Illinois leaders remembered former Gov. George Ryan as a gruff, old-school politician who made surprising pivots, was ...

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.

A Republican and former pharmacist, he cleared the state’s death row and imposed a moratorium on capital punishment. He was ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91, remembered for his death penalty moratorium and corruption conviction.

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. He was 91.