A bipartisan audience of more than 300 gathered in Springfield to remember former Gov. Jim Edgar, who died Sept. 14. He was praised for good governance and as a model for non-divisive leadership.

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

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

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

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.

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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 ...

Former Gov. Jim Edgar lies in state in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on Friday. Edgar’s memorial service is taking place at 11 ...

A memorial service will be held Saturday morning in Springfield for former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 79 due to complications ...

A memorial service will be held this morning in Springfield for former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 79 due to complications from pancreatic cancer.

"It exemplified the need for compromise," Schoenburg added. "Edgar actually believed in it, pushed it and got good people ...

Former Governor Jim Edgar lied in state Friday at the Illinois State Capitol Building, where visitors were able to pay their respects. He died at the age of 79 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.