Politics Springfield

Judy Baar Topinka’s tweet is no joke

By Sun-Times staff

While some other people were taking to Twitter to be funny, Illinois comptroller Judy Baar Tompinka did her best to take the fun out of today, with the following tweet:

Unfortunately, this is not an April Fool's Prank. RT if you wish this was a joke. pic.twitter.com/3gNuxzf78Y
— Judy Baar Topinka (@CompTopinka) April 1, 2014

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