Public Affairs Reporting

(updated 3/7/05)

 

Call # Author Title year notes
J54/100/ 3249 Adrian, Matt Regional Planning to Control Urban Sprawl in the Chicago Area 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2512 Ahl, Johnathan Fairness Doctrine: History and Argument; and: Fair or Fiction 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3256 Akin, Travis Media Pre-election Polling: Horse Race or Real News? 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1127 Alatzas, Triffon G. Political Manipulation of the Media 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 623 Allan, Marc D. Tourism and the Economic Impact on Illinois 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3494 Anderson, Holly M. Affirmative Action's Evolving Face; and: The Affirmative Action Debate Divides Illinois 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1981 Anderson, Sarah Naming Rape Victims by the Media 1993 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4145 Ansari, Maira Does D.A.R.E Reduce Substance Abuse? 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1126 Aston, Geri Minorities in the News Media and The News Media as Seen by Minorities 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 778 Atkins, Thomas Michael Financing Judicial Elections in Illinois, 1986 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 214 Ayers, Rusty Acid Rain and the Illinois Mining Economy: Coal at the Crossroads 1983 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1438 Ayers, Shayne Changing World Markets: Is Illinois Ready? 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3492 Baker, Sara From Underground to Newsweeklies: How a Segment of the Alternative Press Has Aged 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2771 Barrett, Kenton Effects of Media Polling on American Presidential Elections, and: "Surveying a Nation" 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 128 Bartman, L. Illinois Civil Defense: Are We Prepared? 1981 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1434 Batio, Christopher W. Illegal Gambling in Dupage County; and; The Spread of Legalized Gambling 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4364 Beckett, Andrew Analysis of the Recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment 2002 paper and documentary script
J54/100/ 921 Beckham, Robin D. Fairness Doctrine 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 825 Berkman, Harvey Right to Know….The Need for the Regulation of Information 1987 project
J54/100/ 1125 Bernardi, Nina Child Care in Illinois: Are We Investing Enough: And, The Day Care Dilemma for Low-Income Mothers 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 782 Beveridge, Chuck Television and the Uniformed Electorate 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3836 Biesk, Joseph Elimination of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority: Is It Really That Simple? 2000 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4165 Bivens, Staci Should Public Money Fund Private School Education? 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4146 Blatter, Karen M. Illinois' Newspapers Coverage of the 1998 Gubernatorial Election 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1832 Bodily, Amyleen Civil Liberties: Illinois Style 1992 project
J54/100/ 2273 Bonner, Tanya Marie Black Republicans' Struggle for Power: From the States to the Nation; and: Grand Ole Paradox? African-American Republican's in Illinois 1993 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 138 Bower, Sandra S. Child Abuse and the Courts 1980 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2475 Bradshaw, Amy Participating Democracy in the Information Age; and: Will Going On-Line Mean Getting Involved in Government 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 115 Brady, Karla Police and the Press: Are They Working Together? 1980 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 622 Bross, David Illinois Freedom of Information Act: A Help or Hindrance for Illinois' Journalists? 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2072 Brown, David Law Enforcement and Media Conflict 1993 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3247 Brutlag, Michelle Following the Trends: Increasing Electoral Participation in Illinois 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2784 Bucek, Mary Kid Voting USA; and: the Impact of News Media on Democracy 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1601 Buford, Kim-Rene'e Americans with Disabilities Act: Are the Nation and the State of Illinois Complying? 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2786 Burch, Amy Tit-for-Tat: Are Illinois Interest Groups buying Votes with Campaign Contributions? and Money Flexes its Muscles 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 121 Burkholder, Janeen Illinois Appellate Courts: Are They Functioning at an Optimal Level? 1980 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 485 Burrows, Kenda Scope of the Amendatory Veto Power in Illinois: Its Uses and Abuses 1984 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3025 Buss, Will Affirmative Action in the Public Sector: Reverse Discrimination within America's College's 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 526 Callahan, Cheri Exit Polling and Election Projections: Pros and Con 1984 thesis
