We don't yet know why exactly the feds are crawling around Ald. Ed Burke's offices at City Hall and in the 14th Ward.
But let's run down some of the highs and lows of his last few years as alderman, shall we? .... wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
But let's run down some of the highs and lows of his last few years as alderman, shall we? .... wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Burke did not welcome Rahm Emanuel back to Chicago with open arms. Still, they worked out a deal - and Burke got to keep his bodyguard detail, the most visible, expensive perk of his clout bettergov.org/news/yearly-ta…
A few years ago, after a big blizzard, I found that Burke's side street in the 14th Ward was getting plowed by the city long before crews got to main streets chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-news/t…
His spokesman claimed Burke's street was an arterial road. But the @ChicagoOIG found otherwise: “These actions were in apparent violation of [Streets and San’s] stated employee guidance and policies, including the city’s official snow program maps" chicago.suntimes.com/news/burkes-st…
During a warmer time of the year, Burke's fortress-like home was the site of a fundraiser for @KimFoxxforSA chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopou…
Starting in 2006, Burke's law firm represented the Trump Tower on property tax appeals, as @Suntimes Watchdog @tnovaksuntimes detailed in a series of stories like this chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-see…
Burke's work for Trump did not go over well with people in the 14th Ward - most of whom have Mexican roots and don't care much for Trump's immigrant bashing chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopou…
Young Aaron Ortiz @ortizstaterep used Ed Burke's Trump ties as fodder in his successful run against Burke's brother Dan earlier this year chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pol…
Burke lost a key Latino ally when the UNO charter-school scandal led to the resignation of Juan Rangel in 2014 chicago.suntimes.com/news/uno-unite…
But Burke has filed to run for re-election in February. Will he stay in the race now? Or will something come of these raids before then? chicago.suntimes.com/news/burke-to-…
