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Dec 21, 2023 · CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury convicted former Alderman Ed Burke on 13 corruption counts Thursday after hearing allegations the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history with a 54-year tenure had used his power to win private law business from developers.
Dec 22, 2023 · He is the 38th alderperson to be convicted since 1973, and the fourth in five years. Burke rested his chin on his hands as he listened to U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall read the verdict Thursday, a process that took about six minutes just for the 14 counts against Burke. Jurors found him guilty on 13 of them.
Dec 22, 2023 · By Sarah Schulte, Craig Wall, Chuck Goudie, and Tom Jones. Friday, December 22, 2023. Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke was found guilty on multiple counts in his federal corruption case;...
Oct 27, 2023 · Ed Burke Chicago corruption trials USA vs. Edward M. Burke. ‘Power and control’ frame Edward Burke’s legacy. A federal jury will soon decide that legacy’s ending. He entered politics as one of the youngest Chicago City Council members in history and became its most powerful and longest-serving member. Now, he’s fighting to avoid prison.
Dec 21, 2023 · CHICAGO - Former Alderman Ed Burke — the longest serving City Council member in Chicago ’s history — was found guilty of several felonies on Thursday in his historic corruption trial.
Dec 21, 2023 · CHICAGO — The longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, Ed Burke, was convicted of all but one count in his historic federal corruption trial Thursday afternoon. Burke, 79, is facing the...
Nov 28, 2023 · The son of a Texas-based fast-food restaurant tycoon told a federal jury Tuesday he was “taken aback” when then-Ald. Ed Burke seemed to draw a direct link between helping with permit issues for...
