Lawyers for ex-Chicago Alderman Ed Burke argue 'no reasonable jury' could convict him in corruption case yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke was convicted by a federal jury Thursday of racketeering conspiracy and a dozen other counts for using the clout of his elected office to win private law business from developers. The nearly clean sweep of guilty verdicts capped a stunning fall for Burke, the former head of the city Finance Committee and Democratic political machine master who served a record .
Ex-Ald. Ed Burke trial: Jury says it has reached a verdict chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 .
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 .