The 1992 primary: proportional prepresentation for Illinois Democrats
John S. Jackson and Barbara Leavitt Brown
10

Changing radium standards for drinking water
Cindy Morgan
14

Overhaul at DCFS: Lawsuit prompts change
Jennifer Smith
16

New opportunities for state workers
Wen Huang
18

Columns Departments

Politics
Redistricting: winner-take-all when partisan compromise fails
Charles N. Wheeler III_________ 6
Letters__________________ 4
Legislative Action
Recession hits general funds
Michael D. Klemens______ 20

The state of the State
Hard truths and truisms: crime and education
Michael D. Klemens____ 8
Judicial Rulings
F. Mark Siebert__________ 21
Names _________________ 22
Book Reviews
African-American migration
Fred L. Hord_____________ 24

The Pulse
Democracy and the Teamsters: no cartoon characters here
Richard Day ___________ 26 State Reports
Anna J. Merritt___________ 30
State Stix________________ 31

Chicago
Cook County freeze: a rhetorical flourish in place of reality
Paul M. Green___________ 28 1990 Illinois Issues Index
Eight-page center section

Cover illustration: The cartoon is by Mike Thompson and illustrates the moment of truth when Secy. of State George Ryan drew the name of State Republican Chairman Al Jourdan for the tiebreaking seat on the Legislative Redistricting Commission. Charlie Wheeler discusses redistricting in his Politics column on page 6.

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