CHICAGO — Ed Burke, for years the most powerful alderman in Chicago, resident historian of the City Council, anointer of judges and head of the influential Finance Committee, sat back in his ...

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 ...

Ten years ago this month a shooting took place that would send shockwaves through Chicago; but it took more than a year for our city to see what actually happened. Authorities are searching for ...

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 ...

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke famously spent decades at the pinnacle of the city’s political power structure, but on Monday he’ll officially earn a new, rather inglorious title. Federal ...

Burke referenced how at one time, federal prosecutors targeted “big fish” — like former Chicago alderman Ed Burke, convicted of racketeering and bribery, and former Illinois House Speaker ...

At the Ed Burke Trial Tuesday ... has been following a Venezuelan family as they work to build a home in Chicago. Chicago teachers wanting healthy green school improvements, especially in lower ...

The judge overseeing the former Chicago alderman's trial has rejected ... your breath away" moments from the many recordings of Burke.