Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke’s Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after her November election victory. She won’t say why her campaign took the money despite the former Chicago City Council member’s corruption conviction. Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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The more important question is where did that money go after it was transferred from Burke to Cunningham. That wasn’t just a donation. Surely it way something more, not sure what. Maybe later this year when her disclosures are made we’ll see where that $40k in donations were spent…
Supreme Court of Illinois accepting payments from a criminal. Enough said right there.
How about the pritzger funded justices if you call out one call them all out. The whole state is currupt from the lowest form of government to the highest
Justice Joy obviously needed the money to defeat her opponent in the General Election.
The corruption circle jerk didn’t stop with Burke going to jail. It won’t stop when Madigan reports for prison either. This is what gerrymandering and one-party rule gets you.