A funeral will be held Thursday for the late former Illinois Governor George Ryan in his hometown of Kankakee. He died last ...

A funeral will be held Thursday for the late former Illinois Governor George Ryan. He died last Friday at the age of 91. He ...

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. He served prison time for federal corruption charges.

A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with ...

George Ryan, who served as Illinois secretary of state, Illinoia House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately governor, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was convicted of bribery while serving as Secretary of State and later commuted the ...

George Ryan, the former Republican governor of Illinois, died at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy as a champion of ...

Governor George Ryan, who died at 91. His tenure is noted for imposing a death penalty moratorium, but also a prison term for ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for ...

Gov. Ryan purged Illinois' death row just three days before his term ended, though he never regretted the decision.

Illinois politicians reacted Friday to the death of former Gov. George Ryan. His legacy is mixed, and it depends on who you ...