Author: Cynthia Grant Bowman
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810124114
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Bowman's eminently readable account discovers a rara avis in Illinois state politics: a woman of character who lost neither her genteel yet unpretentious demeanor nor her passion for the progressive politics she shared with her early mentor, Governor Adlai E. Stevenson -- from book jacket.
Dawn Clark Netsch
Author: Cynthia Grant Bowman
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810124114
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Bowman's eminently readable account discovers a rara avis in Illinois state politics: a woman of character who lost neither her genteel yet unpretentious demeanor nor her passion for the progressive politics she shared with her early mentor, Governor Adlai E. Stevenson -- from book jacket.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810124114
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Bowman's eminently readable account discovers a rara avis in Illinois state politics: a woman of character who lost neither her genteel yet unpretentious demeanor nor her passion for the progressive politics she shared with her early mentor, Governor Adlai E. Stevenson -- from book jacket.
First Son
Author: Keith Koeneman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226449475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Presents the life of former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, making use of access to key players in his administration, as well as to Chicago's business and cultural leaders, to chronicle his political and personal evolution.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226449475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Presents the life of former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, making use of access to key players in his administration, as well as to Chicago's business and cultural leaders, to chronicle his political and personal evolution.
Basic Illinois Government
Author: David Kenney
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809318223
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This latest revision of a classic text presents a comprehensive view of government in Illinois. David Kenney and Barbara L. Brown begin by describing the role of states in the federal system and the basic nature of Illinois as a governmental entity. Next they offer a thorough description of the policy-making process in government. They discuss the three political regions of Illinois--Chicago, Cook County and the collar counties, and downstate--and they outline recent trends in Illinois voter turnout, ticket splitting, party organization, the election schedule, voter qualifications, and the regulation of campaign finance. The problems created by the decennial redrawing of district lines, including the redistricting of 1991, are covered in Kenney and Brown's treatment of the legislative branch of the government. Special emphasis is given to the question of who goes to the General Assembly and who its leaders are, along with a full description of the legislative procedure. Turning to the executive branch, Kenney and Brown first focus on the office of governor. Considerable attention is given to the multiple terms of James R. Thompson, Illinois' longest serving governor, and the election in 1991 of James Edgar. The authors conclude the chapter with a description of the administrative structure of the executive branch. The Illinois court system and the jurisdictions of its three levels are presented as Kenney and Brown turn to the judicial branch of government. They provide biographical information on each of the current justices of the Illinois Supreme Court with particular emphasis on their partisanship. The judgeship selection process is carefully considered and Operation Greylord, which revealed pervasive corruption in the Cook County courts, is discussed. As is the case in each of the chapters on the branches of government, Kenney and Brown offer detailed descriptions of current public officials. Basic Illinois Government also includes chapters on local government, state and local finance, and policy-making issues in education, corrections, welfare, and transportation. In the local government section Kenney and Brown make clear the powers and functions of counties, townships, special districts, and municipal corporations, giving special attention to Chicago and Cook County. They compare the taxing and spending policies of Illinois to those of the rest of the United States and review in detail the controversial income tax increase of 1983 and 1989 with its extension in 1991.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809318223
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This latest revision of a classic text presents a comprehensive view of government in Illinois. David Kenney and Barbara L. Brown begin by describing the role of states in the federal system and the basic nature of Illinois as a governmental entity. Next they offer a thorough description of the policy-making process in government. They discuss the three political regions of Illinois--Chicago, Cook County and the collar counties, and downstate--and they outline recent trends in Illinois voter turnout, ticket splitting, party organization, the election schedule, voter qualifications, and the regulation of campaign finance. The problems created by the decennial redrawing of district lines, including the redistricting of 1991, are covered in Kenney and Brown's treatment of the legislative branch of the government. Special emphasis is given to the question of who goes to the General Assembly and who its leaders are, along with a full description of the legislative procedure. Turning to the executive branch, Kenney and Brown first focus on the office of governor. Considerable attention is given to the multiple terms of James R. Thompson, Illinois' longest serving governor, and the election in 1991 of James Edgar. The authors conclude the chapter with a description of the administrative structure of the executive branch. The Illinois court system and the jurisdictions of its three levels are presented as Kenney and Brown turn to the judicial branch of government. They provide biographical information on each of the current justices of the Illinois Supreme Court with particular emphasis on their partisanship. The judgeship selection process is carefully considered and Operation Greylord, which revealed pervasive corruption in the Cook County courts, is discussed. As is the case in each of the chapters on the branches of government, Kenney and Brown offer detailed descriptions of current public officials. Basic Illinois Government also includes chapters on local government, state and local finance, and policy-making issues in education, corrections, welfare, and transportation. In the local government section Kenney and Brown make clear the powers and functions of counties, townships, special districts, and municipal corporations, giving special attention to Chicago and Cook County. They compare the taxing and spending policies of Illinois to those of the rest of the United States and review in detail the controversial income tax increase of 1983 and 1989 with its extension in 1991.
