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Sept. 15, 1998: Then-Secretary of State George Ryan orders the retesting of as many as 3,000 drivers who went to five Chicago-area testing facilities. -- Nov. 12, 1998: A former employee of the ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (WGN) — Funeral services for former Gov. George Ryan took place in his hometown of Kankakee. Friends, family and colleagues gathered at Asbury United Methodist Church on Thursday ...

Alongside his time as Governor, Ryan also served as Illinois Secretary of State from 1991 to 1999 and as the state’s Lieutenant Governor from 1983 to 1991. Former Illinois Governor George Ryan ...

Ryan had a long career in Illinois politics, serving in a number of offices, including Illinois House Speaker and Secretary of State, before becoming governor in 1999. Texas Conservatives Want a ...

George Ryan reflect on the his ... charges among other actions during his term as secretary of state. However, while in the governor's mansion, Ryan commuted the death sentences of 167 men on ...

George Ryan ... opportunity.” But Ryan’s time as governor — and his entire 35-year career in politics — was ultimately overshadowed by his time as secretary of state in the 1990s.

Funeral arrangements were announced Sunday for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who died last week. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Schreffler Funeral Home ...

George Ryan ... his legislative career. Ryan also served more than 5 years in federal prison on a corruption conviction relating to when he was Illinois. Secretary of state in Twenty-twenty ...

Born in 1934 in Kankakee, Illinois, George Homer Ryan built a reputation as a pragmatic and tough-on-crime lawmaker. Early in his political career—first in the statehouse, later as secretary of state ...

George Ryan ... both in Kankakee. Ryan served in various political roles, including Illinois House Speaker, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and governor from 1999 to 2003.