Friday, May 2, 2025 6:55PM
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is dead, former House Republican leader Jim Durkin says.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Former Illinois Gov. 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.
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His most high-profile act as governor was to place a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois.
But, he also had legal trouble. He was convicted on federal corruption charges, spending more than five years in federal prison.
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Durkin said Ryan had recently been moved into hospice care.
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