Illinois Issues
Obtober 1979 VOL. V, NO. 10
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: Diane Ross
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: Marilyn Kincaid
Student staff: Cheryl A. Tinsley, Claudia L.
Woolridge, Kim E. Knauer, Cynthia
L. Knonold
The Board
Chairman: Samuel K Gove, director, Institute
of Government and Public Affairs, University
of Illinois, Urbana
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
17 Petterns of change in suburban voting
By Peter W. Colby and Paul Michael Green
4 Containing hospital costs: the Illinois Certificate of Need program
By Charles E. Begley and Robert V. Hillman
9Is there political gold in Vrdolyak?
By Robert J. McClory
13 The library today: long way from River City
By Roberta deKay
26 Early retirement for teachers: Pandora's box for pensions?
By Diane Ross
2 THE STATE OF THE STATE By Diane Ross
Thompson's milestone or millstone
24 LEGISLATIVE ACTION By Diane Ross
'Moving ahead' on roads but how much to 'get ahead'?
32 WASHINGTON By Mark Gruenberg
The price of SALT?
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33 CHICAGO By Ed McManus
New life for the Loop
34 THE MEDIA By Tom Littlewood
Is freedom of the press rent free?
35 THE ROSTRUM By Douglas L. Whitley
The replacement tax: the future should shape it
SELECTED STATE REPORTS_______ 23
BILL SUMMARIES_______ 25
EXECUTIVE REPORT___________28
Walker and DeGrazia versus Board of Elections
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS__________28
STATE STIX__________28
JUDICIAL RULINGS__________28
conflict of interest/ Nomination challenges/ Junket suit/ Illinois interstate airline laws unconstitutional
NAMES_______30
Carver announces for Senate/ Shaw heads SIU system/ Fletcher resigns
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