Illinois' Culture of Corruption in the Headlines
July 02, 2024
July 02, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news:
Democrat Ed Burke, Chicago's longest-serving alderman, a longtime-ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and a towering figure in city politics, has been sentenced to prison time in the latest in a long history of high-profile corruption cases to rock Illinois.
Burke, who used his significant influence to steer business to his law firm in exchange for helping companies . . .
Democrat Ed Burke, Chicago's longest-serving alderman, a longtime-ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and a towering figure in city politics, has been sentenced to prison time in the latest in a long history of high-profile corruption cases to rock Illinois.
Burke, who used his significant influence to steer business to his law firm in exchange for helping companies . . .