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Then-Ald. Daniel Solis, 25th, speaks to the Chicago City Council in June 2012.

Calling FBI mole Danny Solis to testify could be risky, ‘blow back’ on ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s defense in corruption case, experts say

December 9, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.

In video after video, jurors in Ed Burke's federal corruption trial have gotten an unfiltered view of a Chicago powerhouse. Burke, pink-faced and impeccably dressed, swears and swaggers and schmoozes....

Former Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico during a news conference on Oct. 15, 2018, at City Hall.

Jury in former Ald. Ed Burke trial hears tape featuring Chicago pol Gery Chico discussing fundraising

December 9, 2023 at 2:22 a.m.

A federal jury on Friday heard wiretapped calls between then-Ald. Edward Burke and former mayoral candidate Gery Chico where the two longtime Democratic heavyweights talked about a 2017 fundraiser and...

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Dec. 21, 2023, after being convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy and a dozen other counts.

Danny Solis, alderman who turned FBI mole, expected to hit witness stand next week in ex-Ald. Ed Burke corruption trial

December 7, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.

Former Ald. Daniel Solis, whose unprecedented turn as an FBI mole helped the feds take down two princes of Chicago's Democratic political machine, is expected to be called as a...

‘I was taken aback’: Burger King exec testifies about uneasiness with then-Ald. Ed Burke linking permits with tax firm work

December 5, 2023 at 7:29 p.m.

The son of a Texas-based fast-food restaurant tycoon told a federal jury Tuesday he was "taken aback" when then-Ald. Ed Burke seemed to draw a direct link between helping with...

‘Dealing with an alderman was uncharted territory’: Executive testifies about ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s involvement in Burger King project

December 5, 2023 at 9:11 a.m.

Zohaib Dhanani was a 20-something executive from Texas in charge of renovating nearly two dozen Chicago-area Burger Kings when he had his first-ever encounter with an elected official. And it...

Jurors see secret video of Burke pitching private law firm to Old Post Office developers, offering to help with thorny Amtrak issue

November 29, 2023 at 8:11 p.m.

Powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke had just finished pitching his private law firm to the developers of the Old Post Office in October 2016 when he asked his assistant to...

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Calling FBI mole Danny Solis to testify could be risky, ‘blow back’ on ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s defense in corruption case, experts say

Jury in former Ald. Ed Burke trial hears tape featuring Chicago pol Gery Chico discussing fundraising

Danny Solis, alderman who turned FBI mole, expected to hit witness stand next week in ex-Ald. Ed Burke corruption trial

‘I was taken aback’: Burger King exec testifies about uneasiness with then-Ald. Ed Burke linking permits with tax firm work

‘Dealing with an alderman was uncharted territory’: Executive testifies about ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s involvement in Burger King project

Infamous ‘tuna’ quote, other secret recordings paint picture of old-school Chicago in Ed Burke corruption trial

Ald. Ed Burke finally landed ‘the tuna.’ And then it got away, evidence in corruption trial shows.

Judge in ex-Ald. Burke trial rejects request for mistrial over ‘corrupt’ comment from witness

Corruption trial of ex-Ald. Edward Burke: What you need to know

Jurors see secret video of Burke pitching private law firm to Old Post Office developers, offering to help with thorny Amtrak issue