Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke sentenced to 2 years in prison 08:32 Defense reads letters of support The sentencing hearing Monday went on for about six hours.

Ed Burke’s law firm once worked for family of judge who sentenced him to prison Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall says she didn’t know her parents’ company hired Burke’s firm 30 ...

Ed Burke, Chicago’s longest-serving alderman, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and fined $2 million today for attempting to steer business to his law firm in exchange for helping ...