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CHICAGO — Former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis testified for about three hours Tuesday in the corruption trial of his former City Council colleague, Ed Burke, whose attorneys immediately challenged Solis about the motives behind his unprecedented turn as an FBI mole. Solis was called by Burke’s defense team just moments after prosecutors rested their case in chief. He was questioned at length ...

Closing arguments are slated to begin Wednesday afternoon in the landmark racketeering trial of ex-Ald. Edward Burke, capping off a hot-button case that laid bare the inner workings of “old-school” Chicago politics. Closings are expected to be lengthy, with prosecutors’ initial argument lasting about five hours. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall has said she is hopeful jurors will be ...

Closing arguments are slated to begin Wednesday afternoon in the landmark racketeering trial of ex-Ald. Edward Burke, capping off a hot-button case that laid bare the inner workings of “old-school” Chicago politics. Closings are expected to be lengthy, with prosecutors’ initial argument lasting about five hours. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall has said she is hopeful jurors will be ...

Good morning, Chicago. It’s easy to fall back into a life surrounded by gangs, drugs and violence in the streets of Chicago after being released from prison, Juan Romero wrote in an essay from the four walls of his cell as he tried to understand how he landed there and how he could find his way out. “It’s the only way of life we know,” said Romero, 36, now a free man. Last week, a little over ...

Prosecutors are poised to rest their case in chief Tuesday afternoon in the corruption trial of former Ald. Ed Burke, setting the stage for the highly anticipated testimony of Burke’s