George Ryan

Patt Morrison Asks: Donald Heller, death-penalty advocate no more

2011-07-16 00:00:00

'Remanded" -- taken into custody. In his career as a New York prosecutor and a federal prosecutor in California, Donald Heller has asked the court to remand guilty defendants countless times. He helped put away Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who tried to...

Rod Blagojevich found guilty on 17 charges, Twitter says goodbye

2011-06-27 16:36:18

Could Gitmo topple Democrats in Illinois?

2010-02-01 16:34:58

Obama said oops on 6 state Senate votes

2008-01-24 00:00:00

Barack Obama angered fellow Democrats in the Illinois Senate when he voted to strip millions of dollars from a child welfare office on Chicago's West Side. But Obama had a ready explanation: He goofed. "I was not aware that I had voted no," he said...

Carona's legal help: why free?

2008-01-28 00:00:00

As former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona prepares for trial on criminal charges that he sold access to his office for cash, favors and gifts, he has retained the best lawyers money can buy. And he's getting them nearly free of charge. Jones Day,...

Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post

2013-05-23 18:32:00

The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...

Law-firm partner, ex-federal prosecutor Fardon nominated to head Chicago US attorney's office

2013-05-23 13:51:54

CHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration has chosen a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced...

Ex-federal prosecutor Fardon nominated for U.S. attorney

2013-05-23 11:28:00

A former federal prosecutor who was a key member of the team that won a conviction of former Gov. George Ryan was nominated today to be Chicago’s next U.S. attorney. Zachary Fardon, 46, won the nod over Lori Lightfoot, who as a woman and an...

In Florida, timely injustice

2013-05-19 02:30:05

At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been...

Column: In Florida, timely injustice

2013-05-18 22:15:00

At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. �Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. �But that doesn’t change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates...

Voice of the People, May. 11

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Promoting gambling Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a video using the plight of Chicago's schoolchildren to promote the building of a casino in Chicago. This resurrects sad memories for many of us of the Illinois Lottery's self-justification in 1974 that...

Harris: Patrick Fitzgerald offers lesson on complexities of terrorism law

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Complex. Even messy. That's the reality of prosecuting terrorism cases, former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald told his University of Chicago law school students at the outset of a recent class he taught with law firm colleague Michael Scudder. The...

Ryan Gosling is seldom seen without his furry friend, George.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Family of former Gov. George Ryan gather on the front porch at his home in Kankakee as former Gov. James Thompson addresses the media on the day Ryan was released from prison.

2013-01-30 00:00:00

Former Gov. George Ryan walks to a halfway house in Chicago. Former Gov. James Thompson, right, joined Ryan this morning.

2013-01-30 00:00:00