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cartoon by Arthur Henrikson;"Gun lobby" holds a gun to the back of "congress."Strong gun control laws" is written on pieces of paper that fall to the ground.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A child holds a sign that says "women's liberation." This child tells a little girl with a baby carriage,"My ma can take your ma."

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; The scene depicts a day at the beach."Organized crime" is shown as an octopus, and this octopus is in pain. A man symbolizing "Crime Commission hearings" bites a sandwich with one of the octopus' arms in it.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A check written out to "the Czechoslovakian people" is for "increased freedom." It is signed by "Alexander Dubcek." The heel of the Soviet Bloc's boot stamps the check "void."

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; Men travel in a car into the state of Illinois, and a sign welcomes them. Behind this sign is a larger sign reading,"historical adventureland; drive some of the same early century roads grandfather traveled; Illinois Tourism Council."

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; The Legislature is symbolized by a man with an ax. A stack of logs is labeled "other problems," but he looks at a single "remap" log and says,"I'll handle it easily." At this point he is at the "start of the session." In the next frame, labeled "middle of session," the "remap" log is much bigger, and the "other problems" stack is taller. In the last frame,"last few days," the "remap" log is huge, and the "Legislature" is overwhelmed.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A beanstalk labeled "$462.5 million from punchboards,"legitimate business take-overs,"crime-politics tie-in," and "vice" grows in a backyard. A man labeled "organized crime" sunbathes under the beanstalk while drinking a glass of wine. The "Illinois Crime Commission" is symbolized as a Sherlock Holmes-type sleuth that peers over a fence into the yard.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; There is "something missing" on the "1966-67 model" of the "Illinois schools" car. Where one of the front tires should be, a paper reads,"shortage of qualified teachers." A man worridly looks through a display window at the car.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson;"Miss Illinois 1966" is in horrible pain because of the tight "Illinois revenue article" corset she wears.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson;"Percy" takes an arm of a lounging "Illinois voter" and says,"Get up and realize your potential!"Douglas" pushes the voter back down and says,"Relax--you've never had it so good!"

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A thin man carries a larger man labeled "expanded population" to the "official census" scale, which is only "open every 10 years."

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A tow truck labeled "legislative study commission" tows a car with a Capitol dome on its top and labeled "legislative operations." The car is said to be "due for an overhaul."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Arthur Henrikson. A small Richard Nixon, labeled "Administration," is holding a letter labeled "New postal service" and he wants to place the letter in the mailbox in the background of the cartoon. Between Nixon and the mailbox is a gauntlet with giant figures holding paddles labeled "Patronage." The giant figures are labeled "Senate" on one side of the line and "House" on the other side.

cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A "big farmer" walks away from the "farm subsidy payments" window with stacks of money. A sign outside the window reads,"sky's the limit subsidy payments." A "little farmer" is standing in front of the window asking,"Any left?"

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Arthur Henrikson. A police officer is running at speed, following the footprints of an unseen suspect. The footprints are labeled "Criminal activity." The police officer looks up with alarm to the top of a very tall hurdle labeled "Supreme Court suspect questioning ruling" which he must go over to continue the pursuit. The suspect's footprints appear before, under, and after the hurdle. The cartoon caption reads, "Newest hurdle."