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That averages out to one council member convicted every 16 months. Burke is the first since former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson less than two years ago. ....
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Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019. ....
The former 25th Ward alderperson sold his political soul for small favors, then tried to reclaim it by wearing a wire on two of the biggest powerhouses in the history of Illinois politics. ....
Lawsuits have been filed in several states seeking to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on next year’s election ballots, contending his actions in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol constitutionally disqualify him from holding the presidency again. In deep blue Illinois, however, Trump’s opponents and state officials are taking a more cautious approach. Several . ....