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

Ryan started out a small-town pharmacist but wound up running one of the country’s largest states. Along the way, the ...

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. Former Republican State Rep. Jim Durkin confirmed Ryan's ...