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Former Chicago Alderman Edward Burke's sentencing will proceed on Monday after a federal judge, Virginia Kendall, denied his legal team's request for a delay. Prosecutors opposed the postponement, labeling it a 'last-ditch effort' to avoid sentencing. Burke was convicted on 13 counts, but his lawyers argued that a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on a related bribery case could impact his conviction, specifically two counts. Despite this, the judge ruled that the sentencing will go forward as scheduled. Prosecutors are seeking a 10-year sentence for Burke, who faces a forfeiture hearing in August.
Prosecutors want 10 years for ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke. Whatever U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall does on Monday will add to a long-running courthouse debate about how to put a stop to corruption in Chicago — and whether that’s possible. https://t.co/Gzh0Bfo6ht
Chicago's once-powerful Ed Burke faces sentencing Monday, but 'very humbling' days could be ahead Reporting w/ @MariahWoelfel: https://t.co/jHmxFU4WyA
Former Ald. Ed Burke will be sentenced Monday, a federal judge rules, rejecting what prosecutors called a "last-ditch" effort to postpone his day of reckoning. @wttw https://t.co/RDpYD8Ybuj
