US EditionReport: Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke to Be Released From Prison
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUL 8 – Edward Burke, convicted of racketeering and bribery, begins supervised release at a Chicago-area halfway house after serving less than 10 months of his two-year sentence, officials said.
- Edward M. Burke, a former Chicago alderman, was transferred to community confinement on July 8, 2025, having spent under 10 months in a federal prison serving a two-year sentence for corruption.
- Burke was convicted in December 2023 on 13 federal counts including racketeering, extortion, and bribery related to using his City Council power to solicit private legal business.
- He began serving his sentence at the federal prison camp located in Thomson, Illinois, before being moved to home confinement supervised by the Chicago Residential Reentry Management office.
- At 81 years old, Burke qualified for early release under policies like the First Step Act and the Second Chance Act, which credit elderly prisoners for good behavior and low reoffense risk.
- Burke’s home confinement is scheduled to continue through February 20, 2026, during which he must remain at home except for essential reasons, and any breach of these conditions could result in a return to prison.
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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.
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsConvicted former Ald. Ed Burke leaves prison for community confinement after 9 months
Former Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke has left the northwestern Illinois prison where he’s been held since September for his historic racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion conviction, officials have confirmed.Burke transferred Tuesday from a low-security prison facility in Thomson to community confinement, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. That means Burke will either continue to serve his sentence in home confinement …
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. …
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