Available Issues of
The Cook-Witter Report

  • Dr. Temple: An Archive within the Archives June 2008 (Vol.23, Num.5)
  • Illinois' Civil War Camps May 2008 (Vol.23, Num.4)
  • Stately Statues April 2008 (Vol.23, Num.3)
  • IL Legislative Black Caucus at 40 March 2008 (Vol.23, Num.2)
  • An Inside Peek at Lincoln Treasures February 2008 (Vol.23, Num.1)
  • Welcome the Holidays December 2007 (Vol.22, Num.8)
  • Legislative Memories November 2007 (Vol.22, Num.7)
  • The Night the Martians Invaded October 2007 (Vol.22, Num.6)
  • Illinois Shipwrecked History September 2007 (Vol.22, Num.5)
  • Museum Gets Major Lincoln Collection August 2007 (Vol.22, Num.4)
  • Woodlawn Farm: An Underground Railroad Story May 2007 (Vol.22, Num.3)
  • History to Heart to Art: The Work of Preston Jackson April 2007 (Vol.22, Num.2)
  • Jarrot Mansion: IL Grande Madame February 2007 (Vol.22, Num.1)
  • Veto Session Wrap-Up December 2006 (Vol.21, Num.8)
  • Illinois State Archives-History & Mystery November 2006 (Vol.21, Num.7)
  • Statehouse Chambers Return to Original Splendor October 2006 (Vol.21, Num.6)
  • The Latino Caucus: 4 Years & Growing August 2006 (Vol.21, Num.5)
  • New Salem Celebrates Lincoln's Arrival May 2006 (Vol.21, Num.4)
  • Governor Presents Budget Plan March 2006 (Vol.21, Num.2)
  • Famous Oak Ridge Cemetery Turns 150 (Vol.20, Num.5)
  • Bill Signings (Vol.20, Num.4)
  • Overtime Session Averted (Vol.20, Num.3)
  • New Philadelphia: Rediscovering Free Frank's Foundations (Vol 20, Number 2)
  • A Hundred Years Later: The Parties Continue (Vol 20, Number 1)
  • Rudolph: An Illinois Original (Vol 19, Number 9)
  • 125th Anniversary of Vachel Lindsay's Birth is Celebrated (Vol. 19, Number 8)
  • Legislature Hammers out FY '05 Budget (Volume 19, Number 7)
  • Exploring the Amazing Changes at the Illinois State Museum (Volume 19, Number 6)
  • New Illinois Poet Laureate Named (Volume 19, Number 5)
  • Illinois' Military Heritage Finds a Home (Volume 19, Number 4)
  • Analysis of the Governor's Budget - Part I (Volume 19, Number 3)
  • Doc Helm's Photographic Legacy (Volume 19, Number 2)
  • Veto Session Offers Landmark Legislation (Vol ume 19, Number 1)
  • Season's Greetings (Volume 18, Number 10)
  • The State House Inn:  Back To The Future (Volume 18, Number 9)
  • FY 2004 Budget Review (Volume 18, Number 8)
  • Spring Legislative Session Mostly Mild (Volume 18, Number 7)
  • Governor Sets Stage for Budget Dance (Volume 18, Number 6)
  • Blagojevich Delivers His First State of the State Address (Vol. 18, Number 5)
  • Blagojevich Leads Democrats Into Power (Volume 18, Number 4)
  • The Lincoln Colored Home (Volume 18, Number 3)
  • Quiet Veto Session (Volume 18, Number 2)
  • General Election Results in Historic Change (Volume 18, Number 1)
  • State Board of Elections: Its Role & Impact (Volume 17, Number 12)
  • September 11:  America Remembers (Volume 19, Number 11)
  • 2002 Statewide Offices Election Guide (Volume 17, Number 10)
  • Illinois State Fair:  The Early Years (Volume 17, Number 9)
  • ...to the contrary notwithstanding (Volume 17, Number 8)
  • Land, Life, People, Art  (Volume 17, Number 7)
  • The Primary - The Results Are In (Volume 17, Number 6)
  • Primary Election Set for March 19 (Vol. 17, Number 5)
  • Governor Ryan's Final Budget Address (Vol. 17, Number 4)
  • Reflections on Springfield's Historic Race Riot
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