Published by Sangamon State University/ cosponsored by the University of Illinois
Illinois Issues is published by Sangamon State University, the Public Affairs University of the State of Illinois, and cosponsored by the University of Illinois. In addition to university support and subscription income, the magazine is supported by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund Inc., and by donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the grantors, either the university or donors.
Publisher: J. Michael Lennon. Editor: Caroline Gherardini. Circulation and business manager: Elizabeth A. Curl. Advertising and development officer: David Wayman. Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle, Richard J. Shereikis (book reviews/humanities), Patricia Burtle-McCredie. F. Mark Siebert. Interim Statehouse bureau chief: Michael D. Klemens. Editor emeritus: William L. Day. Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood, Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt, Charles J. Abbott, Charles N. Wheeler III, Paul M. Green. Student editorial assistants: Chris Gaudet, Debi Edmond. Business staff: Sandra H. Grooms. Student business staff: Diana Liddle, Chrystal Foster, Gloria Sampson.
© 1986 by Illinois Issues, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9243. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.
THE BOARD: Chair: Michael H. Hudson, vice president, public affairs, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago. Vice chair: Louis H. Masotti. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston. Members: Marcus Alexis, dean. College of Business Administration, University of Illinois, Chicago. Louis Ancel, attorney, Chicago. Michael J. Bakalis, dean. School of Education, Loyola University, Chicago. James M. Banovetz, professor of public administration. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. Norman Carlson. Arthur Andersen & Co., Chicago. Christopher Cohen, attorney, Chicago. David E. Connor, president, David E. Connor and Associates, Peoria. Gayle J. Cozens, executive assistant to the governor, Chicago. William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield. James L. Fletcher, attorney. Chicago. James M. Furman, vice president. The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago. Robert T. Gannett Jr., codirector, Chicago Neighborhood Organizing Project. Samuel K. Gove, professor, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana. William C. Harris, Illinois commissioner of banks and trust companies, Springfield. Doris B. Holleb, professorial lecturer. University of Chicago. David Kenney, professor of political science emeritus, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Odas Nicholson, judge, Cook County Circuit Court. Philip R. O'Connor, chairman and president. Palmer Bcllevue Corporation, Chicago. James T. Otis, attorney, Peoria. Taylor Pensoneau, vice president, Illinois Coal Association, Springfield. Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana. Betsy A. Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago. Raymond G. Romero, commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago. Carl Shier, international representative, Region 4, United Auto Workers, retired. Hon. William G. Stratton, vice president, Chicago Bank of Commerce. Samuel W. Witwer, attorney, Chicago. James C. Worthy, professor of management, Northwestern University. J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member.
Illinois Issues (ISSN 0738-9663) is published monthly 11 times per year with an August-September double issue. Second-class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois. Editorial and advertising offices: K Building, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9243 (telephone: 217/786-6084). Please address questions regarding your subscription to Illinois Issues, Subscription Division, P.O. Box 251, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054 (telephone: 815/734-6309). Subscriptions: $30.00 year/ $55 two years/ $80 three years; student rate is $15 a year. Individual copy is $2.75 (August/September double issue is $4.95). Back issue is $3.25 (August/September double issue is $5.50). Illinois Issues is indexed in the PAIS Bulletin and included in the PAIS database.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Illinois Issues, Subscription Division, P.O. Box 251, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054.
|
Contents |
May 1986 |
Illinois Issues |
Vol. XII No. 5
Established 1975 |
8 Home rule: renewing trust in local government
By James M. Banovetz and Thomas W. Kelty
15 Illinois school reform: after the cheering slopped
By Michael J. Bakalis
17 Illinois Educational reform: a thoughtful response to crisis
By Ted Sanders
20 TOXICS: The politics of risk
By James Krohe Jr.
27 Election reform: reacting to LaRouchian 'Democrats'
By Porter McNiel
Columns
2 Politics
Adlai's candidacy By Charles N. Wheeler III
4 The state of the State
Children: building blocks or stumbling By F. Mark Siebert
42 Washington
The two-party system and extremists By Charles J. Abbott
43 Chicago
New life for the Loop By Ed McManus
Departments
6
Letters
29
Selected State Reports
30 Legislative Action
Dealing with the budget, 'emergencies' by bills and shells
32 Judicial Rulings
Burden of proof in damage awards based on comparative negligence/ DuPage County gets no special law on fire protection districts/Marriage fees ruled improper for funding domestic abuse shelters/Death penalty case: the case of a 'prejudiced' juror amid waivers/ Nursing home negligence: Double recovery of damages violates due process/Joint tenancy: signing away interest in bank account
35 Executive Report
Governor proposes to construct three new prisons/Governor creates new Department of the Lottery/Five-year decline in teenage pregnancies/ Insurance company fined/ Groundwater hearings .
36
Illinois Issues Election Almanac
36
State Stix
37
Attorney General Opinions Names
38
Names
39
Election Names
|