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council V. Netsch
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
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First of America Bank, Rockford, N.A. V. Netsch
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Category : Legal briefs
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Category : Legal briefs
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Challenging the Daley Machine
Author: Leon M. Despres
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810122235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
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Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810122235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Fundraiser in Chief
Author: Brendan J. Doherty
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700634053
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Recent presidents have responded to the evolving rules of the campaign finance system and the competitive electoral landscape by devoting substantial amounts of their most valuable resource—their time—to fundraising. In the follow-up to his 2012 book, The Rise of the President’s Permanent Campaign, Brendan Doherty argues that presidential fundraising is an underexamined tool of modern presidential leadership and should be viewed as an instrument of presidential power akin to signing statements, executive orders, public speeches, and veto threats. Presidents raise campaign cash for themselves and for their fellow party members in the hope of electoral gains that will reshuffle the governing deck in their favor, but acting as fundraiser in chief sparks a host of controversies. Based on an original dataset of 2,190 presidential fundraisers spanning more than four decades of presidents from Carter to Trump, Fundraiser in Chief is the first book-length work to analyze presidential fundraising in a systematic and comprehensive manner. Doherty draws on an unprecedented amount of empirical evidence to shed light on modern presidents’ fundraising priorities and strategies as they seek to move the country closer to their vision of a more perfect union. Fundraiser in Chief is a study of presidential resource allocation strategy: how much of their scarce time presidents devote to fundraising, for whom they do it, what priorities are illuminated by their efforts, how their fundraising strategies relate to the evolving campaign finance landscape, under what circumstances they fundraise behind closed doors, and the resulting controversies and implications for presidential leadership and the American political system. Doherty offers an argument about the incentives that drive presidents to fundraise so frequently while examining the controversial implications of their extensive efforts to raise campaign cash. He contends that rising campaign costs, limits on contributions to candidates and political parties, the inadequacy of the resources provided by the presidential public funding system, the specter of Super PACs raising funds in unlimited amounts, and fiercely competitive contests to control the White House, Congress, and governors’ offices across the country have all incentivized presidents to embrace their role as fundraiser in chief.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700634053
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Recent presidents have responded to the evolving rules of the campaign finance system and the competitive electoral landscape by devoting substantial amounts of their most valuable resource—their time—to fundraising. In the follow-up to his 2012 book, The Rise of the President’s Permanent Campaign, Brendan Doherty argues that presidential fundraising is an underexamined tool of modern presidential leadership and should be viewed as an instrument of presidential power akin to signing statements, executive orders, public speeches, and veto threats. Presidents raise campaign cash for themselves and for their fellow party members in the hope of electoral gains that will reshuffle the governing deck in their favor, but acting as fundraiser in chief sparks a host of controversies. Based on an original dataset of 2,190 presidential fundraisers spanning more than four decades of presidents from Carter to Trump, Fundraiser in Chief is the first book-length work to analyze presidential fundraising in a systematic and comprehensive manner. Doherty draws on an unprecedented amount of empirical evidence to shed light on modern presidents’ fundraising priorities and strategies as they seek to move the country closer to their vision of a more perfect union. Fundraiser in Chief is a study of presidential resource allocation strategy: how much of their scarce time presidents devote to fundraising, for whom they do it, what priorities are illuminated by their efforts, how their fundraising strategies relate to the evolving campaign finance landscape, under what circumstances they fundraise behind closed doors, and the resulting controversies and implications for presidential leadership and the American political system. Doherty offers an argument about the incentives that drive presidents to fundraise so frequently while examining the controversial implications of their extensive efforts to raise campaign cash. He contends that rising campaign costs, limits on contributions to candidates and political parties, the inadequacy of the resources provided by the presidential public funding system, the specter of Super PACs raising funds in unlimited amounts, and fiercely competitive contests to control the White House, Congress, and governors’ offices across the country have all incentivized presidents to embrace their role as fundraiser in chief.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Chicago Architecture
Author: Charles Waldheim
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226870380
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226870380
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Bonaguro V. County Officers Electoral Board
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Category : Legal briefs
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Publisher:
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Category : Legal briefs
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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