Friday, March 14, 2025

Search results for keyword: Chicago corruption trials found in 23 News.

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  • by david hall
Ed Burke's legal team silent as deadline passes to appeal corruption case

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall told Burke at the end of his sentencing hearing last month that he’d have 14 days to appeal. Nothing has been filed.

chicago-corruption-trials
  • by david hall
'Unique' longtime jurist Virginia Kendall set to become next chief judge of Chicago's federal court

Kendall most recently made headlines with the two-year prison sentence she handed to former Ald. Edward M. Burke. Kendall's ascension and replacement of outgoing Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer are dictated by law.

comed-bribery-trial
  • by david hall
Fate of ComEd bribery defendants could be in the dark for months

It's a remarkable turnaround in a case that once seemed like a slam-dunk for the feds. Jurors in May 2023 convicted the four defendants of every count for which they’d been charged.

chicago-corruption-trials
  • by david hall
Madigan attorneys still aiming for October trial despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Prosecutors have no plan to file a revised indictment against the disgraced former Illinois House speaker.