Peggy Boyer

The era of Peggy Boyer Long at Illinois Issues, a more than 13-year span ending with her retirement in December, was a period of achievement second to…

When I began my tenure as editor of Illinois Issues a little more than 13 years ago, I sought advice from a few friends and former colleagues. What, I…

Ah, baseball. That most American of pastimes. But these days some of the better players are imports.Robert Kuhn McGregor calls one to mind this month in…

Who would have guessed it. Reporters for a monthly print magazine won a national award in online beat reporting. Illinois Issues' Statehouse Bureau Chief…

Nine summers ago, we published the first of what would become an annual issue devoted to Illinois' natural environment. With this edition, we aim to start…

Illinois political history is a long-running study in character. It's a morality play intoned by a Greek chorus and a solitary plea from the wings. It's…

John Wesley FountainFor most of us, poverty is a grim statistic. For others, it's a personal narrative. And for some it's a moral imperative. John Wesley…

He was chosen president of the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois a year ago this month. Prior to that, he was a state and local tax partner at accounting…

OK, so Gov. Rod Blagojevich never actually uttered the words cross of gold in his faux-populist State of the State/budget address, but he seemed to be…

So it begins. Illinois lawmakers have returned to Springfield and are getting under way on what could become the most significant spring session in recent…