J54/100/ 625 Carlin, Mary Elizabeth Impact of Television News Consultants 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 925 Carlton, Chad Project Chance: A Look at Illinois' Welfare-to-Work Program 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 393 Carnes, Terry Welfare: The Charity That Grew into a Behemoth 1977 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1614 Carroll, Joe Police and Press Attitudes to Illinois Domestic Violence Act; and: The Cops and the Press face an Ugly Issue: Domestic Violence 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2507 Carter, Marsha Role of Affirmative Action in Institutions of Higher Learning 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 484 Cavitt, Ross Making News: Political Manipulation of the Media 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2962 Cetera, Michael Success Not Clear for Sentencing Reform Legislation; Truth-in-Sentencing: An Analysis of Corrections Reform 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2783 Challos, Courtney Work for Welfare: Will it Work in Illinois? 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1976 Chambers, Mike No Funding for Markets, No Markets for Recycling, No Time for Landfills; and: A Proposal to Cut Landfill Flow in Illinois Landfills 1992 project and magazine article
J54/100/ 2996 Chase, Marc To Publish or Not to Publish?: Media Coverage of White Supremacist Groups 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1965 Christianson, Erik Writing Statehouse News: How it's Changed, Where it's Going; and: Future of Public Affairs Reporting 1992 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1619 Clarke, Kimberly Educational Community and It's Lawsuit: Is it Time for a change? Inequalities in Illinois School Funding: Is Litigation the Solution 1990 project
J54/100/ 2965 Clements, Katherine A. Ethics and Legality of Undercover Journalism 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1613 Colby, Donna Therese (Terri) Jane Byrne: A Different Breed of Cat (Research paper and Magazine Article) 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1622 Colindres, Adriana Political Patronage in Illinois: The Impact of Rutan V. Republican Party of Illinois on State Government 1990 project
J54/100/ 2785 Crawford, Sean Second Class: The Discriminatory School Funding System in Illinois; and: Education Funding in Illinois 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2394 Crowley, Timothy Disaster Preparedness in Illinois; and Living in the Floodplain 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2376 Culhane, Patricia A. Future of Journalism on the Internet; And: Sensational Journalism Its Past and Future 1994 Documentary Script and Paper
J54/100/ 2655 Cullen, Laura Preventing Pesticide Pollution in Illinois Drinking Water; and: An Examination of selected State Policies for the Reduction of Pesticide Pollution 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1617 Culloton, Daniel J. Privileged but not Immune: Supreme Court (and) Prior Restraints; and: Necessary Tension… fair trial and free press 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 477 Curran, Coleen Status of School District Consolidation in Illinois 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 398 Curtiss, Beth Women in the News: Images and Employment in American Newspapers 1981 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2543 Custer, Anna Media's Treatment of Women Politicians 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1451 Cutsforth, Susan Struggle to Put Cameras in Illinois Trial Courtrooms: and Cameras in Illinois Courtrooms: A Historical Analysis 1990 thesis
J54/100/ 137 Cvetan, Dana Illinois Prison Industries: Should the Goal Be Rehabilitation, Cost-Control or Both? 1980 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1124 Dahlkemper, Lesley Massachusetts Miracle: Michael Dukakis' Triumph or Folly? 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4722 Davidson, Philip Medical Malpractice Reform: A Historical and Political Overview 2004 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1851 Davis, Jennifer L. Political Manipulation of the Media 1992 project
J54/100/ 2536 Davis, Jonathon Capital Wars? Regionalism Revisited: Chicago vs. the Suburbs 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2488 Davis, Sean B. Affirmative Action in Construction…; and : On the Waterfront: The Navy Pier Renovation as a Model of Affirmative Action 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1159 Debeaumont, Dana L. Patronage Hiring in Illinois State Government 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 947 Digangi, Christine Y. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's) 1988 report
