‘He was a bribe-taker and he was an extortionist:’ Fiery opening statements begin corruption trial of ex-Ald. Ed Burke – Chicago Tribune/MSN

The opening statements from the lawyers were a first volley in one of the most significant public corruption trials at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in years. The son of a Democratic ward boss and alderman, former alderman Ed Burke, 79, served more than 50 years on the City Council and allegedly ran the Finance Committee like his own personal fiefdom before his office was dramatically raided by the FBI in November 2018.
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Mr Penguino
2 years ago

50 years as a corrupt alderman means that Burke has stolen millions in bribes and kickbacks. Still greedy he tries to shakedown a local business for 5K and gets caught. Pigs get fat, hogs go to market. Finally Burke may be headed to the market.

The Railroader
2 years ago

Who? Biden? Oh…Burke.

Seems to be a requirement that Dem politicians solicit and receive bribes.

Meh…they all do it, except one. The one who won’t play ball. Also the one that the Federal Combine and their corrupt media unites to vilify and slander…

Ex Illini
2 years ago

His office was raided 5 years ago, and we finally have a trial. I wonder why these things take so long for some politicians and much, much shorter for others. At least Ed had five extra years before he went down in flames.

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