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Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka dies at age 70
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| Last Edited | RP Dec 10, 2014 07:08am |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Author | Rick Pearson |
| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, long one of the state's most colorful and outspoken elected officials, died early this morning from complications of a stroke she suffered early Tuesday, her chief of staff said. Ms. Topinka was 70.
Ms. Topinka was preparing next month to be inaugurated for her second four-year term as comptroller following her successful re-election in November. Nancy Kimme, her long time chief of staff, said Ms. Topinka died shortly after 1 a.m. Topinka was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn Tuesday morning after feeling discomfort. She was undergoing testing and observation when she lost consciousness early Wednesday morning, according to an official statement.
In a public career that spanned more than three decades, Ms. Topinka was known for an eclectic persona that coupled her preferences for clothes shopping at resale stores and fondness for dogs with a blunt speak-her-mind attitude largely missing in today's politics. |
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