Former Republican Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has died at age 79. Lawmakers are remembering the Oklahoma-born man who grew up in Charleston, Illinois.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has died at the age of 79 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family announced Sunday. He served as the state's governor from 1991 to 1999.
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