The single-term Republican leaves behind a complicated history. He spent five years in federal prison after being convicted ...

President Donald Trump says he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the ...

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

Illinois is well on its way to becoming one of Uncle Sam’s piggy banks again. Gov. JB Pritzker has to go along with that.

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. Former Republican State Rep. Jim Durkin confirmed Ryan's death. Sources said Ryan and his family recently were in Florida ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Friday. The Republican served as governor from 1999 to 2003.

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

In virtually his last act as governor, he emptied death row with pardons and commutations in 2003. “Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious — and therefore immoral — I no ...

In virtually his last act as governor, he emptied death row with pardons and commutations in 2003. “Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious — and therefore ...