Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial stability in the 1990s, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79.

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Jim Edgar, two-term Illinois governor and popular politician, dies at 79

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Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar dies at 79, sources say

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Jim Edgar, who served two terms as Illinois governor, dead at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar dies at age 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dead at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

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Jim Edgar, two-term former Republican governor of Illinois, dies aged 79

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