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    Closing arguments slated to begin in corruption trial of ex-Ald. Ed Burke

    by Jason Meisner, Megan Crepeau and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune Dec 13, 2023 2 minutes
    Edward Burke leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago during a lunch break in his corruption trial on Dec. 6, 2023.

    Closing arguments are slated to begin Wednesday afternoon in the landmark racketeering trial of ex-Ald. Edward Burke, capping off a hot-button case that laid bare the inner workings of “old-school” Chicago politics.

    Closings are expected to be lengthy, with prosecutors’ initial argument lasting about five hours. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall has said she is hopeful

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