FEATURES
12 Who We are by Harold Henderson
We are a stew of Upland Southerners, Midlanders and
Yankees, but mostly we are fierce individualists.
21 Who we are by the numbers by James D. Nowlan
The Chicago metro area stretches ever outward,
as Illinois becomes more racially diverse.
24 The faces of Illinois: A photo essay by Don Manning
32 Legislating ethics by Donald Sevener
Wouldn't a legislature be the last place you'd look
to make laws sorting out right from wrong? Actually, no.
38 Online homework by Jessica winski
Illinois' efforts to get computer technology into schools
is starting to pay off. But some districts are still struggling.
40 No free ride by Jon Marshall
Closing the state's toll booths would make life cheaper
for some commuters, but would add costs for all Illinois drivers. |
DEPARTMENTS
3 Conversation
with the Publisher
by Ed Wojcicki
4 Editor's Notebook
by Peggy Boyer Long
6 State of the State
by Jennifer Davis
Child care subsidies make sense
8 Briefly
by Peggy Boyer Long
42 People
by Jennifer Davis
44 Letters
45 A View from the Suburbs
by Madeleine Doubek
"Suburban agenda"? No way
46 Politics
by Charles N. Wheeler III
Lawmakers must follow the rules
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