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Joan "Jody" Dixon, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Alan J. Dixon, greets her son Jeffrey Dixon, after he spoke at a dedication ceremony to name the building that houses the Illinois State Museum after his father, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Springfield, Ill. The building is now called the Alan J. Dixon Building. During the ceremony, House Speaker Michael Madigan said Dixon "was just about helping people, helping working people get ahead." (Ted Schurter/The State Journal Register via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES
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