Dennis Hastert, Former House Speaker, Dies at 84

Dennis Hastert, the 'Family Values' Speaker Who Molested Boys, Dies at 84

I have to admit, I had forgotten about Dennis Hastert. In fact, if you’d told me he’d already been dead for years, I would have accepted that without question. Or mourning. The former Republican speaker of the House died Oct. 3 at his home in Plano, Illinois. He was 84. What can I say? It’s really hard to keep track of the many elected officials who turn out to be total creeps. Over the course of my lifetime, I’ve watched the Republican Party be…

Hastert, Speaker Who Later Went to Prison, Dies at 84

Hastert ran the House for eight years and left a rule that still governs it, before a hush-money conviction tied to abuse of students sent him to prison.

Kendall County officials confirm Dennis Hastert's death

Disgraced former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Plano has died. Hastert was 84.

Dennis Hastert Dead at 84: Former House Speaker Dies

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has died at 84 of natural causes, closing out the life of a once-powerful Republican who became the highest-ranking U.S. official ever sent to prison for crimes tied to child sexual abuse. Breitbart News reported that Hastert died at his home over the weekend. Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell confirmed […]

Former Republican House Speaker passes away

Photo: Alamy Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert died at age 84. Hastert died of natural causes at his home in Kendall County over the weekend, according to county Coroner Jacquie Purcell. The Illinois Republican represented the state's 14th Congressional District for two decades, serving from 1987 until 2007. He became Speaker of the House

Hastert, speaker disgraced by sex abuse, dies at 84

Dennis Hastert, whose rise to US House speaker in 1999 was as unexpected as the criminal conviction that sullied his reputation and sent him to prison years later, has died.