Memorial services for former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar will take place Saturday as the state pays tribute to "a leader who cared, not just about results, but about people."

Prior to the funeral, Edgar's body is expected to lie in state Friday in the Rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol Building. Visitors can pay their respects from 3:30 - 7 p.m., with a memorial book available to sign.

Memorial services for Edgar will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Central Baptist Church in Springfield. Those services will be aired on NBC Chicago's 24/7 Streaming News channel, and will also be available via the NBC Chicago app and the Telemundo Chicago app.

Edgar, who served two terms as Illinois’ governor in the 1990s, passed away Sunday at the age of 79 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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