Last weekend, the state enacted a $55.2 billion General Fund budget for its upcoming 2026 fiscal year. A sizeable chunk of that budget, $16 billion, covers mandatory spending obligations required ...

Michael J. Madigan, who for decades was one of the most influential Democrats in Illinois politics, was convicted of ...

Last weekend the state enacted a $55.2 billion General Fund budget for its upcoming 2026 fiscal year. A sizable chunk of that ...

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among ...

When George Ryan, a small-town pharmacist turned Illinois governor, stood before the world in 2000 to halt his state’s death penalty, he didn’t just pause executions — he ignited a global ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. — Funeral services will be held Thursday for former Illinois Governor George Ryan. A memorial service will be held at noon at Asbury United Methodist Church, located at 196 South ...

George Ryan. He died last Friday at the age of ... He then served just one term as Illinois' governor. The former governor made international headlines halting the state's death penalty, but ...

The former governor died Friday at his home. He was 91. Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Former Republican Illinois Governor George Ryan died Friday at the age of 91. Funeral arrangements were announced Sunday. He will be remembered this week at a visitation ...

(WLS) -- Illinois politicians reacted Friday to the death of 91-year-old former Illinois Governor George Ryan. The embattled Republican served as governor from 1999 to 2003. Ryan leaves behind a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Friday. The Republican served as governor from 1999 to 2003.

George Ryan, who helped shepherd through the end ... He ultimately served just over five years behind bars. He was the third Illinois governor convicted of federal charges since the 1960s ...