By East Central Reporter Reports |
Oct 2, 2024
Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke has commenced his two-year prison sentence for racketeering, bribery, and attempted extortion. Burke is serving his term at a low-security section of the federal correctional center in Thomson, Illinois. This marks the end of a legal process that began nearly six years ago when the FBI raided his Chicago offices in November 2018. Despite being charged with multiple federal criminal counts in January 2019, the trial did not start until late 2023. After being convicted on 13 out of 14 counts in December 2023, Burke was sentenced to two years of...