Illinois Issues
ARTICLES COLUMNS THE STATE OF THE STATE FOR THE RECORD FEATURES COVER / The Constitution of 1970, now five years old, is a lively topic, as the cover design by artist Claudia Dowling of Athens, Illinois, suggests. The leading article this month (facing page) reports responses to a survey of opinion on the new charter. There follows (page 360) a condensation of the address which Samuel W. Witwer, president of the Constitutional Convention, gave when he was awarded Laureate honors by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois at Lincoln, Illinois, last June. Witwer links the convention and its product to the nation's bicentennial—a timely topic as we get ready for 1976. Articles for Illinois Issues are written by professional writers or by experts in various fields of government. Students have also written for the magazine. The editors welcome inquiries from writers. Unsolicited articles should be accompanied by self-addressed stamped envelope. Consideration will be given to all manuscripts, but all articles published in Illinois Issues must present objectively all sides to an issue. Editorial offices are located at 226 Capital Campus, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Ill. 62708. ILLINOIS ISSUES is published by Sangamon
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VOL. I, NO. 12 / DECEMBER 1975
Table of contents
355/After 5 years, Constitution has both friends and foes
/Special Staff Report
360/Adoption of Constitution linked to U.S. bicentennial
/Samuel W. Witwer
362/Dick Cooper
/Charles B. Cleveland
364/To branch or not to branch, an issue that finds Illinois bankers divided
/William R. Bryan
366/Why a utility in coal-rich Illinois is going nuclear
/Wendell J. Kelley
369/The beggar on horseback: How one congressman views his job
/Henry J. Hyde
372/Selling to the state: Competition, not connections
/Thomas B. Blanco
374/Small-town grantsmanship: Roadblocks and opportunities
/Janet Koran Nowlan
382/Chicago—From doublethink to 'Speakeasy': Jumping from 1984 to 2001
/Charles B. Cleveland
383/Washington—Cong. John Fary—a sit-in for young Daley? Ethnic dilemma
/Tom Littlewood
376/Hundreds examine ethics forms
377/Legislative Action: On way to becoming workhorses
379/Executive Report/Attorney General's Opinions
380/Judicial Rulings: Board of Elections in court / Death penalty law voided
375/The other 49
378/Names
381/Selected state reports
384/Calendar
Assistant editors: Caroline Gherardini,
Contributing editors: Leon S. Cohen, Conrad P. Rutkowski
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Marketing consultant: J. B. Spalding
Samuel K. Gove, University of Illinois, Urbana, Chairman
William W. Allen, Illinois Agricultural Association, Bloomington
Richard E. Carver, Mayor, Peoria
Robert C. Gibson, Illinois State Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Chicago
Philip Kendall, Sangamon State University, Springfield
Mrs. Randall Nelson, Carbondale
Odas Nicholson, Lawyer, Chicago
James D. Nowlan, University of Illinois, Circle Campus
James T. Otis, Lawyer, Chicago
Theodore Peterson, University of Illinois, Urbana
Honorable Samuel H. Shapiro, Lawyer, Kankakee
Chris Vlahoplus, Sangamon State University, Springfield
James M. Wall, The Christian Century, Chicago
Samuel W. Witwer, Lawyer, Chicago
William L. Day, ex officio member
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