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CHICAGO — George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal corruption charges overshadowing a nationally historic move to halt ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91.

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George Ryan, the former Illinois governor who went to prison for corruption but helped end the state's death penalty, died Friday. He was 91. Why it matters: Ryan's legacy is a paradox — a prison ...

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On the C-SPAN Networks: George Ryan is a Governor with 18 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Call-In as a Lieutenant Governor for Illinois. The year with the most ...

George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal corruption charges overshadowing a nationally historic move to halt the ...