FEATURES
14 Betting On the Farm by Harold Henderson
Our reviewer takes issue with the doomsayers who manage to see
a genetic gamble in every cornfield.
18 Political Bytes by Jennifer Halperin
Comptroller Loleta Didrickson's bid to upgrade the state's computer
puts this Republican outside her party's mainframe.
22 Gym Teachers on Guard by Susan Houseworth Herrel
As schools move to waive physical education requirements, RE. teachers
are beginning to take another look at the way they run their classes.
26 Bison & Bobcats & Bears by Tara McClellan McAndrew
Wildlife Prairie Park near Peoria is tough to classify. And so is its owner.
This former conservation director wants the state to take on his dream.
32 Making the Grade? by Michael Hawthorne
We offer a report card on the latest effort to reform Chicago schools.
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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
Women in political leadership
by Jennifer Halperin
8 Briefly
by Donald Sevener
36 People
by Jennifer Halperin
39 Letters
41 A View From East St. Louis
Battle over East St. Louis schools
by Patrick E. Gauen
42 Politics
Will we abandon the vulnerable?
by Charles N. Wheeler III
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