Pritzker made his remarks at a ceremony dedicating the reading room in the Illinois State Library in honor of former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who is battling pancreatic cancer.

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar receives congratulations after the dedication ceremony for the Jim Edgar Reading Room at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28.

Pritzker made his remarks at a ceremony dedicating the reading room in the Illinois State Library in honor of former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who is battling pancreatic cancer.

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