J54/100/ 112 Dixon, Janice I. Illinois Coal and Environmental Protection: Are they Compatible? 1980 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1123 Dixon, Mary Continuing the Search for Equity: The School Aid Formula in Illinois; and, How Bas is Bad? Problems in Illinois School Finance 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2489 Dizon, Michael Illinois Stalking Statute: Combating a Social Dilemma or Threatening Constitutionally Protected Rights 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 215 Doetsch, Mary Illinois Lobbyists 1983 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3802 Dothager, Crystal L. Home Schooling: More Than Just An Alternative Form of Education 2000 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2435 Draeger, Carol Do Negative Television Campaign Ads Influence Voters? and: A Look at Campaign Ads in Illinois' 1994 Elections 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1424 Driskin, Coleen Illinois After the Census; Also the Quest for One, "One Person, One Vote" 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4149 Druchniak, Jeff Many Hands Don't Make Light Work: Discontinuous Sentencing Reform in the United States 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3493 Dubriwny, Dana Juvenile Justice System: Responsible Coverage; and: Saving Our Children: Intervention Before Rehabilitation 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1448 Dugan, James P. Illinois College Savings Bond Program: The Right Choice in Funding Alternatives, and State Funding of Public Universities: A Look at Illinois 1990 thesis
J54/100/ 1799 Dugan, Tammy Paying the Nursing Home: Exploring the long-term Care Insurance; And: The Graying of America: Problems Facing the Elderly... 1991 project and magazine article
J54/100/ 1122 Duschhene, David Interpreting the Regional Splits in Illinois: Three Case Studies; and : Comparing Mike Madigan and Richard J. Daley 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1615 Early, Paul David Illinois Solid Waste Management Law: A Comparative Analysis 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4147 Eckert, Kristy Education of Educators in Illinois: Teacher Certification Testing 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1136 Edwards, Dawn Media and Presidential Candidates' Private Lives 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 788 Edwards, Lori Illinois Tax Structure 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 786 Eisenhauer, Lisa Illinois Death Penalty 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2767 Eskew-Erickson, Carla J. Importance of Caseworker Education and Job Satisfaction to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2969 Evans, James Pros and Cons of Sex Offender Notification 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 626 Falkner, Morgan Evolving Federalism: An Illinois Perspective 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 621 Finch, Kevin Television News and Public Affairs: Where They've Been and Where They're Going 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 476 Fink, Anne J. Public Days of their Private Lives: The Media's coverage of Politicians' Private Lives 1984 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3237 Finley, Jeffery K. Church, State, and Social Services: Governmental Cooperation with and Funding of Religious Charities in Illinois 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2544 Finley, Jeremy Civic Journalism: Journalism's Future or Theoretical Demise? 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4721 Fischer, Benjamin Political Weblogs in Illinois 2004 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 927 Fitton, Mark Special Interest Spending in Illinois Elections and the Legislative Battle Over Public Financing 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3806 Flath, Jennifer Alternative Voting: Is Illinois Ready for the Change? 2000 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 929 Fleischman, Debbie Right to Privacy vs. The Public Right to Know: Public Officials, Private Lives and the Press 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1974 Fordahl, Matthew Art for Art's Sake; and: The Politics of Art: Public Funding by Federal and State Governance 1992 project and magazine article
