New judge wants to move up Ed Burke’s racketeering trial, but calendars are full

Ald. Ed Burke (14th) (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

The new judge presiding over Ald. Edward M. Burke’s federal racketeering case is hoping to move up his long-awaited trial set for November 2023 — but it’s not looking good.

Lawyers for Burke (14th) and his co-defendants made their first appearance Thursday before U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, who quickly asked them, “Why the late trial date?”