Illinois Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the state of Illinois governs itself, and how you take part where you live. You'll learn Illinois's modern Constitution of 1970; a plural executive of six separately elected statewide officers (including BOTH a Comptroller and a Treasurer); a General Assembly of 59 senators and 118 representatives; a Supreme Court elected in PARTISAN district races; Illinois's unusually LIMITED citizen initiative, usable only to change the structure of the Legislature, the route that produced the famous 1980 'Cutback Amendment'; and one of the nation's strongest HOME-RULE traditions, the opposite of Dillon's Rule. It also covers Illinois's 102 counties and Cook County, its voter-access rules, and flags time-sensitive facts, pointing to elections.il.gov. Cited to Illinois's own official sources (ilga.gov, elections.il.gov, illinoiscourts.gov).