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Illinois Issues is published by Sangamon State University, the Public Affairs University of the State of Illinois, and cosponsored by the University of Illinois. In addition to university support and subscription income, the magazine is supported by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund Inc., and by donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the grantors, either the university or donors.

Publisher: J. Michael Lennon. Editor: Caroline Gherardini. Circulation and business manager: Elizabeth A. Curl. Advertising and development officer: David Wayman. Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle, F. Mark Siebert, Patricia Burtle-McCredie, Judith L. Everson (book reviews/humanities). Assistant editor: Glenn Sheldon. Statehouse bureau chief: Michael D. Klemens. Editor emeritus: William L. Day. Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood, Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt, Charles J. Abbott, Charles N. Wheeler III, Paul M. Green. Business staff: Charlene Lambert. Student editorial assistant: Debi Edmund. Student business staff: Chrystal Foster, Cindy Robbins.

THE BOARD: Chair: Michael H. Hudson, vice president, public affairs, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago. Vice chair: Louis H. Masotti, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston. Members: Marcus Alexis, dean, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois, Chicago. Michael J. Bakalis, dean, School of Education, Loyola University, Chicago. James M. Banovetz, professor of public administration, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb. Norman Carlson, partner, Arthur Andersen & Co., Chicago. Christopher Cohen, attorney, Holleb & Coff, Chicago. Gayle J. Cozens, executive assistant to the governor, Chicago. William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield. James L. Fletccher, attorney, Chicago. James M. Furman, vice president, The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago. Robert T. Gannett Jr., codirector, Chicago Neighborhood Organizing Project. Leonard Gardner, executive director, governmental affairs division, Illinois Farm Bureau, Bloomington. Samuel K. Gove, professor of political science, University of Illinois, Urbana. William C. Harris, Illinois commissioner of banks and trust companies, Springfield. Doris B. Holleb, professional lecturer, University of Chicago. David Kenney, professor of political science emeritus, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Joan W. Levy, past president, Illinois Association of School Boards, Winnetka. Odas Nicholson, judge, Cook County Circuit Court. Philip R. O'Connor, chairman and president, Palmer Bellevue Corporation, Chicago. James T. Otis, attorney, Peoria. David Paulus, senior vice president, First Chicago Corporation, Chicago. Taylor Pensoneau, vice president, Illinios Coal Association, Springfield. Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana. Betsy A. Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago. Robert F. Rich, director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois. Raymond G. Romero, commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago. Hon. William G. Stratton, vice presiden, Chicago Bank of Commerce. Samuel W. Witwer, attorney, Chicago. James C. Worthy, professor of management, Northwestern University. J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member.

Illinois Issues (ISSN 0738-9663) is published monthly 11 times per year with an August-September double issue. Second-class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois. Editorial and advertising offices: K Building, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9243 (telephone: 217/786-6084). Please address questions regarding your subscription to Illinois Issues, Subscription Division, P.O. Box 251, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054 (telephone: 815/734-6309). Subscriptions: $30.00 year/ $55 two years/ $80 three years; student rate is $15 a year. Individual copy is $2.75 Back issue is $3.25. Illinois Issues is indexed in the PAIS Bulletin and included in the PAIS database.

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Contents June 1988

Illinois Issues
Vol. XIV No. 6
Established 1975


14     Edgar and Ryan: poised for the race
Michael D. Klemens


18     Tax increase? A sampler of readers' insights
Michael D. Klemens and Brett D. Johnson


21     Illinois' 1988 presidential primaries: voter turnout, margins, percentages
Paul M. Green



26     Evergreen Park: a small suburb with a big sense of identity
Brett D. Johnson


28     Garbage dilemma: running out of landfills
Brett D. Johnson



Columns

8     Politics
      Crises without courage     Charles N. Wheeler III

10     The state of the State
      The emerging form of Chicago school reform     Michael D. Klemens

36     The Rostrum
      500,000 Illinois children abused and neglected by public policy     Joel M. Carp

40     The Pulse
      Illinois' superseded Tuesday     Nick Panagakis

Departments

6     State Stix
      Eastern spade foot toad     Margaret S. Knoepfle

13     Letters

31     Legislative Action
      Mental Health: Coalition pushes for local control     Michael D. Klemens

32     Judicial Rulings     F. Mark Siebert

33     Names

34     Book Reviews
      Wright: two personal glimpses     Mark Heyman

35     State Reports     Anna J. Merritt


Cover illustration: The photographs of Lt. Gov. George H. Ryan and Secy. of State Jim Edgar were taken while each was giving a speech outdoors in Springfield —at different events. The photographer is Randy Squires.

The four-color cover illustrations are made possible by a generous grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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