Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Former U-S Senator Alan Dixon died Sunday at the age of 86. Dixon spent the first 20 years of his political career as both a representative and senator in the Illinois state house, from 1951 to 1971. He served as state treasurer, secretary of state and eventually U.S. senator, a post he held for 12 years. ow.ly/yQ2Y6

Information about his book here: ow.ly/yQ2Zf