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

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

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 ...

Funeral arrangements were announced Sunday for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who died last week. Visitation will be held ...

His one term as governor ended amid accusations he used government offices to reward friends, win elections and hide ...

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

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.

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and ...

George Ryan, a former Illinois governor who was praised by human rights advocates for clearing the state’s death row and issuing a moratorium on executions, but who was later disgraced by a ...

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