50 years ago, Illinois updated constitution; can it do more? – Telegraph Herald (Dubuque)

"Whether those voters thought it would still be a vibrant document a half-century hence, it’s likely none could foresee the extent of the problems facing the state today. Crushing debt that has elicited bond-house ratings just above junk status includes a $140 billion shortfall in the state’s employee pension programs. There’s a self-perpetuating consolidation of power in the General Assembly where many bemoan that lawmakers ensure political survival by drawing their own election districts. Finally, there’s the corruption in the highest political echelons."