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Illinois Issues

July 1983 VOL. IX NO. 8
Established 1975


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 grants from the Illinois Humanities Council and the Joyce 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 the grantors, either university or donors.

Publisher: J. Michael Lennon. Editor: Caroline Gherardini. Circulation and advertising manager: Elizabeth A. Curl. Editor emeritus: William L. Day. Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle, Richard J. Shereikis, Larry Smith, Patricia Burtle-McCredie. Legislative correspondents: Diane Ross and Nora Newman Jurgens. Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood, Robert Kieckhefer, Milton Rakove, Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt, Robert Mackay, Barbara J. Hipsman, Bob Springer, Leroy S. Wehrle, Joan A. Parker. Graduate assistant: Marian L. Heid. Business staff: Bonnie S. Roberts. Student assistants: Kristal Brazaitis, Wendy A. Hall, Jan R. Man/.

THE BOARD

Chairman: Samuel K. Gove, director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana. Vice Chairman: Michael H. Hudson, vice president, public affairs, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago. Members: Louis Ancel, attorney, Chicago. Michael J. Bakalis, professor of education and management, Northwestern University, Evanston. David E. Connor, Commercial National Bank of Peoria. William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield. Robert P. Ewing, chairman of the board and president, Bankers Life & Casualty Co., Chicago. James T. Fletcher, attorney, Chicago. James M. Furman, executive vice president, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago. Doris B. Holleb, director, Metropolitan Institute, University of Chicago. Michael J. Howlett, partner, Howlett & Perkins Associates, Chicago. David Kenney, director, Illinois Department of Conservation, Springfield. Louis H. Masotti, professor of political science and urban affairs, Northwestern University. Odas Nicholson, judge, Cook County Circuit Court. James D. Nowlan, director, Public Administration Program, University of Illinois, Urbana. James T. Otis, attorney, Chicago. Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana. Betsy Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago. Carl Shier, international representative, Region 4, United Auto Workers. Honorable William G. Stratton, vice president, Canteen Corporation, Chicago. Thomas F. Roeser, vice president-government relations, The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago. Samuel W. Witwer, attorney, Chicago. James C. Worthy, professor of management, Northwestern University. J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member.


ILLINOIS ISSUES is published monthly (12 times per year). Editorial offices: K Building, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708 (telephone: 217/786-6084). 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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©1983 by ILLINOIS ISSUES, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708.All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce any part of the magazine.

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Contents August 1983

Illinois Issues
Vol. IX No. 8
Established 1975



8     libertarians: more liberty and less goverment
By Robert J. McClory



13     Chicago election: the numbers and the implications
By Paul M. Green


19     Historic Preservation and economic development
By Melinda F. Kwedar



2     Chicago By Ed McManus
      Transition report: a promise of reform

4     The state of the State By Joan A. Parker
      The only game in town

6     Politics By Barbara J. Hipsman and Bob Springer
      1984 congressional elections: return of the star wars

24     Book Review By Jack R. Van Der Slik
      California legislature as a 'school for politics'

25     Science By Keith E. Jackson
      Radioactive waste compact: to join or not to join?

26     Legislative Action By Nora Newman Jurgens
      'New Era' moves major bills

36     The Rostrum By Peter B. Fox
      Magnificent miles means more than high tech

38     The Media By Tom Littlewood
      Rob Small views big news

39     Washington By Robert Mackay
      High energy lobbying for neutron accelerator

7     Letters

30     Executive Report
Enterprise to begin in eight Illinois zones/ State pays women less for equal work/ Greyhound ends service to 36 towns/ Complaint ratios for homeowner and auto insurance released/ Traffic deaths down for sixth straight year

31     State Stix

34     Names

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