Despite their military accomplishments, Black soldiers from the Civil War returned home to a society that didn’t treat them ...

Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999.

The Republican sheriff of DuPage County has become the first candidate to join the race for Illinois governor.

When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

James Mendrick, who has served as the elected sheriff of DuPage County since 2018, declared his candidacy for governor of Illinois on Thursday.

Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has announced he has pancreatic cancer. The 78-year-old Edgar said he and wife Brenda are "facing a new, significant challenge." ...

The former Illinois governor has been undergoing chemotherapy after a diagnosis last month, he told the Sun-Times.

The Republican who was Illinois governor throughout the 1990s said he was diagnosed in mid-January and has undergone three ...

Her bills piled up. While she never fell behind on her mortgage payments, her credit card debt was “getting too out of ...

Republican Jim Edgar served as Illinois' 38th governor from 1991 to 1999. Trump approves deployment of European troops to ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the former lawmaker revealed Monday.

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