Prosecutors seek 3-month extension to indict Ald. Edward Burke, say investigation 'ongoing'

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Federal prosecutors on Monday asked for a three-month extension to return an indictment against Edward Burke in the bombshell corruption case alleging the powerful Chicago alderman attempted to shake down two businessmen seeking to renovate a Burger King restaurant in his ward.

“The government is conducting a diligent and thorough investigation into this case, but certain factors have led to this request for an extension,” Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amarjeet Bhachu and Sarah Streicker wrote in the four-page motion. “These factors include the complex nature of this public corruption case, and the fact that the investigation is ongoing.”


If U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan grants the continuance, Burke’s case would most likely not be up in court again until well after the Feb. 26 election, when Burke is vying for an unprecedented 13th full term on the City Council. The new deadline for prosecutors to seek an indictment from a grand jury would be May 3.

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