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By The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD – A spokesman for late Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says a memorial service is being planned for next week.
Topinka died unexpectedly Wednesday at the age of 70 after suffering complications from a stroke. Her passing came just weeks after she was elected to a second term.
Brad Hahn says the Riverside Republican's will was examined shortly after her death. Hahn says while Topinka “made it very clear she didn't want a funeral or a wake'' she included a stipulation in the legal document that her family and friends could hold a memorial service for her following her cremation.
Hahn says Topinka's family and friends are now planning a memorial and are finalizing the details.
