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Former Sen. Dixon of Illinois dies | |
July 07, 2014 Former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon, an Illinois Democrat whose career in national and state politics spanned more than 40 consecutive years in public office, died Sunday, his son said. He was 86. Dixon, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1993, died at his home in Fairview Heights the day before his 87th birthday. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140706/news/140709141/ |