Illinois Issues
March 1979 VOL. V, NO. 3
ILLINOIS ISSUES is published by Sangamon State University. The magazine's board is appointed by the presidents of Sangamon State University and the University of Illinois. In addition to subscription income the magazine is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, support from the University of Illinois and Sangamon State University, and donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of either university, the Ford Foundation or other donors.
Publisher: J. Michael Lennon
Editor: Caroline Gherardini
Circulation director: John E. Cockrell
Editor emeritus: William L. Day
Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle,
Richard J. Shereikis
Fulfillment manager: Elizabeth A. Curl
Legislative correspondent: Gary Adkins
Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood,
Bill Miller, Robert Kieckhefer,
Mark Gruenberg, Milton Rakove,
Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt,
Larry Smith, Beverly Fleming
Artist: Ed Dyson
Business staff: Jan Griswold
Student staff: Celeste Quinn, Roberta
deKay, John E. Willams
The Board
Chairman: Samuel K Gove, director, Institute
of Government and Public Affairs, University
of Illinois, Urbana
Vice Chairman: Philip Kendall, vice
president-government relations, The
Quaker Oats Company, Chicago
John N. Collins, director, Center for
Policy Studies and Program Evaluation,
Sangamon State University, Springfield
William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield
Doris B. Holleb, director, Metropolitan
Institute, University of Chicago
David Kenney, director, Illinois Department
of Conservation, Springfield
James R. Kackley, partner, Arthur Andersen &
Co., Chicago
Louis H. Masotti, director, Center for Urban
Affairs, Northwestern University,
Evanston
Odas Nicholson, lawyer, Chicago
James D. Nowlan, Institute of Government and
Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana
James T. Otis, lawyer, Chicago
Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism,
University of Illinois, Urbana
Betsy Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois
Bell Telephone Co., Chicago
Gerald H. Pugh, vice president and director of
government relations, Combined Insurance
Company of America, Chicago
Honorable Samuel H. Shapiro, lawyer,
Kankakee
Carl Shier, international representative, Region
4, United Auto Workers
Honorable William G. Stratton, vice president,
Canteen Corporation, Chicago
James M. Wall, editor, Christian Century,
Chicago
Samuel W. Witwer, lawyer, Chicago
James C. Worthy, professor of management.
Northwestern University
J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member
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Contents
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4 AFSCME's Larry Marquardt
By John E. Williams
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8 Debate: Should ComEd increase spent fuel stTuesday, November 28, 2006
By Gary E. Schmitz
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13 Seniors want action: Ballot box power and a long list of goals
By Dennis B. Fradin and Judith B. Fradin
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21 Our gummed-up food stamp system: A sensible, 'piecemeal' proposal would help
by Phillip M. Gregg
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2 THE STATE OF THE STATE By Gary Adkins
How much school support can the state afford?
26 LEGISLATIVE ACTIONBy Gary Adkins and John E. Williams
Crying needs and screaming taxpayers
33 POLITICS By Robert Kieckhefer
Legislative pay raise - image v. substance
34 CHICAGO By Milton Rakove
Workloads and pay hikes - quid pro quo?
35 WASHINGTON By Mark Gruenburg
Condos - high rents, displaced tenants and no action
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LETTERS__________12
BILL SUMMARIES___________26
Taxes/Corporate property tax replacement/Gas tax/Abortion/Chicago conerns/Collective bargaining/Consumer concerns/Drinking age/Educational funding/Employment discrimination/Envionment/Government reorganization/Prisons/Public Aid/Salaries/Unemployment insurance/Workers compensation
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ________28
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EXECUTIVE REPORT___________20
Special education rules/Blizzard aid/Chicago school probation continues/Generic drug problems/Dying with dignity/Erosion control hearings/Scavenger sale/Sewer bans
STATE STIX _______ 29
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS______30
Publishing assessments
JUDICIAL RULINGS_______31
Breslin seating question moot/New currency exchange law unconstitutional/Firemen's residency required/Tax break for pollution control/Strikers shouldn't prosper
NAMES_______32
Consumer services/Local jail standards/Nutrition campaign
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