Illinois Issues is published by Sangamon State University, the Public Affairs University of the State of Illinois, and cosponsored by the University of Illinois
Illinois Issues
March 1983 VOL. IX NO. 3
Established 1975
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March 1983 |
Illinois Issues |
Vol. IX No. 3
Established 1975 |
THE STATE OF THE STATE
4 Thompson's gamble
By Diane Ross
8 The return of the railroads
By Gary Adkins
14 Legislative elections: reviving an old partnership
By David H. Everson and Joan A. Parker
18 Recovery for Rockford?
By Elizabeth Hopp-Peters
22 Time and money: the story of fiscal 1983
By DIANE ROSS
2 POLITICS By Robert Kieckhefer
Turn off the bubble machine
7 BOOK REVIEW By Richard J. Shereikis
This is Chicago, sez Royko
26 LEGISLATIVE ACTION By Nora Newman Jurgens
■ New brooms — new rules
■ Madigan's team, committee chairs
36 CHICAGO By Milton Rakove
Time to face up
37 WASHINGTON By Robert Mackay
Corcoran may challenge Percy
38 THE ROSTRUM By Jeanne F. Becker
The law and landfill site selection
28 EXECUTIVE REPORT
Hartigan creates Office of Senior Citizen Advocacy
28 ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS
28 STATE STIX
29 LETTERS
31 JUDICIAL RULINGS
Budget cutting authority in court/ 'Accountability' key factor in review of death sentences/
Trial judge overstepped authority in two criminal cases/ No state tax allowed on interstate phone calls
32 NAMES
Barger takes seat for 39th District
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