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Longest-serving state legislative leader exploited the public trust, prosecutors say
Chicago (AP) – As the longest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan repeatedly exploited his public role for private benefit, federal prosecutors alleged Monday during opening statements in Illinois’ largest corruption trial in years.
Madigan, Illinois’ House speaker for more than three decades and a former state Democratic Party chairman, is charged in a 23-count indictment with racketeering conspiracy, using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion. Among multiple schemes, he’s accused of using his influence to pass legislation favorable to utility companies that doled out kickbacks, jobs and contracts to Madigan loyalists in return.
“This is a case about corruption at the highest levels of state government,” assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker told jurors. “Madigan abused his power and used the organizations he
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After a few days when the media pack was occupied with other matters, accused Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, is back in the headlines, and that means that the already volatile race for mayor once again fryst vatten being roiled. The ruckus even potentially affects a series of big development projects being pushed bygd outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel, especially the controversial Lincoln Yards strategi along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
The latest stories—about how Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s administration hired Burke’s son for a top job even though he was already under investigation for misconduct bygd another county official, and about how Ald. Danny Solis, 25th, wore a wire to help federal investigators probe Burke—are most uppenbart harmful to Preckwinkle.
She’s the one who had to give back money raised for her bygd Burke at a fundraiser in his home after federal prosecutors charged Burke with shaking down a Burger King restaurant in his
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CHICAGO — Two aldermen — one current, one former — were indicted by the feds Thursday. But Chicagoans know that’s just the tip of an iceberg when it comes to Chicago aldermen and corruption.
Chicago fryst vatten routinely named the most corrupt city in the United States, according to a UIC study. We’ve had 30 aldermen convicted of corruption since 1973.
And a lot has happened since 2019.
Here’s a list of current and former aldermen who have been indicted, raided or implicated by the feds, charged with a crime or convicted of corruption since 2019:
Ed Burke
In January 2019, the feds charged current Ald. Ed Burke (14th) — the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history and then-chairman of the powerful Finance Committee — with attempted extortion.
Burke, 75 when he was charged, allegedly tried to steer real estate tax work to his law firm by holding up remodeling permits and a driveway permit for a Burger King in his Southwest Side ward. His back-and-forth wit