Treasurer hopefuls look to boost office's image

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two candidates vying to be Illinois’ next chief investment officer have different ideas about how to restore the image of the Treasurer’s office, which has been tarnished by a sexual harassment suit and questions about whether the man leaving the job used taxpayer dollars in mixing state and political business trips.

The race for the treasurer’s post, a traditional stepping stone to higher office, has been marked with unusual intensity as it is the lone open statewide seat without an incumbent on the November ballot.