CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has been found guilty of 13 of 14 counts, including racketeering conspiracy, after a six-week federal trial for scheming to use his political clout at ...

Ed Burke walks out of the Dirksen ... Weeks ago, Bekken told the jury she perceived Burke’s comments on the call as a threat. But MacArthur wanted to hammer the point home.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The jury in the trial of former Ald. Ed Burke (14th) on Friday heard wiretap recordings of Burke joking with a political friend about holding up driveway permits. The permits ...

The first record of the day came from three-time Olympian Ed Burke in the men’s 80-84 hammer throw, breaking the age group American record of 43.11m/141-5 with a 43.33m/142-2 mark. He also won the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors in Chicago are amassing a mountain of potential evidence in their case against Alderman Ed Burke. It's a colossal effort against a man considered by some to be ...

Ed Burke, Chicago's longest-serving alderman, reported to prison Monday. Burke said goodbye to family and friends before heading to Federal Correctional Institution Thomson in western Illinois ...

An avalanche of letters in support of Ed Burke are now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Viginia Kendall. The letters contain glowing prose of family, friends, public officials, faith leaders ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has been sentenced to prison and a substantial fine after he was found guilty on 13 counts of corruption last year. Burke was sentenced to two years in prison and a $2 ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who served more than 50 years on the City Council as arguably the most powerful alderman in city history, was sentenced to prison in connection with a federal ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. COVID-19 has again disrupted the ongoing trial of ...

Former Ald. Ed Burke’s perp walk as he headed for prison was slow, but his fall from the highest levels of power was swift. It played out as familiar for any of us who have been watching the ...