Burke, who was convicted of wide-ranging corruption charges in December 2023 and sentenced last year to two years in federal ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who was convicted in a federal bribery case, has requested his sentence be commuted. If his ...

Burke, 81, has filed a petition with the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, seeking to have his two-year prison sentence​ commuted.

Ed Burke, 81, was found guilty of federal racketeering and bribery charges in 2023 and is serving a two-year prison sentence.

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Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, ...

Ed Burke, 81, was found guilty of federal racketeering and bribery charges in 2023 and is serving a two-year prison sentence. The typical commutation process could take months or years, but President ...

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President Donald Trump.

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely benefactor: Republican President Donald Trump.