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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2002
Page
3
A Sunday morning blaze in a Chicago northwest suburb left four people dead in a Schaumburg split level home. Firefighters subdued the fire and discovered four bodies in the family room. victims described as young adults.
In Springfield Judy Baar Topinka defends her state college savings program and its television ads as a lasting legacy while challenger Thomas J. Dart a Chicago Democrat questions its impact on public image. Both seek the $115000 annual post overseeing an $18.7 million budget and 200 employees.
Dart says the Bright Start College Savings Program is misused as a campaign platform and accuses Topinka of engaging with an under scrutiny firm and inflated advertising. Topinka defends the ads as ended earlier and cites a high rating for Bright Start. She denies office scandals.
Judy Baar Topinka born January 16 1944 is a Riverside Republican with a long Illinois political record including state representative 1980 85 state senator 1985 94 and state treasurer since 1995 Her education includes a Northwestern Medill journalism degree Contact listed at (708) 442-0134 and www.judybaartopinka.com The piece notes Dart shifted from attorney general to treasurer and criticizes the party head for placing his daughter in the race.
Thomas J Dart born May 22 1962 in Chicago is a state representative since 1992 with prior service as state senator in 1991. He holds a Providence College bachelor's and Loyola University Chicago JD and can be reached at 312 222 0364 or tomdart com. Lisa Madigan is the Democratic attorney general candidate and daughter of House Speaker Michael J Madigan who chairs the Illinois Democratic Party.
In Urbana and Chicago debates, Republican Jim Durbin calls for swift action to topple Saddam Hussein and criticizes delay, while Democrat Dick Durbin urges building international support. They diverge on taxes, Amtrak subsidies, and the minimum wage, with Iraq dominating the discussion.
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