FEATURES
12 Chicago's Conventions by James L. Merriner
From the "smoke-filled room" to "the whole world is watching," the history
of Chicago's conventions offer a glimpse of our country's political past.
18 Politics and the press by Donald Sevener
Two new books by veteran journalists examine the ways in which reporters
sour public debate, and how they can help make democracy work.
24 Clinton vs. Dole by Bill Lambrecht
What the candidates will and won't say on the campaign trail.
28 Picking a president by John S. Jackson
While national conventions no longer control presidential nominations, they do
influence the fall election and give us clues about the direction of the parties.
32 What's the big deal?by Jennifer Halperin
The Democratic convention is getting all the hype, but the numbers reveal
that trade shows give Chicago a lot more bang for its buck.
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DEPARTMENTS
3 A Conversation With
Our Readers
by Ed Wojcicki
4 Editor's Notebook
by Peggy Boyer Long
6 State of the State
by Jennifer Halperin
Illinois national leadership
8 Briefly
by Donald Sevener
36 People
by Jennifer Halperin
38 Your Turn
by Jetta N. Jones
Chicago, my kind of town
39 Letters
41 A View From Chicago
by James Ylisela Jr.
What's a mayor to do?
42 Politics
by Charles N. Wheeler III
Presidential coattails?
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Credits: The painting by Raymond Katz on this month's cover shows the Midwest delegates
at the 1932 Democratic convention held at the Chicago Stadium. Reproduction of the painting
comes to us courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
