Jim Edgar, the former governor who was once nicknamed "The Reader" by aides, now has a fitting tribute to his legacy at the Illinois State Library.

A room on the first floor of the Illinois State Library will now be named after former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially dedicated the Jim Edgar ...

A room on the first floor of the Illinois State Library will now be named after former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar. Mullin fires back at Newsom over National Guard in Los Angeles: ‘Words are ...

Edgar was raised in Charleston and served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979, as the 35th Illinois Secretary of State from 1981 to 1991 and as the 38th Governor of Illinois ...

Former Gov. Jim Edgar speaks during the Illinois GOP delegation breakfast at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida, before the start of the Republican National Convention on ...

by: BJ Lutz Posted: Feb 26, 2025 / 10:08 AM EST Updated: Feb 26, 2025 / 10:08 AM EST CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar on Monday revealed he’s been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Republican Jim Edgar served as Illinois' 38th governor from 1991 to 1999. California closes $12 billion budget deficit with hit to migrants Paul McCartney Reveals His Top 3 'Favorite Albums By Other P ...

Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999. Before that, he was Illinois' secretary of state for a decade and was elected to ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the former lawmaker revealed Monday. In a statement, the former governor said he and his wife, Brenda, are "facing a new ...

Former two-term Illinois governor Jim Edgar on Monday revealed he is battling pancreatic cancer — but told the Sun-Times he’s fighting the deadly disease because he’s “got a lot to hold ...

When Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson decided not to run for a fifth term in 1990, Edgar ran for governor and won —defeating Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan, who ran on the Democratic side.