George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal corruption charges overshadowing a nationally historic move to halt the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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. He was 91.

Donation Options Search Search Search The funeral service for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was held Thursday in Kankakee. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan faced ...

Gov. George Ryan also served as Illinois Secretary of State and Speaker of the House. Ryan served five-and-a-half years in federal prison on corruption charges. Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan ...