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August & September 1989 |
Illinois Issues
Vol. XV No. 8 & 9
Established 1975
17 Phil Rock: defender of government
Michael D. Klemens
20 1991 redistricting: Will suburbs get their share?
Thomas J. Lee
23 Cheerleader mayor: Maloof of Peoria
Ray Long
25 The tax increases of 1989: structurally similar to 1983 but politically opposite
Michael D. Klemens
28 Democrat and Republican futures in post-Thompson era: 1990 elections
Paul M. Green
32 Lowly $20 million Quad-City request for civic center grows into mighty $265 million package
Harvey Berkman
35 Affordable housing funding via real estate transfer tax
Peggy Boyer
38 Greylord: the aftermath
Nina Burleigh
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This special section was written by Michael D. Klemens, Illinois Issues Statehouse bureau chief.
43 Through the eyes of freshman Rep. Zickus
48 Financing education: adequacy and equity
52 Filling welfare gap: upgrading Project Chance
45 Debt record set with new bonding
46 $12.3 general funds appropriation: an end to fiscal restraint
51 Mental health: OBRA funding and more — despite vetoes
54 Wins, loses for business: workers' compensation eludes reform
55 Health care: key initiatives
Columns
8 Politics
Campaign '90: out of the Thompson era and into the 21st century Charles N. Wheeler III
12 The state of the State
From boom to bust by '91 Michael D. Klemens
65 The Pulse
Abortion: an issue feared by politicians Richard Day
66 The Rostrum
Filling the leadership gap in Illlinois education M. Blouke Carus
68 Chicago
Property tax knives John Camper
Departments
6 State Stix
Of crime and the courts F. Mark Siebert
15 Letters
57 Judicial Rulings F. Mark Siebert
58 Names
59 Book Reviews
Searching for sense in the heartland Kristina Valaitis
61 State Reports Anna J. Merritt
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