| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Oct. 5, 2026, 7:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Oct. 5, 2026, 7:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/10/05/dennis-hastert-former-u-s-house-speaker-disgraced-by-sex-abuse-allegations-dies-at-84 |
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A major political force in Washington who fell from grace amid child sex abuse
allegations, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert died of natural causes in
his Kendall County home Saturday at the age of 84.
The Aurora native rose from the Illinois House of Representatives to a U.S.
congressman a...