Dan Egler, Former Aide to Gov. Jim Edgar and Campaign Manager for Bill Brady, Dies at 78

Dan Egler, former aide to Gov. Jim Edgar and campaign manager for Bill Brady, dies at 78

Dan Egler, former speechwriter for Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar in the 1990s and campaign manager for Bloomington GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady in the 2000s, has died at age 78.

Dan Egler, former Tribune Springfield bureau chief, aide to Gov. Jim Edgar, dies at 78

When Dan Egler left his post as statehouse bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune to become a press aide and speechwriter for incoming Gov. Jim Edgar in 1991, his expertise in public communication quickly became evident. As the new governor sought to set the tone for his administration and planned to use his first budget address to urge lawmakers to reduce borrowing that had funded spending excesses, it was Egler who suggested to the governor that…