Ed Burke, Chicago's longest-serving alderman, reported to prison Monday. Burke said goodbye to family and friends before heading to Federal Correctional Institution Thomson in western Illinois ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1908: Billiards “wizard ...

Federal prosecutors dropped bribery charge against former Alderman Danny Solis Friday, but Solis must still cooperate with future and ongoing federal investigations as part of the deal.

The U.S. attorney’s office officially has moved to drop the criminal case against high-profile government mole Daniel Solis, ...

At the Ed Burke Trial Tuesday, jurors got the first glimpse of the undercover videos secretly recorded by former alderman Danny Solis, the tapes of which have been described as key evidence in the ...

Chicago’s longest-serving alderman Ed Burke will face up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced later this month. WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel shares what prosecutors and Burke’s defense team ...

ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and ex-Alderman Edward Burke. In a long-anticipated move, federal prosecutors on Friday filed a motion to dismiss a one-count criminal information filed April 8 ...

His recordings also helped prosecutors build the corruption case against former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke. Prosecutors agreed to drop the charges against Solis in exchange for his cooperation.

A courtroom filled to capacity heard former Ald. Ed Burke’s attorney grill Solis, the alderman-turned-FBI informant. In a strange twist, the city of Chicago did not file a victim impact ...