judy baar topinka

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...