(Springfield, IL) — Illinois Republicans want to know why the state’s new comptroller has a new SUV. Illinois’ Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider yesterday questioned why Comptroller Susana Mendoza bought a 32-thousand dollar SUV. Schneider says the state has eleven billion dollars in unpaid bills. Mendoza’s office says the money is earmarked for things like that, and the new SUV is a replacement for an older car.