Author: Ian D. Burman
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs by the University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Lobbying at the Illinois Constitutional Convention
Author: Ian D. Burman
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs by the University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs by the University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Lobbying at the Illinois Constitutional Convention
Author: Ian D. Burman
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs by the University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs by the University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A Guide to Illinois Constitutional Revision: the 1969 Constitutional Convention
Author: Thomas Robert Kitsos
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Illinois Politics & Government
Author: Samuel Kimball Gove
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803221208
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Since the end of World War II, the primary political regions of Illinois, Chicago and "downstate, " have lost population, wealth, and political power to a third region, the suburban collar, which has relentlessly expanded outward from Chicago. At the same time, legislative service has changed from a largely part-time "citizen" activity into a "professional, " career-oriented pursuit. Parochial perspectives of elected officials have intensified as reflected in candidates' promises to deliver their districts' "fair share" of government spending. The state legislature has become an arena in which each region battles for its own fair share, rather than an instrument for comprehensively addressing the state's problems. The authors foresee the emergence of political coalitions linking downstate and Chicago-historically at odds-in efforts to protect their "shares" and contend with the suburban collar. Illinois's political leaders face the challenge of looking beyond district interests to the broader concerns of work-force quality and statewide economic prosperity. Samuel K. Gove is Director Emeritus at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois. He is coeditor with Louis H. Masotti of After Daley: Chicago Politics in Transition. James D. Nowlan is an adjunct professor of public policy at Knox College and a Senior Fellow with the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. He is the author of A New Game Plan for Illinois.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803221208
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Since the end of World War II, the primary political regions of Illinois, Chicago and "downstate, " have lost population, wealth, and political power to a third region, the suburban collar, which has relentlessly expanded outward from Chicago. At the same time, legislative service has changed from a largely part-time "citizen" activity into a "professional, " career-oriented pursuit. Parochial perspectives of elected officials have intensified as reflected in candidates' promises to deliver their districts' "fair share" of government spending. The state legislature has become an arena in which each region battles for its own fair share, rather than an instrument for comprehensively addressing the state's problems. The authors foresee the emergence of political coalitions linking downstate and Chicago-historically at odds-in efforts to protect their "shares" and contend with the suburban collar. Illinois's political leaders face the challenge of looking beyond district interests to the broader concerns of work-force quality and statewide economic prosperity. Samuel K. Gove is Director Emeritus at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois. He is coeditor with Louis H. Masotti of After Daley: Chicago Politics in Transition. James D. Nowlan is an adjunct professor of public policy at Knox College and a Senior Fellow with the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. He is the author of A New Game Plan for Illinois.
Record of Proceedings, Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention: Daily journals, December 8, 1969-September 3, 1970
Author: Illinois. Constitutional Convention
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Paul Powell of Illinois
Author: Robert E. Hartley
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809322718
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Paul Powell emerged from the hill country of southern Illinois to serve in state government from 1935 until his death in 1970. His political tenure included three terms as Speaker of the Illinois House, four terms as minority leader, and two terms as secretary of state. The sponsor of hundreds of bills, he worked tirelessly for his constituents in southern Illinois. He also worked tirelessly to promote his own interests. In this first political biography of Powell, Robert E. Hartley follows the money. He tells how this man of humble origins and meager means amassed a world-class political and financial base. Part of that story is the disclosure of a personal fortune that boggled minds, including the unbelievable yarn of the $800,000 cash found in the hotel room following Powell's death. Powell never earned a state salary of more than $30,000 per year, yet in the last year of his life, his federal income tax return showed an income of more than $200,000. At his death his estate totaled $3.2 million, and, when settled in 1978, was worth $4.6 million, including nearly $1 million in racetrack stock. Following Powell's story, Hartley takes us deep into the Illinois political world of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, a time when politicians were on an "honor system" regarding their financial holdings. This was before disclosure of political contributions, before computer records, and before public meetings laws.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809322718
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Paul Powell emerged from the hill country of southern Illinois to serve in state government from 1935 until his death in 1970. His political tenure included three terms as Speaker of the Illinois House, four terms as minority leader, and two terms as secretary of state. The sponsor of hundreds of bills, he worked tirelessly for his constituents in southern Illinois. He also worked tirelessly to promote his own interests. In this first political biography of Powell, Robert E. Hartley follows the money. He tells how this man of humble origins and meager means amassed a world-class political and financial base. Part of that story is the disclosure of a personal fortune that boggled minds, including the unbelievable yarn of the $800,000 cash found in the hotel room following Powell's death. Powell never earned a state salary of more than $30,000 per year, yet in the last year of his life, his federal income tax return showed an income of more than $200,000. At his death his estate totaled $3.2 million, and, when settled in 1978, was worth $4.6 million, including nearly $1 million in racetrack stock. Following Powell's story, Hartley takes us deep into the Illinois political world of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, a time when politicians were on an "honor system" regarding their financial holdings. This was before disclosure of political contributions, before computer records, and before public meetings laws.
Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Illinois Convened January 6, 1920
Author: Illinois. Constitutional Convention
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
Book Description
Legislative Synopsis and Digest
Author: Illinois. General Assembly. Legislative Reference Bureau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Township
Author: Michael D. Sublett
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820470559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The contemporary method of township government arrived in Illinois in the middle of the nineteenth century. Replacing the commission method of county government, which Illinois had employed since statehood in 1818, the township innovation spread south and westward across Illinois, almost completely ousting the county commissioners. Today, the commission format survives only in seventeen peripheral and largely rural Illinois counties. This book asserts that townships have persisted partly because they offer vital services at a reasonable cost to taxpayers, but also because of a vigorous defense of the method made by township officials with political connections in the Illinois general assembly. Discussing the successes and failures of attempts by abolition-minded citizens to eliminate all or individual townships in various counties, Township focuses on the spatial diffusion, periodic threats to, and determined persistence of the township system.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820470559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The contemporary method of township government arrived in Illinois in the middle of the nineteenth century. Replacing the commission method of county government, which Illinois had employed since statehood in 1818, the township innovation spread south and westward across Illinois, almost completely ousting the county commissioners. Today, the commission format survives only in seventeen peripheral and largely rural Illinois counties. This book asserts that townships have persisted partly because they offer vital services at a reasonable cost to taxpayers, but also because of a vigorous defense of the method made by township officials with political connections in the Illinois general assembly. Discussing the successes and failures of attempts by abolition-minded citizens to eliminate all or individual townships in various counties, Township focuses on the spatial diffusion, periodic threats to, and determined persistence of the township system.
Debates and Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Constitutional Convention
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description