State Reports

Cookin' Illinois

Illinois Products Cookbook, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 19281, State Fair Grounds, Springfield 62794-9281 (February 1995, second printing), 61 pp.

As the hot summer winds down and the family chef begins to think about creating masterpieces in a warm and cozy kitchen, he or she may want to turn to a cookbook featuring products made or grown in Illinois. It is divided into convenient categories: appetizers, breakfast/breads, beverages (only two in this one), salads, snacks, sauces, meats/casseroles/ entrees (two dozen listings), fish/poultry/seafood and desserts. The last two pages contain a list of the businesses (with addresses) that contributed recipes. Unfortunately, the compilers didn't include an index, but the pamphlet is small enough that the reader can find items of interest by looking through the table of contents or simply leafing through the pages.

Non-government report

Article VII of the Constitution (Local Government Annotated): An Annotated Bibliography of Case Law, Attorneys' General Opinions, Books and Articles Relating to the Local Government Article of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, by Timothy Joel Johnson and Michael J. Luke, available from CIES Publications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 302 E. John Street, Suite 202, Champaign 61820 (1995), 272 pp.; $40 for the book, $55 for book and 3.5-inch ASCII disk — plus 10 percent shipping and handling.

The authors have provided a subsection on case law, attorney general opinions, and books and articles for each of the 12 sections of the article. The entire volume is indexed, and helpful information on how to use the bibliography and the index is provided. In addition, the book contains two appendices — one is a list of selected books and articles about this section of the Constitution, the other is a summary of case law and commentary. It comes in a hardback book and a 3.5-inch ASCII disk.

Anna J. Merritt

September 1995/ Illinois Issues/35