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Policy Profiles
Policy Profiles, a series of issue papers designed to provide objective reviews of a concern before the voting public. Print copies are available.
- Vol. 12 No. 1, February, 2013
Employment Changes in Downstate Illinois and Business Climate Perceptions
- Vol. 11 No. 4, December, 2012
Promoting Entrepreneurship in Rural Illinois
- Vol. 11 No. 3, November, 2012
Local Government Structure and Public Expenditures in Illinois: Does Governmental Structure Matter?
- Vol. 11 No.2,
May, 2012
Tax Caps on Illinois Local Governments: How Well Are They Working?
- Vol. 11 No.1,
March, 2012
Health Care in Rural Illinois:
The Role of Critical Access Hospitals
- Vol. 10 No.4,
August, 2011
Illinois' New Look: How the Past Ten Years Changed the State
- Vol. 10 No.3,
July, 2011
Developing the Arts: A New Tool for Community Development Programs
- Vol. 10 No.2,
April, 2011
Local Government Structure and Public
Employment: A Fresh Look at Illinois' Predicament
- Vol. 10 No.1,
February, 2011
Do Home Rule Governments Work Better? A New and Different Perspective
- Vol. 9 No.3,
November, 2010
Small Governments and Intergovernmental
Collaboration
- Vol. 9 No.2,
August, 2010
Governments in Difficulty: Evolving Trends Make Life Harder for County Governments
- Vol.9 No.1,
January, 2010
Affordable Housing in the Chicago Area: The DuPage County Experience
- Vol. 8 No.3,
February, 2009
Globalizing Local Economies: Making It Happen Through Local Action
- Vol. 8 No.2,
November, 2008
Globalizing Local Economies: The Chicago Region’s Record To Date
- Vol. 8 No. 1
May, 2008
Building Effective Network Governance in the Chicago Region
- Vol. 7 No. 2
November, 2007
Networking: The Key to 21st Century Government
- Vol. 7 No. 1
October, 2007
Illinois Police Officers And Fire Fighters:
How Good Are Their Pensions?
- Vol. 6 No. 3
December, 2006
The County Administrator Form: A Modern Approach To Illinois County Government
- Vol. 6 No. 2
October, 2006
Illinois County Government: Overlooked, Underappreciated, Very Important
- Vol. 6 No. 1
February, 2006
Planning for Metropolitan Growth: Guidelines for Strengthening Local Control. The Prairie Parkway Series Conclusion
- Vol. 5 No. 2
May, 2005
Telecommunications and the Future: The U.S. and Illinois are Falling Behind
- Vol. 5 No. 1
January, 2005
Growth Management in the Western Suburbs. Part 1: Planning the Prairie Parkway
- Vol. 4 No. 1
April, 2004
Illinois Public Education Undermines Democracy
- Vol. 3 No. 4
December, 2003
Safeguarding Farmland From Non-Agricultural Uses
- Vol. 3 No. 3
July, 2003
Growth Management in Illinois: A Perspective on Statutory Authority
- Vol. 3 No. 2
April, 2003
Attack the Achievement Gap
- Vol. 3 No. 1
February, 2003Can Government Accounting be Trusted? An Experiment in Accounting and Accountability
- Vol. 2 No. 6
September, 2002
Educations Problems: Teachers' Perspectives
- Vol. 2 No. 5
November, 2002
New Homes in Rural Areas: Agricultural, Fiscal, and Public Safety Impacts
- Vol. 2 No. 4
September, 2002
A View of Elementary School Problems in Poor Neighborhoods by Three Elementary School Principals
- Vol. 2 No. 3
August, 2002
The Uses of Home Rule With Special Emphasis on Taxation
- Vol. 2 No. 2
February, 2002
Implications of the Federal “Leave No Child Behind Act”
- Vol. 2 No. 1
January, 2002
Public Sector Collective Bargaining: The Illinois Experience
- Vol. 1 No. 5
May, 2001
Educational Funding in Illinois: Some Thoughts for Reform
- Vol. 1 No. 4
May, 2001
Why Rewrite Illinois' Telecommunications Law?
- Vol. 1 No. 3
April, 2001
The Election Debacle in Florida: Lessons for Illinois
- Vol. 1 No. 2
April, 2001
Citizen Perceptions of Illinois Taxes
- Vol. 1 No. 1
February, 2001
Illinois Home Rule: A Thirty Year Assessment
- August, 2000
Illinois Adult Literacy Failing the Workplace.
Alternative Solution Needed
- March, 2000
The 2000 Census: It Can Be As Good As A Tax Cut
- May, 1999
Tax Caps: A Look at the Arguments
