FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR UNDERGOES SURGERY
Former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson shown in this January 2003 file photo, is recovering from brain surgery in a Chicago hospital on February 6, 2005. Thompson, 68, complained of a severe headache after slipping and hitting his head on February 4 and was advised by his doctor to go to an emergency department where doctors diagnosed a blood clot. Thompson is expected to make a full recovery. (UPI Photo/FILES/Bill Greenblatt)
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