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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke was found guilty of all counts except for one in his federal corruption case Thursday. The former Chicago alderman faced 14 counts, including ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Ald. Ed Burke (14th) speaks during a City Council meeting last year. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Longtime Ald. Ed Burke spent two years trying to ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Former Ald. Ed Burke walks out of the Dirksen Federal Building during a lunch break Monday. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share Federal prosecutors accused ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Chicago alderman Ed Burke was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday after being convicted of racketeering and bribery. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall announced ...

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 ...

But Gair said it was far from extortion. “One thing we know for sure: Ed Burke made a threat,” Gair said. “It was an empty threat. … What really happened there was he blew up in anger over ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on June 24, 2024, after being sentenced to two years in prison and fined $2 million for corruption. (Terrence Antonio ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The court heard testimony on Wednesday that former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke allegedly tried to "shake down" the owners of a Burger King in his ward. Former Burger King executive ...

A quick wit, he carries the title of “grandmaster” in creating incredible puns. Ed Burke, a longtime friend of Staten Island and its myriad causes, has retired after 34 years in Borough Hall ...