Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ship registers
Languages : en
Pages : 2016
Book Description
Corrupt Illinois
Author: Thomas J. GradelPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252097033
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Public funds spent on jets and horses. Shoeboxes stuffed with embezzled cash. Ghost payrolls and incarcerated ex-governors. Illinois' culture of "Where's mine?" and the public apathy it engenders has made our state and local politics a disgrace. In Corrupt Illinois, veteran political observers Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson take aim at business-as-usual. Naming names, the authors lead readers through a gallery of rogues and rotten apples to illustrate how generations of chicanery have undermined faith in, and hope for, honest government. From there, they lay out how to implement institutional reforms that provide accountability and eradicate the favoritism, sweetheart deals, and conflicts of interest corroding our civic life. Corrupt Illinois lays out a blueprint to transform our politics from a pay-to-play–driven marketplace into what it should be: an instrument of public good.
Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road
Author: State of State of IllinoisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road handbook, drive safe!
Tales and Trails of Illinois
Author: Stu FliegePublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070853
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Tells the stories of fifty-two significant events in the history of Illinois.
Paddling Illinois
Author: Mike SvobPublisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9780915024773
Category : Canoes and canoeing
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Grab your paddle and enjoy Illinois' beautiful rivers. This comprehensive guidebook--the only one for Illinois--features 64 trips on 33 rivers. Rivers covered include Cashe, Des Plains, Embarras, Fox, Galena, Mackinaw, Middle Fork, and Spoon. This is the ultimate guide for canoe or kayak enthusiasts of all abilities.
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author: Haunted Rockford, Illinois
Author: Kathi KresolPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439662827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Follow local historian and “Ghost Lady” Kathi Kresol as she researches the spirits, curses, and curiosities from the Forest City’s shadowy past. Just beneath the glossy surface of Rockford’s rich heritage lies a dark history of tragedy, a troubled and turbulent past leaving scars that still resonate today. Geraldine Bourbon’s final struggle echoes throughout the farmhouse where her estranged husband pursued her with a pistol from room to room before gently laying her corpse on the bed. The sobs of society darling Carrie Spafford still keep vigil over the family plot of the cemetery where she sowed the heartbreak of her twilight years. From the vengeance of Chief Big Thunder to the Witch of McGregor Road, author Kathi Kresol shares the legends and lore of Rockford’s haunted history. Includes photos! “There are reasons why Kathi Kresol believes Rockford is so haunted. The tour guide said there are good ‘conductors’ for the supernatural in the city’s downtown area. These factors include being near a body of water, having limestone in the area and the area having a Native American influence.” —Beloit Daily News
A Consumer's Guide to Proceedings Before the Illinois Commerce Commission
Author: Illinois Office of Consumer ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Election utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
River Mileages and Drainage Areas for Illinois Streams: Illinois River basin
Author: R. W. HealySymposium, "Dental Biomaterials-research Priorities," August 7-8, 1973, Des Plaines, Illinois
Author: L. W. WachtelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dental materials
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
That All May Read
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Provision of library service to blind and physically handicapped individuals is an ever-developing art/science requiring a knowledge of individual needs, a mastery of information science processes and techniques, and an awareness of the plethora of available print and nonprint resources. This book is intended to bring together a composite overview of the needs of individials unable to use print resources and to describe current and historic practices designed to meet those needs. - Preface.