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Decision day looms for former Chicago alderman Ed Burke in federal corruption case
WFLD via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoCHICAGO - Monday is decision day for one of the most powerful politicians to ever walk the corridors of City Hall. A federal court judge will decide the sentence of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke ...
Sentencing for ex-Ald. Edward Burke offers referendum on Chicago’s old-school corruption
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoAfter a lifetime of backroom wheeling and dealing, former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke faces the most...
She made history as Chicago mayor. Reelection may be harder
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLori Lightfoot made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago...
A real life Training Day: A corrupt cop lead to nearly 200 wrongful convictions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: At some point in the early 2000s, Chicago police Sgt....
From Chicago machine maestro to indicted alderman, Ed Burke’s corruption trial follows half-century...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEd Burke was born into the machine. The son of a Democratic ward boss and 14th Ward alderman, the...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid; Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson headed to April...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago...
How Chicago's Queer Bars Made History
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMembers and allies of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community have an invaluable resource in Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts &...
A corrupt Chicago cop destroyed hundreds of lives. Now victims want justice.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – JaJuan Nile was a joker, a picky eater and his mother's only son. Growing up, he dreamed...
Daywatch: Experts say case against father of alleged Highland Park shooter is unusual, justified
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGood morning, Chicago. Robert Crimo Jr.’s upcoming trial on charges of reckless conduct is an...
Inside a 20-Year Effort To Clean Up the Oakland Police Department
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPhoto: yhelfman/iStock The Riders Come Out at Night, by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, Atria...