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Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke will be sentenced at a hearing Monday after a federal jury in December found him guilty on 13 counts of corruption, from illegally using his power to win private law business from developers to threatening one of Chicago’s cultural icons for his own benefit.

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has been sentenced to prison and a substantial fine after he was found guilty on 13 counts of corruption last year.

Federal prosecutors say ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke should be sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally wielding his considerable clout to strong-arm developers and threaten one of Chicago’s cultural icons for his own benefit.

Once Chicago’s most powerful politician, former Ald. Ed Burke was back in court Wednesday seeking a new trial or an acquittal for his conviction on corruption charges.

Longtime former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke is seeking a new trial or acquittal after being convicted of racketeering, bribery and extortion last year, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Lisa Chavarria breaks down the charges former Chicago Ed. Burke has been found guilty of.

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was found guilty on 13-of-14 federal corruption charges in connection with a variety of alleged schemes to solicit work for his private law firm while he was a member of the City Council.

Burke was indicted in 2019 on 14 counts of racketeering, extortion and bribery, accused of using his immense government power to steer business to his private law firm specializing in property tax appeals