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Columns
Politics
Governor tries to 'wish away' fiscal problems
Charles N. Wheeler III _____ 6
The State of the State
The governor's budget: It's his story and he's sticking to it
Peggy Boyer Long ________ 8
Your Turn
Tort 'reform' unfairly shifts responsibility to the victim
Richard J. Prendergast _____ 11
Legislative Action
Education chief aiming to make mark
Jennifer Halperin ________ 34
Q&A Interview
Two views on welfare
Jennifer Halperin ________ 38
A View from Chicago
There is no political aftermath, only campaigns in Chicago
Manuel Galvan _________ 46
Cover illustration: Julie Detrick
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Departments
A Conversation with Our Readers
Ed Wojcicki_____________ 3
Innovations
Beverley Scobell __________ 4
State Stix
Looking to Springfield for help
Donald Sevener ___________ 35
Book Review
French Utopia on Illinois soil
Richard Johnston __________ 36
State Reports
Anna J. Merritt___________ 37
Letters_________________ 40
Court Briefs
F. Mark Siebert __________ 42
People
Beverley Scobell and Wendy Langren_________ 44
Esprit de Pol ______ see back cover
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