Former Congressman Lane Evans (D-Rock Island)
Former Congressman Lane Evans (D-Rock Island)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A bipartisan effort by Illinois members of Congress is underway to name a federal building for the late U.S. Rep. Lane Evans. Introduced legislation seeks to name a Galesburg veterans facility the Lane A. Evans VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. Evans died Nov. 5 at age 63 after battling Parkinson’s disease. The Democrat was known through a 20-year career in the House as a champion of military veterans.