Jim Edgar

NPR Illinois hosted a forum on the state budget in Champaign on May 17. Community members attended to tell how they have been impacted by the state budget…

Talks between Illinois' leaders have come to a halt, even as an end-of-year budget deadline approaches. Former Governor Jim Edgar says that's a mistake --…

Former Gov. Jim Edgar expressed a dim view of stopgap funding measures during an appearance Tuesday on the public radio program The 21st. He also shared…

On the state's 113th day without a budget, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Thursday sloughed off critical comments made by his a pair of his…

An Illinois Republican Party elder statesman is endorsing State Senator Darin LaHood's bid for U.S. Congress.Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar says he's…

This month's inauguration of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner marks a change in leadership for lawmakers and employees at state agencies. But it's also a big…

Yesterday, on Mon. Jan. 12, 2015, Illinois got a new governor: Bruce Rauner -- the first Republican to win the governor's mansion in more than a decade..…

Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner visited the Executive Mansion during his trip to Springfield Thursday.First occupied in 1856, Illinois’ Executive Mansion is one…

Governor-elect Bruce Rauner is naming a transition team of advisers that includes former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, a Democrat. It also…

Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar says he's all in for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner.Edgar says the Democratic agenda offers more of…