Alton police arrest 72-year-old man after 14-year-old reports sexual assault ...

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FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s campaign team says she’s been endorsed by Gov. JB Pritzker in her re-election bid — and she has polling that shows she could trounce ...

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.

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Friday.

When Jim Edgar first ran for governor of Illinois, he faced a dilemma that has haunted and hounded politicians since the dawn of time. Should he do the easy but wrong thing or the hard but right ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar on Monday revealed he’s been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, calling it a “new, significant challenge.” ...

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.

78-year-old Republican Jim Edgar served as Illinois' 38th governor from 1991 to 1999. 19,000,000 people left without electricity after entire country hit by blackout Social Security to increase ...

Gov. Jim Edgar at his farm in southern Illinois in 1998, checking on three of his horses. Former two-term Illinois governor Jim Edgar on Monday revealed he is battling pancreatic cancer — but told the ...