Illinois Issues

A publication of the University of Illinois at Springfield

February 1998
A man for the millennium? page 20
A man for the millennium? page 20

Political crossroads, page 14
Political crossroads, page 14

Volume XXIV, No. 2
Government for sale, page 30
Government for sale, page 30

FEATURES

14 Political crossroads by Jon Marshall
Mass transit officials hope to hitch a ride
with highway interests in their race for more state dollars.

20 A man for the millennium? by Mark Brown
Republican George Ryan is running for governor. Can an
old-school politician be the go-to guy for the 21st century?

26 Self-inflicted wounds by Rick pearson
Republicans are more likely to shoot at one another
when it comes to the campaign for U.S. Senate.

30 Government for sale by James Krohe Jr.
Bribery is the bridge spanning Illinois' cultural divide.

34 A magic village' by Joseph F. Hennessy
An architect's view of Abraham Lincoln's New Salem.

DEPARTMENTS

3 Conversation
with the Publisher
by Ed Wojcicki

4 Editor's Notebook
by Peggy Boyer Long

6 State of the State
by Jennifer Davis
The power of budget-making

8 Briefly
by Donald Sevener

36 People
by Jennifer Davis

40 Letters

41 A View from the Suburbs
by Madeleine Doubek
Battle for Fawell's seat

42 Politics
by Charles N. Wheele III
Eliminate a statewide office?

Credits: This month's cover was designed by Daisy Juarez. The silver print
of "Ravenswood 6110" was done in 1990 by David Miceli of Chicago. It is part of the
art collection at the Illinois State Library. We are using it courtesy of the state Capital
Development Board.

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