CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar died Sunday at the age of 79, according to multiple sources. Edgar, who served as Illinois’ 38 th governor from 1991 to 1999, was widely regarded as a ...

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, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a Charleston native whose blend of candor and fiscal discipline defined his two terms as the state's chief executive, died on Sunday. He was 79.

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 ...

Illinois (KWQC) - Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 79. Edgar, who was a Republican, was the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991-1999 when the GOP ...

He was instrumental in the early 1990s in guiding Illinois’ economy through a severe national economic downturn,” said RTA chair Kirk Dillard.

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.