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

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

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

A Republican and former pharmacist, he cleared the state’s death row and imposed a moratorium on capital punishment. He was ...

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

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan, who served time in prison for corruption, has died at 91. Ryan, a Republican who served ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died. He served only one term before a corruption conviction sent him to prison. Before ...

Former Republican Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. His most high-profile act as governor was to place ...

CHICAGO - George Ryan, the 39th governor of Illinois and a figure known both for scandal and for halting executions, died ...

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

George Ryan, the former Illinois governor who went to prison for corruption but helped end the state's death penalty, died ...