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We last talked with Tom Cross as his campaigned for Illinois Treasurer, a race he lost by the slimmest of margins. During his years in the state House we developed a nice rapport with him and were glad to welcome him back to the show this week to discuss the budget fight in Springfield and the developing Illinois U...

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...

Ryan Hermes -- Illinois Radio Network It has taken two weeks but there is finally a winner in the state treasurer’s race. State Sen. Mike Frerichs (D-Champaign) trailed State Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) by 30,000 votes the morning after Election Day...

What's happening in the Illinois Treasurer's race? That's a good question and we don't have a clear answer yet. As Reboot Illinois reports, votes still are being counted. What looked like a 22,000 vote win for Cross on Election Night has tightened...

While perhaps not as tight as the gubernatorial fight in Illinois, the race for Illinois Treasurer also has been a single-digit race for most of the year, with Republican Tom Cross leading Democrat Mike Frerichs. Neither candidate previously has run for statewide office, which might explain why a recent Tribune poll indicated about 20 percent of voters still are undecided...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An influential business advocacy organization is endorsing Republican state Rep. Tom Cross over Democratic state Sen. Mike Frerichs in the race for Illinois treasurer. Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd Maisch tells The Associated Press the organization has only endorsed congressional candidates in recent years but feels the need to "engage across a b