House GOP leader Daniels: his victories, defeats and views
Michael D. Klemens
14

Who shot the hole in the Illinois electorate?
David Everson
17

The rise of AFSCME as public employee union with clout
Cheryl Frank
19

Reducing soil erosion: status of Illinois' goal by 2000
Wen Huang
23

Columns

Politics
Edgar's plan to put Illinois on new road
Charles N. Wheeler III______ 8

The state of the State
Redistribution of taxes
Michael D. Klemens _________ 10

The Pulse
Voting for rather than against mayoral candidates
Nick Panagakis ___________ 32

Chicago
Move over Chicago: political limelight on county board
Paul M. Green___________34

Departments

State Stix
Top five 1990 Illinois stories
Margaret S. Knoepfle _______ 6

Letters
_________________ 12

Legislative Action
The Edgar agenda
Michael D. Klemens _________ 25

Judicial Rulings
F. Mark Siebert ___________ 26

Names
Patricia Burtle-McCredie ______ 27

Book Reviews
Short stories of and by Chicagoans
Becky Bradway ___________ 30

State Reports
Anna J. Merritt ___________ 33

Cover illustration: Lee A. Daniels, Illinois House minority leader, in his office at the Capitol the day Gov. Jim Edgar delivered his State of the State to a joint session of the General Assembly. Daniels was in a meeting with state Republican party chairman Al Jourdan, who is partially shown in the foreground. The photographer is Terry Farmer/Showcase Photography.

March 1991/Illinois Issues/5