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Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Illinois lawmakers were in and out of the Capitol Thursday, passing a special election bill as an all-Democrat show. The Democrats control both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly, and they will in the new General Assembly that convenes next week...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Gov. Pat Quinn says he’d like to see more on the table at Thursday’s special session of the General Assembly than just a special election for comptroller. Senate Republicans say they’d like to have a vote on a constitutional amendment to combine the offices of comptroller and treasurer...

The special legislative session Thursday in Springfield could lead to a special election for comptroller in 2016. State Sen. Matt Murphy (R-Palatine) says the future of the comptroller's and treasurer's offices should be consolidation. “I'd just hate for us to get bogged down in a legal battle over this and take our eye of the ball,” which, Murphy says, would be the combination of the two offices,

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Illinois Republicans say Gov. Pat Quinn is not on solid ground constitutionally in seeking a special election to fill part of the upcoming term in the comptroller’s office. Republican Judy Baar Topinka passed away last week, a month after her re-election and a month before her re-inauguration...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Two appointments and one special election is the remedy recommended by the Illinois Attorney General when it comes to the comptroller’s office. Attorney General Madigan has determined that the death of Judy Baar Topinka, who was both comptroller and comptroller-elect, creates two vacancies—one for the remaining few weeks of her first term that can be filled b

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Will the selection of a new Illinois comptroller pose a constitutional crisis? Judy Baar Topinka won a second term last month and was to be sworn in Jan. 12. But she died Tuesday morning. The Illinois Constitution says the governor must appoint someone until a successor is elected and qualified...

In case you missed it, there's sad news today from the Illinois political scene. State comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has passed away at the age of 70. There's also now a little bit of information trickling out about what happens next to fill her job in Springfield...

Sad news this morning from the Illinois political scene. State comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has passed away at the age of 70. A statement from her office says the 70-year-old Republican died early this morning following complications from a stroke...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With Illinois battling the nation's worst unfunded pension liability, the two outspoken statewide office holders vying for its check-writing job are sparring over whether the incumbent has been open enough about how she priorities the multi-billion dollar backlog of unpaid bills...

CHICAGO (AP) — The two candidates running for the job of state comptroller differ on a big issue hovering over the office. That's whether to eliminate the post by merging it with the treasurer's office. Republican incumbent Judy Baar Topinka says combining offices saves money...