Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke famously spent decades at the pinnacle of the city’s political power structure, but on ...

CHICAGO — Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President ...

All three actors starred in the 1961 film, which was mostly filmed in Chicago. Edward Burke, running for alderman in the 14th Ward in 1969. (Chicago Tribune archive) 1969: Edward Burke beat six ...

Robert R. McCormick, future publisher of the Tribune, who was elected to the position in 1904. Burke was the 14th Ward alderman for more than half a century. He not only claimed the record as the ...