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‘Power and control’ frame Edward Burke’s legacy. A federal jury will soon decide that legacy’s coda.

He entered politics as one of the youngest Chicago City Council members in history and became its most powerful and longest-serving member. Now, he’s fighting to avoid prison.

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Politically connected Chicago Park District manager got slap on the wrist after mishandling a sexual harassment allegation

The daughter of disgraced Ald. Danny Solis got ‘verbal counseling’ for failing to report a sexual harassment allegation, records show.

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Time to reshingle? Michael Madigan’s name stripped from property tax law firm he helped found

One marketing expert compared the decision to retire the Madigan & Getzendanner brand, which bears the name of the indicted ex-Illinois House speaker, with ValuJet Airlines’ decision 30 years ago to change its name after a plane crash.

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Feds confirm they don’t intend to call Danny Solis in Burke trial, want FBI agents to share secret recordings instead

The recorded meetings at issue took place between 2016 and 2018. They were all audio recorded, “and most were also video recorded.”

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Feds tell Ed Burke’s lawyers they don’t plan to call Danny Solis at racketeering trial

Prosecutors have called former Ald. Danny Solis one of Chicago’s “most significant cooperators in the last several decades.” He also helped them build a case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Feds say they’ll answer Ed Burke’s question about Danny Solis testimony by Aug. 31

Solis’ public testimony more than four years after he was outed as a government cooperator could turn out to be among the most closely watched in years at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, if it happens.

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Will Danny Solis take the witness stand? Ed Burke’s lawyers would like to know

Former Ald. Solis helped prosecutors build their blockbuster indictments against Ed Burke and Mike Madigan. Solis is now formally charged with bribery, but the feds are expected to seek dismissal of that charge if he holds up his end of their deal.

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Ex-top aide to Madigan kept the former House speaker’s lawyer informed about meeting with FBI agents, prosecutors say

Details about the case against Timothy Mapes were revealed in a 65-page document filed by prosecutors early Tuesday morning, four weeks ahead of Mapes’ trial on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges.

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Political operative Roberto Caldero sentenced to nearly 5 years for bribery scheme

Caldero, 70, a consultant and activist, was charged with trying to bribe indicted Ald. Danny Solis and a CPS official.

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John Lausch announces resignation as U.S. attorney for Northern District of Illinois

The role of interim U.S. attorney will fall to Morris Pasqual, the office’s first assistant U.S. attorney. A search is underway for a successor to Lausch.

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Madigan’s attorneys seek to dismiss part of his indictment, Lightfoot’s loss and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Michael Madigan’s attorneys seek to toss recordings, dismiss part of his indictment

The election night deadline for Madigan’s attorneys to file the motions was set in January by U.S. District Judge John Blakey, who presides over the case.

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Greatest slips? Madigan’s ‘bandits’ remark could join list of ‘golden’ oldies caught spilling from pols’ loose lips

“Some of these guys have made out like bandits,” the former Illinois House Speaker was allegedly recorded saying of associates who benefited from what prosecutors describe as a scheme for jobs and contracts. He’s far from the first Chicago pol to trip over a federal wire.

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Developer who recorded Madigan early in fed investigation gets 16 months in prison

Long before the feds’ public corruption investigation rocked Chicago, See Y. Wong went undercover to record powerful politicians in 2014.

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With wife stepping down from Illinois Supreme Court, will indicted Ald. Edward Burke retire?

“It appears more likely that he’s not going to run. That he’s moving in the direction of retiring,” said veteran political operative Victor Reyes, who has known the Burkes for years. “Redistricting put him at a significant disadvantage.”

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Survey highlights lack of trust in CPD by young Black and Latino men, What to know about new COVID boosters and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Political operative tied to ex-Ald. Danny Solis pleads guilty to wire fraud

Roberto Caldero is set to be sentenced Dec. 15.

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Key player in corruption case that led to Madigan indictment set for sentencing in August

Chinatown developer See Y. Wong wore a wire for the feds in an effort to get leniency in an unrelated wire fraud case.

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Teamsters boss bragged ‘you can cut my fingers off, I wouldn’t talk’ years before deal with feds

It’s yet another made-for-Hollywood scene straight out of real-life Chicago corruption, according to an FBI affidavit recently obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times. It happened more than two years before John Coli struck a deal with the feds and admitted he’d taken $325,000 in cash payments from…

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Afternoon Edition: April 22, 2022

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Feds defend Danny Solis’ deal, say his cooperation was ‘truly extraordinary’

A judge agreed Thursday to delay Solis’ prosecution on a bribery charge until April 2025. If he keeps up his end of the bargain, the feds are expected to seek dismissal of that charge.

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Ex-Ald. Danny Solis deserved a break for helping make corruption cases — but not this much of a break

His finally unveiled deferred-prosecution agreement essentially will allow him to go unpunished for his own wrongdoing — and hold onto his lucrative city pension.

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When even onetime reformers turn corrupt, it’s time to strengthen good government laws | Editorial

Ineffective campaign finance rules, allowing alderpersons to make unilateral decisions on many permits and zoning changes and permitting elected officeholders to represent clients seeking government aid invite corruption.

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Afternoon Edition: April 13, 2022

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