The gang's all here    Jennifer Halperin               13 Medicaid overhaul on the table    Jay Fitzgerald                   18 Mayor Daley as conciliator    David H. Roeder               23 Walfare to work is possible    Donald Sevener                  28

Columns Politics Netsch vs. Edgar promises airing on taxes, education    Charles N. Wheeler III    6 The state of the State Edgar's budget filled with lots of promises, premises    Jennifer Halperin             8 Guest Column Rights vs. 'rights'    Thomas N. Hines            11 Chicago Stroger's win as loyal Democrat for Cook County Board president    Paul M. Green                46

Departments Conversation with our readers    Ed Wojcicki                        3 Letters                                 12 Legislative Action Dueling on issues or campaigning for free publicity    Jennifer Halperin                36 Judicial Rulings    F. Mark Siebert                 38 Names    Beverley Scobell and    Julie A. Detrick                  39 Book Reviews Modernist masterpiece set on Chicago's south side    Maria Mootry                     41 Election Names Edgar-Kustra vs. Netsch-Severns; Democrats not encumbered with LaRouche wins    Beverley Scobell                  42 State Stix Housing trends    Donald Sevener                    45 State Reports    Anna J. Merritt       see back cover Esprit de Pol            see back cover

Cover illustration: Gang symbols cover this wall in Rock Island. This graffiti is a way that gangs mark their turf in this and other cities across the state. Jennifer Halperin's article on gangs as a problem — with no simple solution — begins on page 13. The photographer is Jeff Cook.

April 1994/Illinois Issues/5