Former Chicago alderman Ed Burke sentenced to 2 years in prison for corruption
In December, a federal jury convicted Burke on 13 of 14 counts against him, including racketeering conspiracy, federal program bribery, and attempted extortion.
Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Todd is a graduate of Indiana University and University of Illinois at Springfield. He started his career in journalism with the New City News Service, where he covered Chicago crime, Cook County government, Cook County civil courts and Chicago City Hall. He also worked for a year in Springfield, covering the Illinois General Assembly and the impeachment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
While with CBS News Chicago, he has covered Chicago's political beat, including the Blagojevich trials, and the administrations of mayors Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, and Brandon Johnson.
In December, a federal jury convicted Burke on 13 of 14 counts against him, including racketeering conspiracy, federal program bribery, and attempted extortion.
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