Legendary Chicago City Councilman Ed Burke is just days from his surrender to federal prison. Burke served as a Chicago alderman from 1969 to 2023: a total of 54 years and more than anyone in city ...

Ex-Ald. Edward Burke, left, accompanied by his wife, former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on June 5, 2024, following a post-trial motions hearing.

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke is expected to be released to a halfway house Tuesday, more than a year before his scheduled release. The 81-year-old reported to a low-security prison in northwest ...

Burke was first elected to the Chicago City Council in 1969, representing the 14th ward on the city's southwest side. After his indictment in 2019, he opted not to seek re-election in 2023.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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 ...