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Article: Topinka: Limit pay for political families: First lady's land deal spurs call for policy.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- November 2, 2006
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Byline: Rick Pearson and John Chase
Nov. 2--Republican governor candidate Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday proposed restricting outside income for the families of statewide elected officials, citing the real-estate business of First Lady Patricia Blagojevich.
Topinka's proposal was in response to a recent Tribune report that found Patricia Blagojevich received $113,000 in real estate commissions on behalf of a longtime no-bid state contractor whose husband also had bank regulatory issues pending before the state. The four commissions were the only ones she made so far this year.
Topinka did not specifically allege wrongdoing but said her proposal ...