"FBI Agent Reveals Wire-Wearing Scheme in Ex-Ald. Danny Solis' Morning Visit"

Former Chicago Alderman Danny Solis agreed to work with the FBI after being presented with evidence in 2016, leading to the recordings that helped indict former City Council member Edward M. Burke on racketeering charges. The FBI initially targeted Solis in connection with then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, but Solis also provided information for a separate racketeering case against Madigan. Solis, who left office in 2019, struck a deal with prosecutors to potentially avoid a conviction. Defense attorneys for Burke, who is currently on trial, have called Solis a prime example of corruption but prosecutors do not plan to call him as a witness.