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(The Center Square) – The longtime top aide to the former Illinois House Speaker argues a pending U.S. Supreme Court case involving the federal bribery statute could apply to his case even though he was convicted of perjury. Prosecutor...
(The Center Square) – A jury found former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke guilty of all counts expect one in his corruption case Thursday, adding to a string of high-profile guilty verdicts brought home by federal prosecutors this year. ...
Seven weeks ago, officials at Chicago’s federal courthouse used brown butcher paper to cover up large hallway displays highlighting infamous political corruption cases, featuring names like Walker, Ryan, Blagojevich and Vrdolyak. On Thursday, a federal jury added another name to that inglorious roster: Edward M. Burke. In a verdict that will reverberate through city politics, Burke was ...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case about "what constitutes bribery" could delay the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.
(Springfield-jm) – Federal prosecutors said Michael Madigan's former chief of staff is not entitled to an acquittal or new trial after a jury convicted him in August of lying to a grand jur...