Sunday, June 8, 2025

Search results for keyword: corruption found in 230 News.

edburke
  • by david hall
A smiling Ed Burke greets 2-year sentence on corruption charges as judge rejects prosecution request for much tougher term

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall seemed affected by the hundreds of letters written by Burke’s supporters. “I have never in all my career seen the letters that I have received for Mr. Burke.”

city-hall
  • by david hall
Former City Council colleagues credit judge with striking right balance for Burke

Many current and former City Council members said U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall's sentence struck the appropriate balance between discouraging political corruption and showing the mercy they believed Burke had earned from his many acts of kindness.

columnists
  • by david hall
Ed Burke sentenced to prison: 'There's more to life than a little money, you know'

A beautiful early summer day in Chicago sees the former lion of the City Council get a two-year prison term.

chicago-corruption-trials
  • by david hall
Former Illinois lawmaker gets a year in prison for cheating on her taxes

Ex-state Sen. Annazette Collins told the judge that she “let the voters down” and is “determined to never be in this situation again.”