J54/100/ 2968 Fox, Richard F. Hazy Twilight in the Land of Lincoln: How Sunshine Laws and the Influence of Money Coexist in Illinois Elections 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 380 Frank, Cheryl Monopolies and Alternatives: The New Pugilists 1981 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 406 Fredette, Eileen M. Illinois Department of Public Health: A Review 1977 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3258 Freund, Jason K. Examining the Strength of Illinois' DUI Law: How does Illinois Fare Against Other States?/Enforcing Illinois DUI Law: One Approach to Dealing with the Problem 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2366 Frisch, Suzy History of Redistricting in Illinois; and: Redistricting in Illinois: Is it Time for a Change 1994 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2431 Frost, Kimberly A. Illinois Juvenile Court System; and: The One That Got Away 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3980 Fuller, James Child Support and its Flawed Principles: An Illinois Perspective 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 939 Fuller, Joan L. Fairness Doctrine: Chiller of Free Speech or Protector of the Public Interest? 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2967 Fumo, Paige Rights and Restrictions on High School Student Newspapers 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 942 Fyalka, Theresa M. Independent Expenditures: The Impact on Elections, 1980-88 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 631 Gabel, Mary E. Forensic Patients in the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 787 Gaudet, Christopher J. Cocaine Problem: How is Illinois Responding? 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1972 Gavin, Tom National Party Conventions: Making the News: Television and the Party Convention 1992 radio script and thesis
J54/100/ 1774 Gawlinski, Denise Legislative Rediscovering in Illinois: An Historical Analysis; and: Look to the Future 1991 radio script and project
J54/100/ 400 Gedge, Lindsay State of Illinois Bureau of the Budget: What does it do? How does it Function? 1977 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4180 George, Dale Illinois Open Meetings Act Some Changes and Some Problems 2001 paper and script
J54/100/ 763 Gerts, Deborah L. Larouche Candidates, 1986 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 233 Geschel, Christine Analysis of the Alternative Press: Illinois 1984 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2979 Gibbs, Tamara B. Rehabilitation: Education in State Correctional Institutions 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 926 Goetz, Veronica Impact of Television in Political Campaigns: An Overview 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3613 Gonzalez, Veronica Present Adoption Law Regarding Confidentiality of Records in Illinois 2000 project
J54/100/ 3484 Gormly, Kellie B. So You Want to be a Journalist? And: Is There a Shortcut ot the Major Leagues? Non-Dailies Within Major Dailies 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1977 Goze, Ken War Coverage in the Age of Information Management: The Media and the Military in the 1990 Gulf War 1992 magazine article
J54/100/ 475 Grahl, Arnold Daily Newspapers and UPI in the 1980's: Products of Changes in the Structure of the Newspaper Industry 1984 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2276 Greco, Carmen Jr. Illinois and the Politics of Regionalism 1993 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 216 Green, Robert Merit Pay Potion Hard to Swallow 1983 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 627 Greenbaum, Kurt Telecommunications and Journalism: How Has Technological Innovation Changed the Face of the News? 1985 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2840 Gregg, Melanie Medicaid and Medicare Fraud: the One-billion Dollar Problem 1997 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4352 Griffin, Jermain Managing the Fiscal Crisis: What will the Next Governor Do? 2002 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4512 Griffy, Leslie The Impact of Power and Interest Concentration on Media Coverage and Policy Development 2003 project
J54/100/ 2175 Gutwoski, Christy Historical Perspectives of Chicago Schools 1993 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4504 Hague, Leslie The Gambling Industry's Economic and Social Impact on the State of Illinois 2003 thesis
J54/100/ 1121 Hahn, Melissa A. Drought of '88: What Did it do and What Does it Mean to Illinois Farmers 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1135 Halperin, Jennifer Changing Role of the Alternative Press 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1132 Halston, Anne Merit Pay for Teachers; Illinois Teachers and Merit Pay 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2594 Hao, Sean L.N. Eight Legislative Campaigns: Financing Individual Elections in Illinois 1996 project
