(The Center Square) – Democrat and Republican candidates for all Illinois House seats, some state Senate seats, all of Illinois’ U.S. House seats and some judgeships across the state are
The federal racketeering case against Ed Burke is pure Chicago. At its core, the Burke trial, which just wrapped its third week, is about a series of alleged shakedowns by the longest-serving alderman in City Council history — a potential highlight reel for the sordid legacy of City Hall. The former 14th Ward alderman is not accused of taking bribe money in an envelope, in a brown paper bag or .
U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, prosecutors and defense attorneys have chosen 12 jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse who will hear evidence that was used in 2019 to level criminal charges against Burke in a push against old-school, Chicago-style corruption.
Undeterred by Cook County Democrats’ decision to back appointed incumbent Justice Joy Cunningham in next year’s primary for a full term on the Illinois Supreme Court, some Latino leaders are forging ahead with an effort to elect a member of their community to the state’s highest bench. County Democratic Party leaders voted overwhelmingly last month to endorse Cunningham, who is Black, in the .