FEATURES
14 Sharing the wealth
The good news is that Illinois government appears
to be doing a creditable job of promoting economic
development among minorities.by Burney Simpson
18 Driving while black
Reactors have been shuttered. Plants sold.
Charges that police target blacks and Hispanics
for traffic stops have been grabbing attention.
by Heather Nickel
22 Review essay: Confronting the paradox
Facing what we've forgotten
about race relations could be as important
to Illinois' future as celebrating what we remember.
by Maureen F. McKinney
26 Nuclear fallout
The taxable value of reactors is plummeting,
meaning they generate fewer property tax dollars.
Local school officials want state financial help.
by Tony Man
28 Family feud
Grandparents are turning to the courts.
by Aaron Chambers
31 Squeeze play
Athletes are challenging
Illinois' income tax system.
by Mark Brown
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DEPARTMENTS
3 Conversation with the Publisher
by Ed Wojcicki
4 Editor's Notebook
by Peggy Boyer Long
6 State of the State
Much at stake in the Census
by Burney Simpson
8 Briefly
by Rodd Whelpley
34 People
by Rodd Whelpley
38 Politics
Study raises awareness of prisons
by Charles N. Wheeler III
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