark Thornton.

THE BOARD: Chairman: Samuel K. Gove, director, Institute of Government and Public affairs, Universtity of Illinois, Urbana. Vice Chairman: James R. Kackley, partner, Arthur Anderson & 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, The 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. Nowland, director, Public Administration Program, University of Illinois, Urbana. James T. Otis, attorney, Chicago. Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana. Betsy A. Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago. Carl Shier, international representative, Region 4, United Auto Workers. Hon. 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, attorney, Chicago. James C. Worthy, professor of management, Northwestern University. J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member.


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Contents January 1983

Illinois Issues
Vol. IX No. 1
Established 1975


6     How Thompson did it: downstate again the key
By Paul M. Green


11     Justice Simon says. . .
By Mary Bohlen


16     Byrne's campaign war chest
By Lori Granger


HUMANITIES ESSAYS (Second Series)
21     The Therapeutic Classroom: Mona's Case
By Richard Shereikis


2     Politics By Robert Kieckhefer
      Governor's race: count, canvass and recount

4     THE STATE OF THE STATE By Margaret S. Knoepfle
      Chicago moves on high tech development

29     SCIENCE By Julie A. Dutton
      High tech: some hard questions

32     BOOK REVIEW By Margaret Schmid
      Vivid account of ties between education and politics

33     LEGISLATIVE ACTION By Diane Ross
      So long to the lame ducks

35     EXECUTIVE REPORT By Diane Ross
      Revenue down; Thompson gets spending-cut authority

40     WASHINGTON By Robert Mackay
      Election fallout and other oddments

41     CHICAGO By Milton Rakove
      Hard choices for machine regulars

42     THE ROSTRUM By Bruce Haywood
      The higher provincialism: Microscopic views in higher education


30     LETTERS

32     SELECTED STATE REPORTS

36     ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS

36     STATE STIX

36     JUDICIAL RULINGS
School desegregation not a power to be presumed without statute/Grand jury cannot indict on no evidence; trial court can review/ When to caution jury in death sentence hearing?/Insurance company must defend insured

38     OTHER EXECUTIVE REPORTS
Decision time on disposal of low-level radioactive waste By Margaret S. Knoepfle

39     NAMES

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