Burke, 81, has filed a petition with the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, seeking to have his ...

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

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

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

The real estate developer convicted of bribery and lying to the FBI in connection with former Alderman Ed Burke is now behind ...

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.

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

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 of the ...

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 ...

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