For elites inclined to hedonistic summers, criminal defense lawyer Edward Burke Jr. can make a simple drunk-driving charge ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Flanked by family members and attorneys, former Ald. Edward Burke (14th) walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Thursday after being found guilty of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Former Ald. Edward Burke (14th), once the most powerful member of the Chicago City Council, goes on trial Nov. 6. He faces sweeping racketeering and extortion ...

As the 14th Ward alderman for more than half a century, Edward Burke not only claimed the record as the longest-serving City Council member in the history of Chicago, but he also became one of the ...

The historic corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke has begun. The son of a Democratic ward boss and alderman, Burke, 79, served more than 50 years on the City Council and allegedly ...

“Over decades, Ed Burke caused real harm to people and communities, by abusing the power he’d amassed and by monetizing his public service position,” Lightfoot said. Burke’s attorneys ...

Federal prosecutors argue that disgraced former alderman Ed Burke deserves 10 years and one month in prison for his corrupt acts during his years as one of the most powerful public figures in Chicago.

CHICAGO (CBS) --Ald. Edward Burke (14th) is now facing federal criminal charges, accused of trying to shake down a fast food company seeking to remodel a restaurant in his ward, seeking to force ...

Edward M. Burke was smiling. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall delivered a two-year prison sentence to the man who represented Chicago’s 14th Ward for 54 years and long ruled the Finance ...

Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, one of the most powerful and longest-serving politicians in the Windy City, was found guilty Thursday of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion after a six ...

CHICAGO — Six months after ex-Chicago Ald. Edward Burke’s landmark corruption conviction, his lawyers will be back in court Wednesday in a long-shot bid for a retrial on some counts and an ...