FEATURES
16 Hogs R Us? by Edward Field
The political row over raising hogs has reached Illinois. And policy-makers have stepped into a messy debate over regulating corporate pig producers.
22 Prairie restoration by James Krohe Jr.
A prairie restoration movement has sprouted in the unlikeliest of places.
26 Lobbyist gifts by Ray Long
Should the public beware when politicians get free tickets to see the Bulls?
30 Third airport by James L. Merriner
The Republicans want one in Peotone. The Democrats don't. How do the experts calculate the cost-benefit of a third Chicago airport?
33 Ted Sanders by Gary Hart and Jennifer Halperin
As the new president of Southern Illinois University, John Theodore "Ted" Sanders has taken on responsibility for the southernmost region of the state.
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DEPARTMENTS
3 A Conversation With Our Readers
by Ed Wojcicki
4 Editor's Notebook
by Peggy Boyer Long
6 State of the State
by Jennifer Halperin
Campaign finance reform
8 Briefly
by Donald Sevener
38 Guest essay
by Rob Paral
Immigrant policy
40 People
by Beverley Scobell
42 Your Turn
by David Olson
A local income tax for schools
43 Letters
45 A View From the Suburbs
by Madeleine Doubek
A black Republican meets Newt
46 Politics
by Charles N. Wheeler III
The governor's budget
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