A public memorial service for late Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is scheduled for next week.
The comptroller's office says the memorial service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Operating Engineers' Local 150 headquarters in Countryside.
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.
A news release says fellow state leaders, colleagues and family will share stories and celebrate Topinka's life at the memorial.
Spokesman Brad 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.
