Former Lt Gov Corinne thicket has ...

Former Lt Gov Corinne thicket has just closed the parts on her campaign fund, moreover an associate said Wednesday that does not mean the Lake Forest Republican is finished with politics or losing her other battle with breast cancer.

"The next to the first is the most important," said Eric Hawkinson, a former aide to copse "She is doing absolutely great, and she has great support from friends and family. And this does not signal the conclusion of her political career. At this point, she just opt not to have a political account open"

A mother of three timber 52, was on vacation with her family and friends Wednesday and unavailable for make comments [i]or[/i] remarks

CANCER responded LAST YEAR

forest who was lieutenant governor to former Gov George Ryan from 1999 between the sides of early 2003, had a mastectomy in July 1997 She was declared cancer clear after five years, but the disease resurfaced late last year, and she began high-dose chemotherapy in January.

Seven month later, she is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital forward a "fairly regular basis," if it be not that not on the strict every-other-week schedule she had initially been onward for the chemotherapy, Hawkinson said.

"She believes that she is going to discomfit it and be healthy when all is said and done," he said. "She turn the thoughtss great and feels great."

STILL INVOLVED IN POLITICS

Hawkinson said he clos revealed Wood's political account last week because she got tired of doing the paperwork. The supply had a balance of $7222811 yet owed $5,217,903.48 to Wood and her husband, Paul, a managing director in Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity investment firm. The bond largely self-financed her unsuccessful scamper for governor in 2002.

In closing the permanent fund Wood and her husband forgave the campaign's shortcomings to them and divided the remaining balance.

forest has remained involved in Lake shire politics, but saw no point in keeping the political account lay open because she generally makes contributions to others from her personal stocks Hawkinson said. He said he filed a literal sense with the Illinois State Board of Elections informing officials that forest-land could reopen the account if she plans to ask another office.

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