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A publication of the University of Illinois at Springfield

February 1997 Chicago: A global city?page 12

Small towns fight just to survive, page 22

Volume XXIII, No.2 Civil rights in Cairo, page 28

FEATURES 12 World Class by James Krohe Jr. Chicago is among the great cities of the globe. But can it be a global city? 22 Staying alive . by Karin Admiraal The state's small towns have lost population. Survival will depend on adaptation, but there are trade-offs. 26 A defense by Mark Brown The property tax is the tax we love to hate. No other tax produces as many tangible services. Yet nobody has anything good to say about it. 28 A photonarrative review by Gary Hart A collection of civil rights photographs taken in Cairo between 1967 and 1973 has been publislied by Southern Illinois University. 32 Money talks by Gayle Worland Soft money. Bundling. Directed donations. Reformers sift through

DEPARTMENTS 3 A Conversation With Our Readers by Ed Wojcicki 4 Editor's Notebook by Peggy Boyer Long 6 State of the State by Jennifer Davis Meet the new General Assembly 8 Briefly by Donald Sevener 36 People by Jennifer Davis 40 Letters 41 A View From Chicago by James Ylisela Jr. Local governments lose 42 Politics by Charles N. Wheeler III The state according to Edgar

Credits: This month's cover was designed and produced by design assistant Daisy Juarez.

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