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Former Illinois Gov. Thompson, who fought corruption, dies

by Associated Press
| August 15, 2020 11:03 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, whose prosecutions of public officials — including a predecessor — helped catapult him to become the state's longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84.

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