Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke sentenced to prison, fined $2M for corruption convictions – Fox Chicago

A federal jury convicted Burke on 13 corruption counts after hearing allegations that the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history with a 54-year tenure had used his power to win private law business from developers. The corruption schemes occurred in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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