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CHICAGO — The jury in the historic corruption case of former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke has begun deliberating after five weeks of testimony that included nearly 40 witnesses, more than 100 secret recordings, two COVID-related delays and about 16 hours of closing arguments. The jury of nine women and three men sat through about four hours of jury instructions before beings sent back at about ...
As the ultimate City Hall insider for decades, Ed Burke became a master of behind-the-scenes maneuvers that shaped Chicago and his own political fortunes. But now his legacy will be decided behind closed doors, inside a backroom he cannot enter, and where he cannot wield his legendary clout. In that room, nine women and three men will decide whether Burke will go down in history as one of the ...
Closing arguments wrapped up Friday in the public corruption trial of former Chicago alderman Ed Burke with his defense attorney telling jurors that federal...
CHICAGO — The racketeering case against former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke amounted to nothing but “noise and confusion,” Burke’s attorneys said in closing arguments Thursday, painting Burke as a devoted
CHICAGO — The racketeering case against former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke amounted to nothing but “noise and confusion,” Burke’s attorneys said in closing arguments Thursday, painting Burke as a devoted public servant persecuted by “desperate” federal agents. “The government got up here and promised you a corruption case,” attorney Joseph Duffy said. “In three years, you know how much money ...