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Illinois Issues

Obtober 1979 VOL. V, NO. 10

ILLINOIS ISSUES is published by Sangamon State University. The magazine's board is appointed by the presidents of Sangamon State University and the University of Illinois. In addition to subscription income the magazine is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, support from the University of Illinois and Sangamon State University, and donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of either university, the Ford Foundation or other donors.

Publisher: J. Michael Lennon
Editor: Caroline Gherardini
Circulation director: John E. Cockrell
Editor emeritus: William L. Day
Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle,
            Richard J. Shereikis
Fulfillment manager: Elizabeth A. Curl
Legislative correspondent: Diane Ross
Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood,
      Bill Miller, Robert Kieckhefer,
      Mark Gruenberg, Milton Rakove,
      Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt,
      Larry Smith, Beverly Fleming
Artist: Ed Dyson
Business staff: Marilyn Kincaid
Student staff: Cheryl A. Tinsley, Claudia L.
      Woolridge, Kim E. Knauer, Cynthia
      L. Knonold

The Board
Chairman:
Samuel K Gove, director, Institute
      of Government and Public Affairs, University
      of Illinois, Urbana
John N. Collins, director, Center for
      Policy Studies and Program Evaluation,
      Sangamon State University, Springfield
William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield
Doris B. Holleb, director, Metropolitan
      Institute, University of Chicago
David Kenney, director, Illinois Department
      of Conservation, Springfield
James R. Kackley, partner, Arthur Andersen &
      Co., Chicago
Louis H. Masotti, director, Center for Urban
      Affairs, Northwestern University,
      Evanston
Odas Nicholson, lawyer, Chicago
James D. Nowlan, Institute of Government and
      Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana
James T. Otis, lawyer, Chicago
Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism,
      University of Illinois, Urbana
Betsy Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois
      Bell Telephone Co., Chicago
Gerald H. Pugh, vice president and director of
      government relations, Combined Insurance
      Company of America, Chicago
Honorable Samuel H. Shapiro, lawyer,
      Kankakee
Carl Shier, international representative, Region
      4, United Auto Workers
Honorable William G. Stratton, vice president,
      Canteen Corporation, Chicago
James M. Wall, editor, Christian Century,
      Chicago
Samuel W. Witwer, lawyer, Chicago
James C. Worthy, professor of management.
      Northwestern University
J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member

Contents

17 Petterns of change in suburban voting
By Peter W. Colby and Paul Michael Green

4 Containing hospital costs: the Illinois Certificate of Need program
By Charles E. Begley and Robert V. Hillman

9Is there political gold in Vrdolyak?
By Robert J. McClory

13 The library today: long way from River City
By Roberta deKay

26 Early retirement for teachers: Pandora's box for pensions?
By Diane Ross

2 THE STATE OF THE STATE By Diane Ross
Thompson's milestone or millstone

24 LEGISLATIVE ACTION By Diane Ross
'Moving ahead' on roads but how much to 'get ahead'?

32 WASHINGTON By Mark Gruenberg
The price of SALT?

33 CHICAGO By Ed McManus
New life for the Loop

34 THE MEDIA By Tom Littlewood
Is freedom of the press rent free?

35 THE ROSTRUM By Douglas L. Whitley
The replacement tax: the future should shape it

SELECTED STATE REPORTS_______ 23

BILL SUMMARIES_______ 25

EXECUTIVE REPORT___________28
Walker and DeGrazia versus Board of Elections

ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS__________28

STATE STIX__________28

JUDICIAL RULINGS__________28
conflict of interest/ Nomination challenges/ Junket suit/ Illinois interstate airline laws unconstitutional

NAMES_______30
Carver announces for Senate/ Shaw heads SIU system/ Fletcher resigns

ILLINOIS ISSUES (USPS 060-130) is published monthly (12 times per year). Editorial offices: 226 Capital Campus, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708 (telephone: 217/782-0294). Please address questions regarding your subscription to ILLINOIS ISSUES, Subscription Division, P. O. Box 251, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054 (telephone: 815-734-4151).

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3/22/07 MSI


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