Illinois Issues
A publication of the University of Illinois at Springfield
December 1999 Volume XXV, No. 12

Chicago's got the blues, page 20 The BEST of Illinois, page 12 Q&A with Lois Weisberg, page 34

FEATURES 12 The BEST of Illinois We've chosen to celebrate the regional threads in the state's cultural tapestry. 14 The kindness of strangers' by Beverley Scobell University galleries rely on gifts of art. 16 The sleeping giant stirs by Lee Bey Walking in the shadows of great architecture. 20 Sweet home Chicago by John Carpenter The city's got fill-up-the-shot-glass blues. 23 Heritage sells by Burney Simpson Communities realize the marketing possibilities 26 Southern legend and lore by Paul Turner Illinois' southernmost counties have a story telling tradition all their own. 30 Spotlight: Quincy by Jennifer Davis 34 Q&A: Lois Weisberg by Burney Simpson

DEPARTMENTS 3 Conversation with the Publisher by Ed Wojcicki 4 Editor's Notebook by Peggy Boyer Long 6 State of the State by Burney Simpson Can art boost the local economy? 8 Briefly by Rodd Whelpley 37 People by Rodd Whelpley 40 Letters 41 A View from Metro East by Patrick E. Gauen What to offer bored voters 42 Politics by Charles N. Wheeler III Why change support collection?

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