Articles filed under Comptroller
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Soapbox: Getting with the cutting programFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Getting with the cutting program: Tuesday, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez took a serious misstep when she declared at nearl...
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Topinka, in an ironic twist, called for jury dutyFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka will be getting a taste of her own medicine, so to speak, on Monday. Almost 25 years after her legislation eliminating lawmakers and ...
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Make these two statewide offices oneJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - In November, two Republicans crashed the four-year-long all-Democrat party in Illinois' top offices. And they did it with a commitment to ensuring one of those offices w...
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Topinka, Madigan, White all winners in state racesNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Republicans were poised to take over two state offices on Tuesday, possibly clearing the way for a merger of the positions. Judy Baar Topinka overcome a slow start on Tu...
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State comptroller: TopinkaOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Those who have followed state politics the last 20 years know Republican Judy Baar Topinka is good for a colorful and feisty quote. The former legislator and three-term...
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Fox has background to be comptrollerOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Another sign of voter anger is the number of third party candidates on the ballot. Third parties in Illinois overcame the incumbent protectionist signature requirements ...
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Comptroller candidates spar over roadworker donationOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois comptroller candidates are seeing red over a $5,000 donation from a construction company banned from government contracts. Democrat State Rep. David Miller call...
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Treasurer candidates talk about merging officesOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Consolidating the Illinois comptroller and treasurer's offices is one of those evergreen ideas that keeps coming back into fashion especially around election time. But t...
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Ballot access lawsuit doesn't stop suburban election processSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Downstate county election commissions may be telling absentee voters to hold off in light of a pending ballot access lawsuit. In the suburbs, however, it's business as u...
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Treasurer candidates would merge officesAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Republican candidates for Illinois treasurer and comptroller want to merge the two positions into a single financial office. They say the merger would...