Report: Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke to Be Released From Prison

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke Released From Federal Prison After 9 ...

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke released early from federal prison

CHICAGO — Less than 10 months after reporting to federal prison, Edward Burke was released to begin spending the rest of his sentence in the Chicago area Tuesday, according to federal officials.

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke released from prison to “community confinement” – CBS2 (Chicago)

Burke used his political clout to pressure real estate developers into hiring his private property tax law firm, prosecutors argued. A jury agreed, and Burke was sentenced to two years in prison. He began serving his prison sentence in September 2024. Burke also must pay a $2 million fine, and pay $65,000 in restitution to the owners of a Burger King restaurant he was convicted of extorting.

Report: Former Chicago alderman Ed Burke to be released from prison

CHICAGO — Former Chicago alderman Ed Burke will reportedly be released from prison Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Burke reported to federal prison in September after he was convicted of corruption for using his position to benefit his law firm. In the 2023 trial, prosecutors alleged Burke tried to pressure the owners of a Burger King in his ward to hire his firm in exchange for construction permits they needed to renovate the restaurant. …

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke’s release from federal prison expected Tuesday

Less than 10 months after reporting to federal prison, Edward Burke was expected to begin spending the rest of his sentence in the Chicago area Tuesday, according to sources close to the once-powerful alderman who have knowledge of the matter. Burke was expected to report to a halfway house as soon as midday. It was not clear whether he would be there long before being placed on home confinement, sources said. Burke, 81, had checked himself into…

Ex-Ald. Ed Burke freed from prison after serving less than half his sentence

Disgraced Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke, the longest serving member ever in the Chicago City Council and simply known as “The Chairman” of the powerful Finance Committee, walked out of Thomson federal penitentiary in northwestern Illinois on Tuesday. Burke, 81, was released after serving less than 10 months of a two-year sentence for public corruption, stepping outside the wire on...