After spending the last couple of years in the private sector, Ryan says he is considering a run for Ohio governor. He sat down for an interview with Stacia Naquin.

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 ...

The Illinois budget, passed late Saturday, boosts K-12 education funding, provides special grants for safety-net hospitals, ...

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 ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal ... and won international praise by halting executions as governor and, eventually, emptying death row. He served only one ...

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 ...