In a world of deep partisanship, Edgar was lauded by his fellow Republicans and also by Democrats as a leader with great ...

Calling his impact on the state of Illinois "incalculable," hundreds came to Springfield in Saturday to say their final ...

“Jim Edgar is the gold standard for public service, for honesty, and for integrity,” said Ray LaHood, former GOP congressman from the Peoria area and U.S. Transportation Secretary in the Obama ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar was laid to rest on Saturday following funeral services. Family ...

The late former Gov. Jim Edgar was memorialized Saturday as a man whose compassion, integrity, and honesty showed he put ...

Mourners fill the pews at Central Baptist Church near the state Capitol to mourn and praise the moderate two-term Republican ...

More than 300 family, friends, former staff and agency directors, as well as past and current public officials, gathered Saturday at Central Baptist Church in Springfield to celebrate Edgar’s life, to ...

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.

Watch former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar’s memorial service at Central Baptist Church in Springfield. The former governor died on ...

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