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Ex-Ald. Ed Burke convicted on 13 of 14 counts at landmark federal corruption trial; jury convicts one co-defendant and acquits the other Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke was convicted by a federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the time former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke ambled up to the courtroom lectern at the end of a nearly six-hour sentencing hearing ...

A federal judge has ruled that former Ald. Edward Burke’s allegedly insensitive comments on wiretaps about Jewish lawyers can be heard by the jury at his upcoming corruption trial. Burke’s attorneys ...

Former Alderman Edward Burke’s day in federal court has finally arrived, nearly five years after the FBI raided his City Hall and ward offices, sending his 50-year run as publicly elected power broker ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Former Ald. Edward Burke is asking President Trump to reduce his prison sentence for his conviction on racketeering and bribery charges. Burke, 81, has filed a petition with the Office ...