He also could still seek a third term as Illinois governor in 2026. Kimmel invited Pritzker to elaborate on his speech, which Pritzker claimed was a response to the president not being held ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, whose legacy was sullied by a scandal that landed the Kankakee native in federal prison ...

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.

(WLS) -- Illinois politicians reacted Friday to the death of 91-year-old former Illinois Governor George Ryan. The embattled Republican served as governor from 1999 to 2003. Ryan leaves behind a ...

George Ryan's corruption case overshadowed a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death ...

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CHICAGO — Former Illinois Governor George Ryan, who served time in prison for corruption, has died at 91. Ryan, a Republican who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003 ...

It also calls for five members to be appointed under Illinois law — but the Illinois legislation is stuck in committee and likely won’t move anywhere. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar USA TODAY ...

Ryan became the third Illinois governor to be convicted of wrongdoing since the 1970s. Otto Kerner received 3 years in prison in 1973 for taking bribes while governor in the late 1960s ...