George Ryan's corruption case overshadowed a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death Row amid concerns of widespread misconduct in capital cases.

Illinois voters have chosen who will be on the ballot come November for the secretary of state race ... Milhiser is a former state and federal prosecutor, according to his campaign website.

A room on the first floor of the Illinois State Library will now be named after former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar. Illinois ...

Former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin first met Ryan when he served as secretary of state. The two maintained a strong friendship, even after Ryan left prison. Durkin said Ryan spent ...