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. His most high ...

CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was charged in a federal racketeering indictment Wednesday with taking payoffs, gifts and vacations in return for government contracts and leases while ...

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

CHICAGO (AP) -- Four of Gov. George Ryan's adult children have testified before a federal grand jury investigating corruption under their father, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday.

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 liberals during his time on the bench. David H. Souter was was ...

Michael Madigan, once the most powerful politician in Illinois, was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison and ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood, like every other Division I coach, will have to come to grips with the fallout of the House ...

Occasional but substantive disagreement with a book penned by two right-of-center economic giants with whom most on the right ...

March 10, 2000: Illinois authorities say they are warning ... April 2, 2002: The U.S. Attorney indicts Gov. George Ryan's campaign and two top former aides, Scott Fawell and Richard Juliano ...

Souter retired from the court in 2009. The month also saw the death of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. His time in office was marred by a corruption scandal that led to his imprisonment.