
A federal jury has begun to deliberate the racketeering case against Edward M. Burke, the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history.
The jury of nine women and three men retired to begin considering the case that could decide Burke’s legacy at 2:16 p.m. Monday. It took U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall more than 31⁄2 hours to read them more than 300 pages of instructions.