Before testimony began Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall rejected the defense’s request for a mistrial, saying she trusts jurors to follow her instructions to ignore a witness’s off-the-cuff remark that Burke’s actions seemed “corrupt.”

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-ald-ed-burke-corruption-trial-day-12-20231130-uqobjzkswbejrcppxoik64432i-story.html

In December, Judge Virginia Kendall ordered a stay on enforcing the ordinance while the case continued.

Source: https://www.wmay.com/2023/02/18/federal-judge-denies-blocking-enforcement-of-napervilles-and-illinois-gun-ban/