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.

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 ...

CARBONDALE — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, speaking at the Renewing Illinois Summit, called for greater support and funding for higher education and highlighted Illinois colleges and ...

Former Gov. Jim Edgar says the political landscape leading up to the June 28 Illinois primary and November election has been upended with POLITICO’s report of a draft Supreme Court opinion that ...

Poor Jim Edgar. The former Republican governor (1991-99) has become the face of Illinois’ pension crisis. All because in 1994 he signed into law what became known as the “Edgar Ramp,” a 50 ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar announced in a statement Monday that he is battling pancreatic cancer. In the statement, Edgar, 78, said the cancer has spread as he and his wife are "facing a new, ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999. Watch Now: Related ...

SPRINGFIELD — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar revealed on Monday that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, casting it as a "significant challenge" he remained "hopeful" of overcoming.

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999. Watch Now: Related ...

Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Skip to main ...