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Contents

December 1992

Illinois Issues

Vol. XVIII No. 12
Established 1975

	State government job cuts challenge AFSCME Bill Steinbacher-Kemp 10
	Gambling for jobs: legalizing gambling casinos in Chicago Toby Eckert 14
	Prison overcrowding: crisis in search of solution Beverley Scobell 17
	Where will all the garbage go? Progress on county solid waste programs Suzanne M. Kilner and Danielle Miller 22
	Illinois Facilities Fund: innovation for nonprofit capital investment Jennifer Halperin 26

Columns	Departments
Politics New faces, old instincts Charles N. Wheeler III_____6	Letters__________________4
The state of the State Election shifts political dynamics Caroline A. Gherardini _____ 8	Legislative Action Sick bank for state workers: by law or rules Beverley Scobell__________ 28
The Pulse 'I'm OK, but I'm worried about you' Ellen M. Dran ___________ 36	Illinois Compiled Statutes: new system for organizing, citing state laws Charles Swearingen________ 29
Chicago Street level politics: The Party era isn't over Paul M. Green_______38	Judicial Rulings F. Mark Siebert___________ 30 Names_________________ 32
	Book Reviews Economic trouble in rural Midwest Eric L. Rinehart____________33 State Reports Anna J. Merritt____________ 34 State Stix Margaret S. Knoepfle_______ 35

Cover illustration: The Prescott E. Bloom Building in Springfield is almost brand new and houses the Illinois Department of Public Aid. The torn photo of the building illustrates the jolt being felt by state job cuts, especially as they diminish the strength of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. See the article beginning on page 10. The illustration is by Terry Farmer/Showcase Photography of Springfield.

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