Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar Dies at 79, Remembered for Fiscal Leadership
Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar Dies at 79, Remembered for Fiscal Leadership CHICAGO — Jim Edgar, the popular two-term Republican who served as Illinois Governor in the 1990s and was credited with bringing the state to a period of greater financial stability, died Sunday at the age of 79. His family confirmed his passing, stating he died from complications related to his treatment for pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis he had publicly shared earlier this year. Edgar, a former state legislator…