Ex-Ald. Ed Burke retires as a lawyer after the state’s highest court failed to pull his law license Burke’s legal retirement marks a shift from earlier this month, when the state listed him as ...

Ex-Alderman Ed Burke, right, walks towards his West Elsdon home after being found guilty in a federal corruption trial, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Burke retired as a lawyer recently after efforts to ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke expected to appeal after sentence 02:44. ... At the hearing Monday, the defense also noted that Burke is no longer a lawyer, and will never again hold elected office.

Update: Judge Virginia Kendall has denied former Ald. Ed Burke's motion for a mistrial. Read the latest here. “I thought it was very corrupt,” government witness and Amtrak official Ray Lang ...

COVID-19 is arguably one reason it took so long for the feds to bring ex-Ald. Ed Burke to trial in the first place. The FBI raided his offices five years ago this week. Criminal charges followed ...

Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall says she didn't know her parents' company hired Burke's firm 30 years ago in its court fight against City Hall to keep a landfill open.

The historic corruption trial of former Chicago Alderman Edward Burke has been delayed at least a week after one of the defense lawyers tested positive for COVID-19 overnight, the judge said ...

As the ultimate City Hall insider for decades, Ed Burke became a master of behind-the-scenes maneuvers that shaped Chicago and his own political fortunes. But now his legacy will be decided behind … ...

Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced Cui, Burke's long-time associate, to 32 months in prison, which is just over two-and-a-half years. Cui must also pay a $50,000 fine. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming ...

Federal prosecutors argue that disgraced former alderman Ed Burke deserves 10 years and one month in prison for his corrupt acts during his years as one of the most powerful public figures in Chicago.

Ed Burke, who held his seat in the 14th Ward for more than 50 years and dominated Chicago politics along the way, today was found guilty of all but one of the 14 counts brought against him by ...

Justin Timberlake‘s lawyer claimed that the pop star was not drunk at the time of his arrest on a DWI charge in Sag Harbor in June. Ed Burke, Timberlake’s lawyer, made the comments after a ...