George Ryan: 'There was only one Judy Baar Topinka'. Posted 7:47 AM, December 10, 2014, by WGN Web Desk Topinka: 'She cared about everyone' · News · Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, greets the crowd Oct. 15, 2014,
Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has passed away at the age of 70, officials confirmed Wednesday. Topinka passed away early Wednesday morning from complications related to a stroke she suffered less than 24 hours
Judy Baar Topinka died Wednesday before she could be sworn in for her second term; and state politicians agree, her three-decade career has secured her political legacy. The state constitution gives the outgoing governor,
A memorial service is now set for Judy Baar Topinka. The state's comptroller passed-away suddenly Wednesday after suffering a stroke. The service will be held Wednesday morning at a union headquarters in southwest suburban Countryside. The service
The president saw some of that bluntness and pragmatism firsthand, ten years ago, when Topinka presided over a state Republican Party that drafted conservative firebrand Alan Keyes to run against Obama for an Illinois Senate seat. Topinka's heart never