J54/100/ 922 Hardin, Janet Adult Literacy in the United States, Illinois Literacy Efforts 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1432 Harison, Pat Landfill Crisis and Recycling 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2788 Harty, Nancy Effect of Television on National Political Conventions; and: How Television Affects Political Conventions 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3483 Hatfield, William Rural Communities and Prisons: Blessing or Blight? And: Prisons and Rural Illinois: Separating Fact from Fiction 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1607 Hawes, Christine E. DUI Policy in Illinois: Entering the Realm of "Too Far?"; And: DUI: When Pursuit of Better Enforcement Clashes with Citizens' Rights 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1133 Hawthorne, Michael W. Amendatory Veto in Illinois: A History of Conflict 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2770 Hein, David Fixing the Horse Race…; and: Will the Horse Race Coverage of the Presidential Elections Ever Change, and Should It? 1996 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1422 Helpert, Oscar Alternative Sentencing in Illinois 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1446 Hemesath, Shari Illinois' Abortion Struggle 1990 thesis with audio cassette
J54/100/ 3236 Hendricks, Jennifer G. Internet's Influence on Television News/Media Working Together 1998 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 217 Herrmann, Andrew Black and Women Legislators 1983 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 826 Hildebrand, Heidi Reforming the School Aid Formula 1987 project
J54/100/ 116 Hill, Janet Suzette Illinois commerce commission: Advocate of the Consumer of the Utilities 1981 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4164 Hixson, Heath Third Parties in Illinois: Obstacles to Breaking into the Political Culture 2001 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1150 Hochstadier, Janet Catherine Mental Health Services in Illinois: Past, Present, and the Vision for the Future: Also, Magazine Articles 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 127 Hoefler, Sandra Lobbying: It's an Education 1981 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2490 Hoffman, David Rise and Fall of Union Strength: a Cyclical Trend; and Dignity in Decatur: The Future for Industrial Unions 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1610 Horwath, Cheryl S. Are PAC's More Loophole Than Law? And; Political Action Committee and Campaign Finance Reform 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 93 House, Barry Background and Analysis of the Illinois Reporter's Privilege Act 1981 report
J54/100/ 2183 Howell, Diane Edutainment: An analysis of Ross Perot's 1992 Infomercials and a Critique of Political Advertising Research; and: Waiting for Perot 1993 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1599 Huang, Wen Local-Level Drug Law Enforcement in Illinois 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1609 Hunt, Spencer Redistricting in the '90's: The Political Shape of Things to Come 1990 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 820 Huston, Jerry Reagan Phenomenon and its Effects on Future Elections 1987 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1450 Ickes, Barbara School Funding: The Search for a Solution 1990 thesis
J54/100/ 3488 Ingle, Jaime Illinois Teachers Do Their Homework 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2498 Janega, James Internet Technology and Its Effects on the Broadcast Newsroom; and: News Room On-line: a Broadcast Documentary 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 218 Jankowski, Jane Illinois Human Rights Authority: Protecting the Developmentally Disabled 1983 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2525 Jemison, Paula Trends in African-American Programming: Commercial Television and Cable Comparison Between the 1980's and the 1990's. 1995 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 928 Johnson, Brett Should Illinois Have a Unicameral Legislature? 1988 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3827 Johnson, Shawn K. Pressing Need for Prison Reform 2000 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1783 Jome, Eric R. Presidential Campaigns: Clash of the Media Consultants 1991 project
J54/100/ 2165 Kaiser, Don Shattering the Myth of Dominant Media Effects in Elections 1993 documentary script
J54/100/ 405 Kamholz, Douglas J. Study of Agriculture in Illinois and the Illinois Department of Conservation 1977 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 106 Karlak, Pat Women in the Illinois Legislature 1980 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4174 Karnes, Kathleen A. Statehouse Forum: A Redistricting Roundtable Discussion on Whether or Not To Reform The Illinois Process 2002 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3486 Kawa, Alicia Juvenile Justice: An Analysis of the System, Trends, and Alternatives to Incarceration; and: Tales of the Illinois Juvenile Justice System 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 3485 Keith, Ryan Should Newspapers Endorse Political Candidates? And: Newspaper Endorsements in Illinois 1999 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 4353 Kemeny, Matthew Are We Prepared? The Threat of Smallpox in Illinois 2002 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 1128 Kemp, Bill 1985 Education Reform Measures: Fiscal Crisis in 1988? 1989 paper and magazine article
J54/100/ 2167 Kendeigh, Kit Political Debates in Illinois: "Does Anyone Care?" 1993 documentary