Spotlight Politics: Burke ‘Thoroughly Corrupt,’ Feds Say
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The latest bombshell in the prosecution of Ald. Ed. Burke.
Federal prosecutors defended their decision to hit Ald. Ed Burke (14th Ward) with a 14-count corruption indictment in a court filing released Wednesday, saying Chicago’s longest-serving aldermen is “thoroughly corrupt and worthy of prosecution.” Our politics team weighs in on that story and more in this week’s roundtable.
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Spotlight Politics: Burke ‘Thoroughly Corrupt,’ Feds Say
Clip: 4/21/2021 | 11m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Federal prosecutors defended their decision to hit Ald. Ed Burke (14th Ward) with a 14-count corruption indictment in a court filing released Wednesday, saying Chicago’s longest-serving aldermen is “thoroughly corrupt and worthy of prosecution.” Our politics team weighs in on that story and more in this week’s roundtable.
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