VOL. II, NO. 12/DECEMBER 1976
ARTICLES
3/What the judges think about no-fault divorce
/ Walter D. Johnson
6/Corruption in the legislature: Cement Bribery Trial
/Mike Lawrence
13/Victor DeGrazia: His view of Walker's politics
/Al Manning
16/Bilingual education or a new civil right for kids: To be
taught in a language they understand
/ Sue Dinges
18/Oakley Dam finale: The cloud-capped towers . . . shall
dissolve and leave not a rack behind
/ Britta B. Harris
24/How to lobby: Convincing the government that your bill
should be enacted
/ Richard Lockhart
COLUMNS
30/Chicago - Medical examiner has replaced the Cook County coroner
/ Charles B. Cleveland
31/Washington - Coal gas issue: Can this synthetic fuel be
priced to compete with natural fuels?
/ Tom Littlewood
THE STATE OF THE STATE
26/Rules on disclosing campaign finances
FOR THE RECORD
27/Legislative Action: How to follow bills during the session
28/Executive Report: Cronin criticizes federal controls
28/Attorney General Opinions
29/Judicial Rulings
FEATURES
5/ Elections - 'Big Jim' Thompson wins the governor's chair
15/Why businessmen are discontent with state
15/The Other 49
17/Selected State Reports
23/Names
32/Calendar
ART CREDITS/The cement truck cover illustration is the work of Ed Dyson of Springfield. Dyson, a graduate of Western Illinois University, also designed the graphics on p. 4 and p. 18. The line drawing of Victor DeGrazia on p. 13 is by Joyce Ann Furman, a Springfield artist, and the illustration on p. 24 is by Sally Watkins of Chatham.
2/ December 1976/ Illinois Issues