Overview

• A federal jury convicted Burke in December 2023 of racketeering conspiracy, bribery and attempted extortion over schemes to use his aldermanic influence for private law clients.
• The former 14th Ward alderman began his two-year sentence at the low-security Thomson federal prison camp in September 2024.
• Bureau of Prisons policies requiring 85% of a sentence served alongside age-based credits advanced his release by nearly a year.
• He reported to a Chicago-area halfway house on Tuesday to begin the supervised release phase, which includes one year of court monitoring.
• U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall imposed a $2 million fine and $65,000 in restitution as part of his sentence.