This special section was written by Michael Klemens, Illinois Issues Statehouse bureau chief, and Brett D. Johnson, Illinois Issues Statehouse reporter during the spring session.
43 Chicago schools: reform to come but no money
45 Appropriations: Legislature holds the line
46 The tax hike: an 'A' for efford; an 'F' for outcome
47 Welfare reform: progress but no money
48 Sales tax reform: complicated simplification
49 Community mental health services
50 Assuring home values and insuring motorists
51 Saving the Sox
53 A tale of two garbage bills
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10 Politics
Hadicapping the 1988 legislative elections Charles N. Wheeler III
12 The state of the State
Revenue: Growth or shrinkage? Michael Klemens
66 The Pulse
Drugs and crime: intersecting to become economic issue Michael McKeon
68 Chicago
Trying — again — to bring ethics to City Hall Ed McManus
Departments
8 State Stix
Drought of 1988: Just a blip on a radar screen? Margaret S. Knoepfle
15 Letters
56 Judicial Rulings F. Mark Siebert
58 Names
60 Book Reviews
Probing Papa's psyche Judith L. Everson
63 State Reports
Illinois Constitution: convention call in November Anna J. Merritt
Cover illustration: The photograph of Illinios House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was taken in his law office in Chicago on August 4 during the Illinois Issues interview that begins on page 18. The photograph is by Richard Foertsch/Photoprose.
The four-color covers are made possible by a generous grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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