The body of former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar will lie in state in the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda on Friday, and a memorial service will be held the following day. Edgar died on Sunday from ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The late former Gov. Jim Edgar was memorialized Saturday as a man whose compassion, integrity, and honesty showed he put people above politics and led Illinois as a model of what ...

U.S. Vice President Al Gore, center, Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, right, with glasses, and Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, left, of Gore, listen as Grafton Mayor Gerrald Nairn, seated next to Gore, ...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial stability in the 1990s, died Sunday, according to his family.

Mourners fill the pews at Central Baptist Church near the state Capitol to mourn and praise the moderate two-term Republican. SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds celebrated the life and mourned the death of former ...

Details on memorial services for former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar were released Tuesday as an obituary was published, describing the late politician as "a leader who cared, not just about results, but ...

Illinoisans are remembering former Gov. Jim Edgar for his willingness to work across the aisle. Why it matters: Bipartisanship is hard to find these days in Springfield, where Democrats control both ...

Horses of racing age and breeding stock owned by the late Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar will be dispersed in Indiana Oct. 11-12. Six yearlings bred by Edgar and consigned by Breakway Farm, agent, will be in ...

After the Sunday death of former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, 79, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias remembers him as “an amazing man and an incredible public servant” in a statement released ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CNI) - Former Gov. Jim Edgar lies in state in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on Sept. 19, 2025. Edgar’s memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Baptist Church ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A program that was founded by former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has appointed its next director. Ray LaHood was appointed Distinguished Director of the Edgar Fellows. LaHood, a ...

SPRINGFIELD — The late former Gov. Jim Edgar was memorialized Saturday as a man whose compassion, integrity, and honesty showed he put people above politics and led Illinois as a model of what ...