SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal ...

The single-term Republican leaves behind a complicated history. He spent five years in federal prison after being convicted ...

President Trump names Jeanine Pirro, former prosecutor, as top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., amid significant legal ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Springfield Wednesday to make remarks on Illinois’ sanctuary state policies and Gov. JB Pritzker’s leadership. “Governor Pritzker has created a ...

Large signs could be seen on the gates to the Illinois Governor's Mansion in Springfield Wednesday as U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited. "Due process for all ...

In contrast, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker posted a 2022 photo of himself and his wife dressed as Jedi and Princess Leia, respectively, with Pritzker wielding a blue lightsaber. Just hours after ...

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. He served prison time for federal corruption charges.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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.

A Republican and former pharmacist, he cleared the state’s death row and imposed a moratorium on capital punishment. He was later imprisoned for corruption.

In virtually his last act as governor, he emptied death row with pardons and commutations in 2003. “Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious — and therefore immoral — I no ...

In virtually his last act as governor, he emptied death row with pardons and commutations in 2003. “Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious — and therefore ...