Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Chicago’s longest-serving alderman, Ed Burke, heads to prison today, Monday September 23rd. Steve Greenberg, Attorney and ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, the longest-serving alderman in city history, has officially reported to a federal prison to begin serving a prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption trial.

Former Ald. Ed Burke faces a two-year sentence and a $2 million fine. Last year, he was convicted of corruption for using his position to benefit his law firm. On Monday afternoon, the Federal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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 ...

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Donation Options Search Search Search Ed Burke walks through the gate of his home after being convicted in December 2023 on federal corruption charges. WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos once got a pair of ...

Burke was charged with racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion while serving on city council. Former 14th Ward alderman Ed Burke is sentenced to serve two years in prison on charges ranging ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ed Burke, once the most powerful Chicago alderman, was sentenced on corruption charges Monday at the Dirksen Federal Building. Judge Virginia M. Kendall gave him a two-year prison ...

In the end, the righteous anger of federal prosecutors was overwhelmed in Kendall’s courtroom by the other side of Ed Burke — the generous benefactor. Burke attorney Chuck Sklarsky spent most ...

A selection of cartoons by Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis on ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s corruption. On June 24, 2024, Burke was sentenced to 2 years in prison and ordered to pay a $2 million ...