CHICAGO - Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke was sentenced Monday to two years in prison and fined $2 million following his conviction on 13 political corruption charges last December. A federal ...

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 ...

Edward M. Burke was the longest-serving member of Chicago’s City Council. But in 2019, a grand jury accused him of using his Council seat to steer business to his private law firm. He is charged ...

Federal prosecutors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan will get the chance Tuesday to ask ex-Ald ...

Chicago’s longest-serving alderman Ed Burke will face up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced later this month. WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel shares what prosecutors and Burke’s defense team ...

A federal jury watched video Tuesday of one of the city’s most entrenched, powerful and old-school politicians joking about another. The feds played more than 30 recordings that allegedly show Mike ...