Table of Contents - April 1996

Rookies accustomed
to riding the bench
Jennifer Halperin- Page 12

Classrooms without
walls
Beverly Scobell- Page 18

Finding a way to pay
for college
Michael Hawthorne- Page 24

Columns

Politics
Popular 'lock 'em up' mentality costs billions
with dubious benefits
Charles N. Wheeler III ___________ 6

The state of the State
Less than a year later 'ethics reform' chipped
away
Jennifer Halperin________________ 8

Guest Column
Illinois: diversity and division
Caroline Gherardini _____________ 11

Chicago
Daley among March winners by backing
Stroger and Rosty
Manuel Galvan_________________ 34

Departments

Conversation with our readers
Ed Wojcicki______________ 3

Letters__________________ 9

Legislative Action
Welfare reform on agenda,
but battle looms over correct
approach
Jennifer Halperin__________ 27

Book Reviews
Mama better off dead?
Or just the failure of health care?
Roy Wehrle_____________ 28

Judicial Rulings
F. Mark Siebert__________ 29

State Stix
Gambling in Illinois: near saturation?
Donald Sevener__________ 30

Names
Beverley Scobell and
Julie A. Detrick___________ 31

State Reports
Anna J. Merritt___________ 35

Esprit de Pol______ see back cover

Cover illustration: Three "rookie" lawmakers pose at the Statehouse, where they and others offered insights on what it means to be a first-timer in the General Assembly. Standing in the hallway is Rep. Nancy Kaszak (D-34, Chicago). Inset are (top) Sen. Steven Rauschenberger (R-Elgin) and Sen. Jesus Garcia (D-l, Chicago). Photos by Terry Farmer, Showcase Photography.