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Former Alderman Ed Burke (14th) gets two years in prison and a $2 million fine, concerts feature JoJo Siwa, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, and the Rolling Stones, and the Chicago Sky fall to the Las Vegas Aces.
Each of the candidate stretched the truth to various degrees, according to an Associated Press fact check.
It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.
Quinn Keen pleaded guilty, but the feds say he has since disputed his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.