Bill Brady thinks there is no need for a special election

Posted on December 17, 2014

Bill Brady said there should not be a special election.(WJBC file photo)

By Terry James

BLOOMINGTON – It's a day of remembrance for former State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. 

She will be laid to rest today in Countryside.  Republican State Senator Bill Brady said politics will be put on hold, but there are issues to deal with in the coming days.  He said Republican Governor Elect Bruce Rauner should make the decision of who holds the Comptroller's office for the next four years.

"Some of the Democrats don't want to see that happen," said Brady. "They want to see a special election. I'm sure that's to a large degree because it's going to be a Republican appointed for those four years, not a Democrat."

Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a report that says an election should take place in 2016.

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…