ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL

Editor STEVEN SARGENT Managing Editor THOMAS C. FITZSIMMONS (ISSN 0019-2139) Telephone (217) 525-1220 Volume 62, No. 5, May, 1983. Total number 699, THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL REVIEW is published monthly at Springfield, Ill., by the Illinois Municipal League, Editorial and Executive Offices, 1220 S. Seventh St., Springfield, Ill. 62703. Subscription per year-Domestic $5.00. Second-class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois. Postmaster: Send address changes to Illinois Municipal League, P.O. Box 3387, Spfld., Ill. 62708.

contents 3 From the Editor's Desk 4 Comments 5 Productivity Improvements In The Era Of More With Less 8 Municipal Calendar 9 How Naperville Invests 10 Secretary Of State Task Force 11 The Use (And Misuse?) Of Illinois Home Rule 12 Newly Elected Officials Conference 15 The Illinois Grade Crossing Protection Fund 16 My Aching Back 17 Brick Street Restoration 20 Steeleville Pays Cash To Cut Building Costs 21 Municipal Exchange

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