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

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

Kankakee residents joined Illinois political veterans to honor former Gov. George Ryan at a funeral service on Thursday.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died.