Jim Edgar, 79, Popular and Moderate Republican Governor of Illinois, Dies

In the 1990s, he compromised with Democrats, backed abortion rights, increased spending for schools and used an income-tax ...
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Memorial services to be held for former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (KWQC) - Memorial services for former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar will begin Friday. Governor Edgar will lie in-state from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Rotunda of the Illinois State ...
The State Journal-Register

With a clear-eyed approach, Edgar had a governance style 'you just don't see anymore'

"It exemplified the need for compromise," Schoenburg added. "Edgar actually believed in it, pushed it and got good people ...
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Why Jim Edgar's bipartisan legacy stands out in today's politics

Illinoisans are remembering former Gov. Jim Edgar for his willingness to work across the aisle. Why it matters: ...
The Telegraph on MSNOpinion

What Jim Edgar’s life and friendship meant to my family

Edgar and my dad maintained a relationship — one of trading Christmas cards, seeing each other at homecomings and reunions.

Tributes pour in after former Gov. Jim Edgar's death at age 79

Tributes are pouring in after former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar died Sunday at the age of 79.
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Gov. Jim Edgar Issues Statement On Passing Of Former Gov. Jim Edgar

CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the death of former Gov. Jim Edgar:“MK and I are deeply saddened to ...

Watchdogs track immigrant arrests, detainments

Plus: Remembering former Gov. Jim Edgar, there's a potential problem for Mayor Brandon Johnson's Chicago Housing Authority ...