Contents	March 1992
Illinois Issues	Vol. XVIII No. 3 Established 1975

The morass in state government's fiscal affairs   Michael D.   Klemens 10 Cat v UAW: pattern bargaining at issue   Toby   Eckert 15 Illinoisans with disabilities: discovering their political strength   Mike   Ervin 18 Equalizing school funding and the 1970 Constitutional Convention   Thomas D.Wilson   and   John K. Wilson 21

Columns Departments Politics March 17 primary elections Charles N. Wheeler III___ 6 Legislative Action Redistricting: a process under fire Amyllen Bodily ________ 24 The state of the State Agenda beyond the elections Michael D. Klemens ______ 8 Judicial Rulings F. Mark Siebert________ 26 Names ________ 27 The Pulse How accurate are call-in polls? Nick Panagakis ________ 30 State Stix Margaret S. Knoepfle_____ 27 Chicago Redistricting city wards by referenda March 17 Manuel Galvan ________ 32 Book Reviews Grant's memoirs: an old soldier remembers Roger D. Bridges________ 29   State Reports Anna J. Merritt________ 34 Cover illustration: The political cartoon is by Mike Thompson. It illustrates Michael D. Klemens' article on the state's precarious fiscal condition, beginning on page 10.

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