The funeral for former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar will be held on Saturday morning, with services scheduled for 11 a.m. at ...

Former Gov. Jim Edgar lies in state a day ahead of funeral. The two-term Republican governor guided Illinois through much of ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar is lying in state at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield ahead of his funeral this ...

In the 1990s, he compromised with Democrats, backed abortion rights, increased spending for schools and used an income-tax ...

Jim Edgar’s greatest legacy is a program he created to imbue smart, young people from across Illinois with his devotion to ...

CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of ...

Jim Edgar reshaped Illinois politics by winning over suburban women and staying true to his insistence that the state live within its means.

Illinois mourns the death of former Governor Jim Edgar at 79, who passed away from pancreatic cancer, with a memorial service ...

Jim Edgar, who promoted bipartisanship after he left office, spoke out frequently against the rightward drift of his beloved Republican Party, eventually parting ways with the GOP because of Donald ...

Services honoring former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar are set to take place on Saturday morning. Edgar, a two-term Republican who served as Illinois’ 38th governor from 1991 to 1999, died Sunday at age ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar will be laid to rest on Saturday. Visitors, including Edgar's family, paid their respects as he lay in state at the Illinois Capitol Building.

Former Gov. Jim Edgar lies in state in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on Sept. Edgar’s memorial service will take place at 11 a ...