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Deborah Frank Feinen, the mayor of Champaign, Illinois, was selected as the recipient of the 2026 Paul Simon-Jim Edgar...

URBANA, IL - In a highly competitive process, forty-one public policy leaders from across Illinois have been selected...

We are excited to announce this year's Edgar Fellows! The Edgar Fellow Program helps support emerging leaders drive...

Jim Edgar, whose steady, principled leadership as Illinois’ 38th governor left a lasting legacy of integrity,...

Karen Darch, the former village president of Barrington, Illinois, was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Paul...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Former Ottawa Mayor Robert Eschbach was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Paul Simon-Jim Edgar...

The 2024 Edgar Fellows Program Executive Leadership Training Event came to a close on August 8th, marking the 12th...

Jesse White, former Illinois Secretary of State, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Paul Simon-Edgar...

The 2023 Edgar Fellows Program Executive Leadership Training Event Came to a close on August 10th, marking the 11th...

"Trust, to me, is the most important thing to being an effective leader." Jim Edgar said at a "Reflections on...