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Republican Judy Baar Topinka is the Illinois State Comptroller after being elected on Nov. 2, 2010. She is the former Illinois State Treasurer, having served from 1995 to 2007. Topinka lost to Rod Blagojevich in the Illinois governor's race in 2006.
Republican Judy Baar Topinka is the Illinois State Comptroller after being elected on Nov. 2, 2010. She is the former Illinois State Treasurer, having served from 1995 to 2007. Topinka lost to Rod Blagojevich in the Illinois governor's race in 2006.
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Problem Solver: Missing tax refund check is fraudulently cashed, investigation ensues
For years, Harriet Hausman deposited checks into her bank account by mail. With each deposit, the 89-year-old River Forest resident included a bank slip and endorsed the check with her signature and the words "for deposit only." The process had...
Tags: Jon Yates, U.S. Postal Service, Bank of America Corp., Banking
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Problem Solver: Updates on stolen bank check, dog's vet bill
Who took Harriet Hausman's $4,643.75 state tax refund check remains a mystery, but the 89-year-old River Forest resident has gotten her money back. Hausman said the entire amount was deposited into her account Friday. "I have the money and I'm...
Tags: Jon Yates, Bank of America Corp., Banking, Nicor Incorporated, Theft
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Move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Here's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee...
Tags: Elections, Chicago Sun-Times, Government, Tinley Park, Same-Sex Marriage
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Here's why putting the AG next in line for the governor's office could be a problem
Change of SubjectUnder the amendment...the attorney general would be next in line if the governor died, quit or was removed from office. That makes a lot of sense. Candidates for attorney general are subject to far more voter scrutiny than those for...... -
They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Change of SubjectHere's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has... -
Worst vote ever?
Change of SubjectWhat’s the most regrettable vote you’ve ever cast? What were you thinking and why were you so wrong? Regular blog commenter Beth suggested this as a possibly educational essay assignment and I'm biting. My answer, as attentive readers know,... -
Big fight looming over a bad idea---Congress slated to vote by the end of the year on balanced budget amendment
Change of SubjectAbout a third of the way through the 74-page debt-ceiling bill signed into law this week is a one-paragraph by-the-way that sets the stage for a zesty battle this fall. Sometime between Oct. 1 and New Year's Day, says the...... -
Read our Illinois attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, comptroller poll story
Clout StPosted by Tribune staff at 9:31 p.m. Read our story about the downballot statewide races in Illinois. The story is here. The paper polled on the Illinois attorney general race between Lisa Madigan and Steve Kim, the secretary of state...... -
Illinois voter turnout expected to be about 50 percent
Clout StPosted by Monique Garcia at 2:05 p.m. Voter turnout is expected to hover around 50 percent statewide, the state's top elections official said today. Dan White, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, described that level of turnout...... -
Rutherford claims victory in state treasurer race
Clout StPosted by Joseph Ryan at 9:35 p.m.; updated at 11:56 p.m. Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Secretary of State Jesse White declared victory tonight in their re-election bids while Republican Judy Baar Topinka won her bid for a political...... -
Election results show a bluer New Trier, local Dem leader says
TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » NewsJudging by election results, historically Republican-leaning New Trier Township may be turning bluer. But Township Democratic Committeeman Dean T. Maragos has anything but the blues. …... -
Candidates line up to fill Cronin’s Senate seat
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsThe election of Dan Cronin as DuPage County Board Chairman not only elevated the Elmhurst Republican to the highest countywide elected office, it also set …...
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