Melissa Mouritsen is an associate professor of political science at the College of DuPage and the coeditor of Twenty-First Century Chicago. Kent D. Redfield is emeritus professor of political science at University of Illinois Springfield and the author of Money Counts: How Dollars Dominate Illinois Politics and What We Can Do About It. James D. Nowlan writes the newspaper column "Understanding Illinois" for the Illinois Press Association. He is the author of Politics, the Starter Kit: How to Succeed in Politics and Government.
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Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Politics Illinois in Perspective Power and Influence in Illinois Politics Elections Political Corruption Part II: Institutions Constitutions The Legislature The Executive The Courts and Criminal Justice Policy Local Government and the Intergovernmental Web Part III: Policy Budgeting, Taxing, and Spending in Illinois Rules of the Game Education People Services Buffeted by Change, Illinois Continues as Hub of the Midwest Notes Index