Madigan was the longest-serving state House leader in U.S. history, spending 36 years as speaker of the Illinois House of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Former Ald. Ed Burke (14th) walks with his wife, Anne Burke, after being sentenced Monday to two years in prison for corruption. Burke also was ordered to pay ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Chicago alderman Ed Burke was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday after being convicted of racketeering and bribery. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall announced ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has been sentenced to prison and a substantial fine after he was found guilty on 13 counts of corruption last year. Burke was sentenced to two years in prison and a $2 ...

The family of the judge who sentenced former Ald. Edward M. Burke to two years in prison for strong-arming developers to retain his law firm once hired Burke’s firm to help their company fight ...

Edward Burke, second from right ... Attended his final City Council meeting as an alderman. Burke was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall handed down ...

Ed Burke, Chicago’s longest-serving alderman, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and fined $2 million today for attempting to steer business to his law firm in exchange for helping ...

Ex-Chicago Alderman Ed Burke spent 54 years in City Council — the longest reign in history. Now, he’ll spend two years in prison after a jury convicted him of using his power in office for ...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on June 24, 2024, after being sentenced to two years in prison and fined $2 million for corruption. (Terrence Antonio ...

Ed Burke, once the most powerful Chicago alderman, was sentenced on corruption charges Monday at the Dirksen Federal Building. Judge Virginia M. Kendall gave him a two-year prison sentence and $2 ...