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 ...

George Ryan ... lieutenant governor, secretary of state and, finally, governor. A glad-handing politician from the old school, Ryan emphasized pragmatism over ideology. He worked with officials ...

George Ryan, who served Illinois as Secretary of State and its 39th Governor and later was convicted on fraud and racketeering charges and spent time in prison, has died at age 91. Here are a couple ...

Family and friends will honor the life of former Illinois Governor George Ryan at a memorial service ... including Illinois House Speaker and Secretary of State, before becoming governor in ...

When George ... secretary of state from 1991 to 1999, he championed anti-drunk driving laws, saving countless lives with stricter regulations. By the time he won the governor’s mansion in 1998 ...

Eventually, he served as speaker of the Illinois House, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and, finally, governor. Gov. George Ryan speaks to the media following his address to an education ...

“So I think that really shows the character of George Ryan.” Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who lost his 1994 bid for secretary of state to Ryan, said the two were political adversarie ...

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 ...