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usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke’s lawyers swamp judge with glowing letters of support ahead of sentencing: ‘I know who Ed really is'

Prosecutors want a judge to give Chicago's longest-serving City Council member a 10-year prison sentence for corruption. But defense attorneys hope to sway the judge to spare him any prison time with stories of Ed Burke's good deeds.

money
  • by david hall
Visit Chicago Southland names Mary Patchin as head of tourism bureau

Patchin will succeed Jim Garrett, who will retire after serving as president and CEO of the bureau since 1996.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Lawyer was handcuffed to chair after Cook County judge ordered him removed from courtroom, sparking state inquiry

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans has referred misconduct accusations against Judge Kathy Flanagan to the Judicial Inquiry Board, which will decide whether to file charges. Flanagan is the acting presiding judge of the Law Division.

usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke deserves 10 years in prison for corruption, feds say: 'He abused and exploited his office'

Burke, 80, Chicago's longest-serving City Council member, is two weeks away from his June 24 sentencing hearing. Burke's lawyers have asked the judge to give their client no prison time.