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JUDY BAAR TOPINKA’s inspiring life provides everyone—young and old, within Illinois as well as outside the state—a true legacy of good government, bipartisanship, ethics, advocacy, candor, and kindness. Demonstrating that anyone with passion, drive, and hard work can triumph in the face of great odds, her story is about a woman who took on the establishment and succeeded as no other woman had in Illinois. She didn’t always win, but she never gave up, whether as a child, mother, student, journalist, legislator, or state-level leader. Judy Baar Topinka’s life has solid lessons for all of us today and for future generations. She is a true role model for everyone.

Just Judy Book Cover


Paperback
Spring 2018 Release (March/April)
ISBN #: 978-0-9983282-2-5 (softcover/pbk.)
8” x 10”, 101 pages

E-book
Spring 2018 Release (April/May)
ISBN #: 978-0-9983282-3-2 (Ebook)

Retail Price: $16.95
Publisher: Hilton Publishing Company
Publication Year: 2018

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Books will be shipped beginning April 6, 2018. Orders will be fulfilled in the same order in which they were received.

About the Book

Meet Judy Baar Topinka—persistent, creative, and dedicated to making the world a better place. Judy started out life much the same as you, going to school, growing up with friends, and embracing family. Like many today, she also had to learn the ways of a new country as a first-generation immigrant. Through education and tenacity, she placed herself on a history-making path, impacting the lives of millions during her career in public service.

In Just Judy, we watch her grow from child to adult to wife, mother, state politician, member in the Illinois House of Representatives, and finally to the office of Illinois Comptroller. She fought many battles as a pioneering woman in politics, but she persisted. Her experiences shaped who she was and what she stood for—heritage, public service, tolerance, life-long learning, honesty, respect, and courage. Just Judy captures the whole complicated challenge of staying true to yourself and will stir you to live with intentionality and make a difference in today’s rapidly-changing world.

Judy was blunt, pragmatic, unfailingly cheerful and energetic, and always willing to put politics aside to find common-sense solutions that made a difference for the people of Illinois.” President Barack Obama

From the Author

My hope is that when you read about Judy Baar Topinka, you will see many qualities of her character and examples from her life that you can adopt in your own life.


In Our Blog

Constitutional Democracy Project

Joseph Baar Topinka to speak at the Constitutional Democracy Project

October 16, 2020

Joseph Baar Topinka, will be a speaker at the Constitutional Democracy Project from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law. on the topic: What Makes a Good Leader? Lessons from Judy Baar Topinka’s life.

Continue Reading Joseph Baar Topinka to speak at the Constitutional Democracy Project

Joseph Baar Topinka preserves legacy of mother: Pro-gay Republican Judy

September 2, 2020

The Windy City Times posted a wonderful article about Judy’s unwavering support of the LGBTQ community.

Continue Reading Joseph Baar Topinka preserves legacy of mother: Pro-gay Republican Judy

Judy Baar Topinka CAHME

CAHME is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2021 Awards

August 31, 2020

The CAHME/Judy Baar Topinka Foundation Scholarship for Health Policy. This year the $2,000 award recognizes a student who served the community around COVID-19.

Continue Reading CAHME is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2021 Awards

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