Memorial services can be somber events, but this was more of a celebration of life for Ryan, whose large extended family ...

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The single-term Republican leaves behind a complicated history. He spent five years in federal prison after being convicted of racketeering, bribery, extortion, money laundering and tax fraud for ...

A funeral was held Thursday for the late former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. He died last Friday at the age of 91.

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan, who served from 1999 to 2003, passed away at the age of 91 and was honored with a memorial service in his hometown of Kankakee, where he was remembered as a ...

Funeral services for former Gov. George Ryan took place in his hometown of Kankakee. Friends, family and colleagues gathered ...

George Ryan is best known for declaring a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2000 that eventually led to its abolition.

Kankakee residents joined Illinois political veterans to honor former Gov. George Ryan at a funeral service on Thursday.

Kankakee residents joined Illinois political veterans Thursday to honor former Gov. George Ryan at a funeral service held at ...

A funeral will be held Thursday in Kankakee for the late former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. Ryan had recently been moved into ...

George Ryan died Friday at age 91 ... He had natural leadership skills, becoming chairman of the Kankakee County Board and speaker of the Illinois House not long after being elected to both bodies.