ARTICLES
99/ Local officials, the Corrupt Pratices Act and the Governmental Ethics Act
/Justin M. Fishbein
102/Howlett, a loyal party man,wants to let the sunshine in
/Edna McConnell
104/Home Rule in Illinois: No. 1, The Constitutional provisions
/Stephanie Cole
108/Compromise and crossover in Redmond election
/Gary Adkins
112/ A guided tour through the Capitol: Where to go and what to look for
/Nick Penning
115 /Crime in Illinois: A look at state law enforcement agencies and how they measure crime
/ Conrad P. Rutkowski
118 /State House reporters: Their unofficial role in the governmental process
/Jessica. C. Weber

COLUMNS
126/Chicago; A new way to fight crime: Give the victim the help of a lawyer
/Dan Logan
127/l/Washington: Lobby of doctors, governors, local officials influences national system of health care planning
/Tom Littlewood

THE STATE OF THE STATE
122/Walker's building program/A veto they couldn't override/New coal use process to be tested

FOR THE RECORD
110/Senate members, leadership and committees
111/House members, leadership
123 / Legislative Action: Bill Summaries
124 /Judicial Rulings
125/Executive Report

FEATU RES
98/Scrapbook
109 /Notables and Quotables: Prose and poetry on the House speaker race
/BM Miller
125 /Names
128/Calendar

QUARTERLY INDEX Midmagazine
Ethical dilemma of the local official/p.99