Shelters Waive Adoption Fee For Veterans

14 different shelters across Illinois paired pets with servicemen and women in the first-ever statewide "Pets for Vets."

• Nov 12, 2017

Susanna Mendoza Continues Comptroller's Critters Program Started By Her Late Predecessor

Illinois Comptroller Susanna Mendoza, a longtime animal welfare advocate, is reviving an animal rescue program started by her late predecessor.

• Apr 27, 2017

Son Of Late State Comptroller Said Topinka Would Be 'Furious' With Budget Stalemate

The son of the late State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka suggests his mother would be livid at the long budget stalemate underway in the state of Illinois.

• Feb 10, 2017

Estate Sale Set At Topinka's Riverside Home This Weekend

The estate sale at Topinka's home in Riverside runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at 380 Herrick Road.

• Aug 6, 2015

Riverside Town Hall Won't Bear Topinka's Name, But Auditorium Might

Officials in Riverside Township want to name something in honor of late Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, a Riverside native, but it won't be the historic town hall. It might be the auditorium, instead.

• Jul 2, 2015

Democratic-Controlled Legislature OKs Special Election To Fill Vacancy Left By Topinka

GOP lawmakers say the idea for the 2016 contest is a purely political move to help Democrats capture the seat. The late Judy Baar Topinka was a Republican.

• Jan 8, 2015

Governor-Elect Rauner To Appoint Leslie Munger For Comptroller

Governor-elect Bruce Rauner announced Monday that he will appoint Leslie Munger to the state comptroller office, filling the vacancy left by the death of Judy Baar Topinka.

• Jan 5, 2015

Quinn Appoints Top Aide Jerry Stermer As Topinka Successor

Gov. Pat Quinn has tapped his budget director, Jerry Stermer, as temporary successor to the late Judy Baar Topinka as state comptroller.

• Dec 19, 2014

Quinn Calling For Special Session To Set Up Special Election For Topinka's Seat

Gov. Pat Quinn was moving to call a special session of the Illinois General Assembly next month to vote on legislation to set up a special election in 2016 for the Illinois State Comptroller's office.

• Dec 18, 2014

AG Madigan Weighs In On Topinka Vacancy

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged lawmakers Monday to let voters choose a replacement for the late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka in 2016 after outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn and Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner make separate appointments to fill the job in the interim.

• Dec 15, 2014

Quinn In No Rush To Appoint Topinka's Successor

Gov. Pat Quinn said the people of Illinois should reflect on the life of the late Judy Baar Topinka before there's any public discussion about appointing her successor as state comptroller.

• Dec 10, 2014

Remembering Judy Baar Topinka: Outspoken Illinois Trailblazer, "Polka Queen"

• Dec 10, 2014

Topinka: Looming $2B Drop In Revenue A 'Heart Attack' For State Finances

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is warning of "a $2 billion collapse" next year when the state's temporary income tax increase begins to roll back.

• Jul 9, 2014

Simon Non-Committal On Quinn's Income Tax Plan

Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, who is running for Illinois State Comptroller, had some praise for Gov. Pat Quinn's budget plan on Friday, but she stopped short of endorsing his plan to make a 2011 income tax hike permanent.

• Mar 28, 2014

Topinka, Simon Unveil Separate Taxpayer Transparency Programs

In a case of dueling transparency, both the comptroller and her challenger introduced new programs to let taxpayers know where their money is and where it's going, reports WBBM's John Cody.

• Feb 3, 2014

Demonstrators Call On Congress To Pass Immigration Reform

Marches and rallies are being held across the country today, to pressure Congress to get back to work and to pass the immigration reform bill that cleared the Senate

• Oct 5, 2013

Topinka Announces Re-Election Bid For Illinois Comptroller

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, has declared her run for re-election next year.

• Sep 15, 2013

Simon To Run For State Comptroller

Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon ended five months of uncertainty about her political future on Wednesday by launching her 2014 bid for Illinois state comptroller, likely setting her up for a tough race against one of the state's most successful Republican officeholders.

• Jul 31, 2013

Topinka Won't Pay Lawmakers' Salaries, But Slams Quinn Veto As 'Blackmail'

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday that she has no choice but to withhold lawmakers' paychecks, citing a precedent-setting court case that bars her from paying state employees without a budget appropriation or court order.

• Jul 25, 2013

Topinka: Cullerton Pension Plan 'A Pretty Good Compromise'

Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka threw her support behind Senate President John Cullerton's pension plan on Tuesday, calling it the best bet for solving the state's $100 billion pension crisis.

• Jun 5, 2013

Topinka: Pension Bill Has Promise

It's being hailed as one of the most workable solutions to the state's $95 billion dollar pension mess, and it could get a vote this week.

• Mar 19, 2013

Female Firefighters Honored At Thompson Center

One by one they were called out, 14 firefighters, all of them women. During this, women's History Month, State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka homered them for climbing the ranks.

• Mar 19, 2013

Topinka Warns Of Devastating Effects From Fiscal Cliff

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says the state will face devastating consequences if the federal government goes over the fiscal cliff.

• Dec 28, 2012