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Illinois Issues
A publication of the University of Illinois at Springfield September 1998 Volume XXIV, No. 9
FEATURES
12 Governing Illinois by Donald Sevener - In times like these, we'll need a governor like we've never had.

15 The men who would be governor by Jennifer Davis - George Ryan and Glenn Poshard may have taken different paths, but in important ways they are political cousins.

16 Q&A: George Ryan by Jennifer Davis

18 Q&A: Glenn Poshard by Jennifer Davis

26 From Lincoln to Forgottonia by James D. Nowlan Roads, schools and taxes have always divided Illinoisans.

32 Taking the high road? by Jon Marshall It may take the outrage of suburbanites stalled on the Tri-Statefor the wheels of regionalism to move in the Chicago area.

38 Guest essay: Mission impossible by Mike Lawrence Illinois officials chose to reform campaign finance. One participant in the effort explains why. And how.

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 - More is less in political media

8 Briefly by Rodd Whelpley

42 People by Rodd Whelpley

44 Letters

45 A View from Chicago by James Ylisela Jr. - The city gets a new ward map

46 Politics by Charles N. Wheeler III - Is the governor's race over?

Credits: This month's cover was drawn by Mike Cramer. And we welcome architect Rails Melotte to the pages of this issue. He did the drawings that appear in the article on regionalism that begins on page 26.

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